FSS:VPL821 Implementation - Course Information
VPL821 Implementation of Public Programs
Faculty of Social StudiesSpring 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 11 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. PhDr. Jiří Winkler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Tomáš Sirovátka, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies - Timetable
- Sat 24. 2. 12:45–14:15 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Sat 24. 3. 12:45–14:15 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Sat 12. 5. 12:45–14:15 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- At the end of this course, students should be able to (1) understand the process of formation and implementation of social programmes in each societal and organizational contexts; (2)to learn its analysis and (3)applicate this knowledge to preparation of public or social programmes.
- Syllabus
- Topics to be covered:
- Public policy [PP] social problems and public interests
- Values and normative base of PP
- PP as rational collective action
- System and procedural models of social and public policy
- Institutional and organizational environment of PP
- Political agency, actors of PP
- Agenda setting
- Decision making and formation of policy aims and goals
- Implementation as public management
- Alternative models of implementation
- Organization of policy process
- Cultural models of implementation
- Public administration, Professional services, management and communitarism.
- Organizational development, conflict and negotiation programm interests
- Literature
- WINKLER, Jiří. Implementace : institucionální hledisko analýzy veřejných programů. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 160 s. ISBN 8021029323. info
- WINKLER, Jiří. Teorie rozhodování a dynamika sociální politiky (Decision Theory and Social Policy Dynamics). 1. vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 254 pp. FSS MU. ISBN 978-80-210-4486-9. info
- PARSONS, W. 1995 Public Policy. London Prentice Hall kap.3 ,4, 7 cca100 s.
- HILL,M. 1997 Policy Proces in the Modern State. London, cca 60s.
- HOWLETT,M. 1995 Studiing Public Policy. Oxford, Ox. Un. Press cca 30 s.
- Teaching methods
- lectures, class discussion
- Assessment methods
- The course ends with an oral exam based on the theoretical and practical issues presented during the semester. In order to accomplish the course successfully the students should fulfil the requirements to work with the obligatory literature and to pass the midterm test.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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