ENSb1261 Basics of NGOs in advocacy

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2020

The course is not taught in Spring 2020

Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bc. Petr Machálek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Bohuslav Binka, Ph.D.
Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Bc. Petra Burišková
Supplier department: Department of Environmental Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
! ENS261 Basics of NGOs in advocacy &&! NOW ( ENS261 Basics of NGOs in advocacy )
No assumptions are required.
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 27 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/27, only registered: 0/27, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/27
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Through this course, students will get in touch with main aspects of NNO work. Students will be able to analyze, prepare and implement various advocacy campaigns, will get competences in the field of mass media and PR used in the non-govermental sphere. The last main topic of the course is leading skills in volunteering cooperation.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- to distinguish basic types of NGOs and to list their specifics- to understand the functioning of advocacy and watch dog organizations and the core competencies of managers in these organizations- able to plan, prepare, lead and end the civil-society campaign- able to coordinate volunteers in NGOs- analyze the success of NGOs within the selected evaluation criteria- understand the evaluation of selected activities within NGOs
Syllabus
  • Fundamental terms used in activities of NNO.
  • Planning, scheduling, and evaluation of public campaigns in NNO.
  • Seminar in public campaigns in NNO.
  • Cooperation with mass media in NNO.
  • Overview of PR in NNO.
  • Seminar in planning, scheduling, evaluation and strategy of PR in NNO.
  • Planning in NNO.
  • Practical exercise in planning in NNO.
  • Discussion.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HRDLIČKA, Miloslav and Jaroslav BENÁK. Způsoby financování NNO (Ways of NGO's financing). In Quaere 2012 - Recenzovaný sborník příspěvků interdisciplinární mezinárodní vědecké konference doktorandů a odborných asistentů. 1. vyd. Hradec Králové: MAGNANIMITAS, 2012, p. 325-333. ISBN 978-80-905243-0-9. info
  • HYÁNEK, Vladimír. Budování organizační struktury NNO v ČR. In Škarabelová, Simona a kol.: Když se řekne nezisková organizace. MU Brno, 2002, s. 70-75. ISBN80-210-3031-3 . 2002, 6 pp. ISBN 80-210-3031-3. info
Teaching methods
Work-groupe discussion, theoretical studies, practical seminars and group projects in public campaigns in NNO, cooperation with mass media in NNO, planning in NNO. Homework in PR and cooperation with mass media. Readings.
Assessment methods
Position paper, writing exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2020, recent)
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