ECTS - Public Finance and Fiscal Policy
Public Finance and Fiscal Policy (IKT324) Course Detail
Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Finance and Fiscal Policy | IKT324 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Pre-requisite Course(s) |
---|
N/A |
Course Language | Turkish |
---|---|
Course Type | N/A |
Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
Course Lecturer(s) |
|
Course Objectives | 1-To explain the main themes in public finance which implies mainly the study of the budgetary sector of public policy. 2-To explain the major functions of public activities, budgeting, public/social goods and their efficient provision (models), international aspects of public good provision, public decision taking procedures (government behaviour), public expenditure, public revenue and taxation, economics of the public debt, and impact of the neo-liberal globalization on public sector activities, and public finance |
Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
|
Course Content | Fiscal functions and institutions; types of budgetary activity; public provision for social goods; public choice and fiscal politics; public expenditures; case studies in expenditure policies; principles of taxation; tax structure; fiscal federalism; fiscal policy and stabilization; economics of the public debt. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week | Subjects | Preparation |
---|---|---|
1 | The Public Sector in the Economy | Stiglitz, pp. 3-25 |
2 | Market Efficiency and Market Failure | Stiglitz, pp. 56-92 |
3 | Efficiency and Equity | Stiglitz, pp. 93-124 |
4 | Public Goods and Publicly Provided Private Goods | Stiglitz, pp.127-155 |
5 | Social Goods Considered Further: Efficient Provision of Social Goods | Musgrave and Musgrave, pp. 59-72 |
6 | Externalities and Environment | Stiglitz, pp. 214-234 |
7 | Mid-term Exam | |
8 | Public Choice | Stiglitz, pp.156-185 |
9 | Public Production and Bureaucracy | Stiglitz, pp.189-213 |
10 | Introduction to Taxation | Stiglitz, pp. 451-481 |
11 | Tax Incidence | Stiglitz, pp. 482-510 |
12 | Taxation and Economic Efficiency | Stiglitz, pp. 518-549 |
13 | Deficit Finance and Sustainability of Public Finance | Stiglitz, pp.772-793 |
14 | Turkish Budgeting System | Documents on Turkish budgeting system |
15 | General Review | |
16 | Final Exam |
Sources
Course Book | 1. Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2000), Economics of the Public Sector, Third Edition,New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. |
---|---|
Other Sources | 2. Rosen, Harvey S. (2005),Public Finance, Seventh Edition, New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin |
3. Musgrave, R. A. and Musgrave P.B (1989), Public Finance in Theory and Practice, McGraw_Hill, 5th edition, New York. |
Evaluation System
Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
---|---|---|
Attendance/Participation | - | - |
Laboratory | - | - |
Application | - | - |
Field Work | - | - |
Special Course Internship | - | - |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | 1 | 5 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 5 |
Presentation | - | - |
Project | - | - |
Report | - | - |
Seminar | - | - |
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
Toplam | 4 | 100 |
Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
---|---|
Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
Total | 100 |
Course Category
Core Courses | X |
---|---|
Major Area Courses | |
Supportive Courses | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
# | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Learning the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and Public Administration and their use in the analysis of national and global political developments, cause-and-effect relations. | |||||
2 | Understanding how policies are created and implemented in real life at local, national, regional and/or global levels, recognizing important institutions and actors playing a role in these processes, knowing the functioning of Public Administration. | |||||
3 | Gaining a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as International Relations, Sociology, Psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history) and thus having an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relations between different areas of life and establishes connections. | |||||
4 | Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field. | |||||
5 | Developing the ability to be open-minded, avoid discrimination, and be sensitive and respectful to different points of view through the promotion of critical analytical thinking, intellectual discussion, and lifelong learning, thereby developing the skills to act jointly. | |||||
6 | Development of decision-making and initiative, job completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related areas. | |||||
7 | Development of communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the principles and procedures that are required to write an academic article on the disciplines of political science and public administration. | |||||
8 | Mastering English terminology in the disciplines of political science and Public Administration and acquiring a level of foreign language knowledge that can help to follow studies written in English, so that current political events and cases in various countries can be analyzed comparatively. | |||||
9 | Knowing both the Turkish and world political history in terms of periods, important milestones and actors, understanding the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues. |
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
---|---|---|---|
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 5 | 80 |
Laboratory | |||
Application | |||
Special Course Internship | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
Project | |||
Report | |||
Homework Assignments | |||
Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Total Workload | 160 |