Course syllabus
by Center of Excellence in Finance
1. Description
1.1. This course presents a typical national budget process.
1.2. It begins with the preliminary steps.
1.3. And its ends with the Government’s presentation of its proposed budget to Parliament.
2. Organization
2.1. Course instructors
2.1.1. Mojca Voljč, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Slovenia
2.1.2. Vesna Derenčin, Ministry of Finance, Republic of Slovenia
2.2. Course coordination
2.2.1. Urska Zrinski, Center of Excellence in Finance
2.2.2. [email protected]
2.3. IT support
2.3.1. Aleksander Nadj
2.3.2. [email protected]
3. Learning objectives
3.1. Identify and define key preliminary steps in the budget formulation process, including revenue estimation.
3.2. Analyze and prepare a basic set of budget instructions for budget users.
3.3. Understand how government activities may be classified and how to analyze and present program information.
3.4. Prepare a budget analysis issue paper that presents information and data in an organized, coherent manner.
4. Course topics
4.1. Budget process and procedure
4.2. Budget instructions
4.3. The case study
4.4. Strategic planning and program budget requests
4.5. Budget examination
5. Course evaluation
5.1. Survey at the end of the course
5.2. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DLBF2012
6. Grading
6.1. 5 assignments
6.1.1. February 17, 2012
6.1.2. February 24, 2012
6.1.3. March 2, 2012
6.1.4. March 9, 2012
6.1.5. March 16, 2012