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Human Resource Management

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Course Unit Code115-5602/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HAS70prof. Ing. Petra Horváthová, Ph.D., MBA
MAK011Ing. Kateřina Mokrá, Ph.D.
Summary
The aim of the course is to equip students professionally and practically with knowledge in the field of human resource management to increase employee engagement in the organization in a competitive environment. In this course, students are introduced to the basic concepts related to the field, the historical development of human resource management and the main activities of human resource management such as planning, recruiting, selecting, training and rewarding employees. The main emphasis is on performance management, employee motivation and the ethics of human resource management.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. Describe the historical development of human resources management.
2. Explain the individual steps of ensuring human resources.
3. Explain the importance of the ethics of human resource management.
4. Explain the nature and tools of employee motivation.
5. Define performance management, management of teams and organizations.
6. Explain the steps of the employee training and development cycle.
7. Describe the nature and ways of remunerating employees.
8. Clarify leadership and individual leadership styles.
10. Describe the importance and nature of teams and teamwork.
11. Clarify the content and meaning of the organization culture.
12. Define the features and tools of international human resources management.
13. Clarify the meaning and types of working relationships.
14. Describe differences in human resources management in small and medium-sized organizations and in government.
Course Contents
1. Historical development of human resources management.
2. Ensuring human resources.
3. Human resource management ethics.
4. Employee motivation.
5. Performance management, management of teams and organizations.
6. Training and development of employees.
7. Employee remuneration.
8. Leadership, leadership styles I.
9. Leadership, leadership styles II.
10.Teams and teamwork.
11.Organization culture.
12.International human resources management.
13.Work relationships.
14.Human resources management in small and medium-sized organizations and in government.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
NOE, Raymond A., John R. HOLLENBECK, Barry A. GERHART a Patrick M. WRIGHT. Human resource management: gaining a competitive advantage. 12 ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2021. ISBN 978-1-260-57074-8.
PHILIPS, Jean M. Human Resource Management: An Applied Approach. London: Sage, 2021. ISBN 978-1948426244.
TROGER, Hermann. Human resource management in a post COVID-19 world: new distribution of power, individualization, digitalization and demographic developments. Cham: Springer, 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-67469-4.


NOE, Raymond A., John R. HOLLENBECK, Barry A. GERHART a Patrick M. WRIGHT. Human resource management: gaining a competitive advantage. 12 ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2021. ISBN 978-1-260-57074-8.
PHILIPS, Jean M. Human Resource Management: An Applied Approach. London: Sage, 2021. ISBN 978-1948426244.
TROGER, Hermann. Human resource management in a post COVID-19 world: new distribution of power, individualization, digitalization and demographic developments. Cham: Springer, 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-67469-4.
Recommended Reading:
ANDERSON, Valerie; FONTINHA, Rita a ROBSON, Fiona J. Research methods in human resource management: investigating a business issue. 4th ed. London: Kogan Page, 2020. ISBN 978-0-7494-9812-2.
TAYLOR, Stephen. Resourcing and talent management. 7th ed. London: Kogan Page, 2019. ISBN 978-0-7494-8385-2.
TROGER, Hermann. Human resource management in a post COVID-19 world: new distribution of power, individualization, digitalization and demographic developments. Cham: Springer, 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-67469-4.
ANDERSON, Valerie; FONTINHA, Rita a ROBSON, Fiona J. Research methods in human resource management: investigating a business issue. 4th ed. London: Kogan Page, 2020. ISBN 978-0-7494-9812-2.
TAYLOR, Stephen. Resourcing and talent management. 7th ed. London: Kogan Page, 2019. ISBN 978-0-7494-8385-2.
TROGER, Hermann. Human resource management in a post COVID-19 world: new distribution of power, individualization, digitalization and demographic developments. Cham: Springer, 2021. ISBN 978-3-030-67469-4.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 (40)21
                Prezentace Project40 21
        ExaminationExamination60 (60)30
                Písemný testWritten test60 30