BPV_SIPS Selected Issues of the Public

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Gabriela Daniel, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Guzi, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Robert Jahoda, Ph.D.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Mon 14:35–16:15 P312
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Main goal of this course is to introduce students to current issues in the subject of public policy. Lectures cover different areas in which the role of government is highly important but the policy is mostly undereducated. Students will learn about the role universities; the income inequality and poverty; leadership in public institutions; discrimination in the labor market; tax systems; efficient family policies; McWage index; ethnic discrimination the link between wages and appearance; and more. After the completion of this course students should be able to understand and formulate the actual problems of the European public policy.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Leadership
  • 3. European universities
  • 4. Wage factors and McWage index
  • 5. The link between wages and appearance
  • 6. Income inequality and poverty
  • 7. Taxes
  • 8. Family (marriages, babies and childcare)
  • 9. Ethnic minorities
  • 10. Anonymous job applications
  • 11. TBA (invited speaker)
  • 12. TBA (invited speaker)
  • Please consult the ‘Interactive syllabus’ for the latest information.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • FUROVÁ, Lenka and Dagmar ŠPALKOVÁ. Current Trends in Public Sector Research. Proceedings of the 17th International Conference. 1st ed. Brno: Masaryk University, 2013, 320 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6159-0. info
    not specified
  • ftp://ftp.iza.org/RePEc/Discussionpaper/pp73.pdf Study materials are placed in 'Learning Materials' folder. Also see the ‘Interactive syllabus’ for further references.
Teaching methods
Lectures are supported by lecturer's presentations, class discussions, students’ presentations, and additional reading for self-study is provided.
Assessment methods
The final grade is based on lecture participation (10%), presentation at the class (40%) and exam performance (50%). Students are encouraged to participate in every lecture (student may excuse only in the emergency case via email before the lecture). For the presentation every student shall select a paper from the list of suggested literature (papers are placed in 'Learning Materials' folder) and deliver a presentation during class. Student shall send slides 24 hours before the presentation (at the latest) to Martin Guzi for the review. Presentation should take approx.10 minutes and explain the main findings of the selected paper. Students are welcome to support findings with an experience from their country of origin. In the very last slide of presentation, students shall formulate two questions with the list of four possible answers. To receive full points from presentation student shall clearly formulate the research question explored in the paper and explain the main findings to other students. The quality (and difficulty) of two test questions prepared by student is also evaluated. Final exam is organized in the last week of semester on May 12, 2014 and will take approximately one hour. The only way to pass the exam is to attend the class on exam date. The exam will include multiple choice questions from topics covered during semester. About 30% of questions in the test will be adopted from students' presentations. Cheating will not be tolerated and student will be ordered to leave the exam room on any sign of cheating with zero points awarded from exam.
Grades are based on your overall score:
A more than 91%
B 81 – 90%
C 71 – 80%
D 61 – 70%
E 55 – 60%
F less than 55%
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2016.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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