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Business Administration

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Course Unit Code152-0322/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First 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
BLE50doc. Dr. Ing. Pavel Blecharz
C1V30Dr.Ing. Zuzana Čvančarová
POC20Ing. Blanka Poczatková, Ph.D.,MBA,LL.M.
LUK50doc. Ing. Xenie Lukoszová, Ph.D.
Summary
It is a cross-sectional course that provides basic theoretical knowledge of business economics to students. Students will learn about the establishment, creation, functioning and demise of a company, get acquainted with business value-creation processes and with measuring the efficiency and performance of business activities.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. Understand the basic areas of business administration.
2. Understand the nature of business administrationand management.
3. Identify the main and sub-objectives of contemporary business administrationand management.
4. Understand the fundamentals of managerial skills in strategic and financial management of the enterprise.
5. Acquire the basic skills and competencies for fundamental activities in business administration.
Course Contents
It is a cross-curricular course that provides students with basic theoretical knowledge of business economics. Students will learn about the establishment, creation, functioning and cancelling of a company, get acquainted with business value-creation processes and with measuring the efficiency and performance of business activities.
Main topics (syllabus) of lectures:
1. Introduction to business economics.
2. Typology of companies and companies.
3. Business surroundings and business environment.
4. Business life cycle and its phase.
5. Capital and property structure of the company.
6. Economic efficiency of the company and its basic category.
7. Organization and organizational structure of the company.
8. Strategic business management.
9. Financial management.
10. Production activity of the company.
11. Purchasing Management.
12. Sales and marketing.
13. Personnel management.
14. Modern trends in corporate governance and entry of companies into foreign markets.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BREALEY, Richard et al. Fundamentals of corporate finance. 10th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2020. 649 p. ISBN 978-1-260-01395-5.
RŮČKOVÁ, Petra. Finanční analýza: metody, ukazatele, využití v praxi. 7. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada, 2021. 172 s. ISBN 978-80-271-3124-2.
VOCHOZKA, Marek. Metody komplexního hodnocení podniku. 2. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada, 2020. 480 s. ISBN 978-80-271-1701-7.
BREALEY, Richard et al. Fundamentals of corporate finance. 10th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2020. 649 p. ISBN 978-1-260-01395-5.
RŮČKOVÁ, Petra. Finanční analýza: metody, ukazatele, využití v praxi. 7. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada, 2021. 172 s. ISBN 978-80-271-3124-2.
VOCHOZKA, Marek. Metody komplexního hodnocení podniku. 2. aktualizované vydání. Praha: Grada, 2020. 480 s. ISBN 978-80-271-1701-7.
Recommended Reading:
KURATKO, Donald F. Entrepreneurship: theory, process, practice. Tenth edition. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2017. ISBN 978-1-305-57624-7.
STRAKOVÁ, J., J. VÁCHAL, M. VOCHOZKA, Z. CAHA, P. PÁRTLOVÁ, R. VANÍČKOVÁ, I. KMECOVÁ, J. URBAN a S. BÍLEK. Malé a střední podniky v ČR – současnost a vize. Praha: Grada, 2020. 200 s. ISBN 978-80-271-1747-5.
ŠAFROVÁ DRÁŠILOVÁ, Alena. Základy úspěšného podnikání: průvodce začínajícího podnikatele. Praha: Grada, 2019. 248 s. ISBN 978-80-271-2182-3.
KURATKO, Donald F. Entrepreneurship: theory, process, practice. Tenth edition. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2017. ISBN 978-1-305-57624-7.
STRAKOVÁ, J., J. VÁCHAL, M. VOCHOZKA, Z. CAHA, P. PÁRTLOVÁ, R. VANÍČKOVÁ, I. KMECOVÁ, J. URBAN a S. BÍLEK. Malé a střední podniky v ČR – současnost a vize. Praha: Grada, 2020. 200 s. ISBN 978-80-271-1747-5.
ŠAFROVÁ DRÁŠILOVÁ, Alena. Základy úspěšného podnikání: průvodce začínajícího podnikatele. Praha: Grada, 2019. 248 s. ISBN 978-80-271-2182-3.

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