Course: Public Authority and Public Administration

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Course title Public Authority and Public Administration
Course code MURVP/3VMVS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pavelek Ondřej, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Matula Miloš, JUDr. CSc.
Course content
The concept of public authority, public authority and state power The concept of state, function and mechanism of public authority Legal state Form of government, horizontal division of power State integration, vertical division of power Electoral systems, right to vote, direct democracy and its forms The concept of public administration, public administration and private administration Public administration entities Public administration organization Decision making in public administration

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization), Practice exercises, Teamwork, Text analysis
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 15 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 45 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Students will acquire a comprehensive overview of the most important concepts in the field of state science and public administration. The student is able to orientate in the system of public power in the state and is able to explain the activities of state authorities. The student can describe basic milestones of public administration in the Czech territory.
Students will acquire a comprehensive overview of the most important concepts in the field of state science and public administration. The student is able to orientate in the system of public power in the state and is able to explain the activities of state authorities. The student can describe basic milestones of public administration in the Czech territory.
learning outcomes
Students are familiar with the principles, position and function of public authorities as one of the tools of executive power in the state. They can explain the basic relationships between the state administration and local self-government and a brief explanation about how it affects the public and private sectors.
Students are familiar with the principles, position and function of public authorities as one of the tools of executive power in the state. They can explain the basic relationships between the state administration and local self-government and a brief explanation about how it affects the public and private sectors.
teaching methods
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Text analysis
Text analysis
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Teamwork
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Teamwork
assessment methods
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of the student's performance
Oral examination
Oral examination
Analysis of a legal example
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Analysis of the student's performance
Analysis of a legal example
Recommended literature
  • FILIP, J., SVATOŇ, J. Státověda. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7357-685-1.
  • FILIP, J., SVATOŇ, J., ŠIMÁČKOVÁ, K. Státověda. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2015. ISBN 978-80-210-7972-4.
  • HENDRYCH, D. a kol. Správní věda - Teorie veřejné správy. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7478-561-0.
  • MATULA, M. Proměny funkce veřejné správy. Plzeň: ZČU Plzeň, 2018.
  • SKULOVÁ, S. a kol. Základy správní vědy. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014. ISBN 978-80-210-7972-4.


Study plans that include the course
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