COURSE SYLLABUS

PUBLIC DECISION MAKING

1	Course Title:	PUBLIC DECISION MAKING
2	Course Code:	MAL3306
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. UFUK SELEN
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç. Dr. Ufuk Selen
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi İ.İ.B.F. Maliye Bölümü, Görükle Kampusü, Bursa, Türkiye E-posta: uselen@uludag.edu.tr Tel.: (0224) 294 10 35
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To be able to do normative and positive analysis of public decision making process.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	It contributes to the students' ability to evaluate the importance of public decision making, the application area of public decision making, the reasons for using public decision making and its effectiveness.

Learning Outcomes:

1	Having basic information about the importance of public decision making, application area of public decision making mechanism and reasons for application;;
2	To be understand the functioning of market and public decision making mechanisms;;
3	To be able to understand the economic interpretation of public decision making mechanism;;
4	To be able to evaluate the voting methods used in public decision making;;
5	Being able to determine and analyze the place of public choice theory, which is an alternative to traditional fiscal theory, in public economy;;
6	Being able to determine and analyze the place of public choice theory, which is an alternative to traditional fiscal theory, in public economy;
7	To be able to evaluate the constitutional and legal rules proposed to be brought to the public decision making process and draw conclusions;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The Importance of Public Decision Making, Application Area of Public Decision Making Mechanism and Reasons of Application
2	Comparison of Market and Public Decision Making Mechanisms
3	Economic Interpretation of Public Decision Making Mechanism: Determination of Economic Criteria in Public Decision Making
4	General Balance and Social Welfare Approach
5	Voting Methods Used in Public Decision Making: Unanimity Rule, Majority Rule
6	Voting Rules to Ensure Public Rationality
7	Public Decision Making Models: Competition Model in Politics and Party Retention Model
8	Factors to Reduce Effectiveness in Public Decision Making
9	Public Failure Thesis and Public Decision Making
10	Positive Public Choice Theory and Normative Basics
11	Constitutional Economics Concept
12	Fiscal Constitution Thought in the Struggle with Leviathan
13	Fiscal Rules
14	Public Choice Theory and Evaluation of Constitutional Economic Approaches

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Orhan Şener, Kolektif Karar Alma Mekanizması (Bütçenin Saptanmasına İlişkin Kişisel Tercihlerin Açıklanmasının Ekonomik Yorumu), Bursa, 1980. 2. Kenan Bulutoğlu, Kamu Ekonomisine Giriş, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2003. 3. James M. Buchanan, Kamu Tercihi ve Anayasal İktisat, Yayına Hazırlayan: Aytaç Eker, Coşkun Can Aktan; İzmir, 1991. 4. James M. Buchanan, Maliye Teorisi ve Politik İktisat (Seçilmiş Makaleler), Çeviren: Arif Nemli, S. Yenal Öncel; İstanbul, 1966. 5. Vural Savaş, Politik İktisat, 2. Baskı, Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım A.Ş., İstanbul, 1994. 6. Kamu Ekonomisi ve Kamu Politikaları, Editör: Coşkun Can Aktan, Dilek Dileyici, İstiklal Y. Vural; Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2005. 7. TC Maliye Bakanlığı Strateji Geliştirme Başkanlığı, Mali Kurallar (Maliye Politikası Yönetiminde Yeni Bir Eğilim: Vergi, Harcama, Borçlanma vs. Üzerine Kurallar ve Sınırlamalar), Editör: Coşkun Can Aktan, Ahmet Kesik, Fatih Kaya; Ankara, 2010. 8. Mircan Yıldız Tokatlıoğlu, “Ekonomik Boyutuyla Yolsuzluk Olgusu ve Yolsuzlukla Mücadele”, (http://www.isguc.org). 9. Reyhan Leba, “Mali Anayasa Üzerine Düşünceler ve Türkiye’nin Gerçekleri”, Amme İdaresi Dergisi, Cilt: 34, Sayı: 2, Haziran 2001, ss.53-67.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Exams will be applied as classical and / or multiple choice.
Information	This course is evaluated with a relative evaluation system.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High