639-3019/01 – Change Management (CM)
Gurantor department | Department of Quality Management | Credits | 5 |
Subject guarantor | Ing. Zdenka Hofbruckerová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Zdenka Hofbruckerová, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim of the course is to provide students with broader theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of innovation, change management, value management and TRIZ methodology.
Gained knowledge:
- to be able to characterize the basic steps of the change process and to define the basic principles and procedures of innovation management,
- to formulate the meaning and use of value management,
- to be able to describe the basic principles of TRIZ.
Obtained skills:
- to be able to decide on the appropriateness of using the steps of change in change management,
- know and be able to use methods and tools to successfully innovation implementation,
- to be able to use their knowledge and apply the basic principles of value management,
- to be able to apply their theoretical knowledge to TRIZ in their future practice.
Teaching methods
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Summary
The aim of the subject is to provide knowledge about the possibilities of managing innovation processes in order to achieve the prosperity of the enterprise. This is done by mastering the theories of innovation and innovation management tools. The focus of the course is knowledge of value management and information on the possibility of applying methods for creating and solving innovative assignments. These are effective tools for managing changes, improving systems and processes. Part of the lesson is to get acquainted with the managerial skills needed to promote change and how to get colleagues for change. Students are preparing to manage changes in the organization that are indispensable to maintaining the competitiveness of the business.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Elaboration of 1 presentation on selected topic
Elaboration of 1 individual project
Active participation in seminars (80%)
Accomplishment of the credit test
Written exam
E-learning
http://katedry.fmmi.vsb.cz/Opory_FMMI_ENG/QM/Change%20Management.pdf
Other requirements
Study of actual journal material.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Change management. Perception and the need for innovation. Basic concepts and contexts.
2. Prerequisites for creating innovations. Innovation and entrepreneurship. Innovative organizations. Requirements of the business environment.
3. Innovation codes. Rothwell's five generations of innovative models.
4. Innovation cycle. Sources of innovation opportunities.
5. Identification and definition of the problem. Troubleshooting procedures. Choice of solution technique. Problem solving techniques.
6. Creativity - stage of the creative process, elements of creative activity. Creative work in organizations.
7. Eight steps of the change process by J. Kotter.
8. System approach, functional cost principle. Function definition principles, rules for functional description, functional characteristics and evaluation.
9. Value management - history and context. Successful applications of value management. Phase of the process of improvement by the methodology of value analysis and value engineering. Activities, basic logical flow of questions and results of individual phases.
10. Functional - cost analysis of technical systems. Improved by simplifying the structure. Improving the structure.
11. Creation and solution of innovative assignments - the TRIZ method. General approach to tackling innovative challenges. Altschule chart.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction