546-0153/01 – Economics and Management in Water-management Companies (EVO)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Simona Matušková, Ph.D. Paed.IGIP | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Simona Matušková, Ph.D. Paed.IGIP |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2020/2021 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Characterize water management organizations and their activities. Understand the economic aspects of business, explain the property structure of a company, its economic result and price calculations. Acquire knowledge of theoretical background for strategic and personnel management. Evaluate the level of corporate culture in the company.
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Summary
The course in its first part introduces students to the functioning of water management organizations and explains the basic economic concepts (business assets, costs, revenues, profit, price calculations and statistics). The second part of the course focuses on the structure and types of water economic companies and their management. It also deals with the company strategic management, its human resources and corporate culture.
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Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Regular feedback on the progress of knowledge during the current term is provided by seminar works, presentations and written/oral exams.
E-learning
The Moodle Learning Management System (lms.vsb.cz) is used to communicate beyond the scope of attendance at present, through which communication is made not only between the teacher and students, but also between the students.
Other requirements
Individually according to the instructions of the teacher.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Basic economic terms
2. Market mechanism, market players and their interaction
3. Economic system and organization of water management
4. Legislation in water management (Government Regulation No. 401/2015)
5. Costs, revenues, economic result, CF
6. Capital and property structure of a company
7. Financial policy and sources of investment financing
8. Price calculations of production, tax systems, statistics
9. Structure and types of society in water management
10. Definition of management, characteristics, history, approaches, new directions
11. Manager and his profile
12. Managerial skills and functions
13. Strategic business management
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction