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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / KMY455 - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Code: KMY455 Course Title: POLITICAL AND LEGAL STRUCTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ÇAĞLA MAVRUK (caglamavruk@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The course aims to provide the students with an understanding of the legal and political structure of the European Union and the EU institutions.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the history of the European Union and how EU institutions work 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-2 can explain concepts of the European Integration 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 explain the logic of the foundation of the European Union 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
European Integration, the political and legal structure of the European Union, European Institutions
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Understanding the integration, Concepts Lecture
2 What is European Union? Lecture
3 Europe and World after WWII Lecture
4 Agreements, Member States, European citizenship Lecture
5 the European Commission, Councils Lecture
6 the European Parliament, The Court of Justice of the EU Lecture
7 Specialized Institutions, Parties and Interest Groups Lecture
8 mid-term exam
9 Elections and Referendums, Public Opinion Lecture
10 Public Policies of the EU, The economy policies Lecture
11 the Euro Zone, Management of resources, Compliance Policy Lecture
12 EU as a global actor, EU and third states and agreements Lecture
13 The relationship between EU law and national law, The supranational feature of EU law Lecture
14 Sources of EU law, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union Lecture
15 General Review Preparation for the Final Lecture
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 McCormick, John (2015) Avrupa Birliği Siyaseti, Adres Yayınları
2 McCormick, John (2018) Avrupa Birliği'ni Anlamak, BB101 yayınları
Required Course instruments and materials
projection

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 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 2 7 14
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 1 7 7
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 1 5 5
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 1 7 7
0
0
Total work load; 117