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Essentials of Management

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Course Unit Code545-0067/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Optional
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter, Summer 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 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.
Course Contents
1. Definition basic terms of management
2. Management as branch of science
3. Manager
4. Environment of enterprise, corporate culture, corporate identity
5. Management in a global environment
6. Social responsibility and managerial ethics
7. Managerial function - planning
8. Managerial function - decision making
9. Managerial function - communication
10. Managerial function - organizing
11. Performance management employees
12. Leadership
13. Management function - controlling
14. Aplication of management
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ROBBINS, S. P., COULTER, M. 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.
MOHELSKÁ, H., PITRA, Z. Manažerské metody. 1. vydání. Praha : Professional Publishing, 2013. s 343. ISBN 978-80- 7431-092-8.
VODÁČEK, L., VODÁČKOVÁ, O. Management: Teorie a praxe v informační společnosti. 4. rozšířené vydání. Praha: Management Press, 2001. 316 s. ISBN 80-7261-041-4.
VANĚK, M. Management v hospodářské praxi : pracovní sešit. 1. vydání. Ostrava : VŠB – TECHNICKÁ UNIVERZITA OSTRAVA, 2006. s. 114. ISBN 80-248-1149-9.
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.
DRUCKER, P. F. To nejdůležitější z Druckera v jednom svazku. 1. vydání. Praha: Management Press, 2002. 300 s. ISBN 80-7261-066-X.
ŠPAČKOVÁ, A. 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.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined