MPV_VES2 Public Administration II

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Tue 7:40–9:15 P102
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPV_VES2/01: Tue 9:20–10:05 P102, D. Špaček
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
In the present form of study, the course contains 12 lectures. Main objectives of the course can be summarized as follows:
- to understand and characterize the term public administration in its scope on the basis of various approaches from the field of administrative law theory, administrative science and public economy, and to compare the approaches;
- to introduce and characterize the history and current trends of public administration reform in the Czech republic;
- to understand and demonstrate specifics of a joined public administration system as reflected in the specifics of Czech municipal and regional administration;
- to enhnace the konwledge of consequences of Czech municipal administration structure and characterize the main issues;
- to enhance the knowledge of relationship between Czech regions and regions of cohesion;
- to understand the role of the central administrative level in the administrative system and characterize the main issues of deconcentration;
- to be well informed about possible ways of public services delivery and their potentials as well as negatives (with a special emphasize on the legal framework of public procurement in the Czech Republic);
- to explain the specifics of the ethics in public administration and gain the knowledge of instruments-guarantees of legality (with a special and comparative emphasize on access to public information);
- to ehnance the knowledge of trends and issues of e-government in the Czech Republic and to compare the Czech practice with international trends and requirements of the European eGovernment policy;
- to gain and improve the knowledge of civil service models, including their practice in the current Czech law and be able to compare the Czech context with the models.
Syllabus
  • The course concentrates on the following topics:
  • 1. Public administration and its functions - interdisciplinary approach;
  • 2. Starting points, progress and outputs of public administration reform in the Czech republic after 1989;
  • 3. Systems of local administration organization, Czech municipal system and selected issues of decentralization;
  • 4. Specifics of management of Czech cities;
  • 5. Regional government, its functions and selected current issues;
  • 6. Role of central government, issues of deconcentration and state property in the Czech Republic;
  • 7. Ways of public service delivery - their potential and issues;
  • 8. Public procurement - introduction to current legal framework and its practice;
  • 9. Ethics in public administration and the issue of corruption;
  • 10. Guarantees of legality in the public administration and right to information of public administration;
  • 11. e-Government - its trends, problems and projects in Czech central and local govrnment
  • 12. Models of legal status of civil servants and their practice abroad and in the Czech public administration.
Literature
    required literature
  • HENDRYCH, Dušan. Správní právo. Obecná část. 5. rozšíř. vyd. Praha: C.H.BECK, 2003, 793 pp. ISBN 80-717-9671-9. info
  • COGAN, Rudolf. Krajské zřízení. Vyd. 1. Praha: ASPI, 2004, 440 s. ISBN 8073570416. info
  • Studijní podklady připravené vyučujícím.
  • Aktuální informace z webových stránek příslušných subjektů veřejné správy podle úkolů samostudia.
  • Relevantní legislativa.
    recommended literature
  • POMAHAČ, Richard and Olga VIDLÁKOVÁ. Veřejná správa. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2002, xii, 278. ISBN 8071797480. info
  • KOUDELKA, Zdeněk. Právní předpisy obcí a veřejný pořádek (The Legal Rules of Selfgovernment and Public Peace). In Zdokonalování veřejné správy a samosprávy v ČR. 1st ed. Brno: Ekonomicko správní fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, 2007, p. 112-121. ISBN 978-80-7302-125-2. info
  • FRUMAROVÁ, Kateřina. Ochrana před nečinností veřejné správy v českém právním řádu. Praha: Linde, 2005, 246 s. ISBN 8072015052. info
Teaching methods
The course takes the form of both lectures and seminars. There are explained main thesis of the course within lectures, which are further discussed during seminars. Presentation of students' seminar works is a part of a seminar.
Assessment methods
In order to pass the subject, students are required to:
1. gain at least the total of 50 % (of total points) in two mid-term written tests;
2. elaborate and presnet a final essay on a selected topic within the prescribed quality framework within the prescribed deadline;
3. pass the final test with at least 60 points or oral exam (the form of exam depends on the number of students in the course).

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.).

Requirements (including the literature) are further specified in the interactive syllabus and the downloadable study plan before the semester starts.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Credit evaluation note: k=2.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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