Course detail

Public Structural Investments 1

FAST-BV012Acad. year: 2024/2025

This subject deals with problem of efficiency of public structural projects. The main focus of the course is the methodical suggestion of elaboration of the Feasibility study, Cost Benefit Analysis and more documents (SWOT analysis, Log frame). Problems of financial national and international resources (especially structural funds EU). Public contracts, the award procedures and the selection of optimal tender. Public Private Partnership.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of business plan processing in private sector.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Goal of this subject is to give enough information for independent work on feasibility study for project financed by public sources.
Knowledge about creation of feasibility study and eCBA public structure project.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Public and private sector (Pareto’s optimum, efficiency) 2. Pricing of public and private goods, externalities 3. Cost output methods for evaluation of economic efficiency public projects 4. Regional policy, principles and instruments 5. Financial resources for the public investment (national, international) 6. SWOT analyses, Log frame 7. Feasibility Study of public structural projects 8. Cost Benefit Analysis of public structural projects 9. Calculation of economic efficiency ratios (NPV, IRR, FRR, ERR, B/C) 10. Project cost according to grant sources 11. Public contracts (terms, award procedures) – Act No 134/2016 Coll., on Public Procurement 12. Evaluation of public tender (the economic advantage of a tender or the lowest tender price) 13. Public Private Partnership

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

1. Assessment of the cost-effectiveness of projects. 2. SWOT analysis - Case Study. 3. Analysis of problems and solutions. 4. Logical Framework - Case study. Determination of connection hypotheses. Entering the project. 5. Individual project work - Logical Framework. 6. Presentation of results. 7. Cost methods of project evaluation - Case Study. 8. CBA analysis. Cost-effectiveness of the project. Individual work. 9. CBA analysis. The economic efficiency of the project. Individual work. 10. – 11. CBA analysis. The sensitivity analysis. Individual work. 12. Presentation of results. 13. Credit.