Introduction to Management
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Course informations
| Study program level |
Undergraduate |
| Study program |
Entrepreneurship |
| Study program direction |
Entrepreneurship |
| Course year |
2. |
| Course semester |
III |
| Course status |
Core |
| ECTS |
6 |
| Lectures (h) |
45 |
| Excercises (h) |
- |
| Seminars (h) |
15 |
Course objectives
Prepare students to become managers by acquiring basic knowledge of what management is, what their jobs and tasks are, how they should be performed and how the environment affects where management operates.
Course outcomes
The name of the learning outcomes set: The basic features of management
Level: 5
- Comment on the relationship between management levels with the roles and skills of the manager
- Describe multiple management features such as processes, management levels, and professions
- Distinguish the key contribution of some management theory to management practice
- Identify key business and general environment factors and assess their impact on a business entity
The name of the learning outcomes set: Planning and decision-making functions
Level: 5
- Apply planning techniques (Gantt charts)
- Assess the impact of external and internal factors on company operations
The name of the learning outcomes set: Organizing basics in the management function
Level: 5
- Identify the powers and responsibilities of individual strategic levels
- Identify and describe different forms of organizational design (organigram)
The name of the learning outcomes set: Human resources management as a management function
Level: 5
- Describe key human resource management activities
- Identify key human resource management determinants
- Explain specific planning and analysis techniques
- Explain the methods of attracting and selecting candidates
- Comment on employee training programs
- Explain the systems of performance assessment, rewarding and development of human resources and labor relations
The name of the learning outcomes set: Leadership as a management function
Level: 5
- Comment on the importance of transferring the company vision to employees
- Interpret different approaches to leadership and motivation
- Differentiate leadership theories and styles
The name of the learning outcomes set: The basics of control as a management function
Level: 5
- Comment on the techniques of control
- Calculate selected business performance indicators
Course content
Levels of management and knowledge and skills needed by managers. Historical development of managerial practice and theory. Management environment. Planning. Authorization and accountability and organizational design. Key human resource management activities. Job planning and analysis, the methods of attracting and selecting candidates, employee training programs, reward systems. Leadership as a managerial function: Transferring the company vision to organization members, theories and approaches to leadership, leadership styles. Control as a management function, control techniques, and business performance indicators.
