COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PUBLIC FINANCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MLY 2013 PUBLIC FINANCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Public Finance

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR COŞKUNCAN AKTAN

Offered to

Econometrics
Econometrics
Economics
Economics
Public Administration
Public Administration
Business Administration
Management Information Systems
Business Administration

Course Objective

Teaching at the basic level as well as on the financial concepts, financial events and institutions in the science of what is and is also a key issue in fiscal theory of public expenditure, which do not present a detailed financial mission to teach the basic level.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the Public finance sector within the framework by defining the basic functions of the state to classify financial instruments.
2   To explain the subject of Public Finance and relations with other sciences
3   To illustrate the location of the public sector in national economy.
4   To analyze the social and financial impact of Economic activities in the public sector.
5   To explain the effects of public spending with the determination of the location of the national economy and the importance of public expenditures,
6   To identify the main issues of public finances by establishing a cause-and-effect relationship to interpret.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 In general, the concept of the state, the classic and the modern state duties
2 public finance and finance words, the importance of learning these words, the subject and history of public finance, defination and relationship with the other sciences.
3 Place of the public sector in the national economy
4 The economic role of the state in the process: Distribution Function
5 The economic role of the state in the process: Stability Function
6 goods and services produced by the public sector: Pure public goods and services, special goods
7 goods and services produced by the public sector: Semi-public goods and services, natural monopoly goods, virtuous goods
8 midterm
9 midterm
10 Public expenditure: Definition and properties
11 law of increasing state spending (Wagner), supporting and criticizing the opinions
12 The classification of public expenditure-I: Organic Classifieds
13 The classification of public expenditure-I: Scientific-Economic Classification
14 The effects of government spending

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Source:
Aytaç Eker, Kamu Maliyesi, Anadolu Matbaacılık, Izmir 1997.
Sıpplementary resources:
Kamu Maliyesi Ders Notu, Hazırlayan: Doç.Dr.Dilek Dileyici
Prof.Dr. Coşkun Can Aktan, Doç.Dr. Dilek Dileyici, Kamu Maliyesi, Anadolu Matbaacılık, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ccan.aktan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 16.00-17.00 Room No: 518

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 93

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.45
LO.555
LO.655