Entrepreneurship in the raw material industry

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	545-0145/01
Abbreviation	PSP
Course title	Entrepreneurship in the raw material industry
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Economics and Control Systems
Course coordinator	Ing. Věroslav Holuša, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the subject.
2. Strategic management and market research.
3. Managerial methods, tools and systems.
4. Raw materials industry, minerals and their processes.
5. Entrepreneurial opportunities and start-up of business in the raw material industry.
6. Legal prerequisites for business in the raw materials industry.
7. Business plan for the raw materials industry.
8. Specifics of business in mining and processing of minerals.
9. Specifics of business in the field of production based on minerals.
10. Specifics of business in the field of renewable sources (RES, recycling).
11. Specifics of business in the field of modern technological raw materials.
12. The specifics of business in the field of precious metals and stones (and commodities).
13. Conclucion and evaluation of semester work.

E-learning

The Moodle learning management system (lms.vsb.cz) is used for communication beyond the presently realized concentration, through which it is possible to communicate not only between the teacher and the students, but also between the students.

Literature

OSTERWALDER, Alexander a Yves PIGNEUR. Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, c2010. .
FANDEL, Günter, ed. Modern concepts of the theory of the firm: managing enterprises of the new economy. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 3-540-40509-7.
MARIOTTI, Steve a Caroline GLACKIN. Entrepreneurship & small business management. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-503031-8.
STOKES, David a Nicholas WILSON. Small business management and entrepreneurship. 6th ed. Andover: South-Western Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-4080-1799-9.

Advised literature

DAS, Satyajit. Risk management. 3rd rev. ed. Singapore: Wiley. The swaps & financial derivatives library. ISBN 0-470-82165-5.
Fundamentals of project management. 4th ed. New York: AMACOM. WorkSmart. ISBN 978-0-8144-1748-5.
TAMVAKIS, Michael N. Commodity trade and finance. Second edition. New York: Informa Law from Routledge. Grammenos library. ISBN 978-0-415-73245-1.
ROTHAERMEL, Frank T. Strategic management. Third edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education. McGraw-Hill education international edition. ISBN 978-1-259-25549-6.

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