Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / KMY 327 - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Code: KMY 327 Course Title: URBANIZATION POLICIES Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MEHMET ÖZEL (mehmetozel@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) MEHMET ÖZEL,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
this course aims to explain definition of urbanization that is a social event and the phenomenon, development, the emergence of urbans, theories of urban, what is change that has happened in social, economy and political structures of society of urbanization and how is changed this.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain basic concepts about urbanization policy. PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
PO-2 Identify and compare concrete models of international and national public administration, determine problems and develop solution-oriented models;
PO-3 Analyze compenents of political, administrative and institutional systems, design institutional systems, and make operational the process of decision-making and coordination mechanisms which are effective for institutionalization;
PO-5 Have ability to collect data, analyze and interpret the results via utilizing accumulation of information and interdisciplinary point of view while identifying and solving existing public administration problems;
PO-6 Gain ability to apply research methods and techniques in the social disciplines;
PO-9 Gain self-consciousness for adoption of ethical values as the fundamental values at every stage of life and especially in professional life;
PO-10 Have self-consciousness concerning "life-long learning" which aimes continuity in education and training.
Examination
LO-2 Can criticize the components of urbanization policies. PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
Examination
LO-3 Can identify the problems of urbanization. PO-1 Upon successful completion of the program students: Learn essential theoretical and empirical concepts of the discipline’s main branches, Political Science, Administration Science, Urbanization and Environmental Problems and Legal Sciences and gain a perspective which is appropriate for creating solutions in this scope;
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Definition of urbanization, its causes and development of urbanization until today, urbanization-migration relationship, urbanization and development relationship, urbanization and social change and change of political behavior, urban definitions and urban theories, globalization and cities, slums, housing policy.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition of urbanization, historical development and contemporary urbanization Lecture
2 Causes of urbanization Lecture
3 The relationship between urbanization and development and urbanization in underdeveloped countries Lecture
4 The relationship between urbanization and migration Lecture
5 Urbanization and social change, the change in political attitudes Lecture
6 Globalization and the city, the optimal city, the new city, satellite city, the urban village approach Lecture
7 Urbanization in capitalist and socialist societies and urban structures Lecture
8 mid-term exam
9 Theories of city and urbanizations theories Lecture
10 Slums Lecture
11 Housing and policy Lecture
12 Housing and policy Lecture
13 Estate Policy Lecture
14 Urbanization and environmental problems Lecture
15 General assessment Lecture
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Kentleşme Politikası, Prof. Dr. Ruşen KELEŞ
2 Kentleşme Politikası-Yusuf Şahin
3 Kent Sosyolojisi-Hüseyin Bal
Required Course instruments and materials
Projection, kitaplar

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 9 1 9
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 9 1 9
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 118