B_RLZ_b Human Resources Management

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. et doc. PaedDr. Mgr. Zdeněk Caha, Ph.D., MBA, MSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Mgr. et Mgr. Blanka Borovková, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Michaela Procházková, 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
B_RLZ_b/K04: Sat 27. 9. 9:40–11:10 E1, Sat 1. 11. 8:00–12:30 E1, Sat 15. 11. 9:40–14:10 E1, Sat 20. 12. 8:00–9:30 E1, Z. Caha
B_RLZ_b/P01: Tue 11:25–12:55 E1, Z. Caha
B_RLZ_b/S01: Fri 8:00–9:30 D216, M. Procházková
B_RLZ_b/S02: Thu 13:05–14:35 D215, B. Borovková
B_RLZ_b/S03: Wed 14:50–16:20 D215, B. Borovková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
OBOR(RLZk) || OBOR(RLZp)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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. Human resource management and its role in the organization, human resource management in the office.
  • 2. Personnel strategy, personnel planning, personnel organization, job creation and analysis.
  • 3. Recruitment and selection of employees and their adaptation, recruitment and selection of officials and their adaptation and placement.
  • 4. Labor relations, rights and obligations of officials, changes in the employment relationship.
  • 5. Management and evaluation of the work performance of employees, management and evaluation of the work performance of officials.
  • 6. Remuneration of employees, remuneration of officials employee benefits, control of personnel costs, personnel information system and work with it.
  • 7. Education and development of employees and managers, training plans, identification of training needs, planning of personal and qualification development of officials, personnel development of officials.
  • 8. Communication in the organization and at the workplace, employee care work environment, working hours and work regime, occupational safety and health protection, work climate (negative phenomena in the workplace – mobbing, bossing) and labor relations, trade unions and collective bargaining.
  • 9. Motivation of employees, conflicts and stress in the workplace, turnover.
  • 10. Organizational culture, ethical human resource management, ethical code of the official.
  • 11. Employee lifecycle.
  • 12. Current trends in human resource management.
  • 13. Lecture by a practitioner.
  • 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
  • KOUBEK, J., 2015. Řízení lidských zdrojů. Základy moderní personalistiky. 5. rozšíření a doplněné vydání. ISBN 978-80-7261-288-8.
  • 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.
    recommended literature
  • 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., 2013. Řízení lidí v organizaci: Personální rozměr managementu. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-80-7357-925-8.
  • URBAN, J., 2017. Motivace a odměňování pracovníků. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-271-0227-3.
  • BEARDWELL, J. and A. THOMPSON, 2017. Human Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach. [s. l.]: Pearson Education Limited. ISBN 129211956X.
  • CAHA, Z., et al. 2017. Management lidských zdrojů. Lüdenscheid: Ram-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-942303-52-1.
  • Zákon č. 128/2000 Sb., o obcích (obecní zřízení) Zákon č. 129/2000 Sb., o krajích (krajské zřízení) Zákon č. 131/2000 Sb., o hlavním městě Praze Zákon č. 159/2006 Sb., o střetu zájmů
  • Zákon č. 435/2004 Sb., o zaměstnanosti Nařízení vlády č. 341/2017 Sb., o platových poměrech zaměstnanců ve veřejných službách a správě
  • Zákon č. 312/2002 Sb., o úřednících územních samosprávných celků a o změně některých zákonů (včetně prováděcí vyhlášky o uznání rovnocennosti vzdělání úředníků územních samosprávných celků a prováděcí vyhlášky o zvláštní odborné způsobilosti úředníků úze
  • Zákon č. 106/1999 Sb., o svobodném přístupu k informacím Zákon č. 82/1998 Sb., o odpovědnosti za škodu způsobenou při výkonu veřejné moci rozhodnutím nebo nesprávným úředním postupem a o změně zákona České národní rady č. 358/1992 Sb., o notářích
  • Ústavní zákon č. 1/1993 Sb., Ústava České republiky Usnesení předsednictva ČNR č. 2/1993 Sb., o vyhlášení Listiny základních práv a svobod jako součásti ústavního pořádku České republiky Zákon č. 262/2006 Sb., zákoník práce
  • 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.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Group Teaching - Competition
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Group Teaching - Collaboration
Brainstorming
Partner Teaching
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
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.

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