MPV_ETIN Economy of Public Infrastructure

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Jaroslav Rektořík, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. arch. Lea Vojtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Jaroslav Rektořík, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jakub Dostál, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Jaroslav Hlaváč, CSc. (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Jiří Hřebíček, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jana Soukopová, 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
Timetable
Tue 12:50–14:30 P104
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPV_ETIN/01: each odd Tuesday 14:35–16:15 P104, J. Dostál, J. Rektořík, J. Soukopová, L. Vojtová
Prerequisites
(! PVETIN Economics of Public Infrastruc ) && (! KVETIN Ec of Public Utilit and Hous )
The course is designed for fourth-year full-time students in the Public Economics 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.
The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of this course is to broaden students’ knowledge on the economics and management of public utilities. At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- explain the basic principles of economics and management specifics in the following areas: transportation, energy supply, water and waste management,
- interpret more specific issues of these sectors related to price regulation and determination in the field of monopoly,
- accent local, regional and supranational character,
- summarize knowledge and use it in seminar work processing and presentation (with application to a specific organization).
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to public utilities, its characteristics and classification. Monopoly, principles of the regulation etc.
  • 2. Assets, property relationships. Management, finance and development.
  • 3. Town and country planning as an instrument for the development of public utilities and housing.
  • 4. Evaluation of public utilities and real-estates.
  • 5. Water management – water and sewage system. Municipalities and water authorities – their assets, role and functions. Prices, management, development, effect of the EU.
  • 6. Waste management - in regions, municipalities; reference to the environment, effect of the EU.
  • 7. Energetics – electricity, gas, alternative resources, production, distribution.
  • 9. Transportation – perspectives and development alternatives, effects of the environment.
  • 10. Energetics and hydropower plants. A technical excursion.
  • 11. PPP as an instrument of public utilities’ development.
Literature
    required 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
    recommended literature
  • ZELENÝ, Lubomír and Luboš PEŘINA. Doprava : dopravní infrastruktura. 1. vyd. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická, 2000, 106 s. ISBN 8024501104. info
  • MELICHAR, V., JEŽEK, J. Ekonomika dopravního podniku. 2nd ed. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2001. ISBN 80-7194-359-2. 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
Teaching methods
The course takes form of a lectures and seminars. 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. During the seminars various issues are discussed within interaction with the teacher and experts in public utilities. This leads students to understand all the specifics and help them to write a final essay on a selected topic. It also includes a technical excursion.
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with the discussion of seminar work. The overall performace takes into account the quality of seminar work, its presentation and the subsequent discussion.
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)
Study Materials
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.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PVETIN nebo KVETIN.
Credit evaluation note: k=1.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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