Course: Public and Social Administration Management

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Course title Public and Social Administration Management
Course code UHP/EVMVS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Prokešová Radka, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Introduction, content and aim of the subject. Basic concepts of the management. Theories of work motivation, stimulation. Communication. Specifics of management in public and social administration. - Strategic approaches in management, planning. - Organization structure and principles of organizational architecture. Corporate culture. - Human resources management. Leadership of people and teams. Decision making in management. Students will be able to understand the specificity of management in public services and social sphere, the importance of individual management functions and their interdependence.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Activating (simulations, games, drama), Individual preparation for exam
  • Preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Introduction, content and aim of the subject. Basic concepts of the management. Theories of work motivation, stimulation. Communication. Specifics of management in public and social administration.
Students will be able to understand the specificity of management in public services and social sphere, the importance of individual management functions and their interdependence.
Prerequisites
The student acquires an overview of basic managerial terms and basic overview of management issues.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment, Interview, Systematic student observation, Seminar work

Elaboration work and its defence.
Recommended literature
  • http://excel-navod.fotopulos.net/swot-analyza.html (SWOT).
  • "Management Levels and Types | Boundless Management". courses.lumenlearning.com. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  • "Management Roles | Principles of Management". courses.lumenlearning.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  • Michael Porter-Strategy and the Internet-Harvard Business Review-March 2001 Archived 2014-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Drucker, Peter.
  • The Practice of Management. Harper & Row..
  • Courtney, Roger. Strategic Management for Voluntary Nonprofit Organizations. Routledge studies in the management of voluntary and non-profit organizations.
  • Hopkin P., Thompson C. Fundamentals of Risk Management: Understanding, Evaluating and Implementing Effective Risk Management.
  • Jones, Gareth R. Strategic Management: An Integrated Approach (10 ed.).
  • Mintzberg, Henry and Quinn, J.B. The Strategy Process, Prentice-Hall, Harlow.
  • Mintzberg, Henry. Manager l'essentiel : ce que font vraiment les managers .. et ce qu'ils pourraient faire mieux.


Study plans that include the course
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