B_RLZ Human Resources Management

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Guaranteed by
doc. et doc. PaedDr. Mgr. Zdeněk Caha, Ph.D., MBA, MSc.
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 (in Czech)
OBOR(BPEk) || OBOR(BPEp)
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 the course is to acquaint students with the theory and practice of human resource management in organizations and its main tools as well as directions for further development. As part of the course, students will gradually become familiar with selected key personnel functions.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing the course, the student:
1. understands the importance and main tasks of human resources management in the organization and the labor-legal framework of human resources management,
2. knows basic personnel activities,
3. understands the principles of creating a personnel organization and its changes as well as the principles of personnel planning of the organization, defines the filling of jobs, manages the process of hiring and adaptation of employees,
4. understands the principles of managing and evaluating the work performance of employees, and controlling personnel costs, co-creates reward, motivation and communication systems, knows the principles of a healthy and ethical organizational culture,
5. understands the requirements of training and further education and development of employees, can plan, organize and evaluate corporate training.
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
  • 1. Human resource management and its role in the organization
  • 2. Personnel strategy, personnel planning, personnel organization, creation and analysis of jobs
  • 3. Recruitment and selection of workers and their adaptation
  • 4. Labor relations
  • 5. Management and evaluation of work performance
  • 6. Remuneration of workers, employee benefits, control of personnel costs
  • 7. Education and development of workers and managers
  • 8. Communication in the organization and at the workplace
  • 9. Employee motivation, conflicts and stress at the workplace, employee turnover
  • 10. Organizational culture, ethical management of human resources
  • 11. Employee life cycle
  • 12. Current trends in human resource management
  • 13. Lecture by an expert from practice
  • Seminars:
  • 1. Tasks and responsibilities of a manager in human resource management, “hard” and “soft” skills for human resource management.
  • 2. Labor-law framework for employment and human resource management, job description creation, personnel organization development and its criteria, types of personnel organizations.
  • 3. Recruitment and selection of employees, its tools and methods, conducting job interviews, hiring and onboarding employees.
  • 4. Performance management and evaluation, setting, assigning, and monitoring work goals, quantitative and qualitative work goals, conducting evaluation interviews.
  • 5. Tools, methods, and types of work motivation, application of work motivation in practice, employee satisfaction, assessing work motivation and satisfaction, conducting motivational interviews with employees.
  • 6. Tools, methods, and forms of financial employee compensation, fixed and variable salary components, creation of salary scales, employee benefits.
  • 7. Tools and methods of performance-based compensation, rules of performance-based compensation, performance-based compensation for individuals and groups, employee engagement in the company's financial results.
  • 8. Employee training and development, its methods and tools, analysis and evaluation of training outcomes, the manager as a trainer and coach.
  • 9. Work teams, their importance and management, development of teamwork skills, managerial skills for team management.
  • 10. Workplace communication, principles of effective managerial communication, conflict resolution at work, overcoming workplace stress.
  • 11. Personnel costs, personnel indicators, importance and development of personnel controlling within an organization, personnel manual of the organization.
  • 12. Presentation of case studies.
  • 13. Presentation of case studies.
Literature
    required literature
  • KOUBEK, J., 2015. Řízení lidských zdrojů. Základy moderní personalistiky. 5. rozšíření a doplněné vydání. ISBN 978-80-7261-288-8.
    recommended literature
  • ARMSTRONG, M. and S. TAYLOR, 2014. Armstrong's handbook of human resource management practice. 13th edit. Philadelphia: Kogan Page Ltd. ISBN 9780749469641.
  • TAYLOR, S. et al. 2017. Human Resource Management. [s. l.]: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. ISBN 9781843984160.
  • URBAN, J., 2017. Motivace a odměňování pracovníků. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-271-0227-3.
  • URBAN, J., 2013. Řízení lidí v organizaci: Personální rozměr managementu. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-80-7357-925-8.
  • CAHA, Z. and J. URBAN, 2017. A code of ethics as an organizational management tool and its use in the Czech Republic. Lüdenscheid: RAM Verlag. ISBN 978-3-942303-50-7.
  • BEARDWELL, J. and A. THOMPSON, 2017. Human Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach. [s. l.]: Pearson Education Limited. ISBN 129211956X.
  • URBAN, J., 2017. Psychologie řízení a vedení. Praha: Ústav práva a právní vědy. ISBN 978-80-87974-15-5.
  • CAHA, Z., et al. 2017. Management lidských zdrojů. Lüdenscheid: Ram-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-942303-52-1.
  • ARMSTRONG, M., 2013. Řízení lidských zdrojů. Praha: Grada. ISBN 80-247-0469-0. URBAN, J., 2014. Případové studie z managementu lidských zdrojů. Praha: Ústav práva a právní vědy. ISBN 978-80-87974-03-2.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Exercise
Professional Practice
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Competition
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Group Teaching - Collaboration
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for the Mid-term Test1522
Preparation for Lectures1326
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial1326
Preparation for the Final Test3742
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2614
Total:130130
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Exam – written
Test – mid-term 30 %
Test – final 70 %
Presentation
Essay
Seminary Work
Exam conditions
Mid-term grading:
mid-term test – 30 points (i.e. 30 %)
Final grading:
final test – 70 points (70 %)
Successful graduates of the course have to get total of at least 70 points under the following conditions: Mid-term grading: maximum 30% (0-30 points). Final grading: maximum 70% (0-70 points). Classification: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 – 0.
The students of the full-time form of study are obliged to fulfill the 70% attendance at the seminars. If the attendance is not met, the students will be automatically classified with the 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
Participation in classes in all forms is dealt with by a separate VŠTE internal standard (Student Attendance Records at VŠTE). Monitored attendance at full-time lectures

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.

Supplementary study material: e-learning Supporting modern trends in teaching with regard to Best practice - https://projectbestpractice.cz/cs/e-learning/

The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2025.
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