Local self-government fundamentals
Course: Local self-government
Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service
Title
Local self-government fundamentals
Code
ОК.6
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
Know: theoretical and methodological, constitutional, legal and organizational foundations of local self-government; conceptual principles of local self-government development management
Be able to: forecast the consequences of the legislation development in the field of local self-government; identify the advantages and disadvantages of local self-government concepts; determine the priorities of state policy in the field of local self-government, applying modern theories and models; substantiate the feasibility of implementing certain elements of municipal governance models and assess the priorities of certain concepts of local self-government, based on the definition of their potential; study the practical aspects of the potential of the principles of local self-government autonomy
Form of study
External form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Know: the basic principles of territorial organization of power in Ukraine, the basics of public authorities’ regulatory and legal support.
2. Be able to use analytical and statistical methods of processing information on social and economic development of territorial entities, performance indicators of public authorities, work with national and international databases.
3. Possess the skills of analysis, synthesis, processing and visualization of statistical, sociological and other data, work with the legal framework, design and presentation of data using Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, Power Point, etc.).
Course content
Topic 1. The concept and essence of local self-government. Concepts of local self-government.
Topic 2. Principles of local self-government.
Topic 3. Constitutional and legal principles of local self-government.
Topic 4. The system of local self-government in Ukraine.
Topic 5. Models of municipal government.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Місцеве самоврядування [Текст] = Local Self-Government : підручник / за ред. В. М. Вакуленка, Ю. Ф. Дехтяренка, В. С. Куйбіди ; О. В. Берданова, Є. І. Бородін, Г. А. Борщ [та ін.] ; Нац. акад. держ. упр. при Президентові України. - Київ : НАДУ, 2019. - 672 с. : табл., рис.
Колтун В. С. Закономірності та тенденції розвитку місцевого самоврядування: комплементарний підхід : монографія / В. С. Колтун. – К. : НАДУ; Фенікс, 2015. – 360 с.
Європейська хартія місцевого самоврядування. Рада Європи; Хартія, Міжнародний документ від 15.10.1985. Офіційний сайт Верховної Ради України. Електронний ресурс. Режим доступу: http://zakon0.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/994_036
Закон України «Про місцеве самоврядування в Україні» // Голос України від 12 червня 1997 року. Відомості Верховної Ради (ВВР), 1997, N 24, ст.170. Із змінами та доповненнями.
Конституція України // Відом. Верховної Ради України. – 1996. - № 30, ст. 141. – Режим доступу:http://zakon3.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/254%D0%BA/96-%D0%B2%D1%80.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical classes, independent work, individual independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Knowledge control is carried out according to the ECTS system, which provides for a two-level assessment of the learned material, including theoretical training assessment – which is 25% of the total assessment for the semester and practical training assessment – which is 75% of the overall assessment for the semester.
– semester assessment (МАХ – 80 points / MIN – 48 points)
– final assessment
The final control is carried out in the form of a written test, which is estimated at a maximum of 20 points and is carried out at one of the last practical classes. The final grade in the discipline for the student is set based on the results of the work during the semester as the sum of the points received during the academic semester, including the points obtained when performing independent work and final test. The credit is given based on the results of the student's work throughout the semester.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Victoriia
Semenivna
Koltun
Department of Regional Policy
Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service
Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Department of Regional Policy
Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service