Course: Functions od the non-profit organizations in the Czech republic

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Course title Functions od the non-profit organizations in the Czech republic
Course code KSKA/FNOA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Retka Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
History of the non-profit sector in the Czech republic, philantrophy, charity. Principles of civil society, the role of the non-profit sector. Operation areas of non-profit organizations. Definition and character of non-profit organization. The non-profit principle. Conception VPO. Annual and life cycle of the non-profit organization Structure of the non-profit sector in the Czech republic. Volunteering in the non-profit organizations. Non-profit organizations and business sector. Non-profit organizations and the public administration. Media image of non-profit organizations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to describe the role of the non-profit sector for creating civil society and inter-sector cooperation.
Students will intensify their knowledge of non-profit organizations functioning in practice, they will acquire orientation in terminology and they will be familiarized with basic principles of creating the partnership as a base of a stable community.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Presentation

Written exam, active participation on seminars.
Recommended literature
  • BABOUČEK P., ČECH M. a kol. Jak se stát dobrým manažerem v NNO. Praha: TEREZA, 2003..
  • BACHMAN P. Management neziskové organizace. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2011..
  • BÁRTA J. Strategické plánování pro neziskové organizace. Praha: NROS, 1997..
  • BOUKAL P. a kol. Fundraising pro neziskové organizace. Praha: Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4487-2.
  • HLOUŠEK, J. Problematika zakládání organizací v sociální oblasti. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2006..
  • PLAMÍNEK J. a kol. Řízení neziskových organizací. Praha: Nadace Lotos, 1999..
  • ŠEDIVÝ M., MEDLÍKOVÁ O. Public relations, fundraising a lobbing pro neziskové organizace. Praha: Grada, 2012.
  • ŠEDIVÝ M., MEDLÍKOVÁ O. Úspěšná nezisková organizace. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-4.
  • TOŠNER J., SOZANSKÁ O. Dobrovolníci a metodika práce s nimi v organizacích. Praha: Portál, 2002..
  • VÍT P. Praktický právní průvodce pro neziskové organizace. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5477-2.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer