MPH_RLIZ Human Resources Management

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Nathalie Houtzamer, MCom (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tomáš Ondráček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Nathalie Houtzamer, MCom (seminar tutor)
Ing. Renata Skýpalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Mgr. Jakub Procházka, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! MPH_PEMA Personnel Management )&&(! MPH_AHMR Human Resources Management )&&(! MPH_HMRA Human Resources Management )&&(! NOWANY ( MPH_AHMR Human Resources Management , MPH_HMRA Human Resources Management , MPH_PEMA Personnel Management ))
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 144 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/144, only registered: 0/144
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course introduces students to the main topics in the field of human resource management. The aim of the course is to teach students how to create an environment for sustainable high employee performance and maximize employee contribution to the strategic goals of the organization.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Explain the role of human resource management in an organization,
- Evaluate the recruitment and selection processes in an organization and suggest ways to improve them,
- Assess the performance of individuals and teams and create conditions that promote high and sustainable performance in a team or organization,
- Assess the key strengths and reserves of employees and select an appropriate method for their development,
- Create a team/organizational culture that promotes equality, respects individual differences and does not tolerate unethical behaviour,
- Present a thesis and support it with arguments based on theories and research in the field of human resource management.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to HRM, the role of HRM
  • HRM across cultures
  • People resourcing: Personnel planning, job analysis, recruitment
  • People resourcing: Personnel selection
  • Performance management: Performance appraisal and reward systems
  • Performance support: Job attitudes, engagement and job design
  • Work-related stress and well-being
  • Onboarding, training and development
  • Ethics in HRM
  • Current trends in HRM
Literature
    required literature
  • WILTON, Nick. An introduction to human resource management. 5th ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2022. ISBN 978-1-5297-5370-7. info
    recommended literature
  • ARNOLD, John, Iain COYNE, Ray RANDALL and Fiona PATTERSON. Work psychology : understanding human behaviour in the workplace. 7th edition. Harlow, England: Pearson, 2020, xxv, 626. ISBN 9781292269436. info
  • ROBBINS, Stephen P. and Timothy A. JUDGE. Organizational behavior. 17 global edition. Boston: Pearson, 2017, 739 stran. ISBN 9781292146348. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, literature study, case studies, group work, discussion, reflection.
Assessment methods
Attendance at seminars, individual assignment, group assignment, midterm test and final test.
Detailed requirements for completion of the course are given in the interactive syllabus.

Any plagiarism in assignments during the semester, and copying, keeping a record of tests or carrying the tests out, using forbidden aids including any communication devices or any other breach of objectivity of the exam is regarded as a failure to meet the obligations of the course and as a serious breach of study regulations. As a consequence, the teacher grades the student with "F" or "N" and the dean is allowed to initiate a disciplinary action, which might lead to the termination of the studies.

Human Resource Management is a standard course with content taught at most foreign business schools and economic faculties. In the case of an internship abroad, the MPH_RLIZ course cannot be completed remotely without attendance at seminars, but students will be recognized for a course with the same or similar content taken at a host university. In case a course called Human Resources Management is not taught at the partner university, it is possible to find similar content typically in Organizational Behavior or Personnel Management courses. The content proximity of the courses can be consulted in advance with the course guarantor.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
Detailed course completion requirements are listed in the interactive syllabus in IS. This includes the deadlines, the required content and scope of individual and group assignments, and the requirements for the midterm and final tests. The student is required to familiarize himself/herself with this information before starting the course.

Students with an individual study plan may prepare a written assignment of 12-15 standard pages of text instead of attending seminars. In the assignment, the student will apply knowledge from the literature on three topics in the field of human resource management in practice and describe his/her experience from this application. The possibility of taking the course as part of an individual study plan must be consulted with the course guarantor before the beginning of the teaching part of the semester. The student will be given an assignment in the first 14 days of the course and will submit the assignment no later than one week before the end of the teaching part of the semester.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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