COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TAX PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MHK 5016 TAX PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Fiscal Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HALUK TANDIRCIOĞLU

Offered to

Fiscal Law

Course Objective

Analyzing both the psychologic and sociological affects of the taxes on the individuals and Communities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to define the tax ethics and tax concept
2   Be able to explain the active and passive reactions have been shown against taxation
3   Be able to put suggestions in order against black economy
4   Be able to discuss what needs to be done to improve the taxpayers rights in Turkey.
5   Be able to tell the difference of the reactions shown against tax as type of taxes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The sociological and psychologic aspects of Taxation Principles
2 Theoretical Fundamentals of Tax Psychology
3 Tax ethics and tax culture
4 Tax Burden
5 Active and passive Reactions against tax
6 Black Economy
7 Mid term exam
8 Mid term exam
9 The Concept of Fiscal Illusion: Causes and Consequences
10 Voluntary Tax Compliance
11 Tax Riots
12 Taxpayer rights
13 Analyzing of the sociological and psychologic aspect of wealth and expenditure taxes
14 Analyzing of the sociological and psychologic aspects of income tax.

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Sources:Coşkun Can Aktan-Dilek Dileyici-Istiklal Y Vural, Vergileme Ekonomisi ve Vergileme Psikolojisi, Seçkin Kitabevi, Ankara 2006
Other Sources: Coşkun Can Aktan-Dilek Dileyici-Özgür Saraç, Vergi, Zulüm ve Isyan, Phoenix Yayınevi, Ankara,2002
References: Abdurrahman Akdoğan, Kamu Maliyesi, Gözden Geçirilmiş ve Genişletilmiş 10.Baskı, Ankara, 2006
Aytaç Eker, Kamu Maliyesi, Birleşik Matbaa Izmir 2009,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and discussion

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

4204180-10253, haluk.tandirci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

On Monday
Hour: 15.00-17.00 pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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