Course: Regional Management

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Course title Regional Management
Course code KBD/REMAN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Humlerová Veronika, Mgr. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Assignment of semester works 2. Regional management 3. Region as a space of localization and allocation 4. Regional structures 5. Problems of localization and allocation - countryside 6. Problems of localization and allocation - city 7. Theory of regional development - neoclassical approaches 8. Theory of regional development - Keynesian approaches 9. Theory of regional development - structuralist approaches 10. Theory of regional development - other approaches 11. Regions of the Czech Republic 12. Managerial work and decision making 13. Environment and portfolio analysis tools 14. Evaluation of term papers

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
  • Preparation for credit - 10 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 28 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 28 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the issues of regional management. Emphasis is placed on three relatively separate modules: (1) spatial assumptions and the environment of regional development, (2) approaches to regional development issues, and (3) the basics of regional management.
Students know the structures of the region, they are able to identify structures in a particular region. Furthermore, they are familiar with the complexity of approaches to regional development and are aware of the immense complexity of the problem and the lack of "simple" and "direct" solutions to regional problems. They are acquainted with the possibilities and specifics of regional management and are aware of the importance of state administration in the regional development of the Czech Republic.
Prerequisites
The course has no prerequisites. Knowledge of high school human geography, or economics and management is an advantage.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination

Exam requirements: The subject of the exam is knowledge of course issues on the basis of compulsory study literature. The exam is written. A minimum of 60% success rate is required to pass the exam. The exam contains 14 tasks and questions (10 test characters with four possible answers, 4 text characters) - a point is obtained for the correct answer, points are not obtained for an incorrect answer.
Recommended literature
  • Foret M. et al. Management v regionálním rozvoji. MENDELU, Brno, 2013.
  • Krejčí T., Klusáček P., Konečný O.. Regionální rozvoj - teorie, aplikace, regionalizace. MENDELU, Brno, 2010.
  • Navrátil J., Martinát S. Přehled ekonomické geografie. České Budějovice, 2012.


Study plans that include the course
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