Subject

Business and Management

Course Title

Business and Management
Business and Management

Code

F23L1W005

Study Programme

Application of Information Technologies, Software Engineering and Information Systems, Internet, Networks and Security, Software Engineering and Information Systems

Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department or division)

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

First Cycle

Academic year / semester

1 / Winter

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

Georchina Mircheva, Riste Stojanov, Smilka Janeska Sarkanjac, Vladimir Zdraveski

Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

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10.

Objectives of the course programme (competences)

Development of managerial skills: technical, conceptual, communication, analytical.
Adoption of frameworks, concepts, models, and techniques from the field of management.
Presentation and analysis of examples, case studies, and best management practices from multiple business areas, as well as case studies of individual businesses.

11.

Course content

Lectures:
1. Managers at their workplace
2. Decision-making
3. Management of the Environment and Organizational Culture
4. Planning work activities, managing strategy
5. Organizational Structure Design - Basic Designs
6. Organizational Structure Design - Adaptive Designs
7. Human Resources Management
8. Creating and managing teams
9. Communication Management
10. Understanding and managing individual behavior
11. Employee motivation
12. Leadership
13. Monitoring and controlling

Practical Classes:
History of Management
2. Analysis of case studies for decision-making
3. Analysis of case studies for environmental management and organizational culture
4. Analysis of case studies for planning work activities and management strategy
5. Case Study Analysis of Organizational Structure Design - Basic Designs
6. Case Study Analysis of Organizational Structure Design - Adaptive Designs
8. Case Study Analysis of Human Resource Management
8. Case study analysis of team creation and management
9. Case study analysis for creating and managing communications
10. Case study analysis for understanding and managing individual behavior
11. Analysis of case studies for motivating employees
12. Analysis of leadership case studies
13. Analysis of case studies for monitoring and control

12.

Learning methods

Lectures using presentations, interactive lectures, exercises (using equipment and software packages), teamwork, case studies, guest lectures, independent preparation and defense of a project assignment and a seminar paper.

13.

Total available time

6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours

14.

Distribution of available time

30 + 45 + 15 + 15 + 75 = 180 hours

15.

Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures - theoretical instruction	30 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, teamwork	45 hours

16.

Other forms of activities

16.1.	Project assignments	15 hours
16.2.	Independent assignments	15 hours
16.3.	Home study	75 hours

17.

Assessment method

17.1.	Tests	0 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	15 points
17.3.	Activities and learning	10 points
17.4.	Final exam	Eighty points

18.

Grading criteria (points / grade)

up to 50 points	5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points	6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points	7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points	8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points	9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points	10 (ten) (A)

19.

Requirement for obtaining a signature and taking the final exam

Activities 15.2 and 16.1 have been completed.

20.

Language of instruction

Macedonian and English

21.

Method for monitoring the quality of teaching

internal evaluation and survey mechanism

22.

Literature

22.1.	Required literature 1. Stephen P. Robbins, Mary Coulter \| Management, 14th edition \| Pearson \| 2017
22.2.	Additional literature No. Author Title Publisher Year