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Lecturer(s)
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Otřísal Pavel, prof. Ing. Ph.D., MBA
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Brunclík Jan, Mgr. Ing.
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Course content
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1. Provision of National Defence 2. Obligations Related to National Defence, National Defence Planning and Operational Preparation of National Territory 3. Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, Regional Military Commands, Deployment of the Czech Armed Forces in Response to Non-Military Emergencies, Military Service Obligations and Armed Forces Reserves 4. National Defence Authorities and the Decision-Making System 5. Mobilization and Mobilization Preparations 6. Human, Physical and Material Resources for National Defence 7. Economic and Infrastructural Support for National Defence 8. Collective Defence and Support for Allied Forces 9. Civil-Military Cooperation and Support to Civilian Authorities by the Armed Forces 10. Population Protection and Basic Rules for the Protection of Persons During Armed Conflict 11. Integrated Analysis of a Simulated National Defence Scenario
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Projection (static, dynamic), Group work
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 20 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the provision of national defence in the Czech Republic, introduce the legal, strategic, institutional, and organizational principles governing the national defence system, and develop their ability to understand the interrelationships between defence policy, defence planning, the activities of the armed forces, and the involvement of civilian authorities and other entities in preparing and implementing national defence measures. The course focuses on the position of national defence within the security system of the Czech Republic, the fundamental principles of defence policy, and the significance of the Czech Republic's membership in NATO and the European Union for national defence. Particular attention is paid to the responsibilities of constitutional bodies, public administration authorities, and other relevant entities, decision-making and defence planning systems, operational preparation of national territory, and the basic mechanisms of the national crisis response system for defence management. The course also addresses the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, the roles and responsibilities of the Czech Armed Forces and Regional Military Commands, military service obligations, reserve forces, mobilization, and mobilization preparedness. Another area of the course concerns the planning and provision of human, material, economic, and infrastructural resources required for national defence capabilities, including the related obligations of public authorities, legal entities, and individuals. Students are introduced to the fundamental principles of collective defence, host-nation support for allied forces operating in the Czech Republic, and civil-military cooperation. Attention is also paid to the possibilities and limitations of employing the armed forces in response to non-military emergencies, cooperation between the Czech Armed Forces, civilian authorities, and components of the Integrated Rescue System, and the fundamental principles of protecting civilian populations during armed conflict within the framework of international humanitarian law. Emphasis is placed on students' ability to understand and interpret relevant legal, strategic, policy, and planning documents, distinguish the responsibilities of different actors, and assess their interrelationships in national defence. Through case studies and scenario-based activities, students apply acquired knowledge to identify the relevant authorities and organizations, basic planning instruments, required resources, and appropriate defence measures. They develop the ability to analyse simple scenarios involving a deterioration in the security situation, assess the relationships between military and civilian components of the national defence system, and substantiate proposed courses of action. The course thereby broadens students' specialist knowledge of security and population protection and provides a foundation for understanding the role of national defence within the wider context of security education.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the position of national defence within the security system of the Czech Republic, describe the fundamental principles of defence policy, and identify the relevant legal, strategic, and policy documents. 2. Explain the significance of the Czech Republic's membership in NATO and the European Union for national defence and describe the fundamental principles of collective defence and the fulfilment of allied commitments. 3. Distinguish the responsibilities of constitutional bodies, public administration authorities, and other relevant entities in national defence, describe their basic competencies, and explain their interrelationships within the defence decision-making and management system. 4. Describe the national defence planning system and the operational preparation of national territory, explain their purpose and fundamental instruments, and assess their importance for the preparedness and defence capabilities of the Czech Republic. 5. Distinguish the main components of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic, describe the roles and responsibilities of the Czech Armed Forces and Regional Military Commands, and explain the fundamental principles of military service obligations and the military reserve system. 6. Explain the fundamental principles of mobilization and mobilization preparedness, describe their organizational aspects, and clarify the relationship between mobilization measures and the personnel, material, and other resources required for national defence. 7. Describe the basic methods of securing human, material, and other resources for national defence, distinguish the related obligations of public authorities, legal entities, and individuals, and explain their importance for implementing defence measures. 8. Explain the importance of economic and infrastructural support for national defence capabilities, describe the roles of selected economic and infrastructural capacities, and identify the main relationships between military and civilian components of the national defence system. 9. Explain the purpose and fundamental principles of the National Crisis Response System for Defence Management, describe its position within the defence planning and decision-making system, and clarify its relationship with NATO crisis response mechanisms. 10. Assess the possibilities, conditions, and limitations of employing the Czech Armed Forces in response to non-military emergencies, explain the fundamental principles of civil-military cooperation, and describe cooperation between the armed forces, civilian authorities, and components of the Integrated Rescue System. 11. Explain the fundamental principles of protecting civilian populations and civilian objects during armed conflict, describe the significance of international humanitarian law, and clarify the basic aspects of its application to national defence. 12. Analyse a simple simulated scenario related to national defence, identify the competent authorities and other relevant entities, determine the basic legal and planning instruments and required resources, assess the relationships between military and civilian components of the defence system, and substantiate the proposed course of action. The course contributes primarily to the development of competency 1.1 of the Competence Framework for Graduate Teachers (KRAAU) - understanding the subjects taught and continuing to develop subject-specific knowledge, particularly through the acquisition, interpretation, and application of specialist knowledge concerning the legal, institutional, planning, and organizational framework of national defence in the Czech Republic.
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Prerequisites
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The course has no prerequisites, corequisites, or equivalent course requirements. It is offered in the second year of study and does not require prior completion of any specific specialist course or specialized knowledge of defence planning, mobilization, or national defence arrangements. The course builds conceptually upon students' general understanding of the security system of the Czech Republic, the functioning of public administration, and population protection, progressively developed during their studies. It further develops this knowledge in relation to the legal and institutional framework of national defence, the responsibilities of the armed forces, defence planning, mobilization measures, resource provision, and civil-military cooperation. The course thus establishes a specialist foundation for understanding the organization and provision of national defence in the Czech Republic and applying the acquired knowledge to simulated scenarios.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Written exam
1. Successful completion of the course requires passing an examination assessing the achievement of the specified learning outcomes, particularly students' understanding of the legal, strategic, institutional, organizational, and planning principles of national defence in the Czech Republic and their ability to apply acquired knowledge to specific professional or simulated situations. 2. During the examination, students demonstrate an understanding of the legal and institutional framework of national defence, the fundamental principles of defence policy and collective defence, the responsibilities of relevant public authorities, the roles of the armed forces, defence planning, and the operational preparation of national territory. The assessment also covers mobilization and mobilization preparations, military service obligations, the provision of human, physical, material, economic, and infrastructural resources, civil-military cooperation, and the fundamental principles of protecting civilian populations during armed conflict. 3. The examination includes an assessment of students' ability to apply acquired knowledge to a simple simulated scenario related to national defence. Based on the given scenario, students identify the nature of the situation, determine the competent public authorities and other relevant entities, distinguish their responsibilities, identify basic legal and planning instruments, assess the need for human and material resources, and provide a professional justification for the proposed course of action. The scenario-based task may be administered and assessed in written or oral form, depending on the chosen examination format. 4. The examination may be written, oral, or a combination of both, depending on the learning outcomes being assessed. The specific examination format, organization, and assessment criteria, including the assessment of knowledge application to a simulated scenario, are determined by the course instructor and communicated to students in advance in accordance with the applicable Study and Examination Regulations of Palacký University Olomouc. 5. Approved accommodations for students with specific needs are respected throughout the assessment process.
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Recommended literature
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ČESKO. Nařízení vlády č. 139/2017 Sb., o plánování obrany státu. 2017.
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ČESKO. Zákon č. 585/2004 Sb., o branné povinnosti a jejím zajišťování (branný zákon). 2004.
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KARAFFA, Vladimír, Martin HRINKO, Jaromír ZŮNA a kol. (2022). Vybrané kapitoly o bezpečnosti. Praha.
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TŮMA, Miroslav, Josef JANOŠEC a Josef PROCHÁZKA. Obranná politika Československé a České republiky (1989?2009). Praha. 2009.
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