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 |
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| Public Finance and Fiscal Policy | IKT324 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| 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) |
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| 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;
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships. | |||||
| 2 | It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration. | |||||
| 3 | It provides 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, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships 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 | By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership. | |||||
| 6 | To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields. | |||||
| 7 | Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines. | |||||
| 8 | The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively. | |||||
| 9 | To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | ||