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Human Resource Management

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Course Unit Code115-0592/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
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
MAK011Ing. Kateřina Mokrá, Ph.D.
Summary
The aim of the course is to provide students with a deeper understanding of human resource management. At the beginning of the course, students are introduced to the new role of HR departments and HR management specialists, the development of HR management strategy and policy. Subsequently, students are given a detailed explanation of the various HR activities, including the roles of line managers and HRM specialists. Considerable attention is paid to the issues of competency models, talent management and employee remuneration.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. Explain the nature and content of human resource management.
2. Clarify the process for making personnel strategy and policy.
3. Describe the steps of the process of recruitment, selection and adaptation of employees.
4. Explain the essence of the process of training and development of employees.
5. Characterize the basic principles of performance management and performance appraisal of employees.
6. Clarify the nature, significance and various tools of compensation of employees.
7. Explain the basics of ethics and its application in the field of human resources management.
8. Describe the importance and benefits of competencies and competency models usage.
9. Characterize talent management and its use in the organization.
10.Explain the significance and the creation of organizational culture.
11.Define the essence of international human resource management.
12.Characterize employee relations and its improtance.
Course Contents
1. Human Resource Management
2. Human Resource Strategy and Policy
3. Human Resource Planning
4. Job Analysis and Job Description
5. Recruitment, Selection and Orientation of Employees
6. Training and Development of Employees
7. Performance Management and Employees Appraisal
8. Compensation of Employees
9. Human Resource Management Ethics
10.Organizational Culture
11.International HRM
12.Competencies and Competency Model
13.Talent Management
14.Employee Relations
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
NOE, Raymond A., John R. HOLLENBECK, Barry A. GERHART a Patrick M. WRIGHT. Human resource management: gaining a competitive advantage. 12 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.
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.

NOE, Raymond A., John R. HOLLENBECK, Barry A. GERHART a Patrick M. WRIGHT. Human resource management: gaining a competitive advantage. 12 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.
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.
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.

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.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined