B_PH_LZ1_p Human Resources Management 1

NEWTON University
winter 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Ing. Renáta Ježková, PhD. (lecturer)
Ing. Hana Čipera Jánská (seminar tutor)
Bc. Alice Hrubá (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Karolina Kutil (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Zuzana Dvořáková, CSc.
Centre for Management – Academic Department – NEWTON University
Timetable
Tue 13:30–15:00 WebinarJam; and Tue 15. 12. 13:30–15:00 WebinarJam
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
B_PH_LZ1_p/01: each odd Wednesday 15:10–16:40 PH Učebna 03, K. Kutil
B_PH_LZ1_p/02: each even Wednesday 15:10–16:40 PH Učebna 03, K. Kutil
B_PH_LZ1_p/03: each even Wednesday 13:30–15:00 PH Učebna 03, K. Kutil
B_PH_LZ1_p/04: each even Wednesday 16:50–18:20 PH Učebna 03, K. Kutil
B_PH_LZ1_p/05: each odd Wednesday 13:30–15:00 PH Učebna 03, K. Kutil
B_PH_LZ1_p/06: each odd Wednesday 16:50–18:20 PH Učebna 03, K. Kutil
B_PH_LZ1_p/07: each even Monday 13:30–15:00 PH Učebna 06, H. Čipera Jánská
B_PH_LZ1_p/08: each odd Monday 13:30–15:00 PH Učebna 12, except Mon 5. 10., H. Čipera Jánská
B_PH_LZ1_p/09: each even Monday 11:20–12:50 PH Učebna 12, H. Čipera Jánská
B_PH_LZ1_p/10: each odd Monday 11:20–12:50 PH Učebna 12, except Mon 5. 10., H. Čipera Jánská
B_PH_LZ1_p/14: each odd Wednesday 8:00–9:30 PH Učebna 04, except Wed 23. 9., A. Hrubá
B_PH_LZ1_p/15: each odd Wednesday 9:40–11:10 PH Učebna 04, except Wed 23. 9., A. Hrubá
Prerequisites
(!B_BA_LZ1_p Human Resources Management 1) && (!B_BA_LZ1_k Human Resources Management 1) && (!B_BR_LZ1_p Human Resources Management 1) && (!B_BR_LZ1_k Human Resources Management 1) && (!B_PH_LZ1_p Human Resources Management 1) && (!B_PH_LZ1_k Human Resources Management 1)
Management
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
  • To provide a comprehensive framework for understanding the concepts and scope of human resource management, with an emphasis on individual HR functions and their interconnections throughout the employee life cycle.
  • To familiarise students with HR processes, their significance, interrelationships and basic employment law considerations, and to develop their ability to apply this knowledge when addressing practical case studies.
  • To introduce a competency-based perspective on managers and HR professionals and their roles, and to support the development of selected professional competencies, particularly in communication, conflict resolution and professional self-presentation, including the purposeful and critical use of artificial intelligence tools.
  • To involve students in testing innovative teaching approaches designed to prepare them for HR practice.
Learning outcomes
  • Preparation and presentation of practical HR case studies from different types of organisations, covering individual HR functions and their legal aspects, through teamwork.
  • Development and presentation of personal branding materials as a prospective employee, including a CV, motivation letter, cover letter and LinkedIn profile, with AI support.
  • Testing of a teaching module designed to prepare students for a junior HR role involving the resolution of selected types of conflict in automotive manufacturing.
Syllabus
  1. Introduction to Human Resource Management (HRM). The importance of HRM as a functional area of management and business. Historical development, theories, and concepts of strategic HRM.
  2. Legal aspects of HRM in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, including the Labor Code.
  3. Human resource strategy, job analysis, and workforce planning.
  4. Recruiting and hiring employees.
  5. Employee selection.
  6. Hiring employees, the onboarding process, and employee placement.
  7. Organization and management of work performance, employee evaluation.
  8. Motivation, incentives, and employee care.
  9. Employee compensation.
  10. Employee training and development; succession planning and career management.
  11. Organizational culture.
  12. Modern trends in human resource management; human resources as a source of a company’s competitiveness.

Literature
    required literature
  • KOUBEK, Josef. Řízení lidských zdrojů: základy moderní personalistiky. 5., rozš. a dopl. Praha: Management Press, 2015, 400 pp. ISBN 978-80-7261-288-8. info
  • JEŽKOVÁ, R. – NOVÁK, P. 2026. HRM Strategic Excellence for Line Managers: Leadership in the Era of Green and Digital Transformation.” (v rámci projektu TRIREME: Digital & Green Skills Towards Future of the Mobility Ecosystem)
    recommended literature
  • URBAN, J. Motivace a odměňování pracovníků. Praha: Grada Publisching, 2017, 160 pp. ISBN 978-80-271-0227-3. info
  • ARTHUR, Diane. 70 tipů pro hodnocení pracovníků. 1st ed. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2010, 168 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-2937-4. info
  • ARMSTRONG, Michael and Stephen TAYLOR. Řízení lidských zdrojů: moderní pojetí a postupy. 13th ed. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2015, 928 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-5258-7. info
    not specified
  • Zákon č. 262/2006 Sb., zákoník práce, ve znění pozdějších předpisů
  • Zákon č. 311/2001 Z. z. Zákonník práce, ve znění pozdějších předpisů
Teaching methods
Teaching combines case studies of HR processes, the resolution of basic employment law issues arising throughout the employee life cycle, and the development of a personal professional brand through the creation of a CV, motivation letter and LinkedIn profile with AI support. The course also includes testing a teaching module designed to prepare students for a junior HR role involving the resolution of selected types of conflict in automotive manufacturing.
Assessment methods

Course Credit: minimum attendance at seminars, earning the specified minimum number of points for participation in seminars, and completing and submitting ongoing assignments. Students are required to earn this course credit no later than the end of the third week of the winter semester exam period.


Exam: 20% of the points earned from the course credit + 80% of the score on the final written exam (regular exam + first make-up exam) or, if applicable, the oral exam (in subsequent make-up exam sessions).

Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2024, winter 2025.
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