PVKVS Control in Public Sector

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. David Póč (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Jaroslav Rektořík, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jan Šelešovský, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lenka Jílková
Timetable
each even Thursday 7:40–11:00 P303
Prerequisites
Students are expected to have basic knowledge of public economy issues, public finances and non-profit organization topics. It is necessary that student are able to work independently with legislation from the public administration’s financial control area.
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 92 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/92, only registered: 0/92, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/92
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main goal of this course is to understand the financial check as a management tool, introduce main types of check with their functions and outcomes. Students will acquire knowledge about check systems used in the Czech Republic public sector, some specifications of check elements used by municipal authorities, and the function of some statutory institutions. They will be able to describe basic characteristics of the financial check and audits in the public administration. Impacts of corruption and ethics in the public administration will be analyzed during the course, with the help of the institutional aspects of checking. Differences between the check institution characteristics and their functions in the Czech Republic and EU will be determined.
Syllabus
  • The course is taught in four-hour blocks including one excursion to check and inspection institutions in Brno, eventually in Prague. There will be several lessons with the participation of experts from different institutions.
  • Syllabus:
  • 1.-2. Check as a management tool. Types of check, their basic functions and outcomes.
  • 3.-4. Check systems in the public sector and central check administration within the public administration sector.
  • 5.-6. Specifications of the municipal authorities’ check and the description of selected statutory institutions including the financial check in public administration.
  • 7.-8. Issues connected with public tenders.
  • 9.-10. Corruption and ethics in public administration.
  • 11.-12. Characteristics of check institutions in the Czech Republic and EU (including the comparison of check conceptions)
  • 13. Elaboration and presentation of a final thesis as a condition for getting a credit (15 – 20 pages long)
Literature
  • REKTOŘÍK, Jaroslav and Jan ŠELEŠOVSKÝ. Kontrolní systémy veřejné správy a veřejného sektoru (Control systemes withins the sphere of Public Administration and Public Sector). První. Praha: Ekopress, s.r.o. K Motelu 124, Praha 4, 2003, 212 pp. Ekonomická řada. ISBN 80-86119-72-6. 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
  • ŠELEŠOVSKÝ, Jan, Jan BINEK, Hana JURAJDOVÁ and Pavla KVAPILOVÁ. Finance, audit, kontrola - učební text - Průběžné vzdělávání úředníků ÚSC (Finance - audit - control). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006. ISBN 80-210-3944-2. info
  • Management. Edited by Heinz Weihrich - Harold Koontz. [1. vyd.]. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1993, 659 s. ISBN 80-85605-45-7. info
Assessment methods
The course is concluded with awarding the credit. The condition for getting the credit is to elaborate a seminar paper and its presentation. To be eligible for the credit, students have to pass the check test with the minimum of 60% score.
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
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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