|
Lecturer(s)
|
-
Švarcová Andrea, Mgr. Ph.D.
|
|
Course content
|
1-2. the development of modern bureaucracy 3-4. classic approaches to the bureaucracy studies (Weber) 5-6. modern critique of bureaucracy 7-8. the role of bureaucracy in postmodern society 9-10. organizational culture 11-12. gender, race and class and organizational behavior 13. empirical research of bureaucracy
|
|
Learning activities and teaching methods
|
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Project-based instruction, Individual study, Textual studies, Seminar
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
- Individual project (40)
- 30 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 34 hours per semester
|
| prerequisite |
|---|
| Knowledge |
|---|
| to be able to read texts in English. |
| to describe the formation of sociological perspectives on the study of society. |
| to describe and explain basic sociological theorie. |
| to characterize the basic findings from empirical research. |
| to list and describe the basic developmental stages of the formation of Western societies. |
| Skills |
|---|
| to produce a formally acceptable professional output. |
| to actively use foreign databases of professional journals. |
| to independently interpret knowledge from different subfields of sociology. |
| to use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English. |
| Competences |
|---|
| N/A |
| N/A |
| learning outcomes |
|---|
| Knowledge |
|---|
| to distinguish epistemological and theoretical obstacles in research on organizations and bureaucracy. |
| to explain the methodological specifics of research on organisations and bureaucracy. |
| characterize different types of conflicts between theoretical approaches and conceptualizations of organization and bureaucracy. |
| list and characterize the different comparative researches using theoretical conceptualizations in the study of organizations and bureaucracy. |
| to memorize the sociological terminology in English |
| Skills |
|---|
| to classify different types of approaches to the study of organizations and bureaucracy. |
| to analyze the academic texts in foreign language |
| to independently demonstrate specific conflict approaches in the study of organizations and bureaucracies. |
| to independently critically evaluate theories of organizations and bureaucracy. |
| Competences |
|---|
| N/A |
| N/A |
| teaching methods |
|---|
| Knowledge |
|---|
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
| Individual study |
| Skills |
|---|
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
| Individual study |
| Competences |
|---|
| Textual studies |
| Project-based instruction |
| assessment methods |
|---|
| Knowledge |
|---|
| Written exam |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Project |
| Skills |
|---|
| Written exam |
| Seminar work |
| Continuous assessment |
| Project |
| Competences |
|---|
| Seminar work |
| Project |
|
Recommended literature
|
-
Bedrnová, Eva; Nový, Ivan. Psychologie a sociologie řízení. 2., rozš. vyd. Praha : Management Press, 2002. ISBN 80-7261-064-3.
-
Doktorová, Blanka. Vybrané kapitoly z teorie organizace : skripta pro posl. filoz. fakulty Univ. Karlovy. Dotisk [1. vyd.]. Praha : Karolinum, 1994. ISBN 80-7066-616-1.
-
Handel, Michael J. The sociology of organizations : classic, contemporary, and critical readings. Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2003. ISBN 0-7619-8766-5.
-
Keller, Jan. Sociologie, byrokracie a organizace. 1. vyd. Praha, 1996. ISBN 80-85850-15-X.
-
Merton, Robert K. Studie ze sociologické teorie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Sociologické nakladatelství, 2000. ISBN 80-85850-92-3.
|