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Human Resource Management

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Course Unit Code115-0603/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
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
KAS348Ing. Kateřina Kashi, 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. Clarify the historical aspects of human resource management.
2. Explain the process for making personnel strategy and policy.
3. Describe the steps of the process of recruitment, selection and orientation of employees.
4. Explain the essence of the process of training and development of employees.
5. Clarify the performance appraisal process.
6. Clarify the nature, significance and various tools of compensation of employees.
7. Characterize the possibility of employee motivation.
8. Explain the communication process and its forms.
9. Characterize leadership and its use in the organization.
10.Describe the importance and benefits of teams and teamwork.
11.Characterize the basic principles of performance management of employees.
12.Explain the basics of ethics and its application in the field of human resource management.
13.Define characteristics of international human resource management.
14.Explain the significance and the creation of organizational culture.
Course Contents
1. Historical development of human resource management.
2. Human resource management stratégy and policy..
3. Recruitment, selection and orientation of employees.
4. Employee training and development.
5. Employee appraisal.
6. Compensation of employees.
7. Motivation of employees.
8. Communication.
9. Leadership, leadership styles.
10.Teams and teamwork.
11.Performance management of employees.
12.Human resource management ethics .
13.International human resource management.
14.Organization culture.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BAKER, Tim. The future of human resources: unlocking human potential. New, York, NY: Business Expert Press, 2022. ISBN 978-1-63742-229-8.
NOE, Raymond A.; HOLLENBECK, John R.; GERHART, Barry A. a WRIGHT, Patrick M. Human resource management: gaining a competitive advantage. 12th 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.
ARMSTRONG, Michael. Naučte se správně vést lidi: získejte zásadní manažerské a řídicí dovednosti, které skutečně vedou k výsledkům. Brno: Lingea, 2020. ISBN 978-80-7508-621-1.
BARTÁK, Jan. Řízení lidí v organizacích. Praha: Grada, 2023. ISBN 978-80-271-3823-4.
URBANCOVÁ, Hana a VRABCOVÁ, Pavla. Strategický management lidských zdrojů: moderní trendy v HR. Praha: Grada, 2023. ISBN 978-80-271-3675-9.
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.
MASLOW, Abraham H. Motivace a osobnost. Praha: Portál, 2021. ISBN 978-80-262-1728-2.
PALÍŠKOVÁ, Marcela; LEGNEROVÁ, Kateřina a STŘÍTESKÝ, Marek. Personální řízení: úvod do moderní personalistiky. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2021. ISBN 978-80-7400-702-6.
PRŮCHA, Jan. Psychologie učení. Praha: Grada, 2020. ISBN 978-80-271-2853-2.




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
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 (40)21
                ProjectProject40 21
        ExaminationExamination60 (60)30
                Written testWritten examination60 31