VPLb1161 Internship in human resources management and development

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/0/12. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Iveta Zelenková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Josef Horňáček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Iveta Zelenková, Ph.D.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
OBJECTIVES: - to facilitate practical experience in the field of HR management and development in selected organizations to motivated and talented students;
- to provide students feedback on their first practical work experience in professional positions;
- to provide employers/selected organizations chance to find and train new potential talents/emploees;
Group workshops and individual consultations provide an opportunity to confront the practical problems, which students experience during practice, with the theoretical concepts. The content of each workshop is focus on: the reflection of conditions for HR management; analyses of examples from practical experience; on training of basic skills and abilities which enable students to hold the position in HR management.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able:
- to aplly so far gained theoretical knowledge in the field of human resource development and management in practical situations in organizations
- to identify and analyse the condition of human resource management practice and practical problems of the current human resource development and management practice, and critically reflect them with the regard to their theoretical explanation
- to be oriented in managerial roles and tasks of the personnel departments in organizations, to reflect them and be able to perform them in the future
- to present and argue their suggestions and receive and give feedback
Syllabus
  • 1) Choosing an organisation and agreeing an internship • 2) Performance of the internship • 3) Active participation and presentation at seminars • Seminar Schedule: • 1) Introductory information on the course and internship, discussing the placement of students in organizations. • 2) Seminar: Organizational structure, organizational culture, HR strategy and the role of the HR department in the organisation • 3) Seminar: HR marketing and employer branding • 4) Seminar: HR planning, recruitment, selection, hiring, recruitment, selection, adaptation and dismissal of employees • 5) Seminar: Employee Evaluation, Compensation and Benefits in the organisation, training and development of employees • 6) Seminar: Quality of work life and building positive employee experience, conflict and stress in the workplace and its prevention and resolution • 7) Seminar: digital transformation of HR and HR Information Systems
Literature
    recommended literature
  • JONES, G.R. 1988/2013. Organizational Theory, Design and Change. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited. 7th Edition.
  • MYSLIVCOVÁ, Světlana. Personální marketing v řízení lidských zdrojů (Personal marketing in management of human resources). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2019, 215 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-9356-0. info
  • ARMSTRONG, Michael and Stephen TAYLOR. Řízení lidských zdrojů. Moderní pojetí a postupy. (Armstrong´s Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice). Praha: Grada, 2015. ISBN 978-80-247-5258-7. info
  • HRONÍK, František. Jak se nespálit podruhé :strategie a praxe výběrového řízení. 1st ed. Brno: MotivPress, 2007, 376 pp. ISBN 978-80-254-0698-4. info
  • HRONÍK, F. Rozvoj a vzdělávání pracovníků. Vyd. 1. Praha: Grada, 2007, 233 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-1457-8. info
Teaching methods
group and individual consultations; • 100 hours of direct traineeship in organizations; • reflection and analyses of practical experiences in the form of worksheets; presentations of worksheets; • playing special games developed for training of basic skills and abilities for HRM posititions
Assessment methods
Submission of the report with verbal assessment of student performance on the internship by trainers in the organization, • adoption worksheets on topics of group meetings, • presentation of one worksheet of your choice
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 100 hodin praxe.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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