Fundamentals of Management
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2P + 2C
- Semester: winter
- Year: 2
- Faculty of Business Economics with seat in Košice
Teachers
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Teaching results
The main goal of the course is to provide comprehensive knowledge about approaches in the management of organizations in the context of the latest development trends and concepts. Students will gain knowledge of basic managerial functions (planning, organizing, leading and controlling.) They will understand the logic and functioning of the organization. Special emphasis in the subject is placed on the acquisition of skills, competencies, techniques and knowledge necessary for the successful management of the organization. The content of the course provides an overview of the organization in the short and long term, the setting of its goals, analysis of the environment, but also the development of its strategy. It will enable students to develop plans to effectively achieve organizational goals. Students will acquire skills related to the function of a manager in today's competitive environment. They are acquainted with the work of organizations, their development in a changing business environment influenced by political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental factors.
Knowledge:
• orientation in managerial approaches
• understand the principles of operation of the company in terms of managerial functions
• orientate oneself in leadership and motivation styles
• acquire knowledge of the analysis of the company's environment
• acquire knowledge of basic management methods and techniques in order to keep companies competitive.
Skills:
• apply management methods in solving business problems
• interpret the results of analyzes and prepare the basis for decision-making
• discuss business problems and their possible solutions
Competences:
• the ability to collect and interpret data related to the analysis of the enterprise's environment
• the ability to compare the undertakings examined with competitors
• the ability to plan, organize and make effective decisions in the company
• the ability to lead human resources to achieve the company's objectives
Indicative content
Lectures:
1. Trends and challenges of management
2. The nature of work and the role of the manager
3. Management development (main concepts)
4. Planning. Managerial diagnostics.
5. Organizing and creating organizational structures in the company
6. Leadership and creation of work teams
7. Managerial decision making and information process
8. Control and process of control activities in the company
9. Communication and motivation of employees
10. Application management
11. Methodical management
12. Ethical aspects of management
13. Intercultural management
Seminars:
1. Importance, essence, creation and solution of case studies in management
2. Personality of the manager. Managerial roles. The style of managerial work
3. External diagnostics of the business environment. Macroenvironment analysis - STEP factors, Porter's model of five competitive forces
4. Internal diagnostics of the company. Internal profile of the company, evaluation of competitive strength. SWOT analysis
5. First continuous test. Management theory and practice. Japanese management
6. BCG matrix
7. ABC method, Pareto rule 80:20, Gantt chart
8. Basic rules of organization and creation of organizational structures
9. Managerial decision-making. Tools and techniques supporting the decision-making process in the company. Causal chain, Influence diagrams, cognitive maps, morphological matrix
10. Second continuous test. The essence and creation of working groups. From working group management to leadership
11. Effective communication. Forms and types of communication, communication tools used in business practice
12. Motivation and stimulation
13. Awards and job preferences
Support literature
Elementary literature:
1. COHEN, S. 2020: Management Fundamentals. Columbia Press University 2020. ISBN13 (EAN): 9780231194495
2. MIHALČOVÁ, Bohuslava a kol. 2019. Manažment. Teória a prax. VŠB- TU- Ostrava 2019. ISBN 978-80-248-4276-9.s. 343s
3. BRUOTHOVÁ. M. a kol. 2013. Manažment – praktikum. Bratislava : Ekonóm, 2013. 285 s. ISBN 978-80-225-3624-0
4. MIHALČOVÁ, B. a kol. 2009. Manažment v sociálnej sfére. Ružomberok : Edičné stredisko Pedagogickej fakulty Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku, 2009. 247 s. ISBN 978-80-8084-434-9.
Supplementary literature:
5. ANTOŠOVÁ, M.: Manažment v teórii a praxi. Košice: Edičné stredisko TU, 2010. 253 s. ISBN 978-80-553-0516-5.
6. MAJTÁN, M. a kol. 2009. Manažment. Bratislava : Sprint dva, 2009. ISBN 978-80-89393-07-7.
Syllabus
Lectures: 1. Trends and challenges of management 2. The nature of work and the role of the manager 3. Management development (main concepts) 4. Planning. Managerial diagnostics. 5. Organizing and creating organizational structures in the company 6. Leadership and creation of work teams 7. Managerial decision making and information process 8. Control and process of control activities in the company 9. Communication and motivation of employees 10. Application management 11. Methodical management 12. Ethical aspects of management 13. Intercultural management Seminars: 1. Importance, essence, creation and solution of case studies in management 2. Personality of the manager. Managerial roles. The style of managerial work 3. External diagnostics of the business environment. Macroenvironment analysis - STEP factors, Porter's model of five competitive forces 4. Internal diagnostics of the company. Internal profile of the company, evaluation of competitive strength. SWOT analysis 5. First continuous test. Management theory and practice. Japanese management 6. BCG matrix 7. ABC method, Pareto rule 80:20, Gantt chart 8. Basic rules of organization and creation of organizational structures 9. Managerial decision-making. Tools and techniques supporting the decision-making process in the company. Causal chain, Influence diagrams, cognitive maps, morphological matrix 10. Second continuous test. The essence and creation of working groups. From working group management to leadership 11. Effective communication. Forms and types of communication, communication tools used in business practice 12. Motivation and stimulation 13. Awards and job preferences
Requirements to complete the course
team project, continuous tests
combined exam
The project processing team consists of 2 members and the selection of team members will be done randomly. Project evaluation is performed as a team. All team members receive the same rating.
• elaboration and presentation of a team project - 15%
• result of the semester test - 15%
• activity in seminars - 10%
• final written test and oral exam - 60%
Student workload
• participation in lectures and seminars = 52 hrs.
• preparation for active forms of teaching = 26 hrs.
• elaboration of a semester work = 26 hrs.
• preparation for the semester test = 13 hrs.
• preparation for the final test and oral exam = 39 hrs.
Total = 156 hrs
Language whose command is required to complete the course
Slovak
Date of approval: 11.03.2024
Date of the latest change: 22.02.2023