UVSRPCK040 Human Resources Management

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
9/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Magdalena Chmelařová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Anna Václavíková, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Krčmaříková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FAKULTA(FVP) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(K)
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
After successful completion of this course, students will be able to present the basic system organization of management. They will be able to understand and form opinions on the issues of management in the context of historical development and they will be able to apply managerial competences on practical examples. They will understand the function of basic theories of motivation and leadership in managerial practice. In addition, they will find their bearings in the large area of personnel management, mainly in the various staffing activities. Based on the assigned term paper, they will learn how to create basic analyses of personnel management activities in companies or organizations. Study Outcomes: Professional Knowledge: Students are able to define the basic system organization of management, they can characterize developmental trends in management, describe the basic functions of management, know the essence of individual staffing activities and can specify their meaning. They are well informed on the strategy of human resource management and able to create a basic analysis of staffing activities within a company or organization. Professional Skills: Using the expertise in the field of management and human resources management, the students are able to apply managerial functions on practical examples and they manage to apply modern methods and approaches in the field of human resources management. They actively present their own views or the opinions of their team. They know how to use ICT for organizational, presentational and analytical work. General Qualification: Students can independently decide which functions and methods to use in a selected company, or organization.
Syllabus
  • 1. Definition of the concept of human resources. Definition of the concept of human capital, human potential.
    2. The personality of the manager and the historical development of its position.
    3. Personnel management by lower-level managers
    4. Managerial personality and work style.
    5. The concept of human resources, personnel management and human resources management. Staffing strategy of modern management
    6. Staffing strategy as one of the important functional strategies of the organization. Motivational strategies in personnel management.
    7. Organization personnel optimization and human potential development
    8. Routine special staffing activities carried out by specialist in personnel management. Search, sourcing and recruiting of staff.
    9. Professional adaptation of the staff. Staff evaluation.
    10. The structure of managerial approach to human resources.
    11. The conditions for effective work activities of people in organizations
    12. Managerial ethics.
    13. Summary
Literature
    required literature
  • ŠIKÝŘ, M. Personalistika pro manažery a personalisty. Praha: Grada, 2012. info
  • MATEICIUC, A. Manažerské dovednosti a řízení lidských zdrojů. Studijní opora (elektronický text),. Opava, SU Opava, 2010. info
  • KOCIANOVÁ, R. Personální činnosti a metody personální práce. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-2497-3. info
  • DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Z. a kol. Management lidských zdrojů. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7179-893-4. info
  • ARMSTRONG, M. Řízení lidských zdrojů - nejnovější trendy a postupy. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1407-3. info
    recommended literature
  • SCHRANNER, M. Umění vyjednávat a přesvědčit v obtížných situacích. Praha: Grada, 2011. info
  • HAMEL, G. Budoucnost managementu. Praha: Management Press, 2008. info
  • HEIRHOLD, E. Rétorika a prezentace. Praha: Grada, 2008. info
  • OWEN, J. Tři pilíře úspěšného manažera. Praha: Grada, 2008. info
  • ŠULEŘ, O. 5 rolí manažera a jak je profesionálně zvládnout. Praha, Computer Press, 2008. info
  • KOUBEK, J. Řízení lidských zdrojů. Praha: Management Press, 1997. ISBN 8085943514. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 9 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
The condition for obtaining credit is active attendance at classes and consultations. The elaboration of a selected topic in the range of 4 to6 pages and its defence.
The instructor will notify the students on the topics that have not been fully lectured for them to seek in the compulsory literature or at the e-learning site.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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