PVKRVS Crisis Management in Public Administration

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Eduard Bakoš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Jaroslav Rektořík, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable
each even Thursday 13:45–17:05 P312
Prerequisites
The course has been initiated by the need of public administration institutions that wanted to acquire theoretical and methodological knowledge for a practical handling of emergency situations. It is also necessary to educate experts – university graduates from faculties of economy – for this process continuously.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 69 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/69, only registered: 0/69, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/69
Course objectives
The main objectives of the course include:
- a comprehensive introduction and study of crisis management issues in the Czech Republic and EU, determining economic and legislative connections;
- mastering the interpretation of definitions such as integrated rescue system, emergency event, crisis situation, crisis management bodies, crisis planning documentation, crisis staff, security councils, etc., within the context of the cooperation development with NATO and EU;
- exercising the connections of defense and economy, and implementation of economic measures for states of emergency at the central as well as regional levels, using examples of specific events and emergency incidents that occurred in the Czech Republic and abroad;
- understanding the funding of emergency-incident prevention, the course of the incidents and solving their consequences.
Syllabus
  • Lectures take place in four-hour blocks
  • 1. Introduction into crisis management - security system in the Czech Republic, cooperation with the EU and NATO
  • 2. Preparation for non-military crisis situations
  • 3. Economic measures for crisis states
  • 4. Preparation for emergency events, rescue and clean-up operations and civil protection
  • 5.-6. Field-trip at KU JMK (Regional Authority of the South Moravian Region)
  • 7. Documentation of crisis planning
  • 8. Civilian protection
  • 9.-10. Funding of crisis management
  • 11. Financial tools used during floods in the Czech Republic
  • 12. Supervision as a tool of crisis management in public administration
  • 13. Seminar paper presentations
Literature
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav. Krizové řízení ve veřejné správě (Crisis management in Public Administration). První. Praha: Ekopress, 2004, 133 pp. ISBN 80-86119-83-1. info
  • Další literatura viz níže Informace učitele
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav. Úvod. Deskripce vybraných typů mimořádných událostí velkého rozsahu, při nichž je vyhlášen krizový stav -radiační havárie. Závěr. (Crisic management in Public sectors). In Financování a kontrola jako důležitý nástroj zvládání mimořádných událostí velkého rozsahu. první. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2005, p. 4-10, 66-75, 17 pp. ISBN 80-210-3621-4. info
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav and Jan ŠELEŠOVSKÝ. Jak řídit kraj, město a obec. IV. díl. 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 2002, 135 pp. Ruzkověť pro zastupitele územních celků. ISBN 80-210-2957-9. info
Assessment methods
This course is an elective subject for Master’s degree programmes of 2 credit hours. The lectures take place every other week in blocks of 4 hours. An expert from a public administration office is expected to give a lecture. The subject is completed after submitting and presenting the seminar paper. Attendance of at least 5 out of 7 seminars including the field-trip is a requirement to pass this course.
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.
General note: Součástí předmětu je exkurze do institucí veřejné správy.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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