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Economics and Management in Water-management Companies

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Course Unit Code546-0153/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
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
MAT49Ing. Simona Matušková, Ph.D.
Summary
The course in its first part introduces students to the functioning of water management organizations and explains the basic economic concepts (business assets, costs, revenues, profit, price calculations and statistics). The second part of the course focuses on the structure and types of water economic companies and their management. It also deals with the company strategic management, its human resources and corporate culture.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Characterize water management organizations and their activities. Understand the economic aspects of business, explain the property structure of a company, its economic result and price calculations. Acquire knowledge of theoretical background for strategic and personnel management. Evaluate the level of corporate culture in the company.
Course Contents
1. Basic economic terms
2. Market mechanism, market players and their interaction
3. Economic system and organization of water management
4. Legislation in water management (Government Regulation No. 401/2015)
5. Costs, revenues, economic result, CF
6. Capital and property structure of a company
7. Financial policy and sources of investment financing
8. Price calculations of production, tax systems, statistics
9. Structure and types of society in water management
10. Definition of management, characteristics, history, approaches, new directions
11. Manager and his profile
12. Managerial skills and functions
13. Strategic business management
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
SAMUELSON, Paul Anthony a William D. NORDHAUS. Economics. 19th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-007-126383-2.
SYNEK, Miloslav. Manažerská ekonomika. 5. aktualiz. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011. Expert. ISBN 978-80-247-3494-1.
SIEGEL, Seth M. Budiž voda: izraelská inspirace pro svět ohrožený nedostatkem vody. 3. vydání. Přeložil Hana ŠKAPOVÁ. Praha: Aligier, 2018. ISBN 978-80-906420-5-8.
Nařízení vlády č. 401/2015 Sb. O ukazatelích a hodnotách přípustného znečištění.
SAMUELSON, Paul Anthony a William D. NORDHAUS. Economics. 19th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN 978-007-126383-2.
Recommended Reading:
KOTLER, Philip a Kevin Lane KELLER. Marketing management. 12th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, c2006. ISBN 0-13-145757-8.
KAPLAN, Robert S. a David P. NORTON. Efektivní systém řízení strategie: nový nástroj zvyšování výkonnosti a vytváření konkurenční výhody. Přeložil Irena GRUSOVÁ. Praha: Management Press, 2010. Knihovna světového managementu, sv. 28. ISBN 978-80-7261-203-1.
KISLINGEROVÁ, Eva. Nová ekonomika: nové příležitosti?. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2011. Beckova edice ekonomie. ISBN 978-80-7400-403-2.
STŘÍŽOVÁ, Vlasta. Systémové pojetí (hospodářské) organizace. Praha: Oeconomica, 2007. ISBN 978-80-245-1265-5.
KOTLER, Philip a Kevin Lane KELLER. Marketing management. 12th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, c2006. ISBN 0-13-145757-8.
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
        CreditCredit30 17
        ExaminationExamination70 34