ESF:MPV_EKSP Sport Policy - Course Information
MPV_EKSP Sport Policy
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationSpring 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Ing. Filip Hrůza, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Marek Pavlík, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Ing. Marek Pavlík, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Jana Biskupová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration - Timetable
- Tue 12:00–13:50 P103, except Tue 28. 3.
- Timetable of Seminar Groups:
- Prerequisites
- The course is designed for students in the Public Economics and Administration field of study and Management of Sport
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
- Sports Management (programme FSpS, N-MS)
- Management in Sport (programme FSpS, N-TV)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)
- Public Economics and Administration (programme ESF, N-VES)
- Public Economics (programme ESF, N-HPS)
- 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
• analyze managerial practices of (mainly) non-professional sport clubs
• interpret relevant legislation and public policies
• solve practical problems connected with sport policies and sport management - Learning outcomes
- 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
• analyze managerial practices of (mainly) non-professional sport clubs
• 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 role at national and international level
- • Socio-economic aspects of sport
- • Institutional system and actors of sport policy on different levels of government (including international level)
- • Financing of the sport - public sources and private resources, current problems
- • Implementation of sport policy through public grants, subsidies etc. Discussion different actors' point of view
- • Sports clubs – elementary issues on financing, marketing and management of sport clubs
- 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
- recommended literature
- • HYLTON, K., BRAMHAM, P., NESTI , M., JACKSON, D. Sports Development: Policy, Process and Practice. Routledge; 1 edition (8 Feb 2001). ISBN 0419260102
- HOULIHAN, Barrie. Sport, Policy and Politics: A Comparative Analysis. Routledge; 1 edition (27 Nov 1997). ISBN 0415129192
- 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
- The course is concluded with an oral exam - presentation of student's own analysis. Students are eligible to take the exam only if they reach at least 120 points during the course.
Students can gain points from the following activities:
• points form a midterm test (max.90 pts);
• points from the final test (max.90 pts)
• voluntary seminar paper (not obligatory): 10 pts
• voluntary oral presentation of seminar paper (not obligatory): 5pts
• voluntary summary of a paper related to the topic of the course and written in English (not obligatory): max. 5 pts.
Exam: Four days before the exam the topic of the exam is announced. The topic is formulated as problem issue, which can be solved only by using as the theory as analytical tools. The solution of the isuue is presented by student (approx. 10min). The presentation is rewarded by 0-40 points which (together with sum of points gained during the semestr) makes an final grade.
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)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Pokud se zapíše méně než 15 studentů, může být předmět vyučován více individuálně, příp. blokovou formou.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2023, recent)
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