Courses

Human resource management

Course overview

The course equips students professionally and practically with knowledge in the field of human resource management to increase employee engagement in the organization in a competitive environment. Students are introduced to the basic concepts related to the field, the historical development of human resource management and the main activities of human resource management such as planning, recruiting, selecting, training and rewarding employees. The main emphasis is on performance management, employee motivation and the ethics of human resource management.

Course content

  1. historical development of human resources management.
  2. ensuring human resources.
  3. human resource management ethics.
  4. employee motivation.
  5. performance management, management of teams and organizations.
  6. training and development of employees.
  7. employee remuneration.
  8. leadership, leadership styles I.
  9. leadership, leadership styles II.
  10. teams and teamwork.
  11. organization culture.
  12. international human resources management.
  13. work relationships.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to:
  • describe the historical development of human resources management.
  • explain the individual steps of ensuring human resources.
  • explain the importance of the ethics of human resource management.
  • explain the nature and tools of employee motivation.
  • define performance management, management of teams and organizations.
  • explain the steps of the employee training and development cycle.
  • describe the nature and ways of remunerating employees.
  • clarify leadership and individual leadership styles.
  • describe the importance and nature of teams and teamwork.
  • clarify the content and meaning of the organization culture.
  • define the features and tools of international human resources management.
  • clarify the meaning and types of working relationships.

Enrollment

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Course information

Category

Transversal skills

Format

Online

Target groups

U!REKA students

Academic year

Starting month

Language

English

Duration​

Semester

Organising institution​

VSB – Technical University of Ostrava

Places reserved for U!REKA participants​

10

Assessment

Project and test

Credit/degree/certificate

5 ECTS

Course fee

None. Please, use your university email address for the application in order to avoid additional fees.

Prerequisites

N/A
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