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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Futurelearn Understanding Public Financial Management: How Is Your Money Spent? the course will provide the students with a more in-depth knowledge of how the government handles the public's money, and how the government acquires funds through taxes, natural resources, different charges, and other means. Additionally, you will also learn about how the government takes decisions and how they are made responsible for their actions.

Candidates will also have a look at how the government implements different public policies using public money, how budgetary imbalances occur, and their consequences with the Understanding Public Financial Management: How Is Your Money Spent? online training.

Furthermore, this course is a part of the Study UK campaign brought to you by The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. The course access is free for four weeks on Future Learn, but if candidates want access to the course for an extended period, and wish to obtain a digital certificate after completion of the course, they need to pay extra fees.

The Highlights

100% online course
Self-paced course
Study UK campaign
Course certificate
Four weeks course
Brought to you by SOAS University of London
Digital certificate
Part of short courses

Programme Offerings

Online Course
digital certificate
free course
Expert Faculty
Four weeks duration
Upgrade for a certificate
Self-paced learning

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 3274	yes	Futurelearn

Introduction to Understanding Public Financial Management: How Is Your Money Spent? fee structure

Course	Total fees in INR
Understanding Public Financial Management: How Is Your Money? – Free option	₹ 0
Understanding Public Financial Management: How Is Your Money? – Upgrade option	₹ 770/ month
Understanding Public Financial Management: How Is Your Money? – Unlimited option	₹ 3,274

Eligibility Criteria

The online Understanding Public Financial Management: How Is Your Money Spent? course can be opted for by anyone who wishes to learn about financial issues or is in the field of public sector management. There are no prerequisites for this course.

Certificate Qualifying Details

The programme is a free one. Although, if candidates wish to get a certificate upon completion, then they would be required to upgrade and pay $89 to get access to this course tests and be eligible to receive the digital certification.

What you will learn

Financial ManagementAuditing skillKnowledge of Taxation

The online course on Understanding Public Financial Management: How Is Your Money Spent? by Future Learn will help you understand the following concepts:

Fundamentals of financial management
What are the causes and consequences of fiscal imbalances
How does the government plan the expenditure
The budgeting process
Evaluating and strategising expenditure
The different aspects of taxation
The accountability and importance of auditing

Who it is for

Food Scientist

This course is for anyone who is looking for a deep understanding of public finances and public sector management.

Furthermore, a basic understanding of finances, economy and political sciences may be highly beneficial, but not mandatory.

Admission Details

Candidates who wish to participate in the online Understanding Public Financial Management: How Is Your Money Spent? programme by Future Learn, can follow these steps:

Step 1 - Click on the link below to open the "Understanding Public Financial Management: How Is Your Money Spent?" course page.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/public-financial-management

Step 2 – On the left side of the page just below the title, you'll find a button named "Join course for free."

Step 3 – Click the button, and you will be directed to a webpage to create an account on Future Learn. You could also sign in using your Google/Facebook credentials.

Step 4 – If you want to upgrade the course, you can scroll down to this page and find a tab called "Join this course."

Step 5 – The second section, which is called the upgrade tab has a button "Join and upgrade", which will also redirect you to register and make a payment of $89 to get the upgraded programme.

Application Details

Applicants need not apply for the course; they only need to register with Future Learn and start the course.

The Syllabus

Understanding financial statements: an examination of the information contained in common accounting terms
Fiscal imbalances: causes and consequences
Understanding public sector spending: how governments spend public money to implement public policies and execute programmes and projects
Planning and budgeting: an analysis of how public expenditure decisions are made
Evaluating public expenditures: understanding the effect of public spending decisions
Cutting expenditures and the austerity agenda: how government austerity policies are used to reduce government activity
Common sources of public revenues, including inter-governmental transfers, and alternative sources used by governments across the world
Taxation: an exploration of the advantages and disadvantages of taxation, custom duties and fees, and their uses, from behavioural change to stimulating business activity
Auditing and accountability: exploring the concept of accountability and explaining the importance of corporate governance in ensuring government accountability
Understanding public governance: exploring how the crisis of public administration has led to financial disaster in cities like Detroit