Czech

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Students will understand the significance of business in the state economy; they will be able to recognize different types of business and business activities and with the help of an analysis choose a business activity suitable for different markets. Students will be able to apply their knowledge to the management of business activities taking into account the customers’ needs and wants.

Basic economic and management terminology and categories; market functioning; organization functions; management functions and elements; business environment, basics of social communication.

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Lectures consist of an explanation of basic principles, methodology of the discipline, problems and their solutions.

The evaluation of the course takes to the consideration the systematic, ongoing work of the students. The final assessment is classified according to ECTS and will depend not only on the results of the written examination of knowledge, but also on the active participation of students in controlled lectures. The aim of evaluation is to test the knowledge, abilities and skills of students through completion of the project and test.
Activities Maximum number of points
1. Proposal 10
2. Individual written project 40
Minimum points -25
3.Test 100
Minimum points -50

Final evaluation of the subject is points from activities (1-2) and test, and points will be calculated as (sum points of project and sum points of Test)/150). Condition for pass the subject is obtaining evaluation E (minimun 50 points ).

Topics of lectures include:
1. Business and its position in National Economy and in the EU. Role of business in the national economy.
2. Defining the business terminology. Stakeholders, corporate social responsibility.
3.The rules and regulations governing business activities. Legal forms of business establishments.Business categories, kinds and types.
4. Transformation of Czech trade, the European Union and a single internal market, competition law in the Czech Republic and the EU
5. Importance of business cooperation, networking, franchising, dominance and diversification of business enterprises
6. Historical development and consumer protection systems in business (world, Czech Republic, EU)
7. Business operations law, business assortment, identification and importance of packing
8. Territorial business strategies, analysis, selection and localization of trade. Economic, social and environmental impacts
9. Technology of wholesale and retail operations, space management
10. Economy and Management of a Business Enterprise
11. Personal management in trading company, education, trainning, and specifications.
12. Marketing of business activities, relation of marketing to business activity. Customers-oriented management of business activities.Latest development trends.
13. Business models and its designing, porcess of business model development, five stages of business model, evaluation, sources, sustainability.

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The main objective of the course is to familiarize students with basic terminology used in business, with different kinds and types of business activities, with legal forms of companies, as well as with development trends. Lectures emphasise practical application of the management of business activities in accordance with customers’ needs and wants on consumer and industrial markets.

Activities for passing the course:
1. Individual written project
2. Field research - field research (Detailed information - company letter and questionnaire will be posted in the news and delivered orally at lectures and exercises) the deadline for submission of completed questionnaires is the end of November (28.11.2017) electronically to the address of the tutor (simberova@fbm.vutbr.cz) - file (student_name_name_OP)
4. Lectures of practitioners (during the semester will be given lectured lectures of practitioners, which you will find out in the Actualities of the course)
5. The credit test at the given dates by the tutor of the subject

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