EFVP Ethics and philosophy of the university environment

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Štěpánka Jenešová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Štěpánka Jenešová
Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Prerequisites
are not required
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The course is primarily intended as an introduction in the study at university. Individual lectures will deal with rather a general theoretical background of the university environment, its objectives, or the requirements for the ethics in scientific research, but mostly with a practical guideline for studying and study life at VSTE. The students will first acquire theoretical competencies necessary for understanding the historical context of the origin and changes in the university environment until its current form, and refresh and deepen the theoretical knowledge in the areas of ethics and etiquette. The second teaching block will be focused on practical competencies, in which the students will learn about the specificities of the study at VSTE, its functioning, structure, regulations, and organization of the study.
Learning outcomes
Students systematize the idea of higher education in the world/in the Czech Republic
Based on the information obtained, students systematise the idea of VSTE structure and functioning; learn about the meaning and objectives of the VSTE environment
Students acquire and deepen communicative competencies, the basics of ethics and etiquette that are used in further study, creative activities, and practical life
Students effectively use the knowledge obtained in the area of ethics of science in their creative and scientific activities
Students understand the basic principles of university rules and norms, they are aware of their rights and obligations
Students choose and use effective and suitable methods and strategies for their study, are able to plan and organize their study, acquire the competencies necessary for solving technical and organizational problems that may arise in the course of the study
Students are aware of the meaning and added value of their participation in international activities and study abroad for their professional career
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the subject: the current organizational structure of VŠTE, its philosophy and a brief history; presentation of individual departments, institutes, their most important activities and management methods.
  • 2. Studying at VŠTE: study system, internal standards, important information for a complete orientation at the school, including the study schedule, SZŘ, the Barrier-Free Center and the University of the Third Age.
  • 3. VŠTE information system; Rights and obligations
  • 4. Ethics and etiquette at the university; code of ethics at VŠTE, ceremonies
  • 5. Life at VŠTE and communication: centers, clubs, societies and services of the University; information and communication channels
  • 6. Sport at VŠTE: presentation of all sporting possibilities and achievements
  • 7. Social application of the university education of an educated person: practice, school events, opportunities to participate in PVS
  • 8. Internationalization, foreign mobility: study and internship abroad, partner universities, grants
  • 9. Rhetoric and its meaning
  • 10. Rhetorical exercises for students
  • 11. Creative activity and research at VŠTE: work with talented students and opportunities for employment at VŠTE in the role of "assistant scientific force" and AP
  • 12. Introduction to critical and positive thinking
  • 13. Summary of information, questionnaire survey
Literature
    required literature
  • Statut Vysoké školy technické a ekonomické v Českých Budějovicích ze dne 17. 9. 2021 (č. j. MSMT25112/2021-1)
  • Studijní a zkušební řád Vysoké školy technické a ekonomické v Českých Budějovicích ze dne 8. 12. 2020 (č. j. MSMT-44229/2020-1)
    recommended literature
  • STELLNER, František. Deset let Vysoké školy technické a ekonomické v Českých Budějovicích (Ten years of Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice). In M. Vochozka, J. Váchal, F. Stellner. Deset let Vysoké školy technické a ekonomické v Českých Budějovicích. 1. vydání. Praha: Setoutbooks, 2016, p. 19-111. ISBN 978-80-86277-83-7. info
  • CAHA, Zdeněk and Jan URBAN. Etické řízení organizace (Ethical management of the organization). první vydání. Lüdenscheid: RAM-Verlag, 2017, 116 pp. ISBN 978-3-942303-53-8. info
  • KOHOUT, J., 2002. Rétorika, umění mluvit a jednat s lidmi. 4. dopl. vyd. Praha: Management Press. ISBN 8072610724.
  • DE VITO J. A., 2001. Základy mezilidské komunikace. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-2018-0.
  • ŠPAČKOVÁ, A., 2006. Moderní rétorika. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-2965-7.
  • HIERHOLD, E., 2008. Rétorika a prezentace. Praha: Grada. ISBN 8024707829.
  • MIKULÁŠTÍK, M., 2005. Komunikační dovednosti v praxi. Praha: Grada.
  • KOLÁŘ, P., 2019. Posilování stresem. Praha: Universum. ISBN 9788024274652.
  • HADFIELD, S., 2013. Pozitivní myšlení, Jak změnit svůj přístup a dívat se na život optimisticky. Praha: Grada. ISBN: 978-80-247-4848-1.
  • GAZDA, J., V. LIŠKA, V. a B. MAREK, 2019. Kritické myšlení. Dovednost (nejen) pro 21.století. Praha: P3K. ISBN 978-80-87343-88-3.
  • Aktuální znění Opatření rektora č. 3/2021 Organizační řád ÚPS
  • Aktuální znění Opatření rektora č. 3/2017 Organizační řád ÚTT
  • Aktuální znění Opatření rektora č. 2/2021 Organizační řád ÚZO
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial1028
Preparation for the Final Test1616
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion268
Total:5252
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 100 %
Exam conditions
Final test:

Final test - 100 % (i.e. 100 points)

Overall classification of the subject: credited (Z) 100 -70, possibility to repeat the test (NX) 69.99 - 30, not credited (N) 29.99 - 0. For successful completion of the course it is necessary to achieve at least 70 % of the course and final test together. Students in the full-time form of study are obliged to participate in 70 % of the lessons (except for lectures). If this condition is not fulfilled, the student will automatically get “-” grade.

Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester. Students with an individual study plan will take only a 100-point final test in the exam period. However, students are obliged to contact the teacher immediately after the approval of the individual study plan (ISP), if the student does not do so, his ISP will not be taken into account. (In case of any questions, the student can contact the subject guarantor via email: jenesova@mail.vstecb.cz).
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2020, summer 2021, winter 2021, winter 2022, winter 2023.
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