MPV_KVSE Control in Public Sector

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. David Póč (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Timetable
each even Thursday 7:40–11:00 P303
Prerequisites
! PVKVS Control in Public Sector
Students are expected to have basic knowledge of public economy issues, public finances and non-profit organization topics. Recommended prerequisite are the Public Finances I. and Public Sector Economics courses.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 92 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/92, only registered: 0/92, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/92
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the study of main valuation methods and topical problems of control in public sector. Finishing this course will enable student to fully understand control as a management tool, identify control mechanisms in public sector, to describe specifications of control on the highest public administration level as well as on the self governmental units’ level including other public administration institutions. Students will interpret basic characterization of financial control and audit in public administration. They will be able to analyze and distinguish between different corruption impacts and talk about ethics in public administration with its institutional aspects. Students will be able to evaluate basic differences between control institutions and their place within CZ as well as EU regions.
Syllabus
  • The course is taught in four-hour blocks including one excursion to check and inspection institutions in Brno, eventually in Prague. There will be several lessons with the participation of experts from different institutions.
  • Syllabus:
  • 1.-2. Check as a management tool. Types of check, their basic functions and outcomes.
  • 3.-4. Check systems in the public sector and central check administration within the public administration sector.
  • 5.-6. Specifications of the municipal authorities’ check and the description of selected statutory institutions including the financial check in public administration.
  • 7.-8. Issues connected with public tenders.
  • 9.-10. Corruption and ethics in public administration.
  • 11.-12. Characteristics of check institutions in the Czech Republic and EU (including the comparison of check conceptions)
  • 13. Elaboration and presentation of a final thesis (15 – 20 pages long)
Literature
    required literature
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav and Jan ŠELEŠOVSKÝ. Kontrolní systémy veřejné správy a veřejného sektoru (Control systemes withins the sphere of Public Administration and Public Sector). První. Praha: Ekopress, s.r.o. K Motelu 124, Praha 4, 2003, 212 pp. Ekonomická řada. ISBN 80-86119-72-6. info
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav, Vladimír HYÁNEK, Ivan MALÝ and Jan ŠELEŠOVSKÝ. Ekonomika a řízení odvětví veřejného sektoru (The Economy and the Administration in a Public Sector). druhé aktualizované. Praha: Ekopress, s.r.o., 2007, 309 pp. Ekonomie. ISBN 978-80-86929-29-3. info
    recommended literature
  • ŠELEŠOVSKÝ, Jan, Jan BINEK, Hana JURAJDOVÁ and Pavla KVAPILOVÁ. Finance, audit, kontrola - učební text - Průběžné vzdělávání úředníků ÚSC (Finance - audit - control). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006. ISBN 80-210-3944-2. info
  • Management. Edited by Heinz Weihrich - Harold Koontz. [1. vyd.]. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1993, 659 s. ISBN 80-85605-45-7. info
  • OCHRANA, František. Zadávání, hodnocení a kontrola veřejných zakázek : (ekonomická analýza). Vyd. 1. Praha: Ekopress, 2008, 153 s. ISBN 9788086929460. info
Teaching methods
The course takes the form of lectures. There are explained basic thesis of control in public sector within lectures. Presentation of students'works is a part of a lecture. Within the course is being made complete analysis of control mechanisms used within public sector on base of current legislature. In different case studies will be explained application of all control mechanisms with aim to categorize different types of control on real situations with stress pit on financial systems control in public administration within governmental and self-governmental units.
Assessment methods
Exame is in the oral form. Prerequisition is one written test and presentation of seminar paper with the 60% minimum score.If student will be caught cheating during the exam,including cribbing,taking out of tests and in general performing of any behavior disturbing the exam's course,the teacher will cancel exam and is allowed to clasify such student with F,FF and even FFF.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PVKVS.
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