ESF:MPR_PRRL Programs of Reg. & Community - Course Information

MPR_PRRL Programmes of Regional and Community Development

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Petr Halámek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Halámek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Dominika Tóthová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Dominika Tóthová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Vladimír Žítek, 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

Mon 12:00–13:50 P304, except Mon 16. 9., except Mon 4. 11.

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

MPR_PRRL/01: Mon 14:00–15:50 P304, except Mon 16. 9., except Mon 4. 11., P. Halámek, D. Tóthová, V. Žítek

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! MPR_PRR Programs of Reg. & Community

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

• Tourism (programme ESF, N-RR)
• Project management (programme ESF, N-RR)

Course objectives

The course deals with economic and territorial issues of regional development. The subject matter of the teaching blocks is a detailed analysis of feasibility study creation as the material necessary for investment decision making in the process of regional development projects management. Special attention is devoted to the issue of gain and loss analysis; in the introductory part, the basic theory of methodology is covered, financial and social and economic analyses follow. The course finishes with a block dealing with the assessment of development programmes - basic types and levels of assessment are defined and selected assessment instruments are analysed.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to:
- apply selected theoretical instruments to model situations
- appraise the significance of planning and programme documents for the regional and local development
- propose the evaluation structure for the economic level of regions
- create the project sensitivity and risks analysis
- estimate the feasibility of regional development projects
- illustrate the necessity of meeting the principles of programme management

Syllabus

• Economic context of regional development
• Territorial context of regional development
• Environmental context of regional development (with emphasis on the method EIS)
• The role of public sector in regional development
• External interventions in real estate market and regional development
• Programming, planning a project creation
• Pre-investment study
• Feasibility study
• Cost benefit analysis
• Financial analysis, risk analysis
• Economic analysis of project
• Development programs evaluation
• Instruments of development programs evaluation

Literature

required literature
• VITURKA, Milan, Vladimír ŽÍTEK, Petr HALÁMEK, Viktorie KLÍMOVÁ and Petr TONEV. Teoreticko-metodologická východiska hodnocení programů podpory regionálního rozvoje (Theoretic and methodic bases for evaluation of programs supported regional development). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2005, 132 pp. VaV. ISBN 80-210-3639-7. info
• MAIER, Karel and Jiří ČTYROKÝ. Ekonomika územního rozvoje. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2000, 142 s. ISBN 8071696447. info
• HALÁMEK, Petr. Zpracování analýzy nákladů a výnosů (Preparation of the Cost-Benefit Analysis). první. Brno: ESF MU, 2005, 73 pp. ---. ISBN 80-210-3866-7. info
• Economic Appraisal Vademecum 2021-2027. Brussels: European Commission, 2021, 98 pp. ISBN 978-92-76-40462-0. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2776/182302. info
• VITURKA, Milan, Petr HALÁMEK, Viktorie KLÍMOVÁ, Vilém PAŘIL and Vladimír ŽÍTEK. Regionální rozvoj, politika a správa. Díl 1: Regionální rozvoj (Regional development, policy and administration, Volume 1: Regional development). Brno: ESF MU, 2015, 242 pp. info
• VITURKA, Milan, Petr HALÁMEK, Viktorie KLÍMOVÁ, Vilém PAŘIL and Vladimír ŽÍTEK. Regionální rozvoj, politika a správa. Díl 2: Politika a správa. (Regional development, policy and administration, Volume 2: Regional policy and administration.). další spoluautoři: Labounková Vladimíra, Šich Pavel. Brno: ESF MU, 2015, 218 pp. info
• Guide to Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investment Projects - Economic Appraisal Tool for Cohesion Policy 2014-2020 (Benefit Analysis of Investment Projects - Economic Appraisal Tool for Cohesion Policy 2014-2020). 2014th ed. Brussels: European Commission, 2014, 346 pp. ISBN 978-92-79-34796-2. info

recommended literature
• BOARDMAN, Anthony E., David H. GREENBERG and Aidan R. VINING. Cost-benefit analysis : concepts and practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 5th edition, 2018. info

not specified
• ŽÍTEK, Vladimír, Petr HALÁMEK, Michal BĚHAN and Jiří CIBOCH. Teoreticko-metodologická východiska hodnocení regionálních rozvojových projektů (Theoretic and methodic bases for evaluation of regional developing projects). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 125 pp. 55-9808-2003 02/58 14/ESF. ISBN 80-210-3291-X. info

Teaching methods

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

Assessment methods

The written exam consists of open questions, there are usually 14 of them; it is possible to obtain max. 5 points for each; to pass the student needs 42 points (60 %). Semester requirements: obligatory attendance at seminars.
There are no attendance requirements for students who are on an Erasmus stay abroad. They can take the exam directly.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.

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