Information Package / Course Catalogue
Current Problems of Local Government
Course Code: YY253
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

First of all local government units located mainly chronic problems in the public administration system to define; managerial approach is intended to provide information regarding the solution of these problems.

Course Content

Local governments between service sharing, distribution criteria, local governments offer their services and authority conflicts, central government and local authorities between the terms of sharing and taxation of the income source of income distribution patterns, guardianship control, centralization, appropriateness and legality criteria, development and population indices, bureaucracy , politicization and corruption, New Public Management Approach, Governance Approach, the Ombudsman System, Strategic Management, Information Management and Information Society.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To analyze the role of the government's service delivery factors leading to change.
2.To have knowledge about modern managerial approaches
3.The knowledge of administrative problems; to propose solutions
4.The quality of public services and the service definition, distribution, production
5.To have information about effective and efficient service delivery,
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bekir Parlak (2011), Management Science and Modern Management Techniques, Beta Press, Istanbul.
2.Asim Balci, Ahmet Nohutçu, Namik Kemal Ozturk et al (2008), Contemporary Approaches in Public Administration - Issues, Debates, Solutions, Models, World and Turkey Reflections, Seçkin Publication, Ankara
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept of local governments
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 2 - Theoretical
Local government and democracy
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 3 - Theoretical
The relationship between central government and local governments
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 4 - Theoretical
The concept of state-centered development in the transition from an industrial society to an information society
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 5 - Theoretical
Globalization and its effects
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 6 - Theoretical
Changes in management approach and structuring
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 7 - Theoretical
European Charter of Local Self-Government and other International Agreements
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 8 - Theoretical
The position and relationships of the organizations that make up the management structure
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 9 - Theoretical
Problems in Turkish Local Government System
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 10 - Theoretical
Municipality in terms of social policy
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 11 - Theoretical
Social municipality
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 12 - Theoretical
Local governments and people with disabilities
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 13 - Theoretical
Locally Municipal Cultural Cultural Policy and the Turkey-EU Relations
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Week 14 - Theoretical
The Role of Local Government in the Fight Against Poverty
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Related Section of the textbook
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1707
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)74
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
4
4
5
4
5
3
OÇ-2
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
5
4
4
5
3
3
OÇ-4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026