ISKM05 Information policy and management

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Synchronous online teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Pavla Vizváry, Ph.D. LL.M. (lecturer)
JUDr. Ing. František Kasl, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Tomáš Marek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Radim Polčák, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 10:00–11:40 C11, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
Student should know the basics of information science and information systems before entering the course.
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
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students the importance and basic principles of information policy in the organization (in the public and commercial sectors). Attention will be paid to putting into context the data and information management, their purpose and importance for the organization, the necessity of interconnection of individual levels for organization management.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- know the current objectives of the EU and the Czech Republic in the field of information policy;
- know the key past and current projects and services of eGovernment and be able to evaluate them methodologically correct;
- know the limits of working with information and information technologies set forth by Czech law and EU directives;
- be able to apply the basic procedures of information management and business intelligence;
- recognize the importance and basic principles of data and information management in an organization.
Syllabus
  • Basic terms, levels of information policy.
  • Strategic documents of information policy in the EU and the Czech Republic.
  • Key projects in electronization of public administration.
  • Laws defining the possibilities of work with electronic information.
  • Needs analysis and evaluation in the field of electronic services.
  • Information management.
  • Data management.
  • Open data and information resources in public administration and their use for business intelligence.
  • Information safety in organization and protection of intellectual property.
Literature
    required literature
  • Information at work : information management in the workplace. Edited by Katriina Byström - Jannica Heinström - Ian Ruthven. First published. London: Facet Publishing, 2019, xvii, 179. ISBN 9781783302765. info
  • MATULA, Jan. Informační management : Normy, frameworky a nejlepší praxe v řízení služeb IT (ITSM) (Information Management: Standards, Frameworks and Best Practices in IT Services Management (ITSM)). 1. vyd. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2017, 118 pp. ISBN 978-80-7510-264-5. info
    recommended literature
  • MVČR. Otevřená data v ČR: Portál pro poskytovatele. Dostupné z: https://opendata.gov.cz/
  • KASSEN, Maxat. Open Data Governance and Its Actors: Theory and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
  • PLOTKIN, David. Data stewardship : an actionable guide to effective data management and data governance. Second edition. London: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2021, 1 online. ISBN 9780128221679. URL info
  • ŠPAČEK, David. Public management v teorii a praxi (Public management in theory and practice). Praha: C. H. Beck, 2016, 376 pp. Beckova edice ekonomie. ISBN 978-80-7400-621-0. info
  • Beyond transparency : open data and the future of civic innovation. Edited by Brett Goldstein - Lauren Dyson. San Francisco: Code for America, 2013, xii, 302. ISBN 9780615889085. info
  • BERG, Michal. Otevřená data ve státní správě : nová éra rozhodování. Praha: Nadace Open Society Fund Praha, 2012, 24 s. ISBN 9788087110249. info
  • VODRÁČEK, Leo and Antonín ROSICKÝ. Informační management :pojetí, poslání a aplikace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Management Press, 1997, 146 s. ISBN 80-85943-35-2. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical training. Invited lectures. Class discussion. Tasks (written and practical) to solved topics
Assessment methods
The course ends with a written examination consisting of open and closed questions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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