PrF:NP304Zk Sociological Aspects of PA - Course Information

NP304Zk Sociological Aspects of Public Administration

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Martina Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jan Duda (assistant)
JUDr. Bc. Markéta Štěpáníková, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc.
Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Jelínková
Supplier department: Department of Legal Theory – Faculty of Law

Timetable

Wed 18. 9. 8:00–9:30 034, 9:35–11:05 034, Fri 1. 11. 15:05–16:35 140, 16:40–18:10 140, Fri 8. 11. 11:10–12:40 140, 13:30–15:00 140

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Public Administration (programme PrF, N-VS) (2)

Course objectives

The aim of the subject is to bring into the basic sociological problems of public administration with an orientation on the management of public sector administrative organs and their employees. The subject contributes towards the improvement of the social and cultural competencies and students will master general sociological terminology and they will also acquire piece of knowledge of the sociological aspects of institutionalization, the issues of bureaucracy and deviancy, social communication, social control, social stratification, problem solving of social conflicts and about the responsibility and ethics of resolving public sector administrative problems and issues too.

Syllabus

• Sociology, origins, definition, subject. Tradition of sociological thought, main representatives. Biological base of social life and socio-cultural determination of human behaviour. Culture and socialization of individual. Social behaviour and social relationships. Institutionalization of social behaviour, social organization and institution. Social position and role, social status and social stratification. Social norms, deviancy, social control, social values. Human component in organization and management, social group. Sociological research, methods, procedures and techniques. Sociology and public administration.

Literature

• KELLER, Jan. Sociologie organizace a byrokracie. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství. 182 s. ISBN 9788086429748. 2007. info
• URBANOVÁ, Martina. Systémy sociální kontroly a právo. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk. 191 s. ISBN 8086898946. 2006. info
• VEČEŘA, Miloš. Sociální stát : východiska a přístupy (Welfare state : starting points and approaches). 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství. 112 pp. Studijní texty ; sv. 4. ISBN 80-85850-16-8. 1996. info
• REICHEL, Jiří. Kapitoly systematické sociologie. Vyd. 2., přepracované a do. Praha: Grada. 239 s. ISBN 9788024725949. 2008. URL info
• VEČEŘA, Miloš and Martina URBANOVÁ. Sociologie práva. 2. upr. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk. 313 s. ISBN 9788073803216. 2011. info
• KELLER, Jan. Úvod do sociologie. 5. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství. 204 s. ISBN 9788086429397. 2004. info
• JANDOUREK, Jan. Úvod do sociologie. Vyd. 2. Praha: Portál. 231 s. ISBN 9788073676445. 2009. URL info
• BAUMAN, Zygmunt and Tim MAY. Myslet sociologicky : netradiční uvedení do sociologie. Translated by Jana Ogrocká. Druhé vydání. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství. 239 stran. ISBN 9788074190261. 2010. info

Teaching methods

Lectures with slide show.

Assessment methods

Written examination (10 questions - minimum 50% correct answers) and oral examination.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hod. přednášek za semestr / 12 hrs of lectures per semester.

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