Course detail

Professional Ethics

FEKT-XEPOAcad. year: 2015/2016

This is a single-term training course the purpose of which is to define a project of a successful university student operating in the market economy.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Martin Jílek

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The ability of how to behave as an university graduate in the society, both as an expert and society man.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations - lectures, discussion, one single project during the course.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

1.Ethic - general and economic meaning
2.Corporate identity,culture,image - means of launching ethic into corporate enviroment
3.Unethical behaviour - corruption, laundering of dirty money, lobbying
4.Ethical behaviour in international corporate enviroment
5.Conditions for business activities in Europe, cultural diversity
6.Law aspects of business
7.Communication skills
8.Business negotiations
9.Demeanour

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The students will become familiar with the rules of deportment, with basic legal rules and habits when leading domestic and abroad negotiations. This course of studies includes also rhetoric training.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Dytrt, Z.: Etika v podnikatelském prostředí, Grada Publishing, Praha, 2006
John Mole: Jiný kraj, jiný mrav, Praha 1995
Kolektiv autorů: Manažerská etika II. + III. díl, ECONOMIA, Praha, 2001+2002
Šroněk, I.: Etiketa a etika v podnikání, Management Press
Šroněk, I.: Kultura v mezinárodním podnikání, Grada, Praha, 2002
Tuma, M.: Úspěšnost jednání podnikatelů. EPP. Práha 1994

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Jílek

Syllabus

Social intercourse, social habits
Standards of social comportment
Rules of written communication in effect in the European Union
Legal minimum for businessmen
Rhetoric - fundamentals of verbal performance
Preparation of a lecture, discussion, personality of the speaker
Training in the communication and discussions
Capabilities of assertiveness - how to deal with criticism
Other countries - other habits. Principles of social comportment in countries the businessman deals mostly with.

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Professional Ethics

Type of course unit