Local Authorities and Social Policy
Labor Economics and Industrial Relations
Faculty of Political Sciences
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authorities and Social Policy | CEK259 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Doğa Başar SARIİPEK
Research Assistant Dr. Seyran GÜRSOY ÇUHADAR
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Understands the conceptual, historical, intellectual and legal foundations of local governments
2) Learns the concept of social municipality, historical background and current applications
3) In Turkey, municipalities, metropolitan municipalities and have the basic information about the special provincial administrations
4) In Turkey, municipalities, metropolitan municipalities and special provincial administrations to assess the social policy dimension
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
The concept of local government, historical development, theoretical foundations, social municipalities, municipalities, metropolitan municipalities and social policy practices of special provincial administrations.
Weekly Schedule
1) New Values Affecting Local Governments2) Social Municipality: Concept, Scope, Historical Development, Functions
3) Municipalities in Turkey
4) Metropolitan Municipality in Turkey
5) Metropolitan municipalities and social municipality in Turkey
6) Metropolitan municipalities and social municipality in Turkey
7) Financial management and budget in municipalities
8) Midterm exam
9) Local Governments: Concept, Historical Development and Theoretical Approaches
10) Local Governments: Constitutional Framework, Importance and Intergovernmental Task Division
11) Municipalities and social municipality in Turkey
12) social municipality in Turkey
13) Special Provincial Administrations and social municipality in Turkey
14) Discussions and presentations.
15) General evaluation
16) Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required