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Management in Raw Material Industry

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Course Unit Code545-0155/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated7 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter 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
VAN74doc. Ing. Michal Vaněk, Ph.D.
Summary
The course focuses on the management of enterprises operating in the raw material industry. 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
The student will acquire basic theoretical knowledge in the field of management of mining enterprises.
Course Contents
1st Defining the essentials concepts of management and staring points of management study.
2nd The social responsibility of the mining company, culture of a mining enterprise.
3rd International aspects of management.
4th Planning in a mining enterprise.
5th Decision making of manager.
6th Organization of a mining enterprise.
7th Job analysis and human resources planning in a mining enterprise.
8th Recruitment and selection human resources.
9th Managing work performance and evaluation employees in a mining enterprise.
10th Compensation and Benefits employees in a mining enterprise.
11th Management of working groups and teams.
12th Managing communication, information and communication technology
13th Control activities in a mining enterprise.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ROBBINS, Stephen P., COULTER, Mary K. Management. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Pearson, 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-09020-7.
CERTO, Samuel, C. Modern Management. 9. vyd. New Jersy, USA: Prentice Hall, 2003. 595 p. ISBN 0-13-067089-8.
KOONTZ, Harold, WEIHRICH, Heinz. Essentials of management. Fifth edition. McGraw-Hill, 1990. 529 p. ISBN 0-07-100776.
ARMSTRONG, Michael. Armstrong's handbook of performance management: an evidence-based guide to delivering high performance. Fifth edition. London: Kogan Page, 2015. ISBN 978-0-7494-7029-6.
ŘEZÁČ, Jaromír. Moderní management: manažer pro 21. století. Brno: Computer Press, 2009. ISBN 978-80-251-1959-4.
ROBBINS, Stephen. P., COULTER, Mary. K. Management. Thirteenth edition. Boston: Pearson, 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-09020-7.
VANĚK, Michal. Management v surovinovém průmyslu: E-learningová podpora – průvodce předmětem. Ostrava: VŠB – TU Ostrava, 2018.
Recommended Reading:
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.
GOODWIN, Paul a George WRIGHT. Decision analysis for management judgment. Fifth edition. Chichester: Wiley. ISBN 978-1-118-74073-6.
BALZAC, Stephen. Organizational psychology for managers. New York: Springer. Management for professionals. ISBN 978-1-4614-8504-9.
ADAMS, Robin G. Modern management in the global mining industry. Bingley: Emerald Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78973-788-2.
DRUCKER, Peter Ferdinand. To nejdůležitější z Druckera v jednom svazku. Přeložil Pavel MEDEK. Praha: Management Press, 2002. ISBN 80-7261-066-X.
ŠPAČKOVÁ, Alena. Moderní rétorika: jak mluvit k druhým lidem, aby nám naslouchali a rozuměli. 3., dopl. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, c2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2965-7.
ŠPAČEK, Ladislav. Business etiketa a komunikace: [jak být úspěšným manažerem, politikem, realitním makléřem, finančním poradcem, úředníkem veřejné správy]. Praha: L. Špaček, 2013. ISBN 978-80-260-4347-8.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined