KHMANA Management I

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Ladislav Blažek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Ondřej Částek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Bc. Sylva Žáková Talpová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Ivan Hálek, CSc. (alternate examiner)
Ing. Petr Smutný, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Ladislav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Timetable
Sun 5. 10. 8:30–11:50 P104, Sun 26. 10. 12:50–16:15 P104, Sat 22. 11. 8:30–11:50 P103
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused on management in business organizations as well as in non-business organizations.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand the incorporation of general management into the relevant scientific disciplines
- explain the nature of an organization and the impact of organizational strategy and organizational culture on the organizational structure
- describe basic types of organizational structures
- apply the principles of organization on the creation of organizational structures
- explain the nature of planning and decision-making
- clarify the organizational and procedural way of decision-making
- explain the decision-making process and its various stages
- apply methods of decision analysis to solving decision-making problems
- explain the nature of influencing
- clarify the principles of selected motivational theories and their relationship to the incentive instruments and motivational system
- explain the essence of leadership, motivation and communication
- describe the trends of management in the context of economic, social and political conditions of the twentieth century and further development on the threshold of twenty-first century
- acquire basic management skills
Syllabus
  • Thematic plan of the course: 1. Introduction to the problem
  • 2. Personal management
  • 3. Organisation I
  • 4. Organisation II
  • 5. Planning
  • 6. Making decision I
  • 7. Making decision II
  • 8. Leadership management
  • 9. Motivation
  • 10. Communication
  • 11. Monitoring
  • 12. Development trends of management
  • 13. Knowledge and experience from the management practices.
Literature
  • VÁGNER, Ivan. Systém managementu. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2006, 432 pp. Edice učebnic Právnické fakulty MU ; č. 375. ISBN 8021039728. info
  • VEBER, Jaromír. Management :základy, prosperita, globalizace. Vyd. 1. Praha: Management Press, 2006, 700 s. ISBN 80-7261-029-5. info
  • Management. Edited by Stephen P. Robbins, Translated by Vlasta Šafaříková. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2004, 600 s. ISBN 8024704951. info
Assessment methods
Tutorials take place in the form of lectures, consulations and self-study. The course is completed by an oral exam. The precondition for the oral exam is to work up and hand over (by the date stated) 3 pieces of POT (paper corrected by the tutor)
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007.
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