Course detail

Professional Ethics

FEKT-XPC-EPOAcad. year: 2018/2019

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

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

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

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

Recommended reading

Šťastný, V.: Etiketa aneb společenské chování v profesním styku, ASPI, Praha, 2005
Antonín Langer: Úspěch veřejné promluvy, Praha 1993
Rolný, I., Lacina, L.: Globalizace, etika, ekonomika, nakl. Jan Piszkiewicz, Věrovany, 2004

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-AUD Bachelor's

    specialization AUDB-TECH , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme BPC-ECT Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-MET Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-SEE Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-TLI Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-IBE Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BKC-TLI Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BKC-MET Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BKC-EKT Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BKC-SEE Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme BPC-AMT Bachelor's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme MPC-BTB Master's 0 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

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.