MPV_EKSP Sport Policy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Marek Pavlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Marek Pavlík, 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
Mon 9:20–11:00 P303
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPV_EKSP/01: each odd Monday 7:40–9:15 P303, M. Pavlík
Prerequisites
The course is designed for students in the Public Economics and Administration field of study.
The course expects students’ previous knowledge of Public economics, Microeconomics, and Public finance. Students are recommended (but it is not an obligation) to enroll for this course after taking these prerequisites.
Sport is both private and public activity everywhere in developed word. Our focus is on the public policy dimensions of sports in modern society. Issues of financing sports from public resources and management of (non-professional) sport clubs are also included.
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
By passing the course, students are expected to:
• understand the role of sport policy and its socio-economic aspects
• understanding the institutional system and actors of sport policy
• explain financial flows in the area of sport
• interpret legal requirements and practical policies in the area of sport
• analyze managerial practices of (mainly) non-professional sport clubs
• understand the impact of investments in the field of sport activities
• interpret relevant legislation and public policies
• solve practical problems connected with sport policies and sport management
Syllabus
  • Course structure
  • • The role of sport policy and its development
  • • Socio-economic aspects of sport, professional sport as an economic activity
  • • Institutional system and actors of sport policy on different levels of government
  • • Financing of the sport - public sources (central, regional, and local level of the Czech Republic), current problems
  • • Specifics of the investment in the sport and methods of their evaluation
  • • Financing of the sport - Private sources
  • • Betting and lottery as a part of the economy of sport
  • • Sports clubs – elementary issues on financing, marketing and management of sport clubs
  • • Legal and financial aspects of Czech sport policy
Literature
    required literature
  • NOVOTNÝ, Jiří. Sport v ekonomice. Vyd. 1. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2011, 512 s. ISBN 9788073576660. info
  • HOBZA, Vladimír and Jaroslav REKTOŘÍK. Základy ekonomie sportu. Praha: Ekopress, 2006, 191 s. ISBN 8086929043. info
  • • HYLTON, K., BRAMHAM, P., NESTI , M., JACKSON, D. Sports Development: Policy, Process and Practice. Routledge; 1 edition (8 Feb 2001). ISBN 0419260102
    recommended literature
  • HOULIHAN, Barrie. Sport, Policy and Politics: A Comparative Analysis. Routledge; 1 edition (27 Nov 1997). ISBN 0415129192
  • ŠKARABELOVÁ, Simona and Jarmila NESHYBOVÁ. Ekonomika kultury a masmédií. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 210 s. ISBN 9788021042674. info
  • ČÁSLAVOVÁ, Eva. Management sportu. Praha: East west publishing company, 2000, 172 s. ISBN 80-7219-010-5. info
Teaching methods
Presentation and class discussion related to introduced topic. Students prove knowledge through individual and team work. Analysis of case studies and selected issues. Some lectures are given by practitioners from the field.
Assessment methods
Presentation and class discussion related to introduced topic. Students prove knowledge through individual and team work. Case studies. Some lectures are given by practitioners from the field. The course is concluded with an oral exam. Students are eligible to take the exam only if they reach at least 120 points during the course.
Students can gain the points from the following activities:
• points form a midterm test (max.90 pts);
• points from the final test (max.90 pts)
• seminar paper (not obligatory): 10 pts
• oral presentation of seminar paper (not obligatory): 5pts
• summary of a paper related to the topic of the course and written in English (not obligatory): max. 5 pts. . voluntary tasks (max. 5.points)
Requirements (including the literature) are specified further in the interactive syllabus and the downloadable study plan before the semester starts. 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)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět nebude v daném semestru vypsán, pokus se nezapíše min. 15 studentů.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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