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| MLY5690 | Local Government Finance and Turkey | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC FINANCE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet TUNÇER | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. L.Yahya Eser | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To improve knowledge of students about local government finance in Turkey and world. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Ability to define basic concepts regarding central and local governments in Turkey. | 1,10 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | To be able to explain the structures and functions of different types of local governments in Turkey. | 1,10 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | To be able to observe the income, expenses and budget preparation process of local governments in a sample municipality. | 1,10 | 5, | | PO - 4 : | Ability to evaluate the results of local governments' budget applications. | 1,5 | 3 | | PO - 5 : | To be able to relate the theoretical and historical foundations of local governments in Turkey and the world. | 1,9 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Main concepts about central and local governments; functions of local governments; local governments in Turkey; local governments' revenues, expenditures and budgets in general; local governments' expenditures and revenues in Turkey; local governments' budget preparation process in Turkey. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The concepts of central government and local government | | | Week 2 | Functions of local governments | | | Week 3 | Types of local government in world in general | | | Week 4 | Local governments in Turkey in general | | | Week 5 | Relationship between central and local government: Expenditure and revenue sharing | | | Week 6 | Relationship between central and local government: Expenditure and revenue sharing | | | Week 7 | Local governments' expenditures in Turkey | | | Week 8 | Revenues of local governments in Turkey | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Revenues of local governments in Turkey | | | Week 11 | Revenues of local governments in Turkey | | | Week 12 | Financial problems of local governments in Turkey and solution suggestions | | | Week 13 | Financial problems of local governments in Turkey and solution suggestions | | | Week 14 | Budget preparation process of local governments in Turkey | | | Week 15 | Local government reform in Turkey and latest developments | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Tortop, N. vd. 2006; Mahalli İdareler, Nobel Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 2 | Keleş, R. 2006; Yerel Yönetim ve Siyaset, Cem Yayınları, İstanbul
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| 1 | Nadaroğlu, H. 1978; Mahalli İdareler, Sermet Matbaası, İstanbul | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 12
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2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1,25 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 6 | 11 | 66 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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