COURSE INFORMATON
Course Title
PUBLIC FINANCE
Code
Semester
L+P Hour
Credits
ECTS
ECON 361
5
3+0
3
6
Prerequisites
-
Language of
Instruction
English
Course Level
Undergraduate
Course Type
Compulsory
Course Coordinator
Asst. Prof. Dr. Alper Altınanahtar
Instructors
Asst. Prof. Dr. Alper Altınanahtar
Assistants
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Goals
The objective of this course is to develop students` ability in analyzing
and formulating public economic problems and policies.
Content
This course focuses on the application of economic theory to the analysis
of the issues pertaining to public expenditures and taxation.
Learning Outcomes
1) Defines public economics and its
ideology.
2) Using pozitive and normative analysis
for problem solving .
Program
Learning
Outcomes
1,2,4,8,9
1,2,4
3) Studies the factors that causes markets
to fail.
1,2
4) Compares public and private provision
of goods and services.
1,2
5) Investigates the daily use of cost
benefit analysis.
1,2
6) Analyses the public and private
provision of goods and services in
different sektors.
1,2
Teaching
Methods
Assessment
Methods
1,2,3
A,C
1,2,3
A,C
1,2,3
A,C
1,2,3
A,C
1,2,3
A,C
1,2,3
A,C
Teaching
Methods:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case
Study
Assessment
Methods:
A: Testing, C: Homework
COURSE CONTENT
Week Topics
Study Materials
1
Public Finance and Ideology
Chapter 1
2
Tools of Positive Analysis
Chapter 2
3
Tools of Normative Analysis
Chapter 3
4
Tools of Normative Analysis cont’d
5
1st MID-TERM EXAMINATION
6
Public Goods
Chapter 4
7
Externalities
Chapter 5
8
Externalities cont’d
9
Education
10
2nd MID-TERM EXAMINATION
11
Cost Benefit Analysis
12
Cost Benefit Analysis cont’d
13
The Health Care Market
14
Review
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Public Finance by Harvey S. Rosen and Ted Gayer, McGraw-Hill, 9th ed
Textbook
Additional Resources
MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Lecture notes and Chapter slides
Assignments
End of Chapter problems and Homework Assignments
Exams
Quiz questions
ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES
NUMBER
PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms
2
75
Quizzes
5
10
Assignment
5
15
Total
100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL
GRADE
40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL
GRADE
60
Total
COURSE CATEGORY
100
Expertise/Field Courses
COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
Contribution
No Program Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1
To acquire a sound knowledge of theoretical and quantitative skills in
the field of economics so that a contribution to solution of current
economic problems can be made.
2
To acquire professional
competence and knowledge in economics
which can be implemented in real life.
3
To possess the skills for writing, presentation and virtual sharing
platforms
that are used in problem solving and knowledge
accumulation.
4
To be able to evaluate and criticise the theories and abilities in
economics teaching in order to determine further learning needs.
5
To take personal responsibility to
unpredictable and complex in practise.
6
To able to participate in and to contribute efficiently to
professional, regional and academic networks.
7
To enlighten individuals and institutions and to earn ability to present
solutions to economic problems.
8
To possess social, scientific and ethical values at the data collection,
interpretation and dissemination stages of economic analysis.
X
9
To have the ability to evaluate his/her advance (post graduate) level
educational needs and do the necessary planning to fulfill those needs
through the acquired capability to think analytically and critically.
X
10
To be able to use English language efficently in order to achive
progress in academic and professional life.
solve
problems
which
X
x
X
X
are
X
the global,
X
X
X
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Quantity
Duration
(Hour)
Total
Workload
(Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)
16
3
48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)
16
5
80
Mid-terms
2
3
6
Homework
5
2
10
Final examination
1
3
3
Activities
Total Work Load
147
Total Work Load / 25 (h)
5.88
ECTS Credit of the Course
6