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Introduction to Management

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Course Unit Code545-0370/06
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second 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
CER25Ing. Igor Černý, Ph.D.
VAN74doc. Ing. Michal Vaněk, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject presents management as one of the most important human activities. Lectures are divided into two parts. Initially, the students become familiar with the term management that is further analysed in wider context. Management is seen from ethical as well as social responsibility viewpoint of the manager. The latter part of the course is devoted to introduction of managerial functions classification, focusing on sequence and parallel functions.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student obtain essential theoreticaly knowledge about management of enterprises and management of public administration and municipality.
Course Contents
1. Defining the basic concepts of management.
2. Management as a scope of Science
3. Manager.
4. Corporate social responsibility and managerial ethics.
5. Corporate culture and corporate identity.
6. Management in a globalized environment.
7. Managerial functions of planning.
8. Managerial functions of decision making.
9. Managerial functions of organisation.
10. Managerial functions of communication.
11. Management of human resources.
12. Managerial function of leadership.
13. Managerial function of controlling.
14. Introduction to strategic management


Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] CERTO, Samuel, C. Modern Management. 9. vyd. New Jersy, USA: Prentice Hall, 2003. 595 p. ISBN 0-13-067089-8.
[2] KOONTZ, Harold; WEIHRICH, Heinz. Essentials of management. Fifth edition. McGraw-Hill, 1990. 529 p. ISBN 0-07-100776.
[3] DRUCKER, Peter F. The essential Drucker. In One Volume the Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management. New York : Harper Collins Publishers Inc., 2001. 368 p. ISBN: 006093574X.
[1] VANĚK, Michal. Management v hospodářské praxi : pracovní sešit. 1.
vydání. Ostrava : VŠB – TECHNICKÁ UNIVERZITA OSTRAVA, 2006. s. 114. ISBN 80-248-1149-9.
[2] VODÁČEK, Leo; VODÁČKOVÁ, Olga. Management: Teorie a praxe v informační společnosti. 4. rozšířené vydání. Praha: Management Press, 2001. 316 s. ISBN 80-7261-041-4.
[3] KEŘKOVSKÝ, Miroslav; VYKYPĚL, Oldřich. Strategické řízení : teorie pro
praxi. 1. vydání. Praha : C. H. Beck, 2002. 172 s. ISBN 80-7179-578-X.
[4] ŠENOVSKÝ, Michail; ADAMEC, Vilém; VANĚK, Michal. Bezpečnostní plánování. Edice SPBI Spektrum. 1. vydání. Ostrava : SPBI, 2006. 86 s. ISBN 80-86634-52-4.
Recommended Reading:
[1] DRUCKER, Peter F. The essential Drucker. In One Volume the Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management. New York : Harper Collins Publishers Inc., 2001. 368 p. ISBN: 006093574X.
[2] CERTO, Samuel, C. Modern Management. 9. vyd. New Jersy, USA: Prentice Hall, 2003. 595 p. ISBN 0-13-067089-8.
[1] BAJČAN, Roman. Technicky public realations aneb Jak pracovat s médii. 1. vydání. Praha : Management Press, 2003. 147 s. ISBN 80-7261-096-1.
[2] DRUCKER, Peter F. To nejdůležitější z Druckera v jednom svazku. 1. vydání. Praha: Management Press, 2002. 300 s., ISBN 80-7261-066-X.
[3] NĚMEC, Vladimír. Projektový management. 1. vydání. Praha : Grada
Publishing, 2002, 184 s. ISBN 80-247-0392-0.
[4] ŠPAČKOVÁ, Alena. Moderní rétorika : jak mluvit k druhým lidem, aby nám
naslouchali a rozuměli. 1. vydání. Praha : Grada Publishing, 2003. 120 s. ISBN 80-247-0633-4.
[5] TICHY, Noel M.; SHERMAN, Stratford. Vezměte svůj osud do vlastních rukou, než to za vás udělají jiní. Praha : PRAGMA, 2002. 383 s. ISBN 80-7205-779-0.
[6] ZADRAŽILOVÁ, Dana; KHELEROVÁ Vladimíra. Management obchodní firmy. Praha: Grada, 1994. 304 s. ISBN 80-85623-72-2.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
ExaminationExamination100 51