COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAL 8105 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Distance Learning Non-Thesis Master of Public Finance

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MUSTAFA SAKAL

Offered to

Distance Learning Non-Thesis Master of Public Finance

Course Objective

To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of fiscal decentralization in terms intergovernmental service and source sharing

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn intergovernmental relations
2   To be able to know intergovernmental service delivery sharing
3   To be able to know intergovernmental revenue sharing
4   To be able to define intergovernmental fiscal transfers
5   To be able to know budgeting system of local governments
6   To be able to know financel process of local governments
7   To be able to learn about inner control and inner audit process.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Existences of Local Governments Participatory Budgeting in Local Governments in Turkey
2 The Systems of Income Distribution of Local Governments Accountability and Fiscal Trancperancy in Local Governments
3 Local Governments in Turkey Local Governments in Turkey and Challenges
4 The Budget Process of Local Governments in Turkey
5 Local Government Finance in Turkey
6 Debt and Debt Management of Local Governments in Turkey
7 Mid-term exam
8 Mid-term exam
9 Local Government Banking in Turkey
10 Internal Auditing of Local Governments in Turkey
11 External Auditing of Local Governments in Turkey
12 Participatory Budgeting in Local Governments in Turkey

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources;
1. Mahalli Idareler Teori-Uygulama-Maliye, Ahmet ULUSOY, Tekin AKDEMIR, Güncelleştirilmiş 8. Baskı, 2013
2. Mali Yerelleşme, Mustafa SAKAL, Ahmet KESIK, Nobel Kitapevi, 2014
3. Mahalli Idarelerde Mali Yönetim, Ahmet Arslan, Seçkin Yayınları, 2012.
Other Sources;
1. Yerel Yönetimler Maliyesi, Hakan YILMAZ, Ferhat EMIL, Mali Hizmet Yayınları, 2000
References:
Other Materials: Ilgili diğer kitap, makale, rapor, yargı kararı vb. kaynaklar.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture and students will prepare presentations, lectures on topics of discussions.

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 * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

All learning outcomes are related to evaluation criteria.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Active participation of students through the course is aimed to be involved in the process

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mustafa.sakal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

On Monday 15.00-16.00, On Friday 15:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 64

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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