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Faculty of Economics

ECTS Course Overview



Business Management and Analysis

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Course Unit Code152-0508/01
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
FRA135Ing. Jiří Franek, Ph.D.
Summary
1. Economic aspects of business
2. Entrepreneurial processes and models
3. Business Analysis
4. Business Performance Measurement
5. Key business management tools
6. Basics of change and knowledge management
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. To develop the business economics and management skills.
2. To develop the advanced aspects of contemporary business administration and to understand contemporary models and concepts of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial process.
3. Students will also learn how to use various techniques for assessment of the business performance.
4. Focus on developing knowledge and skills need for successful business management.
5. Development of skills neede for elaboration of a overal business analysis.
Course Contents
Focus and goals of the course:
The goal of this course is to develop the business economics and management skills. To develop the advanced aspects of contemporary business administration and to understand contemporary models and concepts of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial process. Students will also learn how to use various techniques for assessment of the business performance. In this course we will focus on developing knowledge and skills need for successful business management.

Content
1. Economic aspects of business
2. Entrepreneurial processes and models
3. Business Analysis
4. Business Performance Measurement
5. Key business management tools
6. Basics of change and knowledge management
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
GREENE, Francis J. Entrepreneurship: theory and practice. London: Red Globe Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1-137-58955-2.
2. LA ROSA, Nic. Analysing financial performance: using integrated ratio analysis. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. ISBN 978-0-367-55246-6.
MAYES, Timothy R. Financial analysis with Microsoft Excel 2019. 9th edition. Boston: Cengage, [2021]. ISBN 978-0357-44205-0.
GREENE, Francis J. Entrepreneurship: theory and practice. London: Red Globe Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1-137-58955-2.
LA ROSA, Nic. Analysing financial performance: using integrated ratio analysis. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021. ISBN 978-0-367-55246-6.
MAYES, Timothy R. Financial analysis with Microsoft Excel 2019. 9th edition. Boston: Cengage, [2021]. ISBN 978-0357-44205-0.
Recommended Reading:
ALWAN, Layth C., Bruce A. CRAIG a George P. MCCABE. The practice of statistics for business and economics. 5th. ed. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 2020. ISBN 978-1-319-32481-0.
HIGGINS, Robert C., Jennifer L. KOSKI a Todd MITTON. Analysis for financial management. Twelfth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2019. ISBN 978-1-260-09191-5.
MIMICK, Richard, Michael THOMPSON a Terry RACHWALSKI. Business diagnostics: the ultimate resource guide to evaluate and grow your business. 4th ed. Victoria, BC: FriesenPress, 2021. ISBN 978-1-03-910400-6.
ALWAN, Layth C., Bruce A. CRAIG a George P. MCCABE. The practice of statistics for business and economics. 5th. ed. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 2020. ISBN 978-1-319-32481-0.
HIGGINS, Robert C., Jennifer L. KOSKI a Todd MITTON. Analysis for financial management. Twelfth edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2019. ISBN 978-1-260-09191-5.
MIMICK, Richard, Michael THOMPSON a Terry RACHWALSKI. Business diagnostics: the ultimate resource guide to evaluate and grow your business. 4th ed. Victoria, BC: FriesenPress, 2021. ISBN 978-1-03-910400-6.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Project work, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined