COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PUBLIC FINANCE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIN 4222 PUBLIC FINANCE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAYAL AYÇA ŞIMŞEK

Offered to

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Course Objective

Basic objective of this course is to investigate the causes and functions of state assets, economic reasons of public sector intervention in the economy, the differences between private and public sector, to examine the basic concepts in this area such as public expenditures, public revenues, budget, public debt.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe the public goods.
2   Recognize the role of the public sector in terms of economic rationale for public sector intervention.
3   Identify the public expenditures classifications and the importance of state budget in the national economy .
4   Understand tax system, tax burden and income distribution in the country.
5   Discuss the public debt comparing the share of public debt in GDP for different countries.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: The Role of the Public Sector; Functions and Institutions
2 Public Goods
3 Externalities
4 State Budget
5 Financing State Budget
6 Public Expenditures
7 Tax System
8 Tax Burden and Income Distribution
9 Turkish Tax System
10 Social Security System
11 Government Debt
12 Turkish Budgeting System

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Özhan Uluatam (2005), Kamu Maliyesi, Imaj Yayınevi, 9. Baskı, Ankara
2. Harvey S. Rosen and Ted Gayer (2010), Public Finance, McGraw Hill International Edition, Singapore

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Class Participation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 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

1. The learner will be able to define public goods and their functions.
2. The learner will be able to recognize the effects of public sector intervention.
3. The learner will be able to classify the public expenditures and the items in the government budget.
4. The learner will be able to define the tax system, tax burden and income distribution.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of the lectures is mandatory.
2. Violations of plagiarism of any kind will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 10 1 10
Preparing assignments 1 17 17
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.115
LO.225
LO.325
LO.4253
LO.525