PdF:OVp005 Political Science Basics - sem - Course Information
OVp005 Basics of Political Science - seminar
Faculty of EducationAutumn 2017
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Svatopluk Novák, CSc. (seminar tutor)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Svatopluk Novák, CSc.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- OVp005/01: Mon 13:55–14:40 učebna 42, S. Novák
OVp005/02: Tue 12:05–12:50 učebna 36, S. Novák
OVp005/03: Tue 10:15–11:00 učebna 34, S. Novák
OVp005/04: Tue 9:20–10:05 učebna 41, S. Novák
OVp005/05: Mon 12:05–12:50 učebna 36, S. Novák - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- NOW ( OVp004 Political Science Basics - lec )
- 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
- Civics and Social Studies Basic with a view to Education (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Basics of Social Studies for Education (programme PdF, B-SPE)
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course student should be able to explain Function od the State and his Organizations ant Institutions (Parliament, Goverment, President, Political system, Political Parties and so on).
- Syllabus
- 1. The State Development and forming conditions. 2. The features and functions of the state. 3. The basic documents of the constitutional order of the Czech Republic. 4. State power. 5. Division and control of state power. 6. The bodies of state administration. 7. Forms of government. 8. Democracy, development, characteristics, forms. 9. Policy, dimensions and characteristics. 10. Political system of the Czech Republic as part of a democratic state. 11. Political parties (parties, movements, coalitions). 12. Elections, types, characteristics .
- Literature
- FILIP, Jan and Jan SVATOŇ. Státověda (Theory of State and Politics). 5th ed. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2011, 264 pp. ISBN 978-80-7357-685-1. URL info
- BALÍK, Stanislav. Česká komunální politika v obcích s rozšířenou působností. Koalice, voličské vzorce a politické strany na místní úrovni v letech 1994-2006 (Czech Local Politics in the Accredited Communes. Coalitions, Electoral Constellations and Political Parties at Local Level in the Years 1994-2006). 1st ed. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2008, 387 pp. Politologická řada, č. 27. ISBN 978-80-7325-144-4. info
- BENEŠ, Edvard. Demokracie dnes a zítra. 6. vyd. Praha: Čin, 1948, 311 s. info
- Teaching methods
- Seminar. Instrut is obligated, for is class discussion.
- Assessment methods
- Subject is concluded credit. The student submits a presentation containing the topics covered by the course content .
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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