NE_RLZ Human resources management – for Master study programme

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
SUMMER 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Miluše Balková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Ing. Jan Urban, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Ing. Jan Urban, CSc.
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
NE_RLZ/NE4: Sun 23. 4. 8:00–9:30 N121, 9:40–11:10 N121, 11:25–12:55 N121, 13:05–14:35 N121, Sat 20. 5. 8:00–9:30 N121, 9:40–11:10 N121, 11:25–12:55 N121, 13:05–14:35 N121, M. Balková, J. Urban
NE_RLZ/P01: Thu 9:40–11:10 N011, M. Balková, J. Urban
NE_RLZ/S01: Thu 11:25–12:55 N011, M. Balková
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
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students the objectives and tasks of human resources management in the organization, with its methods and tools and with the main trends of its development. The main topics of the course include the role and specifics of human resource management in the context of organizational management, managerial competencies for human resource management, recruitment and adaptation, assignments and control of work tasks, management and evaluation of work performance, motivation, remuneration and training of employees, personnel strategy, personnel planning, the relationship between line and personnel management and the creation of a personnel organization (systematization) of the company.
Learning outcomes
Successful graduates of the course:
- understand the role and responsibilities of human resource management in the organization,
- manage managerial competencies for human resources management, including the labor law framework of human resources management,
- manage personnel costs and personnel controlling,
- understand the principles of creating a personnel organization and create a personnel strategy and personnel plan of the organization,
- define jobs and manage recruitment and adaptation,
- understand the prerequisites for the assignment, delegation, and control of work tasks,
- create a system of management and evaluation of employees' work performance,
- understand the requirements of motivation and remuneration of employees,
- establish a remuneration system, its fixed and performance components, including employee benefits,
- understand the requirements of training and further education and development of employees and are able to plan, implement and evaluate corporate education,
- understand the importance and tools of communication in the organization, can solve conflict situations and prevent them,
- understand the essence, importance, and tools of creating organizational culture.
Syllabus
  • Lectures
  • 1 Personnel work and its role in the organization.
  • 2. Personnel strategy, personnel policy and personnel planning Labor markets, labor demand and labor supply, market wages.
  • 3. Job creation and analysis. Personnel rationalization and layoffs. Employee turnover.
  • 4. Recruitment and selection of staff and its methods. Adaptation of employees and its methods.
  • 5. Management and evaluation of work performance. Work motivation and its types.
  • 6. Labor relations. Labor law framework of employment and human resources management. Collective relations. Competences in the field of people and human resources management.
  • 7. Remuneration of employees. Creation of fixed wages and wage scales. Methods and tools of performance remuneration. Employees' benefits.
  • 8. Education and development of employees, its methods, organization and evaluation. Education and development of managers.
  • 9. Communication in the organization and in the workplace. Solving communication problems. Work teams.
  • Conflict prevention and resolution in the organization. Job satisfaction. Prevention of personnel risks.
  • 10.Organizational culture, its creation, tools of creation and change. The importance and tools of leadership in the organization.
  • 11. Ethical management of the organization and human resources.
  • 12. Personnel cost control and personnel controlling.
  • 13. Creation, main types and characteristics of personnel organization.
  • Seminars
  • 1. Tasks of human resources management in the organization - examples from practice.
  • 2. Labor law framework of employment and human resources management - examples from practice.
  • 3. Recruitment and selection of employees - examples from practice and analysis of a specific case.
  • 4. Recruitment and adaptation of staff - practical examples and analysis of a specific example. 5. Management and evaluation of work performance - illustrations for different categories of employees.
  • 6. Work motivation and its types - analysis of motivational tools of a particular company.
  • 7. Creation of fixed wages and wage scales - analysis of the remuneration system of a selected company.
  • 8. Objectives, methods and tools of performance reward - illustration on the example of analysis of a particular company.
  • 9. Objectives and forms of employee benefits - illustrations and comparisons on the example of several companies.
  • 10. Methods and organization of training and development of employees and its evaluation - analysis of the system of education of selected companies, planning and organization of development of managers - comparison of several companies.
  • 11. Significance and weaknesses of communication in the workplace - practical examples and their analysis.
  • 12. Creation and importance of work teams and their management - practical training in team building.
  • 13. Elaboration of analysis in the field of human resources management on the basis of a specific assignment.
Literature
    required literature
  • KOUBEK, J., 2015. Řízení lidských zdrojů. 5. vydání. Praha: Management Press. ISBN 978-80-7261-288-8.
  • BALKOVÁ, M., LIŽBETINOVÁ L., CAHA Z., KMECOVÁ, I., 2020, Soubor praktických úkolů k předmětu Řízení lidských zdrojů. České Budějovice: Ústav podnikové strategie, ISBN 978-80-7468-175-2.
  • ARMSTRONG, M. a S. TAYLOR, 2014. Armstrong's handbook of human resource management practice. 13th ed. Philadelphia: Kogan Page Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7494-6964-1.
    recommended literature
  • CAHA, Z. a J. URBAN, 2017. Etické řízení organizace. Od etického kodexu k etickému řízení. Lüdenscheid: RAM-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-942303-53-8.
  • CAHA, Z. et al., 2017. Management lidských zdrojů. Lüdenscheid: Ram-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-942303-52-1.
  • URBAN, J. 2013. Řízení lidí v organizaci: Personální rozměr managementu. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Wolters Kluwer. ISBN 978-80-7357-925-8.
  • URBAN, J., 2014. Firemní kultura a identita. Praha: Ústav práva a právní vědy. ISBN 978-80-87974-05-6.
  • URBAN, J., 2014. Případové studie z managementu lidských zdrojů. Praha: Ústav práva a právní vědy. ISBN 978-80-87974-03-2.
  • URBAN, J., 2017. Motivace a odměňování pracovníků. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-271-0227-3.
  • CAHA, Z. a 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.
  • SEKNIČKA, P. a A. PUTNOVÁ, 2016. Etika v podnikání a hodnoty trhu. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-5545-8.
  • ŠAJGLÍKOVÁ, H. a Ľ. BAJZÍKOVÁ, 2014. Organizácia a kultúra. Bratislava: Ofprint. ISBN 978-80-89037-26-1.
  • URBAN, J., 2017. Psychologie řízení a vedení. Praha: Ústav práva a právní vědy. ISBN 978-80-87974-15-5.
    not specified
  • ARMSTRONG, M. a S. TAYLOR, 2015. Řízení lidských zdrojů. Moderní pojetí a postupy. 13. vydání. Praha: Grada. ISBN 80-247-5258-7.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Project Teaching
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
Partial tasks2424
Preparation for Lectures13 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial2652
Preparation for the Final Test1538
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2616
Total:130130
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
partial tasks 30 %
Exam conditions
Mid-term grading:

partial tasks – 30 points (30 %)

Final grading:

final test – 70 points (70 %)

Successful graduates of the course have to get totally 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.
Teacher's information
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 "F".

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: 21537@mail.vstecb.cz).
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2020, summer 2021, summer 2022, summer 2024.
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