MPV_EKKU Culture Economy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Simona Škarabelová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. František Svoboda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Simona Škarabelová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Simona Škarabelová, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Timetable
Wed 9:20–11:00 P304
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPV_EKKU/1: Wed 8:30–9:15 P304, F. Svoboda, S. Škarabelová
Prerequisites
The course is designed for Master’s students in the daily study programme in the Public Economy and Administration and Management in Culture fields of study.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course has a specializing character. Its concept is based on the presumption that students have already acquired the knowledge of the subject matter in courses Theory of the Public Sector, Economics of the Public Sector and Economics of Non-profit Organizations. Lectures focus on general topics related to culture and mass media economy, while the structure of seminars enables students to get to know individual cultural and mass media institutions in practice. In analyzing typical cultural and mass media institutions, the accent is put on the following:
- to know different cultural activities and their institutions and organisation
- to analyze their economic potential and to identify their problems
- to invent and argue solutions with respect to different circumstances.
Syllabus
  • Thematic plan of lectures:
  • 1.Introduction – basic information about the matter of lectures and course of lectures. Culturology.
  • 2.Culture value and its evaluation.
  • 3.The problem area of transformation ROPO (budgetary organizations and allowance organizations) and reform of public administration in culture sector.
  • 4.Financing culture activities.
  • 5.Culture heritage and care of historical monuments in the Czech Republic.
  • 6.Professional art – musical, graphic, literary and dramatic art.
  • 7.Theory and practice of a private music publisher, copyright law in practice.
  • 8.Mass culture. Causes of its development, its position in contemporary society. Ways of mass culture financing and its perspectives. Public and private operators.
  • 9.Mass media – television, radio, internet. Media manipulation. 10.The future of public media.
  • Thematic plan of seminars:
  • 1.A visit to a chosen culture institution – theatre.
  • 2.A visit to a chosen culture institution – museum.
  • 3.A visit to a chosen culture institution – music club.
  • 4.A visit to a chosen mass media institution.
Literature
  • McLuhan, M. Člověk, média a elektronická kultura. 1. vyd. Brno: Jota 2000, ISBN 80-7217-128-3
  • Bourdie, P. O televizi. 1. vyd. Brno: Doplněk 2002, ISBN 80-7239-122-4
  • Krbová, J. Vybrané obory kultury a masmédií. Organizace, právní prostředí a financování. 1. vyd.Praha: VE 2002, ISBN 80-245-0287-9
  • Ruth Towse. A Handbook of Cultural Economics. 1th ed, Cheltenham (UK). Northampton (USA): Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003.494 s. ISBN 1 84064 338 2
  • Lévy, P. Kyberkultura. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum 2000, ISBN 80-246-0109-5
  • ŠKARABELOVÁ, Simona and Jarmila NESHYBOVÁ. Ekonomika kultury a masmédií. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 210 s. ISBN 9788021042674. info
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav. Ekonomika a řízení odvětví veřejného sektoru. 1st ed. Praha: Ekopress, 2002. ISBN 80-86119-60-2. info
  • HAMERNÍKOVÁ, Bojka. Kultura a masmédia v tržních podmínkách. 1. vyd. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 1995, 207 s. ISBN 8070798572. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discusion, presentations by professionals in the sectors, homeworks
Assessment methods
The successful completion of the course involves a written test (at least 55%), a written seminar paper (as part of oral exam) and oral exam Important information! If students commit a prohibited act, such as using various forbidden tools, cribbing, taking out any part of the exam or any other cheating, the teacher is allowed to interrupt an exam and to grade a student with F, FF or FFF according to the seriousness of the offence. The mentioned procedure relates to all the activities that are included in the final evaluation of the course (seminar work, essays, tests etc.).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PVEKMA.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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