MKV_ETIN Economics of Infrastructures

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Jaroslav Rektořík, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Dagmar Špalková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ing. Jiří Jaroš (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Dagmar Špalková, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
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 public utilities. 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
Syllabus
  • The content of this course is divided into two basic parts.
  • 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
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
  • 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
Teaching methods
The course takes form of a lectures. The lecture (12 lessons) is divided into two parts. In the lectures, students are acquainted with the problems of public utilities in order to obtain an overview of this field, and acquire the basic principles of its practical. This leads students to understand all the specifics and help them to write a seminar papers on a selected topic. 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 papers 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)
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 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 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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