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Course: Organizational processes in public administration

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Course title Organizational processes in public administration
Course code KSR/OPVR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
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)
  • Patočka Jiří, Doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Lindner Milan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1.Definitions of central and local government in the context of a democratic state 2, Forms and types of administrative organization of modern democratic society, etatism, corporatism and the problem of bureaucracy, the traditionalist and liberal systems 3 Specifics of management in public administration and private sector 4.Organizations and institutions, basic resources, principles and specifics of the administrative management 5.Types and forms of authority in relation to administrative management issues and the formation of public interests 6.Public sector, a typology of social groups 7Local and regional actors in municipal management 8.Targets, forms and methods of administrative management 9. Decision-making practice in public administration 10.Motivation and motivational strategies in public administration 11 Management typology in terms of public organizations and institutions 12.Theory of communication, specific forms of communication tools in the context of administrative organizations 13 Quality measurement and quality in the public sector

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 58 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Not specified
learning outcomes
During the study the students learn the basics of social-issues management in public administration, students get familiar with the approaches, methods and methodologies for effective decision making in terms of different types of public organizations. and institutions. The course provides the students the basic knowledge necessary for the performance of administrative practice in communication with the public in drafting communication strategies in different types of organizations.
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Discussion
assessment methods
Written exam
Test
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • HANSPACH, Dan, KOWALCZYK, Andrzej, PATOČKA, Jiří, OFFERDAL, Audun. Local leaders: recruitment, representation and role perceptions. In: BALDERSHEIM, Harald, ILLNER, Michal, PATOČKA, Jiří, SURAZSKA, Wisla (ed.). Regional Organization and Administrative Performance in Eastern Europe. Praha : The Institute of Sociology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 1994..
  • Kadeřábková, J. Význam komunikace veřejné správy s občany in: Management regionální politiky a reforma veřejné správy. Linde, Praha 2006. ISBN 80-7201608-3.
  • Keller J. Sociologie organizace a byrokracie. SLON Praha, 1999.
  • Nemec, Juraj. Management veřejné správy : teorie a praxe : zkušenosti z transformace veřejné správy ze zemí střední a východní Evropy. Vyd. 1. Praha : Ekopress, 2003. ISBN 80-86119-70-X.
  • Patočka. New Trends in Public Administration in EU. ISM, 2005. ISBN 80-86976-00-9.
  • Simon,V., Thompson, A. Public Administration, Smithburgh, D.,Transaction Publishers, N. Brunswick, London 1991, ISBN: 0-88738-895-7.


Study plans that include the course
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University of West Bohemia, date of update: 31.08.2024 23:52. Data created for academic year 2024/2025