Skills of Managerial 2600-DSMw2UM

1. Teamwork
• Forming
• Evolution of teamroles
• Synergy in teamwork
• Use of knowledge of every team member
• Groupthink syndrome
• IT supporting tools
• Minutes and reports
• Stress at work
2. Organizational change and quality management
• Greiner organziational life cycle
• Levitt’s product life cycle
• Change model by Lewin
• Change resistance
• Change introduction and change management
3. Project management
• Projects and other types of activities
• Time management
• Project parameters
• Tender procedures
• Workload Breakdown Structure
• Scheduling, milestones and Gantt’s charts
• Budgeting
• Stakeholder analysis
• Risk in project and in the organization
4. Knowledge and innovation management
• Meaning of knowledge in the organization
• Tacit and explicit knowledge
• Research and development
• Types of innovations
• Diffusion of innovations
• IP management
• Design thinking
5. Entrepreneurship and business models
• Buisness models and their components
• Revenue streams and cost structure
• Buisness-plan
• Return on investment
• Start-up, spin-off, spin-out
• Elevator pitch
• Business angels, seed capital, venture capital, crowdfunding and crowdsourcing
• Feature and advantage
• Sales pitching
6. Career management
• Recruitment and selection
• Recruitment phases
• Evaluation of an employee
• Active job search
• Job announcements
• How to create own CV and covering letter
• Labour market situation
• Social media in recruitment

Term 2025L:

This course presents the basics of organizational and management theory, developing key managerial skills.
Topic Blocks:
1. Teamwork
• Principles of Team Formation
• Team Roles
• Synergy in Teamwork
• Groupthink
• IT Tools in Teamwork
• Teamwork Reports
2. Organizational Change and Quality Management
• L.E. Greiner's Organizational Life Cycle
• Th. Levitt
• The Change Process According to K. Lewin's Model
• Sources of Resistance to Change
• Methods of Implementing Change and Managing Change
3. Project Management
• Basic Project Parameters
• Project Requirements (ToR, Terms of Reference)
• Project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Scheduling, Gantt Charts
• Project Budget
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Risk Factors in the Project and in the Organization
4. Knowledge and Innovation Management
• The Importance of Knowledge in the Organization, the Essence of Knowledge Management
• Explicit and Tacit Knowledge, Intangible Resources
• Innovation and R&D in the Organization
• Types of Innovation, Their Importance and Diffusion
• Ways to Protect Company Ideas
• Design Thinking
5. Entrepreneurship and Business Models
• Business Models and Their Components
• Sources of Revenue and Costs in the Company
• Structure and Content of a Business Plan
• Return on Investment
• Start-up, Spin-off, Spin-out
• Elevator Pitch Test
• Business Angels, Venture Capital Funds Seed capital and venture capital, crowdfunding and crowdsourcing platforms
• The language of benefits
• Sales presentation
6. Career management
• Recruitment and selection process
• Employee evaluation criteria
• Active job search methods
• Interpreting job advertisements
• Principles of drafting recruitment documents
• Current situation in the labor market
• Using social media in career development

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student:
Knowledge:
• Knows and understands, at an advanced level, the principles, procedures, and practices related to the management activities of various types of organizations (K_W02).
• Knows and understands the principles of creating and developing various forms of entrepreneurship and business models (K_W07)

In terms of skills:
• Is able to use management theory to recognize, diagnose, and solve problems related to the functioning of the organization in the market (K_U01)
• Is able to correctly interpret technological, social, political, legal, economic, and ecological processes and phenomena, and their impact on the functioning of the organization (K_U02)
• Is able to collaborate with external organizations in project management
• Is able to plan and organize individual and team work (K_U05)
• Is able to plan and organize own and team work, as well as collaborate effectively within a team (K_U07)

In terms of attitudes:
• Is willing to evaluate and critically approach situations and phenomena related to the functioning of the organization in the market, sector, and the entire economy (K_K01)
• Is ready to adhere to ethical standards related to managerial activities (K_K03)
• Is ready to think and act in an entrepreneurial way, initiating projects and seeking new solutions (K_K04)
• Is ready to adhere to ethical standards in business relationships and uphold the professional ethos (K_K05)

Assessment criteria

Knowledge learning outcomes will be assessed through in-class discussions, case studies, and group projects. Skill learning outcomes will be assessed through ongoing tasks and projects (individual and group) completed by participants during classes. Attitudinal learning outcomes will be assessed through in-class discussions and group projects and individual work completed during classes.
Assessment will be based on exercises, group and individual assignments based on case studies, analyses, and project implementation. To pass the exercises, you must earn at least 60% of the total points available. Attendance is mandatory.

Scoring:
0 - 60% 2
over 60% - 64% 3
over 64% - 73% 3.5
over 73% - 82% 4
over 82% - 91% 4.5
over 91% - 100% 5

Bibliography

Obligatory:
Klincewicz, Krzysztof (red.) (2016) Zarządzanie, organizacje i organizowanie – przegląd perspektyw teoretycznych. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
Optional:
J.Bogdanienko, Ryzyko i kryzys w procesie rozwoju organizacji, Wyd. CeDeWu, 2020
J.C.Maxwell, Leadershift. Przemiana przywództwa. Wyd. mt biznes, 2020
K.Obłój, Praktyka strategii firmy, Wyd. Poltext, 2020
M.Walsh, Algorytmiczny lider, Wyd. Poznańskie, 2020
M.Żemigała, Społeczna odpowiedzialność przedsiębiorstwa, Oficyna a Wolters Kluwer business, 2007

Term 2025L:

Podstawowa pozycja:
Klincewicz, Krzysztof (red.) (2016) Zarządzanie, organizacje i organizowanie – przegląd perspektyw teoretycznych. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
Uzupełniająca:
J.Bogdanienko, Ryzyko i kryzys w procesie rozwoju organizacji, Wyd. CeDeWu, 2020
J.C.Maxwell, Leadershift. Przemiana przywództwa. Wyd. mt biznes, 2020
K.Obłój, Praktyka strategii firmy, Wyd. Poltext, 2020
M.Walsh, Algorytmiczny lider, Wyd. Poznańskie, 2020
M.Żemigała, Społeczna odpowiedzialność przedsiębiorstwa, Oficyna a Wolters Kluwer business, 2007