COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Economics (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YEŞIM RABIA KUŞTEPELI

Offered to

Economics (English)

Course Objective

This course analyzes government and competitioni principles of taxation, income tax, sales and consumption tax, property and wealth tax in detail.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

ECO 2016 - PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ulbrih, Holley H. (2003), Public finance in Theory and Practice, Thomson South-Western
2. Rosen, Harvey S (2005), Public Finance, Seventh Edition, McGraw Hill.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. In-class discussion
3. Presentations

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly define basic concepts used in fiscal economics.
2. The learner will use necessary numerical and mathematical methods and terminology to elaborate on fiscal policies.
3. The learner will discuss about the assigned reading material.
4. The learner will make a presentation about the article assigned.



Summarizing/explaining the given article: Summarize and explain the given article (60 points)
Copy/pasted from the given article Poor (0%)
The given article is not well summarized Fair (40%)
The given article is moderately summarized Good (60%)
The given article is well summarized. - Very good (80%)
The given article is very well summarized Excellent (100%)

Preparing the presentation: Prepare a presentation explaining the news you found and its relevance to the subject. (20 points)
Presentation not well prepared - Poor (0%)
Presentation poorly prepared Fair (40%)
The presentation is moderately prepared Good (60%)
The presentation is well prepared. - Very good (80%)
The presentation is very well prepared Excellent (100%)

Presenting without reading: give your presentation without reading from notes or slides (20 points)
The presentation was made entirely by reading from the notes -- Poor (0%)
Presentation was made by reading from notes and slides Fair (40%)
Less than half of the presentation was done by reading. Good (60%)
Less than 20% of the presentation was done by reading. - Very good (80%)
Your presentation was made without reading notes or slides Excellent (100%)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yesim.kustepeli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes