ADM4223 LOCAL GOVERNMENT
| Course Code: | 3104223 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and Public Adm. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. HÜSEYİN TARIK ŞENGÜL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The objective of the course is to study local government as a part of the state structure
with reference to the changing form and functions of local government in Turkey and
some other selected countries. The focus of attention will be on the philosophy of local
government and the relationship between the central and local governments as well as
between the local government and local population.
Course Content
For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.Course Learning Outcomes
To develop students analytical skills regarding the analysis of local government issues.
To have students analyze and explore the link between problems of local government and political processes.
To develop students analytical capacity to relate the local government theories the analysis of concrete local government and urban issues.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to reach the information they need in their daily lives, and to interpret it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being in command of the basic concepts of law | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understanding the political, economical, and social transformations that occur in a wide range of areas including local and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Defining and solving problems encountered in political, social, and economic life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being conscious, effective and rational citizens who can comprehend the transformations taking place in Turkey and in the world today | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Being professionals who can operate as productive participants in any public organization | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having the knowledge about how public organizations function and how their decision making processes and mechanisms work | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Developing original solutions to the problems faced in relation to their own area of interest | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Critical thinking ability | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being in command of the interdisciplinary approaches | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution