UVSRPAVSR1 English Language

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Olga Březinová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Olga Březinová, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
žádné
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Cílem předmětu je procvičit a upevnit odbornou terminologii používanou ve veřejné správě na centrální, regionální i místní úrovni i v orgánech a institucích Evropské unie. Studium jazyka má průpravnou funkci se dvěma cíli: komunikačním a vzdělávacím. Cvičení budou rozvíjet řečové dovednosti a povedou k osvojování příslušných jazykových prostředků tak, aby studenti byli schopni efektivně porozumět a pracovat s odbornými materiály v anglickém jazyce.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Public administration in the Czech Republic - organisation and structure.
    2. Public administration - regional and local levels
    3. Political sytem and political parties
    4. Government, justice and law
    5. Labour market and employment policy, job centres
    6. Health and social insurance
    7. Health and social services, welfare programmes
    8. Educational system in the Czech Republic
    9. Public finance, public budgets, taxation
    10. Public procurement
    11. The EU policies
    12. Communication skills for public servants
    13. Presentation skills for public servants
Literature
    required literature
  • Barr, N. Labor Markets and Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
The analysis of student 's performance
Didactic test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2008, recent)
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