Course: Innovation and Public Policy

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Course title Innovation and Public Policy
Course code KSR/IVP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Louda Tomáš, JUDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Definition of innovation, their formation, classification and role in society 2. Innovative process and its phases 3. Relationship with innovation to regional policy and regional development 4. Financing innovation 5. Innovation in the Czech Republic, supporting their organization and regulation - a strategic framework for regional development 6. Regional Innovation Strategy higher self-governing units in the Czech Republic 7. Legislative innovation in relation to public administration - Civil Service Act 8. New information systems in public administration 9. Innovation in Transition public administration - their changes over time 10. Participation of citizens in relation to innovation 11. Municipal Administration and its initiative to innovate 12. Controversial innovation in the Czech Republic - OpenCard, Čunek, bans burqas 13. Comparison of innovation in our country and abroad

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 52 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No particular prerequisites specified.
learning outcomes
During the studies students will learn the basic terms in the area of innovation in the area of public administrative. They will acquaint with innovative process in the Czech Republic with principles, progress and finalization of transformation the reform of public administrative. Students will know the basic vision of other development of the Czech Republic and Czech society. Students will learn principles of strategic ambit of public administrative. Students will learn actual innovation of legislative and informative technologies in public administrative. They will learn basic instruments of active citizen participation at innovation in public administration.
teaching methods
Lecture
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Oral exam
Group presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Frič, Pavol. Češi na cestě za svojí budoucností : budoucnost a modernizace v postojích a očekáváních obyvatelstva. Vyd. 1. Praha : G plus G, 2003. ISBN 80-86103-71-4.
  • Mezřický, Václav. Globalizace/. Praha : Portál, 2003. ISBN 80-7178-748-5.
  • Nováková, Šárka. Vize rozvoje České republiky do roku 2015. 1. vyd. Praha : Gutenberg, 2001. ISBN 80-86349-02-0.


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