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Human Resources Management B

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Course Unit Code115-0391/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
BLA18prof. PhDr. Jiří Bláha, CSc.
HAS70prof. Ing. Petra Horváthová, Ph.D., MBA
KAS348Ing. Kateřina Kashi, Ph.D.
Summary
The aim of this subject is to deeply introduce students with the issues of human resource management. At the beginning of the course, students are introduced to the new role of HR departments and human resource specialists, with strategy creation and human resource policy. Subsequently are to the students in detail explained individual HR activities, including the roles of line managers and human resource specialists. Considerable attention is paid to talent management, employee remuneration and human capital management.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1.To identify new roles of personnel departments and human resource specialists in organizations.
2.To clarify human resource strategy and to explain human resource planning.
3.To explain the process of competency model creating
4.To describe the recruitment and selection process of employees and to design appropriate methods for selecting the given positions.
5.To clarify the process of placement and adaptation of employees.
6.To explain process of training and development of employees and to outline the steps of training and development cycle.
7.To clarify talent management process and to evaluate its benefits.
8.To formulate aims of performance appraisal and to design a combination of appraisal methods for chosen positions.
9.To explain the principles of contingent pay and to conclude its advantages and disadvantages.
10.To clarify the issuee of human capital management.
11.To define scope of managing employee relations and to explain processes of employee relations.
12.To conclude negatives rising staff turnover in the company and recommend possible ways of measuring employees leaving the company.
Course Contents
-New role of personnel departments and human resource specialists
-Human Resources Strategy and Policy, Human Resources Planning
-Competency and competency models
-Recruiting and Selecting Human Resources
-Placement and adaptation of employees
-Training and Development of Employees
-Talent Management
-Appraisal of Employees
-Compensating Human Resources I
-Compensating Human Resources II
-Human Capital Management
-Managing Employee Relations I
-Managing Employee Relations II
-Dismissal of Employees
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
DECENZO, David A., Stephen P. ROBBINS a Susan L. VERHULST. Fundamentals of Human Resource Management. 12th ed. Hoboken:Wiley, 2016. ISBN 9781119032748.
MATHIS, Robert L. a John H. JACKSON. Human Resource Managemenent. 13th ed. Mason: South-Western Cengage Learning, 2011. ISBN 978-0-538-45315-8.
MOONDY, Wayne R. and Joseph J. MARTOCCHIO. Human Resource Management. 14th ed. Harlow: Pearson, 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-09437-3.

ARMSTRONG, Michael a Stephen TAYLOR. Řízení lidských zdrojů: moderní pojetí a postupy. 13. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5258-7.
HANZELKOVÁ, Alena, Miloslav KEŘKOVSKÝ a Lubomír KOSTROŇ. Personální strategie – krok za krokem. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7179-564-3.
HORVÁTHOVÁ, Petra et al. Řízení lidských zdrojů pro pokročilé. SOET, vol. 12. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava. ISBN 978-80-248-3554-9.
HORVÁTHOVÁ, Petra, Jiří BLÁHA a Andrea ČOPÍKOVÁ, Řízení lidských zdrojů. Nové trendy. Praha: Management Press, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7261-430-1.
Recommended Reading:
ČOPÍKOVÁ, Andrea. Essentials of Human Resource Management. Studijní opora v rámci projektu Rozvoj jazykových kompetencí pracovníků VŠB-TU Ostrava: InterDV. 2012.
IVANCEVICH, John and Robert KONOPASKE. Human Resource Management. 12th ed. USA: Mc Graw-Hill, 2012. ISBN 9780078029127.
STEWART, Greg L. a Kenneth G. BROWN. Human Resource Management. Linking Strategy To Practice. 2nd ed. Hoboken: Wiley, 2011. ISBN 9780470530498.
BLÁHA, Jiří et al. Pokročilé řízení lidských zdrojů. Brno: Edika, 2013. ISBN 978-80-266-0374-0.
ČOPÍKOVÁ, Andrea a Petra HORVÁTHOVÁ. Odměňování zaměstnanců v organizacích. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2010. ISBN 978-80-248-2264-8.
HORVÁTHOVÁ, Petra. Talent management. Praha: ASPI, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7357-665-3.
VODÁK, Josef a Alžběta KUCHARČÍKOVÁ. Efektivní vzdělávání zaměstnanců. 2. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-3651-8.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit30 (30)16
                Presentation of the projectProject30 16
        ExaminationExamination70 (70)35
                Written testWritten examination70 35