MKV_EKBY Economics of housing

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Dagmar Špalková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Dagmar Špalková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Dagmar Špalková, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites
! KVETIN Ec of Public Utilit and Hous
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 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:
- understand the importance of housing and its historical context
- 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 three basic parts.
  • I.
  • - 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
  • II.
  • - Landscape planning
  • III.
  • - State housing policy
  • - Municipal housing policy
  • - Rental housing
  • - Social housing
Literature
    required literature
  • POLÁKOVÁ, Olga. Bydlení a bytová politika (Housing and housing policy). 1. vydání. Praha: Ekopress, 2006, 294 pp. 1. ISBN 80-86929-03-5. info
  • LUX, Martin. Bydlení - věc veřejná :sociální aspekty bydlení v České republice a zemích Evropské unie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 2002, 287 s. ISBN 80-86429-12-1. info
    recommended literature
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav and Jaromír CÍSAŘ. Ekonomika bydlení I. (Vybrané problémy). 1. vydání. Brno: MU, 1999, 98 pp. ISBN 80-210-2240-X. info
Teaching methods
The course takes the form of a lecture. The lecture (12 lessons) is divided into three parts. In the lectures, students are acquainted with the problems of housing in order to obtain an overview of housing and housing policy, and acquire the basic principles of its practical. This leads students to understand all the specifics and help them to write a seminar paper. The main emphasis is put on self-study.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with a written test and an oral exam. Students are eligible to take the written test provided that they fulfill given conditions:
1. they hand in the seminar paper in a given extent and structure within the obligatory date,
2. they pass the 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)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 12 hodin.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KVETIN.
Credit evaluation note: k=1.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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