ESF:MKR_RKVS Management and control - Course Information

MKR_RKVS Management and control in public administration

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Svatava Nunvářová, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Svatava Nunvářová, Ph.D.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková
Supplier department: Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Timetable

Sun 21. 9. 12:50–16:15 P304, Sat 18. 10. 12:50–16:15 P304, Sun 19. 10. 12:50–14:30 P304, Sat 22. 11. 12:50–16:15 P304

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Regional Development and Administration (programme ESF, N-HPS)

Course objectives

The course focuses on gaining practical skills in preparation and realisation of decision-making processes in public administration. In the first part the students are introduced to the theory of decision-making process, the second part covers the decision-making processes characteristic for operations of public administration and the third part explores the basic methods of control of public administration, placing special emphasis on financial control. Credit requirements: active participation in seminars.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to problems, reasons of public sector existence, decision in public administration (forms, methods, tools).
• 2. Reform of public administration.
• 3. - 4. Organization of public administration (property and economics), Authority for representation of state in property affairs, organization components of state and allowance organizations of state in comparison with organization components and allowance organizations of ÚSC.
• 5. Benefits and problems of concept New Public Management. New courses in management of public administration. P> 6. Startegic management, contractation, collaboration of public and private sectors.
• 7. Public Procurement.
• 8. Evaluation and motivation of workers, state service (ethics of public employees).
• 9. Position of servants of territorial self-governing units.
• 10. Control in public administration (sorts of controls, system of controlling institutions).
• 11. – 12. Financial control in public administration
• 13. Internal audit in public administration organizations. Auditing. Review of the economy.

Literature

• HRABALOVÁ, Simona, Viktorie KLÍMOVÁ and Svatava NUNVÁŘOVÁ. Metody a nástroje řízení ve veřejné správě (Management Methods and Instruments in Public Administration). Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 2005, 130 pp. Vydání první. ISBN 80-210-3679-6. info
• HRABALOVÁ, Simona, Svatava NUNVÁŘOVÁ and Irena OPLUŠTILOVÁ. Řízení místních samospráv (Local administration management). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Ekonomicko-správní fakulta, 2006, 76 pp. ISBN 80-210-4158-7. info
• Matoušková, Zdeňka. Vybrané kapitoly z fiskální decentralizace. Vyd. 1. V Praze : Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2002. 154 s. ISBN 80-245-0281-.

Teaching methods

Lessons take form of lectures. Reading of the obligatory literature is expected.

Assessment methods

Written test and oral examen. Teachers it specify the beginning of the semester.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

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.

• Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2014, recent)
  
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