PVISVS Information Systems in Public Sector

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Mgr. Jiří Špalek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable
Mon 12:50–14:30 P102
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PVISVS/1: Thu 12:50–14:30 VT203, R. Jahoda, J. Špalek
PVISVS/2: Thu 14:35–16:15 VT203, R. Jahoda, J. Špalek
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 66 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/66, only registered: 0/66, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/66
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course extends the knowledge in the field of information processes on the levels of the state administration, local government and public sector institutions. Students will learn about the structure, content and the source of data in the public sector. The core of the subject is formed by the characteristics of the public sector information flow, including the appropriate registries, their directors and coordinators, administrators and providers. A relatively independent part surveys the activities of the Czech Statistical Office, personal data protection in databases and the state information system. The course also encompasses solutions of selected problems in the EU countries.

Seminars provide an opportunity to work with concrete information sources and to apply appropriate statistical methods in the process.

Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
- to understand the scope of international terms like e-government, e-governance, e-democracy, e-participation (including their instruments);
- to enhance knowledge of potential and barriers of ICT use in public sector;
- to gain knowledge of e-government history in the Czech Republic and on European information policy development;
- to understand ideas of e-service quality models;
- to gain knowledge of freedom of public information;
- to understand evaluation object and methods of e-government effectiveness in abroad and in the Czech context;
- to train students to apply statistical methods.
Syllabus
  • Supposed topics of lectures are as follows:
  • 0. Requirements for passing the course;
  • 1. Introduction to terminology: ICT and public administration, barriers to electronic public administration;
  • 2. History of information systems of public administration and public administration electronization in the Czech Republic (plans and aims);
  • 3. European information policy (plans and aims);
  • 4. E-services quality criteria;
  • 5. Right to information in public administration;
  • 6. Trends in evaluation of e-government effectiveness abroad;
  • 7. Evaluation of ePA in the Czech Republic.
  • Supposed topics of seminars are as follows:
  • 1. Introductory information. Review of working in MS Excell;
  • 2. Electronic information sources. Data sources regarding the public sector;
  • 3. Statistical measurements and the Czech Statistical Office, basic data on population;
  • 4. Demographic data, mortality;
  • 5. Consumer price index;
  • 6. Inflation rate and deflators;
  • 7. Unemployment and its measurement;
  • 8. National accounting;
  • 9. Income of citizens, Lorenzo's Curve;
  • 10. Approaches to the evaluation of information policy effectiveness - general framework;
  • 11. Approaches to the evaluation of information policy effectiveness – practical examples;
  • 12. Selected topics of electronic public administration (e-signature, e-participation, eIDs etc.);
  • 13. Seminar work - Test.
Literature
  • MATES, Pavel and Vladimír SMEJKAL. E-government v českém právu. Praha: Linde, 2006, 244 s. ISBN 8072016148. info
  • LUKÁŠ, Martin. Městský informační management. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2000, 314 s. ISBN 8071695548. info
  • SKLENÁK, Vilém. Data, informace, znalosti a Internet. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2001, xvii, 507. ISBN 8071794090. info
  • MATES, Pavel and Miroslava MATOUŠOVÁ. Evidence, informace, systémy :právní úprava. 1. vyd. Praha: CODEX Bohemia, 1997, 263 s., ta. ISBN 80-85963-27-2. info
  • ŠPAČEK, David. Elektronizace veřejné správy ČR - vybrané faktory účinnosti (Electronization of public administration in the Czech Republic - selected factors of effectiveness). In Veřejné politiky a jejich účinnost - determinanty racionálnosti řízení ve veřejném sektoru. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 2008, p. 1-12. ISBN 978-80-7399-345-0. info
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Assessment methods
In order to pass the subject, students are required to:
1. be active during the seminars (students may present the use of concrete methods and gain extra points for it);
2. to elaborate a final essay on a selected topic within the prescribed quality framework within the prescribed deadline;
3. to pass a final test based on the lectures and a final test based on seminar work.

Requirements (including the literature) are specified further in the interactive syllabus and the downloadable study plan before the semester starts. 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)
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: max. 20 cizích studentů; cvičení pouze pro studenty ESF
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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