ECTS - PWSZ im. Witelona w Legnicy

The Witelon University of Applied Sciences in Legnica - Field: Pedagogy
Subjects for speciality:
ECTS Course Catalogue 2010/2011
ECTS credits
2
1.Course title
Organising local community and rules of self-government performing
2.Course contents
Lecture and Classes
Origin and essence of Local Government; Entity of government, assignment of government, supervisory of
government, government vs. autonomy. Constitutional essentials of local government’s foundation. Fundamental
rules of local government; helping rules, decentralization of public authority, independence rule, principles of
representational democracy, Principles of freedom association. Assignment of Local Government; Government
distribution of activity, one’s own activity, rule of task based monism. Concept of government distribution of
activity as per polish legislation (district, province). Organization of Local Government. Organizational structure
of district, province. Forms of democration. Models of Local Government. Concept of local community, its form
and influence on home rule’s development; local community, community of dialogue, dimensional community
of dialogue. Local Government and local community; government workers. Legal basis of Local Government
functioning. Legal acts of Local Government; constitution of the Government of the Republic of Poland as at 2 nd
April 1997, European charter of Local Government and other international agreements, Acts of European Union,
rules of basic law system act. Act of municipal service, financial acts and other financial acts, Local
Government’s unit status. Income of local government unit
3.Prerequisites
none
4.Learning outcomes
The students are familiar with the basic aspect of Local Government, its roles and principles, structure, (district,
province). They understand fundamental interrelation and relation of local government based on legal acts –
legal acts on local government.
5.Recommended reading
1. Barański M., Kantyka S., Kubas S., Kuś M., Samorząd terytorialny i wspólnoty lokalne. Wyd. WSP
TWP, Warszawa 2007
2. Dolnicki B., Samorząd terytorialny. Seria akademicka, KANTOR, Zakamycze 2006
3. Izdebski H., Samorząd terytorialny. Podstawy ustroju i działalności. Wyd. Prawnicze, LexisNexis,
Warszawa 2003
4. Niewiadomski Z.(red.), Samorząd terytorialny, ustrój i gospodarka. Wyd. BRANTA, Bydgoszcz 2001
5. Nowacka E., Samorząd terytorialny w ustroju państwowym. Wyd. Prawnicze, LexisNexis, Warszawa
2003
6.Type of course
Obligatory
7.Teaching team
Department of Pedagogy
8.Course structure
Form Number of hours Semester Year
Lecture 15/12 6 3
Classes
Laboratory
Project
Seminar
Other
Total student’s
workload
9.Assessment methods
Lecture – credit Classes - credit
10.Language of instruction
Polish
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