153-0376/02 – Social and Health Policy (SaZP)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Public EconomicsCredits5
Subject guarantorIng. Ivana Vaňková, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Ivana Vaňková, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2023/2024Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
ROS06 Ing. Ivana Vaňková, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to understand: - the causes of social and health policy; - explain the nature of inequality in society and the concepts of poverty; - explain the nature and purpose of individual social security programs; - explain the purpose of employment policy; - orient themselves in the pay and pay scales; - orient the system of benefits and services; - construct the social security and health insurance; - define the types and forms of health care and methods of financing them; - clarify the role of health policy actors and others.

Teaching methods

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Summary

The course is focused on acquiring knowledge and skills in social and health policy. In addition to the principles, mechanisms and models applied in social and health policy, space is devoted to the bases, objectives and tools of current concepts applied in the Czech Republic. The emphasis is on the economic dimension of social and health policy.

Compulsory literature:

KEIDING, Hans. Theoretical Health Economics. Singapore: World Scientific, 2018.ISBN 978-981-3227-81-1. SPICKER, Paul. Social Policy: Theory and Practice. 3rd ed. London: Policy Press, 2014. 384 p. ISBN 13: 9781447316107. VRABKOVÁ Iveta a Ivana VAŇKOVÁ. Evaluation models of efficiency and quality of bed care in hospitals. VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2015. 194 s. ISBN 978-80-248-3755-0.

Recommended literature:

FOLLAND, Sherman, Allen C GOODMAN a Miron STANO. The Economics of Health and Health Care. 7th ed. Harlow: Pearson, c2014. ISBN 978-1-292-02051-8.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

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Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

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Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2023/2024 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Credit Credit 40  21
        Examination Examination 60  30 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Active participation in exercises min. 70%, continuous performance of tasks.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Active participation min. in 3 exercises, performance of individually determined tasks.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2024/2025 (B0312A050001) Public Economics and Administration VEP P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2023/2024 (B0312A050001) Public Economics and Administration VEP P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2023/2024 Winter