Course: Introduction to Public Administration

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Course title Introduction to Public Administration
Course code USSV/VESP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter and 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)
  • Fuka Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Public administration characteristic, its classification and basic terms. Administrative science and its definition. Periodization and character of Czech public administration in historical context. Current system of Czech public administration(government and local government) Approaches to management in public administration. Public administration reforms in the Czech Republic. Control and evaluation of public administration. Basic features of public administration in selected countries of the European Union.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods of individual activities, Skills training
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to apprise students with the functioning of public administration, to define its subjects, organization, historical context and current approaches in the context of reforms of public administration.
Students will get basic knowledge in the field of public administration.
Prerequisites
The aim of the course is to apprise students with the functioning of public administration, to define its subjects, organization, historical context and current approaches in the context of reforms of PA.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Work-related product analysis, Systematic monitoring

Written examination, oral examination, evaluation of projects, evaluation of performance. Assignment is according to the seminar work and written test.
Recommended literature
  • Zákon č. 129/2000 Sb. o krajích (krajské zřízení).
  • Hendrych, Dušan. Správní věda : teorie veřejné správy. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7478-561-0.
  • CHARBUSKÝ, M. Veřejná správa (správa měst a obcí) 1. vydání. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2007.
  • Charbuský, M. Státní správa. Pardubice, Univerzita Pardubice, 2005.
  • Khendriche Trhlínová, Zuzana. Partnerství v rozvoji obcí, měst a regionů. Praha: Auditorium, 2014. ISBN 978-80-87284-44-5.
  • VESELÝ, Z. Dějiny českého státu v dokumentech. Praha: Victoria Publishing, 1994.
  • Wright, Glen. Management veřejné správy. Praha: Ekopress, 2003. ISBN 80-86119-70-X.
  • x. Zákon č. 128/2000 Sb. o obcích (obecní zřízení).


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): German for Business (2014) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): German for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2016) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Study plan (Version): English for Business (2013) Category: Philological sciences 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter