Course detail

Company Management

ÚSI-REPOMAcad. year: 2020/2021

The course focuses on management and its development via modern approaches which are implemented in management today, and will be in the near future. Besides a short historical excursion, the approaches of acknowledged theoreticians and practicians will be introduced along with different approaches to modern management.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be able to identify risks in a comprehensive manner, and analyse them critically. They will gain the ability to implement measures and evaluate the results in firms and organisations from the company management perspective.
Students will learn about the modern conception and application of management, including its historical context and the options related to leadership, time management, process management, and the application of some management models.

Prerequisites

General awareness of business management.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Tuition takes place via lectures and seminars. The lectures focus on the explanation of basic principles, the methods of the given discipline, problems and example solutions. The seminars mainly support practical mastery of the subject matter presented in lectures or assigned for individual study with the active participation of students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Conditions for the award of the course unit credit:
1. Active participation in seminars during presentations and the subsequent discussion of seminar work.
2. Successful completion of a credit test.
3. Successful completion of a semestral project by an assigned deadline.
4. Successful completion of case studies.


Students have the opportunity to acquire points for:
- the individual semestral project
- the completion of tasks related to the course
- the completion of subsidiary tasks
- the credit test


Conditions for passing the exam:
The award of the course unit credit is a necessary condition for admission to the exam.
Knowledge of the taught topics and their practical application.
Form of examination: written and oral. An oral examination is set by the teacher if the result of the written part is unclear.

Course curriculum

1. The meaning, underlying principles and objectives of management
2. Structuralisation of management
3. Structuralisation of management – functions in management
4. Historical excursion
5. Bata’s management system
6. American approaches
7. The Japanese system
8. The technical-social approach
9. Change management
10. Process management
11. Process management – measurement
12. Managerial models
13. Personnel management

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Students will learn both theoretical fundamentals and methodological approaches to management, covering fundamental terms, concepts, structuralisation and practical application – with a focus on risk engineering. The objective of the course is to recommend necessary approaches for management problem solving with a primary focus on business organisations.

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

Active participation in the presentation of the topics of seminar assignments, participation in discussions, a high-quality presentation of a semestral project on a given topic, knowledge test.

Attendance at lessons and seminars: 13x 4 hours (52 hours)
Continuous preparation for seminars (individual study of literature)
Solution of case studies
Production of a semestral project
Preparation for the final exam
Final exam

In the case of the excused absence of a student from a seminar, the teacher can set an additional condition if appropriate. This is usually the submission of an additional written assignment.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

CRAINER, S.: Moderní management – základní myšlenkové směry, Management Press 2000. 250 s. ISBN 80-7261-019-8
DONNELLY, J.H. - GIBSON, J.L. - IVANCEVICH, J.M.: Management. Praha, Grada Publishing, 1997. 821s. ISBN 80-7169-422-3
ROBBINS, S.P. – COULTER M.: Management. Praha, Grada Publishing, 2004. 600s. ISBN 80-247-0495-1
WEIHRICH,H., KOONTZ,H.: Management. Praha: Victoria Publishing 1993. 659 s.. ISBN 80-85605-45-7.

Recommended reading

DONNELLY,J., GIBSON, J.L., IVANCEVICH, J.M.: Management. Praha: Grada Publishing, 1997. 821s. ISBN 80-7169-422-3.
LANG,H.: Nová teorie managementu. Praha:C.H.Beck.98s.ISBN 978-80-7179-683-1.
ROBINS,S.P., COULTER: Management. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2004. 600s. ISBN 80-247-0495-1.
TRUNEČEK,J.: Management znalostí.Praha:C.H.Beck.146s.ISBN 80-7179-884-3.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme RRTES_P Master's

    specialization RRES , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer