Business in Practice 2 (in English)
- Credits: 4
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2C
- Semester: winter
- Year: 2
- Faculty of Commerce
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
Be able to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired in lower grades to solve practical tasks assigned by representatives of economic practice. To practice a cognitive approach to solving problems and projects, to adopt work habits, to take responsibility for working in a team, to get to know the business environment, to learn to work in a heterogeneous or interdisciplinary team.
Competence - to be able to take responsibility for work in a team, to know how to coordinate cooperation in a team, to be able to analyze a given project, to process a concept, to verify results, to be able to argue and coordinate project tasks, to solve conflicts in a team, to model business situations, to create marketing concepts.
Skill – critical thinking, ability to work in a team and analyze the situation, acquire work habits, apply theoretical knowledge to practical activities, keep records, ability to self-reflect.
Indicative content
Entrepreneurship in practice is focused on the comprehensive practical performance of the student,
which is realized in several forms, such as solving projects (project-based learning) in a selected
club in the segment of international trade, tourism or marketing and business management.
Furthermore, it can be participation in an ERASMUS + study or ERASMUS practice, or another
suitable form chosen by the teacher in coordination with the representative of economic practice,
including a visit to the workplace or workplaces of a practice partner.
Support literature
1. CHAFFEY, Dave - ELLIS-CHADWICK, Fiona. Digital Marketing. Vydavateľstvo PEARSON Education Limited, 2022. 560 s. ISBN 978-12-924-0096-9.
2. DANESHJO, Naqibullah. Innovation management. Košice: Publisher Petit s. r. o., 2020. 102 s. ISBN 978-80-971555-6-8.
3. KOTLER, Philip – KELLER, Kevin Lane. Marketing Management. 16th Edition. Pearson, 2021. 832 p. 978-1292404813.
4. GWYNNE, Richards. Warehouse Management: The Definitive Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse, 4th Edition. London: Kogan Page, 2021. 536 p. ISBN 978-1789668407.
5. BERK, Jonathan – DEMARZO, Peter – HARFORD, Jarrad. Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, Global Edition, 5th edition. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited, 2022. ISBN 9781292437156.
6. BLACK, Ken. Business statistics: for contemporary decision making. Danvers : John Wiley & Sons, 2023. 832 s. ISBN 978-11-199-0546-2.
7. HILL, Charles. International Business: Competing in the Global Market Place. 13th ed. Mc Graw-Hill, 2020 (selected chapters), ISBN-13: 978-1260262582.
8. LASSERRE, Philippe. Global Strategic Management. UK: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022. ISBN 9781350932968.
9. FELLMETH, Aaron X. Introduction to International Business Transactions. Cheltenham – Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020. 864 s. ISBN: 978-1-83910-741-2.
10. CHRISTOPHER, Martin. Logistics & supply chain management. 4th ed. Harlow: FT Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, 2011. 276 s. ISBN 978-0-273-73112-2.
11. BUTLER, Richard – SUNTIKUL, Wantanee. Tourism and Religion - Issues and Implications. Bristol: Channel View Publications, 2018, 320 p. ISBN 978-1-84541-644-7.
12. BEHRINGER, Stefan. Controlling [online]. Springer Link. 2018. 133 s. ISBN 978-3-658-18380-6. Dostupné na: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-658-18380-6.
13. BEIRMAN, David. Restoring tourism destinations in crisis: A strategic marketing approach. London: Routledge, 2020. 304 s. ISBN 9781000247183.
14. DWYER, Larry, FORSYTH, Peter a DWYER, Wayne. Tourism Economics and Policy. Bristol: Channel View Publications, 2020. ISBN 978-1-84541-731-4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21832/DWYER7314.
15. HALL, Colin. Michael - WILLIAMS, Allan. Tourism and Innovation. 2 st Editon. New York: Rouledge, 2019. 260 p. ISBN13: 978–0–415–41404–3 (hbk) ISBN13: 978–0–203–93843–0 (ebk).
Syllabus
Individually according to individual clubs, e.g. - Assignment of a professional topic and its solution during the semester with the support of the economic practice coordinator. - Professional lectures and discussion on the issue. - Discussion of students with a representative of top management and a representative from practice. - Excursions and tours of the work spaces of a practice partner. - Work at representative bodies of the Slovak Republic. - Practical performance in the field of tourism. - Solving ad hoc problems (assigned by the teacher or representative of economic practice).
Requirements to complete the course
Teamwork.
Term project.
Final presentation.
Rating:
10% partial presentations
30% processing of semester work
60% final presentation and answers to questions from practice and faculty representatives.
Student workload
Number of credits: 4
Participation in seminars: 26 h
Processing of the semester project: 52 h
Preparation for seminars: 26 h
Language whose command is required to complete the course
English
Date of approval: 23.02.2023
Date of the latest change: 07.03.2024