N_PMn_1 Public Management 1**

University of Finance and Administration
Winter 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Jitka Pěkná (seminar tutor)
Ing. Eva Vojířová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Jitka Pěkná
Faculty of Law and Administration – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Pavlína Ondrová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
N_PMn_1/cVMO: Thu 14:00–14:44 M26, Thu 14:45–15:30 M26, E. Vojířová
N_PMn_1/cVPH: Wed 17:30–18:14 S14, Wed 18:15–19:00 S14, J. Pěkná
N_PMn_1/uVPH: Tue 18. 10. 17:30–19:00 S35, Tue 25. 10. 17:30–19:00 S35, Tue 1. 11. 17:30–19:00 S35, J. Pěkná
N_PMn_1/vVMO: Fri 9. 12. 13:45–15:15 M26, Fri 6. 1. 12:00–13:30 M26, 13:45–15:15 M26, E. Vojířová
N_PMn_1/vVPH: Sat 8. 10. 8:00–9:30 S35, Sat 22. 10. 9:45–11:15 S35, 11:30–13:00 S35, J. Pěkná
Prerequisites
1. N_TVS Teorie veřejné správy
2. N_ESPr Evropské správní právo
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The proposed subject is oriented to the explanation of the contemporary European public administration most characteristic features and the development of its reforms based on the democratisation, decentralisation and deconcentration principles as well as the principle of subsidiarity implementation. Students will be acquainted with the significant but complicated process begun in the 1970s that is continuing till now predominantly in Central and Eastern Europe. A special attention will be oriented to the explanation of the governance conception.

At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand and explain for examples main princiles of Public Management and Governance within European public administration systems;
understand functioning of the European Union institutions;
see and compare new reform steps in management in European public sector.

Objectives of the subject also apply to the combined studies.
Syllabus
  • 1. European Integration Process – basic precondition of New Public Management principles implementation in contemporary European public administration.
  • 2. Characteristic Features of Contemporary European Public Administration Systems: examples of German, French and British systems of public administration execution.
  • 3. European Administration Space: its subjects and forms of cooperation among its subjects.
  • 4. European Union institutions: their roles and competition in European Administration space.
  • 5. Major Streams Disconcerted in European States Public Administration Reforms.
  • 6. Lessons of Management Conceptions Development and their Implementation in European Public Sector during 20th Century.
Literature
    required literature
  • Kolektiv: The Oxford Handbook Of Public Management. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
  • Peters, B. G.: The Future of Governing: Four Emerging Models. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2001.
  • Christensen, P. M., Laegreid, P.: New Public Management: The Transformation of Ideas and Practices. Adershot: Ashgate, 2001.
    recommended literature
  • OECD: Modenising Government: The Way Forward. Paris: OECD, 2005.
  • Bache, I., Flinders, M.: Multi – Level Government. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.
  • Peters, B. G., Pierre, J.: Politicization of the Civil Service in Comparative Perspective: the Quest for Control. London: Routledge, 2004.
  • Další zdroje
  • www.vsfs.cz/knihovna
  • http://knihovna.vsfs.cz/info/volne_eiz.html
  • IS VŠFS → osobní administrativa → ProQuest
Teaching methods
Teaching takes the form of exercises in the form of full-time study and conducted group consultations in the combined form of study.

In the combined form of study the subject is taught by distance learning..

The scope of compulsory participation in education: minimum obligatory participation in the exercise in full-time study is 75%, in conducted group consultations in the combined form of study is 50%. Students who fail the obligatory scope of participation can be entered during the semester by additional study requirements (to an extent which will demonstrate learning outcomes and acquired competencies necessary for successful completion of course).
Assessment methods
The course is successfully completed with credit. Credit test consists of a written part. Credit certifies fulfillment of set study requirements. The list of topics for the credit test is published in the section Further comments → Study Materials → Teaching materials.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2011, recent)
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