UPPVBP062 Human Resources in Practice

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Juraj Kalnický, PhD., Prof. h.c. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Juraj Kalnický, PhD., Prof. h.c.
Institute of Pedagogical and Psychological Sciences – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites
- no one
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
The course is aimed at developing practical skills based on the base areas of personnel work (see the 13 points below). . He trace practical goal for each students too - through practical training/rehearsal highlight those aspects that will be imporant for them in their future professional life : the job search after university graduation especially: the principles of creating a professional CV, self- presentation when applying for a job,, searching, selection, obtaining a job, orientation (inductiion letter), possibilities of applying diagnostic methods for obtaining work, and professional career planning ,etc.
Syllabus
  • 1. Personnel management and its role in enterprise. Categories concept: personnel administration, personnel management, personnel work, human ressource management (HRM). Personnel management tasks and who is participating in them. Human Resources department. and its specific tasks and organisation. Personnel policy and strategy. Strategic human resources management. Personnel services (activities, duties). The importace of personnel work for enterprise and its benefit. Current problems of personnel management in the Czech Republic.
    2. Personnel planning. Purpose and general tasks of personnel planning. The position of personnel planning in business planning. Questions which have to be answered by personnel planning. The process of workforce planning in enterprise. Personnel activities planning. Planning staff development for employees / professional career. The role of managers and the human resources department.
    3. Work places creation and analysis. Job creation. Work place analysis.
    4. Employee recruitment process and its steps. Employee recruitment policy and rules which must be keep. Concepts and challenges of employee recruitment. Internal and external conditions of employee recruitment.
    5. Selection of staff. Concept and tasks of employee selection. Assessment of candidates as a key problem of selection. selection criteria , validity and reliability of factors used to predict succesful job performance (predictors). Phase of employee selection. Methods of employee selection and their use. Presentation of candidates for employment. Leadershiprecruiment interview with candidates for employment.
    6. Employee recruiment and orientation. Formation of recruiment formalities. Employees orientation as adaptational and educational activities. Orientation spheres and their content (inductive sheet). Orientation period and grade. The role of managers and the human resources department.
    7. Employee evaluation. Evaluation goals. Evaluation forms. Who carries out the evaluation. Evaluation criteria. Evaluation methods. Evaluation conclusions.
    8. Employee placement, dismissal and retirement. The concept and sense of employee placement. Employee placement and staffing. Forms of employee placement in the frame of internal mobility. Forms of placement in the frame of external mobility. Reducing employees and its methods. The role of managers and the human resources department.
    9. Corporate staff training. The concept and position in system of personnel work. Education and qualification. Formation of an individual's job skills and the formation of the job skills of a company's employee. . The systém of business educational. Identification of educational needs. Planning of corporate employee education. Educational methods, their utilization and effectiveness. Evaluation of educational outcomesand effectiveness of the educational program.
    10. Working conditions. Working hours . Work enviroment. Services given to employees. Occupational safety and health of workers.
    11. Industrial relations and legislative framework of human resources. Basic social-economic rights of people. Position of labour unions in enterprise. Collective bargaining. Legal regulation of employment. Work discipline. Employee relations.
    12. Information system in personnel work and information flow.The role of managers and the human resources department.
Literature
    required literature
  • KALNICKÝ, J. Personalistika v praxi. Studijní opora. Opava: FVP SLU, 2013. info
  • Kalnický, J. HRM - řízení lidských zdrojů. Ostrava: Repronis, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7329-300-0. info
  • ULRICH, D. Mistrovské řízení lidských zdrojů. Praha: Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-3058-5. info
  • KOUBEK, J. Řízení lidských zdrojů. Základy moderní personalistik. 3.vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2001. ISBN 80-7261-033-3. info
  • ARMSTRONG, M. Personální management. Praha: Grada, 1999. ISBN 80-7169-614-5. info
    recommended literature
  • Strategie rozvoje lidských zdrojů pro Českou republiku. Usnesení vlády č. 210 ze dne 3. 2003. Web-site MPSV ČR. info
  • Zákoník práce. Zákon ČR č. 262/2006 Sb. + aktualizace; Web-site MPSV ČR. info
  • KOCIÁNOVÁ, R. Personální řízení. Východiska a vývoj. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3269-5. info
  • BARTÁK, J. Personální řízení současnost a trendy. Praha: UJAK, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7452-020-4. info
  • KOCIÁNOVÁ, R. Personální činnosti a metody personální práce. Praha: Grada, 2010. ISBN 978-80-247-2497-3. info
  • TURECKIOVÁ, M. Rozvoj a řízení lidských zdrojů. Praha: Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86723-80-8. info
  • PALÁN, Z. Výkladový slovník lidské zdroje. Praha: Academia, 2002. ISBN 80-200-0950-7. info
  • COLE, G. A. Personnel Management. Theory and Practice. London: D. P. Publications, 1998. info
  • ARMSTRONG, M. A Handbook of Personnel Management Practice. 4 ed. 976p., 1994. ISBN 0-7494-0226-1. info
Teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Credit requirement for full-time students - course paper, active attendance at interactive learning (min. 80%)
Learning: Student has to study recomended sources and acctively participates on the tasks in interactive lecture; permanetly can make a consultancy with the professor due to e-mail.
Test: Student has to do a informative final test (75% minimum of succesfully grades)
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017.
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