COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FISCAL INSTITUTIONS AND MONETARY POLICY OF THE EU

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 5021 FISCAL INSTITUTIONS AND MONETARY POLICY OF THE EU ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

European Union

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ASUMAN ALTAY

Offered to

European Union

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge regarding monetary and fiscal policies implemented by member states and their institutions within the European integration process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the European economical integration, institutional framework and its functioning,
2   To understand the theoretical substructure of monetary and fiscal policies which are the two basic starting point for economical integration and common market,
3   To have extensive knowledge about the institutions and organizations which directs the monetary and fiscal policy implementations,
4   Be able to evaluate the relationship between the common currency Euro, its function and with respect to other monetary systems,
5   To have extensive knowledge about European budget, tax applications, tax expenditures and loan in scope of fiscal policies and to have ability of detecting problems and improvement of solving capacity,
6   To be able to evaluate the economic and fiscal relations between European countries and other countries in scope of monetary and fiscal policies and institutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Development Process of Economic and Monetary Union in the EU
3 EU s Monetary Cooperation: Monetary and Fiscal Policies and Institutions
4 EU Commission Council of the EU
5 EU Parliament European Council
6 EU Legislative Process and the Decision Making Mechanism
7 European Court of Auditors
8 European Central Bank
9 The Supplementary Institutions of the EU
10 Court of Justice of the EU
11 Global Financial Crisis and Its Effects on the EU
12 Harmonisation Problem of Common Market, Monetary Union and Fiscal Policies
13 EU Monetary and Fiscal Policies After Lisbon Summit
14 General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Main materials:
Fiscal Policy in the European Union, Edited by Jesús Ferreiro, Giuseppe Fontana and Felipe Serrano, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Economic Policy in a Monetary Union, Michael Carlberg, Springer, 2000.
Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye, Rıdvan Karluk, Beta Yayınları, Istanbul 2007.
Uluslararası Ekonomik Bütünleşme: Kuram, Politika ve Uygulana AB ve Dünya Örnekleri, Canan Balkır, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010.
Subsidiarity materials:
Mircan Yıldız Tokatlıoğlu, Avrupa Birliğinde Maliye Politikası ve Türkiye Açısından Bir Değerlendirme, Alfa Aktüel Yayınevi, 2004.
Nurettin Bilici, Avrupa Birliği Türkiye Ilişkileri- Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2005.
References:
europa.eu
ec.europa.eu/index_en.htm
www.ecb.int/
EMU: A Historical Documentation (European Commission)
The euro (European Commission Economic and Financial Affairs)
Central Bank Rates: ECB Key Rate, chart and data
Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussions, group study and student presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Asuman ALTAY
asuman.altay@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 134

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.15555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.45555
LO.5555
LO.655