UVSRPHK008 Economy and Social Security Administration

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
12/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Ladislav Průša, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Ladislav Průša, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: JUDr. Marie Sciskalová, Ph.D.
Timetable
Fri 26. 2. 10:35–13:50 C205, Fri 12. 3. 10:35–13:50 C205, Fri 26. 3. 10:35–13:50 C205
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(K)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course objective is to apply the knowledge students have acquired in courses of economic and legal disciplines in the area of social security in the Czech Republic and the European Union already completed.Theoretical knowledge from lectures is exacerbated by individual consultations which include not only presentations by students but also training to deal with situations of social security using some printed forms and other materials.
Learning outcomes
Professional Knowledge
Students will learn the economic-legal subject matter of the social security system in the Czech Republic and in the EU in the extent of the course subject matter.
Professional Skills
Students will be able to navigate the social security system, understand its economic and legal context and use their expertise in practice, particularly in the areas of health and social insurance, welfare system, unemployment benefits and to the necessary extent, also in the social security system of the European Union .
General Qualification
Students gain knowledge and skills that lead them effectively to sources of further knowledge and skills needed for their application and use in practice (“they will know the where and the how”).The general learning outcomes should be the student's ability to think critically and evaluate social reality with no medial or political deformities.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the study of economy and social security administration.
  • 2. Organization and implementation of social security in the Czech Republic.
  • 3. Social insurance system.
  • 4. Pillars of the social insurance system: social security, health insurance and public pension plan.
  • 5. Health insurance system.
  • 6. Definition and social care system.
  • 7. State social welfare.
  • 8. Welfare for people with disabilities
  • 9. Allowance for care and assistance in material need.
  • 10. Unemployment benefits.
  • 11. Social security system in the EU
  • 12. Current issues, a summary of the subject matter and discussions
Literature
    required literature
  • HALÍŘOVÁ, Gabriela a Petra MELOTÍKOVÁ. Praktikum z práva sociálního zabezpečení. 4 vydání. Praha: Leges, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7502-090-1.
  • KRAJČÍKOVÁ, Zdenka. Ekonomika a správa sociálního zabezpečení. Opava: Slezská univerzita v Opavě, Fakulta veřejných politik v Opavě, 2017. Elektronická studijní opora.
  • PENNINGS, Frans. European Social Security Law.6 vydání. The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 2015. ISBN 9781780683102.
  • TRÖSTER, Petr a kolektiv. Právo sociálního zabezpečení. 6. vydání. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7400-473-5.
  • KAHOUN, V. a kolektiv. Sociální zabezpečení. Vybrané kapitoly. Praha: Triton, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7387-733-0. info
    recommended literature
  • CHVÁTALOVÁ, Iva a kolektiv. Právo sociálního zabezpečení v České republice a Evropské unii. Praha: Aleš Čeněk, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7380-374-2.
  • KRÁLOVÁ, J., RÁŽOVÁ, E. Sociální služby a příspěvek na péči. aktualizované a přepracované vydání. Olomouc: An, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7263-748-5. info
  • Krebs, V. a kol. Sociální politika. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7478-921-2. info
Assessment methods
Submission and defence of a term paper on a selected topic, half-time written test (successful completion at 60% or more correct answers), written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Instruction in person is conducted through a system of introductory consultations on selected topics in the scope of 12 hours.The part-time study material is accessible in an e-learning course environment at the e-portal https://elearning.slu.cz/enrol/index.php?id=144, where various individual tutorials are conducted according to the subject matter overview and under the guidance of the instructor.This environment also provides students individual consultations of selected problematic units.Electronic study material with assignments is determined and prepared.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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