Course: Management Practice and Techniques

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Course title Management Practice and Techniques
Course code KET/PMT
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Navrátil Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Steiner František, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Tupa Jiří, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Řeřicha Tomáš, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Skočil Vlastimil, Doc. Ing. CSc.
Course content
1) Introduction to basic managerial techniques and skills (importance of management, personality of manager, Leadership) 2) Planning (How to reach goals, Tools for generation new Ideas, Search for alternatives) 3) Organization (Organizational Structures, Workgroups, Group management) 4) Organization (Time Management, Overloading) 5) Organization (Time Management, Organization of work) 6) Decision-making (Pareto's rule, ABC analysis, Eisenhower principle, Cause and Effect Diagram, delegation) 7) Leadership (Communication, Motivation, Conflicts) 8) Leadership (Decision-making, Evaluation, Consideration of consequences, Evaluation of people) 9) Control (Controlling, Internal control, Internal audit) 10) Team meetings (Goal, Program, Leadership, Involvement of others, Types of meetings) 11) Presentation (Preparation, Goal, Structure, Working with visual Aids) 12) Motivational Techniques (Motivation, Demotivators, Classical theories) 13) Conflict Resolution (Conflict Types and Properties, Approaches)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Students' self-study, Lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 12 hours per semester
  • Team project (50/number of students) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe basic statistical tools
Skills
use computer technology, especially SW MS PowerPoint
to analyze and understand the technical text and to work with it
use basic statistical methods
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe methods how to effectively achieve the goal
to describe tools for generating new ideas
to explain and describe time management tools
to describe the issue of managerial decision-making
to explain basic motivational techniques
to summarize options for conflict resolution
to describe decision-making techniques
Skills
to find the necessary material and information on the problem
to interpret technical text and apply the studied solution to the problem
to apply tools for generating new ideas
to apply decision-making techniques
to use techniques for effective time management
to apply motivational techniques for human resource management
to use techniques for quality and interesting presentations
know the techniques of planning and apply them in practice
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar
Skills
Seminar
Collaborative instruction
Students' portfolio
Competences
Seminar
Collaborative instruction
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Group presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Group presentation at a seminar
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Group presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Bennis Warren. On Becoming a Leader. INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US, 2009. ISBN 9780465014088.
  • Carnegie Dale. How to Win Friends and Influence People. SIMON & SCHUSTER, United States, 2011. ISBN 1439199191.
  • Fotr, Jiří; Švecová, Lenka. Manažerské rozhodování : postupy, metody a nástroje. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha : Ekopress, 2010. ISBN 978-80-86929-59-0.
  • Gallo, Carmine. Tajemství skvělých prezentací Steva Jobse : jak si získat každé publikum. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4389-9.
  • Jay, Ros; Templar, Richard. Velká kniha manažerských dovedností. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2006. ISBN 80-247-1279-2.
  • Medlíková, Olga. Přesvědčivá prezentace : špičkové rady, tipy a příklady. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-2278-8.
  • Plamínek, Jiří. Tajemství motivace : jak zařídit, aby pro vás lidé rádi pracovali. 3., rozšířené vydání. 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5515-1.
  • Saunders Elizabeth Grace. The 3 Secrets to Effective Time Investment: Achieve More Success with Less Stress. McGraw-Hill Education, 2013. ISBN 9780071808811.
  • Šuleř, Oldřich. 100 klíčových manažerských technik : komunikování, vedení lidí, rozhodování a organizování. Vyd. 1. Brno : Computer Press, 2009. ISBN 978-80-251-2173-3.
  • Vosoba, Pavel. Dokonalá manažerská selhání : neobyčejná řešení obyčejných problémů. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2008. ISBN 978-80-247-2461-4.


Study plans that include the course
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