KVETIN Economics of Public Utilities and Housing

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Jaroslav Rektořík, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Dagmar Špalková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Jaroslav Rektořík, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable
Sun 8. 3. 12:50–16:15 P403, Sun 29. 3. 16:20–19:30 P403, Sat 25. 4. 12:50–16:15 P403, Sun 3. 5. 12:50–16:15 P403
Prerequisites
The course is designed for the fourth-year students of combined studies in the Public Economics and Administration field of study.
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
The main objective of the course is to discuss and analyze topical problems of public utilities and housing. Particular attention is paid to the specifics of theoretical and practical issues in the Czech Republic.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- consider the importance and principles of public utility functioning
- understand the sectors in the Czech Republic in detail
- learn the basic principles of the housing market
- get an overview of the topical development of the housing policy
- understand the specificity of various housing sectors (owner, rental, cooperative)
Syllabus
  • The content of this course is divided into four basic parts. First two parts (topics I and II) describe the field of public utilities. The next two parts (topics III and IV) focus on the housing market, housing policy, etc.
  • I.
  • - Introduction, characteristics and classification of public utilities
  • - Concept of functioning and development of public utilities, city and country planning
  • - Financing of public utility running and development
  • - Management and marketing and efficiency of public utilities
  • II.
  • - Transport management
  • - Power engineering management
  • - Water management
  • - Waste management
  • III.
  • - Definition of housing. History of housing. Information resources
  • - Real estate market, real estate evaluation
  • - Housing market. Factors influencing supply, demand and prices
  • - Size and development of the housing stock in the Czech Republic and abroad
  • IV.
  • - State housing policy
  • - Municipal housing policy
  • - Rental housing
  • - Social housing
Literature
  • HLAVÁČ, Jaroslav, Jaroslav REKTOŘÍK and Eliška SKŘÍDLOVSKÁ. Ekonomika a řízení technické infrastruktury. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996, 183 s. ISBN 8021014830. info
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav, Vladimír HYÁNEK, Ivan MALÝ and Jan ŠELEŠOVSKÝ. Ekonomika a řízení odvětví veřejného sektoru (The Economy and the Administration in a Public Sector). druhé aktualizované. Praha: Ekopress, s.r.o., 2007, 309 pp. Ekonomie. ISBN 978-80-86929-29-3. info
  • POLÁKOVÁ, Olga. Bydlení a bytová politika (Housing and housing policy). 1. vydání. Praha: Ekopress, 2006, 294 pp. 1. ISBN 80-86929-03-5. info
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav and Jaromír CÍSAŘ. Ekonomika bydlení I. (Vybrané problémy). 1. vydání. Brno: MU, 1999, 98 pp. ISBN 80-210-2240-X. info
  • Doprava (Ekonomické souvislosti rozvoje). 1st ed. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická, 1998. ISBN 80-7079-402-X. info
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav. Jak řídit kraj, město a obec. III. díl. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 150 pp. Rukovět pro územní samosprávu. ISBN 80-210-2956-0. info
  • MELICHAR, V., JEŽEK, J. Ekonomika dopravního podniku. 2nd ed. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2001. ISBN 80-7194-359-2. info
Assessment methods
The course takes the form of a lecture. The lecture (16 lessons) is divided into four parts. The main emphasis is put on self-study.
The course is concluded with a written test and an oral exam. Students are eligible to take the oral exam provided that they fulfill given conditions:
1. they hand in two seminar papers in a given extent and structure within the obligatory date,
2. they pass four on-line tests in the IS MU during an obligatory period (a test is regarded as successful if at least 60% of answers are correct).
Detailed information concerning the seminar papers and the on-line tests is available in the interactive syllabus of the course in the IS MU.
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
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Student si zapisuje zadání seminární práce z vystaveného balíku sem.prací ve třetím týdnu výuky.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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