N_OPX_pe Professional Experience

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Jan Váchal, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Jan Váchal, CSc.
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)
For the administration of professional practice, the VŠTE Information System uses an application called “Practice” (hereinafter referred to as the “Practice Application”). This application is available in the VŠTE Information System (hereinafter referred to as “IS”). Access to the practice application is provided to students in connection with the enrolment in the administrative course “Practice Administration” with the code “APX”. Course enrolment is generally governed by the currently valid academic year schedule.
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 is to reinforce the professional practice and application of knowledge in vocational subjects and practical learning habits and skills needed to perform the chosen profession.
Learning outcomes
In order to successfully complete the Professional Practice course, students are required to fulfill the learning outcomes listed below.
Based on the courses: Strategic Management, Marketing Management, Corporate Finance, and Human Resource Management.
For the Production Economist specialization, in addition to the basic subjects, the following subjects are also required: Methods of Production Process Management and Planning, and Automation and Design of Logistics Production Processes.
For the Product and Value Management specialization, in addition to the basic subjects, the following subjects are also required: Product Management and Value Management.
Student:
- is able to analyze the specifics of selected specific economies,
- is able to analyze the external and internal environment of a company using appropriate analytical tools and approaches,
- is able to apply project management in specific conditions of a company with a focus on production processes (in the case of the Production Economist specialization) - will learn the objectives, principles, specifics, and trends of production process management (in the case of the Production Economist specialization) - can appropriately apply methods in the design of production process automation (in the case of the Production Economist specialization)
- be able to apply product and production process innovations (in the case of the Product and Value Management specialization)
- be able to apply an appropriate pay-out policy
- be able to manage the value of a company, where the top indicators are FCFF, FCFE, EVA Equity, EVA Entity, and corporate finance risks
- can apply the company's business model using the Canvas business model,
- masters the basic terminology in the field of value management (in the case of the Product and Value Management specialization)
- understands the principles and approaches within value management as an independent/management style (in the case of the Product and Value Management specialization) - masters the principles and rules within the complex process of human resource management,
- is able to apply advanced scientific methods in business practice – in the collection, processing, and interpretation of data. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Syllabus
  • 1. Enrollment of the subject according to the internal standard.
  • 2. Assignment to the professional practice.
  • 3. Progress of the practice.
  • 4. Confirmation of the completion of the professional practice.
  • 5. Preparation of the final report and other documents according to the internal standard.
  • 6. Process of completion of the practice.
  • 7. Completion of the internship.
Literature
  • Literatura dle specializace praxe
Forms of Teaching
Professional Practice
Teaching Methods
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
digital teaching materials
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Practice180180
digital teaching materials8080
Total:260260
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Completion of professional practice in the specified scope and expertise, submission of prescribed documents 100 %
Exam conditions
For more information on completing an internship, please see: hhttps://is.vstecb.cz/auth/do/vste/uredni_deska/1905433/
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP (1) Students are required to familiarize themselves with the internal regulation governing the completion of the professional internship. (2) Registration for the internship is permitted no earlier than the third semester of study. (3) Students formally register for the internship by enrolling in the administrative course “Internship Administration” (code: APX) for the given semester. This enrolment automatically confirms the student's intention to undertake the internship in accordance with the requirements of their study programme. Enrolment in the course APX is considered an official confirmation of the start of the internship and serves as the starting point for all further administrative and organizational procedures. Course registration takes place during the designated enrolment period as defined by the current academic calendar. The registration procedure is the same as for standard courses, i.e., via the Student section → Course Registration → Add courses by template or by entering the course code. (4) The deadlines for registering for courses are set according to the current academic year schedule. FULL-TIME STUDY – PROCEDURE (1) Information about the assigned company is available to the student in the “Internship” application within the IS. Assignment to a specific company is considered a final and binding confirmation of the internship placement. (2) Students in the follow-up Master’s full-time programme Business Economics and Business Administration complete the first 4 weeks of the internship in a company assigned by the Department of Professional Cooperation. The remaining 2 weeks are carried out at a specialized workplace of VŠTE, where students have the opportunity to complete any missing learning outcomes, under the conditions specified in the course syllabus Professional Internship / Internship. (3) The first 4 weeks are carried out in accordance with the applicable regulation (students keep a diary, fulfil occupational health and safety (OHS) obligations, and prepare other documents as specified by the regulation). (4) In the remaining 2 weeks (i.e. weeks 4.5 and 6.5), students are required to deepen or supplement missing learning outcomes using the digital learning materials available in the course section titled “Digital Learning Materials.” (5) After completing the internship and submitting all required documents as set out in the regulation, students are required to write a final report declaring that all learning outcomes (according to the specified areas) have been met. The procedure for submission of the final report is defined by an internal regulation. (6) If the internship supervisor evaluates the final report as insufficient, the student will be required to prepare a case study on a relevant topic, which must be defended before a committee within the specified deadline. PART-TIME STUDY – PROCEDURE (1) Students in the part-time (combined) follow-up Master’s programmes are allowed to complete the Professional Internship course within their current or previous employment or entrepreneurial activity. This option is available only if the nature of the work corresponds to the required learning outcomes and meets the scope defined by the respective study programme. (2) A student applying for recognition of prior work experience must submit a request via the IS system in the following structure: Office → Submit New Request → Study Department, CŽV, U3V – Confirmation of Internship Based on Previous Work Experience. (3) The course supervisor will assess the submitted request within the IS. The deadlines for submitting applications are set according to the current academic year schedule. (4) In the case of a positive decision, the student is required to submit all documents necessary for the completion of the internship as specified in the regulation. (5) In the case of a negative decision, the student is required to complete the missing learning outcomes using the digital learning materials available in the course section titled “Digital Learning Materials.” (6) After completing the internship and submitting all required documents as set out in the regulation, students must write a final report declaring the fulfilment of all learning outcomes (according to the specified areas). The procedure for submitting the final report is defined by an internal regulation. (7) If the internship supervisor evaluates the final report as insufficient, the student will be required to prepare a case study on a relevant topic, which must be defended before a committee within the specified deadline. INTERNSHIP COMPLETION (1) Upon completion of the internship and fulfilment of all formal requirements, students compile the prescribed materials, evaluate the achievement of learning outcomes, and are required to submit all required documents in the “Internship” application in IS no later than 15 working days after the end of the internship, in accordance with internal regulations. (2) Students must successfully complete the Professional Internship / Internship course within two consecutive semesters following enrolment. This period represents the maximum time allowed for completing the internship. (3) Credit for the Professional Internship / Internship course is awarded after the student has submitted all required documents, successfully defended their internship, and demonstrably fulfilled all specified learning outcomes in accordance with the course requirements.
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2026.
  • Enrolment Statistics (winter 2025, recent)
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