NP305K Administrative Science

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
JUDr. Radislav Bražina, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Petr Havlan, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Soňa Skulová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Soňa Skulová, Ph.D.
Department of Administrative Studies and Administrative Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Andrea Špačková, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of Administrative Studies and Administrative Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable
Thu 19. 9. 12:00–13:40 025, 14:00–15:40 025, Fri 4. 10. 10:00–11:40 025, 12:00–13:40 025, Fri 29. 11. 16:00–17:40 133, 18:00–19:40 133
Prerequisites (in Czech)
!OBOR(PR)
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
Course objectives
After successful completion of the course Administrative Science - the student has a deeper knowledge of the structure and functioning of public administration as a complex social system, is able to orientate in the essential aspects and problems of modern public administration , - has knowledge of the problems of the personnel basis of public administration and civil service, the principles of ethics and ethical codes, the protection of the public interest in public administration decision-making, anti-corruption measures, principles of public property management, is able to apply knowledge resulting from current developments, trends and reforms in European public administration, with an emphasis on the effectiveness of decisions and procedures, is familiar with the principles and models of evaluation and control of public administration.
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of the course Administrative Science - the student has a deeper knowledge of the structure and functioning of public administration as a complex social system, is able to orientate in the essential aspects and problems of modern public administration , - has knowledge of the problems of the personnel basis of public administration and civil service, the principles of ethics and ethical codes, the protection of the public interest in public administration decision-making, anti-corruption measures, principles of public property management, is able to apply knowledge resulting from current developments, trends and reforms in European public administration, with an emphasis on the effectiveness of decisions and procedures, is familiar with the principles and models of evaluation and control of public administration.
Syllabus
  • Public administration as a system. Organisational and functional concepts of public administration. Criterion of efficiency of public administration. Public administration reforms. Public administration reform in the Czech Republic. Modernization trends and efforts in public administration and their manifestations in public administration in the Czech Republic, especially in the field of e-government, decision-making processes, the personnel basis of public administration, including the field of professional training, the concept of public administration as a service, professional ethics of public administration, protection of public interest (conflict of interest), management of public property, in the field of control (audit) and evaluation (evaluation) of public administration.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HAVLAN, Petr, Dagmar SOCHOROVÁ, Jan JANEČEK, Tomáš SVOBODA, Ivo KRÝSA, Michal VOTŘEL, Eva VONDRÁČKOVÁ, Jan NOVOTNÝ and Jiří LORENC. Majetek státu v teorii a praxi (The State Property in Theory and Practice). 1st ed. Praha: Leges, 2021, 352 pp. Teoretik, sv. 656. ISBN 978-80-7502-455-8. info
  • PAVLÍK, Marek, Karel ŠIMKA, Josef POSTRÁNECKÝ and Richard POMAHAČ. Moderní veřejná správa : zvyšování kvality veřejné správy, dobrá praxe a trendy. Vydání první. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2020, 162 stran. ISBN 9788075980489. info
  • HAVLAN, Petr, Jan JANEČEK, Jiří LORENC, Michal VOTŘEL, Petr POSPÍŠIL, Dagmar SOCHOROVÁ and Lenka BURSÍKOVÁ. Majetek územních samosprávných celků v teorii a praxi. Druhé aktualizované a podstatně doplněné vydání (Assets of local government units in theory and practice. Second updated and substantially expanded edition). 2nd ed. Praha: Leges, 2014, 400 pp. Edice Praktik. ISBN 978-80-7502-057-4. info
  • HENDRYCH, Dušan. Správní věda : teorie veřejné správy. 4., aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2014, 242 s. ISBN 9788074785610. info
  • Reforma veřejné správy v teorii a praxi : problémy reformy veřejné správy v České republice, Maďarské republice, Polské republice a Slovenské republice : sborník z mezinárodní konference, Třešť, 22.-24. října 2003. Edited by Jiří Grospič - Lenka Vostrá. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2004, 406 s. ISBN 8086473716. info
  • POMAHAČ, Richard and Olga VIDLÁKOVÁ. Veřejná správa. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2002, xii, 278. ISBN 8071797480. info
  • VESELÁ, Monika. Státní služba. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 115 s. ISBN 8021016604. info
  • SKULOVÁ, Soňa. Rozhodování ve veřejné správě. 2. přeprac. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 173 s. ISBN 80-210-1458-X. info
    not specified
  • WEBER, Max. Autorita, etika a společnost : pohled sociologa do dějin. Translated by Jan J. Škoda. 1. české vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1997, 294 s. ISBN 8020406115. info
Teaching methods
Lectures in the form of collective consultation, self-study. The course is supported by e-learning (interactive curriculum, supplementary materials).
Assessment methods
Combined examination consisting of a written thesis of 5 pages on the topic of modernisation in the chosen area of public administration with the application of knowledge acquired in the course, and the defence of this thesis.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod. přednášek za semestr / 12 hrs of lectures per semester.
Teacher's information
The exact scope of the compulsory literature with pages for self-study is given in the interactive syllabus. Similarly, for each lecture, the recommended literature on the topic is specified.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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