Seminar with Experts from Practice 2 Honoris 1

  • Credits: 3
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 2P + 2C
  • Semester: summer
  • Year: 1
  • Faculty of Business Economics with seat in Košice

Teachers

Included in study programs

Corporate Financial Management

Teaching results

The course is oriented to current real problems of practice. In a holistic cross-section of the selected topics, the only point is the need for interactions of different areas within the selected enterprise. The course contributes not only to theoretical understanding, but especially to the development of practical skills necessary for the work of an economist and manager. It prepares students for the demands of the real business environment and equips them with skills for successful employment in practice. The aim of the course is to prepare students to deal with complex problems and challenges in the dynamic environment of specific enterprises, with an emphasis on the use of a multidisciplinary approach, enabling them to develop the skills necessary for effective process management in modern companies.
Knowledge:
• to understand the context of business processes,
• to understand the synergy of business processes,
• to identify key processes in the enterprise,
• to understand key processes in the company, their specifics and management, including project and financial aspects of business.
Skills:
• to apply theoretical knowledge to specific practical situations,
• to analyze and optimize key processes in the enterprise,
• to evaluate critically situations and to propose solutions to problems on a tactical and strategic level,
• to apply effective strategies for managing business processes, projects, financial and accounting operations,
• to interpret complex data about processes in the company,
• to apply multidisciplinary approaches in business process management.
Competences:
• the ability to think with integrity,
• the ability to interpret complex data about processes in the company,
• the ability to realize team-work in coping with the challenges of modern business.

Indicative content

Lectures:
1. Specification of knowledge in the field of project management according to PMI in practice.
2. Project management methodologies in practice.
3. Agile project management in practice.
4. Tools used in project management in practice.
5. MS Project.
6. Identifying and mapping key business processes.
7. Evaluation of business processes – determination of metrics and KPIs.
8. Evaluation of business processes – data analysis, techniques.
9. Research and improvement of efficiency and effectiveness of business processes – modern approaches.
10. Methodologies for solving problems in business processes – basic approaches.
11. Theoretical preparation for case study 1.
12. Theoretical preparation for case study 2.
13. Theoretical preparation for case study 3.
Seminars:
1. Summarization of knowledge from the field of process management, project management, financial and accounting aspects of business.
2. Projects for improving processes in the practice of a specific company – case study.
3. Application of selected project management methodology in a specific company.
4. Agile project management in the context of improving processes in the company – practical example.
5. Tools used in project management in practice – comparison, practical examples. MS Project.
6. Modeling of key business processes – case study.
7. Evaluation of business processes – identification and analysis of KPIs for business processes.
8. Evaluation of business processes – techniques – case studies.
9. Investigating the effectiveness of business processes – selected approaches – practical examples and case studies.
10. Methodologies for solving problems in business processes – basic approaches – practical examples and case studies.
11. Case study 1. Presentation of semester assignments/projects.
12. Case study 2. Presentation of semester assignments/projects.
13. Case study 3. Presentation of semester assignments/projects.

Support literature

Elementary literature:
1. BARTOŠOVÁ, V. – PALIDEROVÁ, M. – JAROŠ, J. – KOVALOVÁ, E. 2020. Finančný reporting a analýza. Edis, 2020. 187 s. ISBN 978-80-5541-661-8.
2. DOLEŽAL, J. 2023. Projektový management. Komplexně, prakticky a podle světových standardů. Grada, 2023. 432 s. ISBN 978-80-2713-619-3.
3. GÁŽOVÁ, A. – PAPULA, J. – PAPULOVÁ, Z. 2022. Procesný manažment. Analýzy, modelovanie, implementácia. Wolters Kluwer, 2022. 188 s. ISBN 978-80-7676-425-5.
4. STEJSKALOVÁ, I. 2021. Finanční účetnictví pro manažery s netradičně pojatými případovými studiemi. 3. aktualizované vydání. Wolters Kluwer, 2021. 196 s. ISBN 978-80-7552-773-8.
Supplementary literature:
5. ELLIOTT, B. – ELLIOTT, J. 2022. Financial Accounting and Reporting. 20th Edition. Pearson, 2022. 832 p. ISBN 978-1-292-39980-5.
6. JESTON, J. 2022. Business Process Management: Practical Guidelines to Successful Implementations. Routledge, 2022. 596 p. ISBN 978-0-367-77160-7.
7. PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. 2021. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. (PMBOK® Guide) – Seventh Edition. Pennsylvania: Project Management Institute, 2021. 250 p. ISBN 978-1-62825-664-2.
8. VŠETEČKA, P. a kol. 2024. Projektové riadenie. Tipy a triky expertov IPMA®. IPMA, 2024. 192 s. ISBN 978-80-9707-243-8.

Syllabus

Lectures: 1. Specification of knowledge in the field of project management according to PMI in practice. 2. Project management methodologies in practice. 3. Agile project management in practice. 4. Tools used in project management in practice. 5. MS Project. 6. Identifying and mapping key business processes. 7. Evaluation of business processes – determination of metrics and KPIs. 8. Evaluation of business processes – data analysis, techniques. 9. Research and improvement of efficiency and effectiveness of business processes – modern approaches. 10. Methodologies for solving problems in business processes – basic approaches. 11. Theoretical preparation for case study 1. 12. Theoretical preparation for case study 2. 13. Theoretical preparation for case study 3. Seminars: 1. Summarization of knowledge from the field of process management, project management, financial and accounting aspects of business. 2. Projects for improving processes in the practice of a specific company – case study. 3. Application of selected project management methodology in a specific company. 4. Agile project management in the context of improving processes in the company – practical example. 5. Tools used in project management in practice – comparison, practical examples. MS Project. 6. Modeling of key business processes – case study. 7. Evaluation of business processes – identification and analysis of KPIs for business processes. 8. Evaluation of business processes – techniques – case studies. 9. Investigating the effectiveness of business processes – selected approaches – practical examples and case studies. 10. Methodologies for solving problems in business processes – basic approaches – practical examples and case studies. 11. Case study 1. Presentation of semester assignments/projects. 12. Case study 2. Presentation of semester assignments/projects. 13. Case study 3. Presentation of semester assignments/projects.

Requirements to complete the course

Seminars: 100 %, of which:
team-work presentation of the semester assignment/project and problem solving in seminars 100 %

Student workload

• participation in lectures - 26 hours
• participation in seminars - 26 hours
• preparation of the semester assignment - 26 hours
Total: 78 hours

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Slovak

Date of approval: 05.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 04.04.2025