Course: Organization and Safety of Work in the Company

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Course title Organization and Safety of Work in the Company
Course code UPEM/COBP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Brodský Zdeněk, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Introduction. Business management and organization. Organizational relations, organizational structures and organizational documents. Business processes (activities) in various branches of the economy. Organization of pre-production phase, preparation of production. Organization of the production phase, production management. Organization of post-production phase, sales management. Organization of economic and personnel activities. Organization of business units. Organization and rationalization, industrial engineering. Organizational innovation and links to Industry 4.0. Basic concepts of occupational safety and health protection in industrial practice. OHS legislation and work categorization. Requirements for the workplace and the working environment, occupational health and safety checks and accidents at work

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Skills training
  • Independent critical reading - 16 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 14 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation of a presentation (report) - 24 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 14 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The subject provides students the knowledge of basic business activities in manufacturing and service units. It learns students how to understand both general and specific context of business operations with emphasis on ensuring passive and in particular active elements.
The student who has successfully completed the subject can explain the factors influencing the organization of a company; explain the role and importance of organizational documents in the company; to distinguish between the concepts of authority, responsibility, competence and delegation; explain the links between the company organization, its tasks and human resources of the company, explain the criteria of organizational formation; list the types of organizational structures, describe the reasons for their creation; explain the organization of pre-production, production and post-production phases; describe modern types of organizational structures; explain the difference between lean production and lean administration; distinguish between joint and specific business activities; to explain the concepts of mission and scope of services; distinguish the core business (core) from secondary activities; to describe the organization of departments ensuring the operation of the company, to explain the basic concepts of work safety and health protection, to describe the legislation of occupational health and safety and categorization of work, and to explain the requirements for the workplace and the working environment. Students who have successfully completed the course, can orientate in business processes and activities, compile a process map of the economic department; apply criteria for assessing the suitability of organizational structures for a particular enterprise; identify and critically assess hazards and risks within the company; design an optimized work environment for mental work, orientate in the OHS legislation, apply requirements for workplaces and the work environment from the perspective of OHS. A student who has successfully completed the course is able to coordinate the activities of teams in case studies, designed to solve technical and economic problems; discuss key trends in organizational development and business safety, justify opportunities and threats.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation

The assignment: before the test. Examination: written and oral.
Recommended literature
  • BUCHTA, M.:. Organizace provozu podniku - distanční opora na CD, Univerzita Pardubice, 2013.
  • CIENCIALA, J.:. Procesně řízená organizace. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2011.
  • JUROVÁ, Marie. Výrobní a logistické procesy v podnikání. Praha. 2016.
  • KEŘKOVSÝ, M., VALSA, O.:. Moderní přístupy k řízení výroby. 3. doplněné vydání. Praha: C.H.Beck, 2012.
  • Švecová, Lenka. Produkční a provozní management. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2021. ISBN 978-80-271-1385-9.
  • VYSKOČIL, V.:. Podpůrné procesy a snižování režijních nákladů. Praha: Professional Publishing, 2003.


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