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| MLY3002 | Local Government Finance | 3+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of FINANCE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Arş. Gör. Merve Ahsen DEMİR | | Co-Lecturer | Research Assistant Hikmet YILMAZ | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Learning the division of task and revenue in intergovernmental relations and the financial structures of local administrations in Turkey. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Can define concepts related to local governments | 1,2 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Can explain the reasons for the existence of local governments | 1,2 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Can evaluate the financial sufficiency of local governments within the framework of intergovernmental task and revenue distribution | 1,2,3 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Can analyze the financial structures of local governments in Turkey in line with their budgets | 2,4 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Can evaluate by comparing the financial structures of local governments in Turkey and various countries | 1,2,4 | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Reasons for existence of local governments and the concept of local government; Revenue and task distribution within the scope of the necessity of establishing intergovernmental relations; Financial structures of local governments in Turkey; Financial problems and solution suggestions of local governments in Turkey; Local governments in various countries. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The concept of local government and its reasons for existence | | | Week 2 | Central management and decentralization | | | Week 3 | Reasons for establishing intergovernment relations and points to be taken into consideration | | | Week 4 | Division of tasks between governments | | | Week 5 | Revenue distribution between governments | | | Week 6 | Financing sources and tax management models of local governments | | | Week 7 | Financial structure of municipalities in Turkey | | | Week 8 | Financial structure of metropolitan municipalities in Turkey | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Financial structure of special provincial administrations in Turkey | | | Week 11 | Financial structure of villages in Turkey | | | Week 12 | Financial problems and solution suggestions of local governments in Turkey | | | Week 13 | Developments in local governments in Turkey | | | Week 14 | Financial structures of local governments in various countries | | | Week 15 | Comparison of financial structures of local governments in Türkiye and various countries | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Ulusoy, A. ve Akdemir, T. 2019; Mahalli İdareler Maliyesi, Seçkin Kitabevi, Ankara. | | | |
| 1 | Özer, M. A. ve Akçakaya, M. 2015; Yerel Yönetimler, Mali Boyut, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara. | | | 2 | Çetinkaya, Ö. 2017; Mahalli İdareler Maliyesi, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa. | | | 3 | Erbay, Y. ve Akgün, H. 2017; Türkiye'de ve Avrupa'da Yerel Yönetimler, Röle Akademik Yayıncılık, İstanbul. | | | 4 | İpek, S. 2016; Türkiye'de Yerel Yönetimlerin Mali Yapısı, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 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 | 9 | 54 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 11 | 2 | 22 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 3 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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