ESF:MKR_RKVS Management and control - Course Information

MKR_RKVS Management and control in public administration

Extent and Intensity

26/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Michal Struk, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Michal Struk, Ph.D.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková
Supplier department: Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Timetable

Sat 17. 9. 12:00–15:50 P304, Sat 26. 11. 12:00–16:50 P304, Sat 3. 12. 12:00–16:50 P201

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites.

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

• Tourism (programme ESF, N-RR)
• Project management (programme ESF, N-RR)

Course objectives

The course focuses on gaining practical skills in preparation and realisation of decision-making processes in public administration. In the first part the students are introduced to the theory of decision-making process, the second part covers the decision-making processes characteristic for operations of public administration and the third part explores the basic methods of control of public administration, placing special emphasis on financial control.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- define public administration and reasons for it's existence;
- understand the management and decision-making in public administration;
- understand the topic of public projects and efficiency in PS;
- help with public procurement process, understand it's purpose and caveats;
- get familiar with organisation culture and personal management in PS;
- understand principles of public control

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction, definition of public administration, reasons of public sector existence
• 2. Decision-making in public administration
• 3. Public administration reforms, new concepts of public administration management
• 4. Public procurement, public projects, efficiency and it's evaluation
• 5. Organisational culture, communication and personnel management in PS, evaluation and motivation of personnel P> 6. Public choice, voting, selected issues of public choice
• 7. Control in public administration, institutions, internal audit
• 8. Strategic management in PS and management of changes

Literature

required literature
• KERLINOVÁ, Alena and Eva TOMÁŠKOVÁ. Management veřejné správy. 2. dotisk 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 132 pp. Učebnice Právnické fakulty MU, sv. 511. ISBN 978-80-210-6918-3. info
• NEMEC, Juraj. Kontrola ve veřejné správě. 1. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2010, 158 s. ISBN 9788073575588. info
• OCHRANA, František and Milan PŮČEK. Efektivní zavádění a řízení změn ve veřejné správě : smart administration. Vyd. 1. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2011, 246 s. ISBN 9788073576677. info
• PAVLÍK, Marek. Jak úspěšně řídit obec a region : cíle, nástroje, trendy, zahraniční zkušenosti. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2014, 160 s. ISBN 9788024752563. URL info
• PAVEL, Jan. Veřejné zakázky a efektivnost. vyd. 1. Praha: Ekopress, 2013, 123 s. ISBN 9788087865040. info
• MLÁDKOVÁ, Ludmila and Petr JEDINÁK. Vybrané aspekty systému řízení státních organizací. 1. vyd. Zlín: Verbum, 2011, 124 s. ISBN 9788087500101. info

recommended literature
• ŠPAČEK, David. Public management : v teorii a praxi. 1. vydání. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2016, xviii, 357. ISBN 9788021083448. info
• ŽÁRSKA, Elena. Verejná správa. Vydanie prvé. Bratislava: Ekonóm, 2016, 354 stran. ISBN 9788022542289. info
• MIKUŠOVÁ MERIČKOVÁ, Beáta and Jan STEJSKAL. Teorie a praxe veřejné ekonomiky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2014, 263 s. ISBN 9788074785269. info
• OCHRANA, František. Veřejné výdajové programy, veřejné projekty a zakázky : jejich tvorba, hodnocení a kontrola. Vyd. 1. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2011, 219 s. ISBN 9788073576448. info
• Public management and governance. Edited by A. G. Bovaird - Elke Löffler. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2009, xxiii, 374. ISBN 9780203884096. info
• Public management and performance : research directions. Edited by Richard M. Walker - George A. Boyne - Gene A. Brewer. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010, xi, 288. ISBN 9780521116633. info
• HILL, Carolyn J. and Laurence E. LYNN. Public management : a three-dimensional approach. Washington: CQ press, 2009, xxi, 490. ISBN 9780872893481. 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
• BRYSON, John M. Strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations : a guide to strengthening and sustaining organizational achievement. 4th ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011, xxviii, 54. ISBN 9780470392515. info
• POMAHAČ, Richard. Veřejná správa. 1. vyd. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2013, xx, 315. ISBN 9788074004476. info
• HRABALOVÁ, Simona, Viktorie KLÍMOVÁ and Svatava NUNVÁŘOVÁ. Metody a nástroje řízení ve veřejné správě (Management Methods and Instruments in Public Administration). Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 2005, 130 pp. Vydání první. ISBN 80-210-3679-6. info

Teaching methods

Course takes form of lectures. Reading of the obligatory literature is expected. Lectures include discussion of selected course-related issues.

Assessment methods

Written test, position paper, and subsequent oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: tutoriál 14 hodin.

Teacher's information

No form of cheating will be tolarated. Attempts will result in failing the course and disciplinary proceedings.

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