Course: Regional Management

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Course title Regional Management
Course code KEN/RM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Škodová Parmová Dagmar, doc. Dr. Ing.
  • Pělucha Martin, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: 1. Introduction to the course. 2. Regional economy and its differences compared to the national economy. 3. Regional development and its tools.- macroeconomic, microeconomic and other instruments of regional policy. 4. Regional Policy. 5. Regional Management in the CR. 6. Regional Management - strategic management and planning, its importance, objectives and procedures. 7. Forms of regional management - specific forms of regions, functioning and financing.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), E-learning
  • Class attendance - 42 hours per semester
  • Preparation for classes - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for credit - 28 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 42 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to provide students with introductory knowledge to be able to understand regional management in the system and process context in relation to the issue of regional economic development. Specific attention will be paid also to the integration of the EU institutions and bodies, regional and international policy of the EU, relations of regional development and impacts of the single currency, the reasons for the emergence of regional policy, EU regional policy and its global impact on the environment, with further development in the field of economy and conditions for further regional development.
Student will acquire basic knowledge on the principles of the EU regionaly policy and regional management. He will know the legislative, strategic and financial instruments filling these priorities and the role of particular stake-holders at different levels.
Prerequisites
General knowledge.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Combined exam, Seminar work

Credit Requirements: Seminar papers will focus on selected topics of Regional management. The range will be determined by the chosen topic. The work will be processed through targeted studies with subsequent presentation and defense, and consulted at specified seminars. Examination Requirements: Type of examination: 100 % - written At the examination, the students demonstrate knowledge of the basic themes of regional management, regional development policy, context of EU economic policies, as well as the ability to orientate themselves in main policy instruments and other financial sources.
Recommended literature
  • Cohesion in Europe towards 2050. Eight report on economic, social and territorial cohesion. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2022. ISBN 978-92-76-46619-2.
  • Handbook on Project Cycle Management of Development Projects. 2018. ISBN 978-80-213-2881-5.
  • Why Regional Development matters for Europe's Economic Future.
  • Baron, M., Ochojski, A., & Polko, A. Economics and strategic management of local public services in Central Europe: towards multidisciplinary analysis of infrastructure and service costs. Prague: Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 2014.
  • Foret, M. Management in the regional development (Issue 1st). Brno: Mendel University in Brno, 2013.
  • Pělucha, M. & Kasabov, E. Rural Development in the Digital Age - Exploring Neo-Productivist EU Rural Policy. London: Routledge, 2020.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics Study plan (Version): Regional and European Project Management (1) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter