Public Finance - a subject offered in English 330-ES1-3FIP#E
Profile: General academic profile
Form of studies: full-time studies
Type of the course:
Module: 3
Field and discipline of science: economics and finance
Entry requirements: no prerequisites
Number of teaching hours: Lecture - 15 hours; class - 30 hours
Teaching methods: Lecture with presentation and practical examples, discussion, and questions to activate students.
ECTS credits: 5
Balance of student work:
Participation in lectures: 15 hours
Participation in classes: 30 hours
Preparation for classes: 30 hours
Preparation for the discussion/test: 20 hours
Preparation for the exam: 25 hours
Participation in consultations: 4 hours.
Exam: 1 hour
Quantitative indicators
Student work:
- related to activities requiring the teacher's direct participation: 50 hours - 2 ECTS
- practical: 80 hours - 1.8 ECTS
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
FIP_W01 has advanced knowledge of public economy institutions (KP6_WG2)
FIP_W02 has an advanced understanding of the regulations and rules governing the public finance sector (KP6_WG6)
SKILLS
FIP_U01 is able, based on the scientific discipline of economics, to correctly analyse and interpret the specific processes and phenomena in the public sector (KP6_UW1)
FIP_U02 can adequately analyse and interpret the processes of collecting and distributing public funds and use the acquired knowledge in the field of public finances in making decisions and solving complex problems (KP6_UW3)
FIP_U03 can present and evaluate various opinions and statements, take part in a debate on public finance topics, using specialised terminology, and properly select and verify source data for preparing presentations (KP6_UK1)
FIP_U04 can plan and organise individual and teamwork, including the preparation of written works and multimedia presentations devoted to a specific issue in the field of public finance (KP6_UO1)
FIP_U05 can interact with other people as part of teamwork, including the use of normative systems and selected norms and legal rules to solve specific problems in the area of public sector finance (KP6_UO2)
FIP_U06 can independently plan and implement long-life learning, using specific knowledge in the field of public finance (KP6_UU2)
SOCIAL COMPETENCE
FIP_K01 is prepared to fulfil social obligations and initiate actions for the public interest by participating in the development of public policy projects, taking into account legal and economic aspects (KP6_KO1)
Assessment criteria
Presentation and discussion (classes)
Oral exam in the summer session (lecture).
Bibliography
1. Gruber Jonathan, Public finance and public policy, New York: Worth Publishers, 2011
2. Ulbrich, Holley H., Public finance in theory and practice, London; New York: Routledge, 2011
3. Mehrotra, Ajay K., Making the Modern American Fiscal State, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013
Theoretical foundations of macroeconomic policy: edited by Giovanni Di Bartolomeo and Enrico Saltari, London; New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2017
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