MPV_VVSU Public Administration I

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Gilles GUIHEUX (lecturer), doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D. (deputy)
Ing. Filip Hrůza, Ph.D. (lecturer)
JUDr. Jana Jurníková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Juraj Nemec, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Filip Hrůza, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. David Špaček, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: PhDr. Ing. Pavla Hradecká
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Mon 8:00–9:50 MT205, except Mon 16. 9., except Mon 4. 11.
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPV_VVSU/01: Mon 10:00–11:50 MT205, except Mon 16. 9., except Mon 4. 11., F. Hrůza, D. Špaček
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are applied for this course.
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
The main aim of the course is to enhance the knowledge of students on public administration theory and deal with topics introducing role of individual types of public authorities from the Cezch administrative system and that are multi-sectoral in public administration (e.g. e-government, civil service, administrative procedure).
Learning outcomes
After passing the course students:

• should know and be able to demonstrate the specifics of public administration which are reflected in specific management of administrative institutions;

• should gain knowledge of public administration reform trends in Western European countries as well as in the CEE region (inc. Czech Republic) and should be able to compare the reforms;

• should understand and characterize the specifics of Czech territorial administration, its management and its problems;

• should understand and characterize the role of central administration within the Czech administrative system and should be well informed about coordination instruments that are used in the Czech administrative context;

• should understand the e-government terminology, be aware of possible barriers and problems of management of e-government initiatives and be able to demonstrate them on specific examples;

• should gain knowledge of civil service models and be able to compare them with the current Czech legislative practice;

• can apply their knowledge on administrative procedure (inc. special procedures);

• know the system of public tenders and are aware of necessities required on public procurement procedures.
Syllabus
  • Supposed topics of lectures are the following:
  • 1. Introduction to public administration theory
  • 2. Public management and public administration reforms in developed and transition countries (including CZ case)
  • 3. Municipalities in the Czech Republic
  • 4. Regional administration and the Czech regions
  • 5. Role of central administration
  • 6. e-Government - trends and practices in foreign countries and in the CR
  • 7. Civil service models and their practice in the CR
  • 8. Administrative procedure I
  • 9. Administrative procedure II
Literature
    required literature
  • Studijní materiály připravené vyučujícím.
  • OECD (2023). Czech Republic - Towards a more modern and effective public administration. Available at: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/governance/oecd-public-governance-reviews-czech-republic_41fd9e5c-en.
  • Náhradní obsah: OECD (2023). Government at a Glance. Available at: https://www.oecd.org/publication/government-at-a-glance/2023/ (selected sections, as instructed during lectures/seminars).
  • Aktuální informace na webu příslušných subjektů veřejné správy.
  • Příslušná legislativa.
    recommended literature
  • Hendrych, D. Správní věda: teorie veřejné správy. Praha : ASPI, 2003. ISBN 8086395863.
  • ŠPAČEK, David. Public management v teorii a praxi. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7400-621-0. info
  • POMAHAČ, Richard. Veřejná správa. 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2013, xx, 315. ISBN 9788074004476. info
  • POLLITT, Christopher and Geert BOUCKAERT. Public management reform: a comparative analysis : new public management, governance, and the neo-Weberian state. xvii. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, 367 pp. 3rd. ISBN 978-0-19-959509-9. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion during seminars (following reading asingments and tasks defined by instructions for individual seminars), team presentation of seminar works. In the case a student is attending an internship abroad, he/she should contact a course guarantor in order to find out about requirements for passing the course (e.g., compensatory work, possibility to pass a similar course during his/her internship).
Assessment methods
In order to pass the course, students are required to:
a) elaborate a presentation on a selected topic in a team or by an individual student (will depend on the number of students actually enrolled in the course and will be specified at the beginning of the semester)
b) pass the final exam which has an oral form.


Requirements (including the literature) are specified further in the interactive syllabus and the downloadable study plan before the semester starts.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Část výuky probíhá ve francouzštině.
Credit evaluation note: k=1.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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