RLZ_s Human Resources Management

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. et Mgr. Blanka Borovková (seminar tutor)
doc. et doc. PaedDr. Mgr. Zdeněk Caha, Ph.D., MBA, MSc. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Iveta Kmecová, PhD. (seminar tutor)
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
Timetable of Seminar Groups
RLZ_s/A3: Sun 27. 10. 8:00–9:30 E5, 9:40–11:10 E5, 11:25–12:55 E5, 13:05–14:35 E5, Sun 24. 11. 8:00–9:30 E5, 9:40–11:10 E5, 11:25–12:55 E5, 13:05–14:35 E5, I. Kmecová
RLZ_s/P01: Wed 8:00–9:30 I301( spojená s I302), I. Kmecová
RLZ_s/S01: Thu 11:25–12:55 E6, B. Borovková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
OBOR(BSAp) || OBOR(BSAk)
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 familiarize with the meaning, main tasks, tools and methods of human resources management in private and public organizations. The main thematic areas of the course include the role of direct superiors and professional HR professionals in the conception, implementation and control of personnel-management activities, especially in the creation of the organization's personnel strategy, personnel planning, recruitment, selection and adaptation of employees, creation of job vacancies, evaluation, motivation, remuneration and employee education and development. The central concept from which the subject is based is the concept of employee performance management based on the establishment of performance goals for individuals and their groups, evaluation of work results and performance-based remuneration that strengthens motivation to achieve performance goals. Part of the objectives of the courese is the acquisition of the ability to critically analyze the existing methods and tools of personnel management and their improvement, as well as the analysis and improvement of the corporate culture and management style of managers.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing the course, the student:
1. understands the theory of human resources management and its importance in the context of business management, understands and is able to apply practically the requirements for creating a personnel strategy and personnel organization of the company,
2. understands the goals, principles and tools of personnel planning, can analyze the quantitative and qualitative needs of human resources corresponding to the current and future goals of the company,
3. understands the goals, tools and methods of individual personnel processes, can critically analyze and develop them in accordance with the organization's strategy,
4. masters the social and communication skills needed to manage human resources, can apply them practically and provide advisory support to the company's senior employees in their application,
5. knows the goals and principles of personnel auditing and controlling as human resources management tools.
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
  • 1. Functions and goals of human resource management in the organization, managerial skills for human resource management, leadership in the organization.
  • 2. The legal framework of employment and management of human resources and employees-employers relations in the organization, personnel rationalization and dismissal of employees.
  • 3. Acquisition, selection, acceptance and adaptation of workers, creation of personnel organization.
  • 4. Management and evaluation of employee performance, employees work goals, their assignment and delegation.
  • 5. Work motivation, its tools and use in practice, types, job satisfaction.
  • 6. Remuneration of employees, creation of a fixed remuneration component.
  • 7. Performance remuneration tools.
  • 8. Benefits and their functions.
  • 9. Development and training of employees, their goals, methods and evaluation.
  • 10. Training and development of managers, its methods and evaluation.
  • 11. Causes and solutions of employee turnover, prevention and resolution of conflicts and stress in the organization.
  • 12. Organizational culture, its meaning, creation and changes, ethics in the organization and ethical management.
  • 13. Personnel strategy and personnel planning, personnel cost management and personnel controlling
  • Seminars:
  • 1. Tasks and responsibilities of a manager in human resource management, "hard" and "soft" skills for human resource management.
  • 2. Labor-legal framework of employment and human resources management, creation of job vacancies, creation of personnel organization and its criteria, types of personnel organizations.
  • 3. Recruitment and selection of workers, its tools and methods, conducting recruitment interviews, recruitment and adaptation of workers.
  • 4. Management and evaluation of work performance, setting, entering and checking work goals, quantitative and qualitative work goals, conducting evaluation interviews.
  • 5. Tools, methods and types of work motivation and its types, application of work motivation in practice, employee satisfaction, ascertaining work motivation and satisfaction, conducting motivational interviews with employees.
  • 6. Tools, methods and forms of financial remuneration of employees, fixed and variable wage components, creation of wage scales, employee benefits.
  • 7. Tools and methods of performance-based remuneration, performance-based remuneration rules, performance-based remuneration of individuals and groups, employee interest in the company's economic results.
  • 8. Training and development of employees, its methods and tools, analysis and evaluation of educational results, manager as lecturer and coach.
  • 9. Work teams, their importance and management, creation and development of teamwork skills, management skills for team management.
  • 10. Communication at the workplace, principles of effective manager communication, resolution of work conflicts, overcoming stress at the workplace.
  • 11. Personnel costs, personnel indicators, the meaning and creation of the organization's personnel controlling, the organization's personnel manual.
  • 12. Presentation of case studies.
  • 13. Presentation of case studies.
Literature
    required literature
  • 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.
  • BEARDWELL, J. and A. THOMPSON, 2017. Human Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach. [s. l.]: Pearson Education Limited. ISBN 129211956X.
  • TAYLOR, S. et al. 2017. Human Resource Management. [s. l.]: Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development. ISBN 9781843984160.
  • KOUBEK, J., 2015. Řízení lidských zdrojů. Základy moderní personalistiky. 5. rozšíření a doplněné vydání. ISBN 978-80-7261-288-8.
  • URBAN, J., 2013. Řízení lidí v organizaci: Personální rozměr managementu. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-80-7357-925-8.
  • CAHA, Z., et al. 2017. Management lidských zdrojů. Lüdenscheid: Ram-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-942303-52-1.
    recommended literature
  • ARMSTRONG, M. and S. TAYLOR, 2014. Armstrong's handbook of human resource management practice. 13th edit. Philadelphia: Kogan Page Ltd. ISBN 9780749469641.
  • 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.
  • URBAN, J., 2017. Psychologie řízení a vedení. Praha: Ústav práva a právní vědy. ISBN 978-80-87974-15-5.
  • URBAN, J., 2017. Motivace a odměňování pracovníků. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-271-0227-3.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Partial tasks2942
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial1326
Preparation for the Final Test3648
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2614
Total:130130
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
Fulfillment partial tasks 30 %
Exam conditions
In order to successfully complete the subject, it is necessary to achieve a total of at least 70% from the interim and final assessment under the conditions set out below. 30 points, i.e. 30%, can be obtained in the continuous assessment. A total of 70 points, i.e. 70%, can be obtained in the final assessment. Overall classification of the subject, i.e. points for the final assessment (70 – 0) + points from the interim assessment (30 – 0): 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.

A full-time student is required to attend contact classes, i.e. everything except for lectures, with a mandatory 70% attendance. If participation is not met, the student will automatically be classified with a "-" grade.

Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
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 are obliged to contact the subject teacher immediately after the approval of the individual study plan (ISP). If the student does not do so, their ISP will not be taken into account.

The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2022, SUMMER 2023, winter 2023, summer 2024.
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