ISKB19 Management of Information Institutions

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Synchronous online teaching
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bc. Jana Ševčíková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course Management of Information Instituions is focused on issues of management, managerial skills, people management and processes in enterprises, organizations and institutions providing information services. The form of teaching is focused on the discussion and reflection of texts for studying. Students will be acquainted with the environment in which the organization is set up and with the basics of its management.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- define and explain the basic concepts and historical development of management;
- place the organization in an environment that student can describe and define using SLEPT and SWOT;
- describe the basic phases and processes of stragical management;
- use analytical tools to describe the organization in terms of critical elements;
- orientate in human resources and human resource management;
- apply the principles of information service design to organization processes.
Syllabus
  • Introductory lesson, ending conditions, evaluation criteria, consultation for combined students;
  • context, organization surroundings;
  • organizational structure, typology, creation and changes;
  • strategic management - introduction to the problem;
  • strategic management - specific tools for strategy creation;
  • human resources and human resource management in the overall context of the organization, the role of the manager;
  • human resources and human resources management from the employee's point of view;
  • project management;
  • information services design;
  • organizational performance indicators;
  • presentations of combined students and sharing concrete examples of good and bad practice.
Literature
    required literature
  • HÁŠA, Stanislav. Co je nového v managementu. 1. vydání. Praha: Nová beseda, 2016, 111 stran. ISBN 9788090608993. info
  • CEJTHAMR, Václav and Jiří DĚDINA. Management a organizační chování. 2., aktualiz. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2010, 344 s. ISBN 9788024733487. URL info
    recommended literature
  • ARMSTRONG, Michael and Stephen TAYLOR. Amstrong's handbook of human resource management practice. 13th ed. Philadelphia: Kogan Page, 2014, xxxiv, 842. ISBN 9780749469641. info
    not specified
  • GRUBER, Jan, Hana KYRIANOVÁ and Alexandra FONVILLE. Kvalitativní diagnostika v oblasti lidských zdrojů : metody a techniky, dovednosti hostitele, použití ve firemní praxi, vliv na rozvoj zaměstnanců. Vydání 1. Praha: Grada, 2016, 199 stran. ISBN 9788024752631. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, individual study, discussion, reflection of texts, workshop, continuous written assignments.
Assessment methods
Partial tasks, final written exam (50% of correct answers is needed to pass)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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