UVSRPVN111 Social Security Economics and Administration

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Zdenka Krajčíková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Ladislav Průša, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Krčmaříková
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(N) && FORMA(P)
Basic knowledge of English, ability to express the issue of social security
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 aim of the course is improve the ability of students to actively use English language for expressing the issue of social security. They will understand the topics of lectures, discuss them and formulate opinions expressed in English.
Syllabus
  • 1st Position and definition of the social security system in system of social support of the Czech Republic
    2nd Social insurance program and its administration in the Czech Republic
    3rd Health insurance program and its administration in the Czech Republic
    4th Financing of the pension system
    5th Pension and retirement benefits
    6th Reforming of pensions in the Czech and Slovak Republic
    7th Sickness and maternity benefits
    8th Unemployment benefits
    9th The system of social care - the state social support
    10th Social support - social benefits and social services
    11th The providing of social benefits - economic aspects
    12th Social security law and administration
    13th Coordination of social security systems in the European Union
    14th Current issues and discussion
Literature
    required literature
  • Free Movement of Workers in the Member States of the EU, the EEA and Switzerland. URL info
  • Materiály MPSV ČR v angličtině: Employment, Disability. URL info
    recommended literature
  • KAHOUN, V. a kol. Sociální zabezpečení. Vybrané kapitoly. Triton, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7387-346-2. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Preparation for seminars according to written topics. Processing of paper (3 pages of A4) and its presentation in seminar. Students will be able to discuss the presented topic. The teacher will continuously monitor new vocabulary and knowledge by the form of short tests during the lessons. An exam is combined - written test and oral examination.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2022.
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