MAD_s Managerial skills

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Romana Kušnirová, DiS., PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Romana Kušnirová, DiS., PhD.
Department of Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Prerequisites
OBOR(CAP)
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
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to prepare future successful managers who will achieve positive results through effective management and a responsible approach to corporate goals. Throughout the course, students will learn to analyze and solve complex problems through practical tasks, make data-informed decisions, and effectively implement and coordinate managerial activities in alignment with current environmental requirements. An important component of the course is the development of environmental skills, which are essential for today’s managers. These skills include the ability to promote sustainable values within the company, manage environmental risks, and monitor the ecological impacts of organizational decisions. Students will thus learn how to integrate environmentally responsible principles into strategic and operational activities, such as resource management, ecological innovation, and environmental reporting. Emphasis is placed on regular supervision and feedback between instructors and students, enabling students not only to improve their skills but also to deepen their understanding of the interaction between the company’s economic goals and its ecological responsibilities.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: • 1. acquire fundamental managerial skills, • 2. master and apply the principles and fundamentals of managerial functions in practice, • 3. analyze problems and make informed decisions, • 4. implement and coordinate managerial functions, • 5. support environmentally sustainable values and practices within business processes, • 6. identify and assess environmental risks associated with business activities and propose measures to minimize them, • 7. effectively implement principles of sustainable resource management.
Syllabus
Lectures: • 1) Managerial Skills – Characteristics, Classification • 2) Management and Decision-Making Skills • 3) Leadership, Team Management, and Organizational Skills • 4) Communication Skills and Delegation of Authority • 5) Financial and Control Skills • 6) Conceptual, Analytical, and Digital Skills • 7) Introduction to Environmental Managerial Skills – The Manager's Role in Promoting Environmental Values in Business • 8) Legislative Skills and Compliance with Environmental Regulations Environmental Conceptual Skills • 9) Managerial Skills in Environmental Resource Management • 10) Managerial Skills in Ecological Innovation and Sustainability • 11) Managerial Skills in Environmental Risk Management • 12) Managerial Skills in Environmental Reporting • Seminars: • 1. Application of Managerial Skills in Business Practice • 2. Application of Management and Decision-Making Skills in Managerial Practice • 3. Application of Leadership, Team Management, and Organizational Skills in Managerial Practice • 4. Application of Communication Skills and Delegation of Authority in Managerial Practice • 5. Application of Financial and Control Skills in Managerial Practice • 6. Application of Conceptual, Analytical, and Digital Skills in Managerial Practice • 7.Application of Environmental Managerial Skills in Business Practice • 8. Application of Legislative Skills and Compliance with Environmental Regulations in Managerial Practice • 9. Application of Environmental Conceptual Skills in Managerial Practice • 10. Application of Environmental Resource Management in Managerial Practice • 11. Application of Ecological Innovation and Sustainability Management in Managerial Practice • 12. Application of Environmental Risk Management in Managerial Practice • 13. Application of Environmental Reporting in Managerial Practice
Literature
    required literature
  • VEBER, J. a L. ŠVECOVÁ, 2023. Udržitelnost a udržitelný management. Praha. Garda.ISBN: 978-80-271-0897-8.
  • PAVLICA, K., JAROŠOVÁ, E. a R. B. KAISER, 2015. Vyvážený leadership. Dynamika manažerských dovedností. Praha: Management Press. ISBN 978-80-7261-289-5.
    recommended literature
  • WHETTEN, D. A. and K. S. CAMERON, 2016. Developming Management Skills. New York: Global Edition, 9/E. ISBN 978-12-9209- 748-0.
  • GILLETTE, M., 2015. Mind Boss: Using the Tenets of Tough Thinking to Take Charge of Your Thoughts and Transform Your Life. New York: Outskirts. ISBN 978-14-7875-337-7.
  • HESS, D. W., 2018. Leadership by Engineers and Scientists: Professional Skills Needes to Success in a Changing World. New York: WILEY. ISBN 978-1-119-43659-1.
  • PILAŘOVÁ, I., 2016. Leadership & management development: role, úlohy a kompetence managerů a lídrů. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-5721-6
  • GUNNAR, R. et al. 2024. Research Handbook on Sustainability Reporting UK: Elgar ISBN 978-10-3531-626-7
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for the Mid-term Test26 
Preparation for Lectures2652
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial2639
Preparation for the Final Test2616
Attendance on Lectures1323
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion13 
Total:130130
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Proaktivní přístup na seminářích (in Czech) 5 %
Uplatnění prezentačních/komunikačních a manažerských dovedností na aplikačním příkladu z~uživatelského prostředí na vybrané téma formou ústní prezentace s~podporou informačních a komunikačních technologií (in Czech) 25 %
Případová studie (in Czech) 70 %
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2022, winter 2023, winter 2024.
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