MKH_SYRP Corporate Management Systems

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
26/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Alena Klapalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Dušan Mladenović, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ing. Jan Žák (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Radoslav Škapa, 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
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 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/100, only registered: 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to introduce and develop system thinking in students that they can use for better management of enterprise internal activities and processes (linked internally and to the external environment). According to the general theory of systems, an enterprise is viewed in this course as a multisystem and the knowledge of its each system is vital for understanding the company as the whole and its management.
Learning outcomes
At the end course, students should be able:
to define the basic concepts of systems science;
to understand a company as complex system;
to create models of complex systems and simulate them;
to to define terms related with business process management and project management; define terms related with quality and corporate performance management
to model and optimize business processes;
to understand information systems and their development, to critically evaluate their their benefits of IS for a company;
to create a project plan;
Syllabus
  • Topics taught in the course:
  • 1. Introduction to System Theory
  • 2. Modelling and Simulation
  • 3. Business Process Management
  • 4. Information Systems and Information and Communication Technologies
  • 5. Project Management
  • 6. Knowledge Management
  • 7. Quality Management
  • 8. Corporate Performance Management
  • 9. Risk management
  • 10. Enterprise as part of a wider system - supply chains
  • 11. Enterprise as part of a wider system - sustainability
Literature
    required literature
  • DEKKERS, Rob. Applied Systems Theory. Online. 2017. ISBN 978-3-319-57526-1. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57526-1. URL info
  • SVOZILOVÁ, Alena. Projektový management : systémový přístup k řízení projektů. 3., aktualizované a rozší. Praha: Grada publishing, 2016, 421 stran. ISBN 9788027100750. URL info
  • PELÁNEK, Radek. Modelování a simulace komplexních systémů. Jak lépe porozumět světu (Modeling and simulation of complex systems). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2011, 236 pp. mimo edice. ISBN 978-80-210-5318-2. info
    recommended literature
  • FILIP, Ludvík. Efektivní řízení kvality. První vydání. Praha: Pointa, 2019, 238 stran. ISBN 9788090753051. info
  • NENADÁL, Jaroslav. Management kvality pro 21. století. Vydání 1. Praha: Management Press, 2018, 366 stran. ISBN 9788072615612. info
  • FITZSIMMONS, James A., Mona J. FITZSIMMONS and Sanjeev BORDOLOI. Service management : operations, strategy, information technology. 8th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2014, xviii, 524. ISBN 9781259010651. info
  • HISLOP, Donald. Knowledge management in organizations : a critical introduction. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013, xx, 284. ISBN 9780199691937. info
Teaching methods
lectures; team projects; reading; discussion. The course is intended only for students of the ongoing Master's degree in Business economics and Management. Due to the low number of students, the course will be taught in the form of individual consultations.
Assessment methods
Final grade consists:
from final exam;
from seminar work;
from testing;
Before taking the exam, students have to earn certain amount of points (more information in study materials).
The exam has a form of a test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 16 hodin.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: tutorial 16 hodin.
Teacher's information
Any 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 subject and as a serious breach of study regulations. As a consequence, the teacher grades the student with "F" and the dean is allowed to initiate a disciplinary action, which might lead to the termination of the studies..
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, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022.
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