COURSE SYLLABUS

COMPERATIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

1	Course Title:	COMPERATIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
2	Course Code:	YRLS001
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Short Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	2
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Öğr. Gör. AHMET YILMAZ AKBULUT
16	Course Lecturers:	Meslek Yüksekokulları Yönetim Kurullarının görevlendirdiği öğretim elemanları
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Öğr. Gör. A. Yılmaz AKBULUT Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksek Okulu Ali Osman Sönmez Kampusu Yeni Yalova Yolu Osmangazi / BURSA Tel: 0224 26155 40 – 41 Mail: yilmazakbulut@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	It is aimed to give information about the financial structure of local governments in different countries, the methods of determining the service area, the transfer of authority between the central administration and the local administrations regarding the distribution of services and income, and the practices of control methods.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To gain the ability to apply the theoretical knowledge learned in the courses in public institutions and enterprises suitable for the student's program.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To have theoretical knowledge about the powers, duties, responsibilities and inspections of our Local Administrations.;
2	To be able to analyze new structural reforms and problems in other countries.;
3	To be able to define service delivery and financing methods in other countries.;
4	To be able to compare the powers, duties and responsibilities of local administrations in other countries with our local administrations;;
5	To be able to make inferences about the income distribution patterns and the benefits and drawbacks of income types applied by countries.;
6	To be able to analyze the process of determining and implementing local policies in other countries.;
7	Having information about priority local needs and expectations in other countries; To be able to compare with those in our country.;
8	To reveal the structural and operational advantages of local governments in other countries and adapt them to our country.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The emergence and development of local governments in the world	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
2	Local administrations, public services and determination of service area	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
3	Services offered by local administrations, service distribution and distribution criteria	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
4	Task, revenue sharing, budget and control in local administrations (Country practices)	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
5	Local administrations / governments in Turkey	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
6	Local governments in the USA	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
7	Local governments / administrations in France	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
8	Local governments in the UK	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
9	Local governments in the UK	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
10	Local Authorities in Federal Germany	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
11	Local governments in Sweden	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
12	Local administrations in Belgium, the Netherlands	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
13	Local administrations in Russia and Canada	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions
14	Local Authorities in China and Japan	By making evaluations on the sectoral applications and possible problems of our theoretical learning achievements; bring solutions

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1- Nuri Tortop, Burhan Aykaç et al (2008), Local Administrations, Nobel Pub., Ankara. 2-Ramazan Cengiz Derdiman (2010), Administrative Law, Alfa Aktüel Pub., Bursa. 3- Zerrin Toprak (2006), Local Governments, Nobel Pub., Ankara. 4- Laws, Regulations, Regulations and Case Laws Suggested Sources: Public Administration Books and related periodicals
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	In order to evaluate students' success in the course, a letter grade is obtained by making 1 midterm exam affecting 40% of the success grade and 1 final exam affecting 60% of the success grade.
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	1	14
Practicals/Labs	14	2	28
Self Study and Preparation	14	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	1	1
Others	2	5	10
Final Exams	1	1	1
Total WorkLoad			96
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,2
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	5	3	3	5	3	2	2	1	2	1	2	3
LO2	5	5	5	3	4	1	1	2	2	1	1	2
LO3	3	3	3	3	5	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
LO4	4	3	3	4	3	1	2	1	2	2	1	3
LO5	4	4	4	3	4	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
LO6	5	4	5	3	5	2	1	1	2	2	2	1
LO7	3	3	5	3	5	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
LO8	5	5	5	3	5	1	2	1	2	1	1	2

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High