MPR_RKVS Management and Control in Public Administration

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Svatava Nunvářová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Svatava Nunvářová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Milan Viturka, CSc.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Klára Viturková
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MPR_RKVS/1: each odd Thursday 14:35–16:15 S311, S. Nunvářová
MPR_RKVS/2: each even Thursday 14:35–16:15 S311
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on gaining practical skills in preparation and realisation of decision-making processes in public administration. In the first part the students are introduced to the theory of decision-making process, the second part covers the decision-making processes characteristic for operations of public administration and the third part explores the basic methods of control of public administration, placing special emphasis on financial control. Credit requirements: active participation in seminars.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to problems, reasons of public sector existence, decision in public administration (forms, methods, tools).
  • 2. Reform of public administration.
  • 3. - 4. Organization of public administration (property and management, Authority for representation of state in property affairs, organizational components of the state and contributory organizations of state in comparison with organizational components and contributory organizations of territorial self-governing units.
  • 5. Benefits and problems of NPM concept. New trends in management of public administration. P> 6. Strategic management, contracting, collaboration of public and private sectors.
  • 7. Utilization of marketing tools in management of public organizations.
  • 8. Evaluation and motivation of workers, public service (ethics of public employees).
  • 9. Position of civil servants of territorial self-governing units.
  • 10. Control in public administration (sorts of controls, system of controlling institutions).
  • 11. – 12. Financial control in public administration
  • 13. Internal audit in public administration organizations, auditing.
Literature
  • MATOUŠKOVÁ, Zdeňka. Vybrané kapitoly z fiskální decentralizace. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2002, 154 s. ISBN 80-245-0281-X. info
  • DVOŘÁČEK, Jiří. Interní audit a kontrola. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2000, xiii, 195. ISBN 8071794104. info
Assessment methods
Written test and oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.econ.muni.cz/katedry/KRES/rizeni_kontrola_vs/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2008, recent)
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