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Industrial Economics and Management

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Course Unit Code634-2017/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
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 InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
JAN48prof. Ing. Kamila Janovská, Ph.D.
S1K47Ing. Eva Švecová, Ph.D.
KUT064Ing. Josef Kutáč, Ph.D.
Summary
This is common course of study program which is providing basic knowledge about economy of industrial company and will explain terms and relations in economical management of company. This course is focusing on economical and financial management of company producing steel, mechanical and chemical products. Contains also basics of company management and its application on different processes in company.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student will learn:
- the basic terms of economic management in industrial company,
- describe property and capital structure of company.

Student will obtain:
- complex overview about company evolution in time.

Student will be able:
- use his theoretical knowledge for evaluation of financial situation and health of company taking into consideration industry specifics.
Course Contents
1. Basics of company law.
2. Types of companies defined by law.
3. Industrial company environment - basic analysis.
4. Economical management and specifics of industrial company.
5. Capital and property structure of industrial company.
6. Different types of company financial resources.
7. Effectiveness and efficiency of industrial company.
8. Functions and activities of industrial company.
9. Production, technological and sales specifics of industrial company.
10. Strategic, tactical and operational planning in production company.
11. Basics of company management.
12. Basic managerial functions.
13. Current trends and approaches in steel, mechanical and chemical industry in Czech Republic and EU.
14. Practical study case.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
BAYE, M. R. a J. PRINCE. Managerial economics and business strategy. Ninth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. ISBN 978-1-259-25138-2.
SYNEK, M. a E. KISLINGEROVÁ. Podniková ekonomika. 6. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2015. ISBN 978-80-7400-274-8.
SEDLÁČEK, M., P. SUCHÁNEK a J. ŠPALEK. Kvalita a výkonnost průmyslových podniků. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012. ISBN 978-80-210-6075-3.
VALACHOVÁ, B. Obchodní korporace a jejich přeměny: (právní, účetní a daňové aspekty). Ostrava: Key Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7418-220-4.
ROBBINS, S. P. a M. K. COULTER. Management. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Pearson, 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-09020-7.
MARTINOVIČOVÁ, D., J. VAVŘINA a M. KONEČNÝ. Úvod do podnikové ekonomiky. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-5316-4.
Recommended Reading:
BROOKS, R. Financial management: core concepts. Third edition. Boston: Pearson, 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-10142-2.
ŠMÍDOVÁ, R. Finanční analýza a plánování podniku: sbírka neřešených příkladů. Vyd. 3. Praha: Oeconomica, 2012. ISBN 978-80-245-1851-0.
Živnostenské podnikání: předpisy regulující podnikání : redakční uzávěrka 22.8.2016. Ostrava: Sagit, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7488-179-4.
studijní opory Ekonomika podniku: https://www.fmmi.vsb.cz/cs/katedry-a-pracoviste/634/vyukove-opory-katedry/index.html
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
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
        CreditCredit30 20
        ExaminationExamination70 51