DDML201 Rudiments of Management

Theatre Faculty
Summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/3. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. MgA. Blanka Kolegar (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. MgA. Blanka Kolegar
Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Supplier department: Theatre Management and Stage Technology Department – Dean’s Office – Theatre Faculty – Janáček Academy of Performing Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:15–11:45 106
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the first year of bachelor study programme. Succesful completion of courses: Stage management, Project management, Introduction to Cultural Policy, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Law 1 and Law 2.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
To acquaint students with the basics of management, the sense of managerial work and the roles played by managers in artistic institutions or artistic project teams. The goal is to go from a specific (self-management, family or a group management) to a systemic management concept (management in institutions and project management within institutions). Emphasis is placed on management in both semesters to prepare students for lessons of leadership in the next year.
The aim of this course is not to memorize a structured system of management theory but to apply selected principles and procedures that are useful for the theatrical production work.
Through the compulsory reading and reviews students are able to recognize gradually the difference between management and leadership and are learning to understand that the future leadership position is linked to the setting of inner environment of a leader, his/her ability to take responsibility and make the right decision at the right time.
Learning outcomes
Completing this semester the graduate is able:
-describe sequential and continuous management functions (system theory of management) and their significance for their own practical production activities.
- perceive the interconnection of organizational function and human resources management,
- define tools for assessment of co-workers and understand the career strategy including options in the arts sector,
- understand the importance of human being, personality traits, work overload and conflict of roles in managing co-workers and teams,
- to understand motivation and stimulation, feature theory, the styles of negotiation of co-workers, and the advantages or disadvantages of co-decision,
- to distinguish management from leadership and to perceive the coherence of these approaches, to understand the issues of pluralism, team leadership and political negotiation and action,
- apply communication skills in the context of leadership including active listening, define the communication process, communication flows and obstacles in communication,
- to know the sequential control function, the terminology of control, the process of setting control standards and the feedback system,
- to know control and controlling tools and weaknesses in control processes.
- gradually verify acquired knowledge on practical production projects implemented in the internal environment of the school.
Syllabus
  • 1. Organization and management of meetings. The art of writing the agenda and meeting minutes. Communication during a meeting in the context of artistic operations.
  • 2. Human resources. Identification of requirements, setting of work, organizational structure and jobs. Human resources planning and selection of co-workers.
  • 3. Staff assessment (staffing). Traditional assessment, evaluation with respect to verifiable targets, systematic evaluation and other rating systems. Rewards and stress of senior executives. Remuneration and conditions of work. Occupational strategy.
  • 4. Evaluation and remuneration from the perspective of a leader. Human factors in management and leadership. Personality, knowledge, skills, experience. Characteristics of personality. Role, psychological contract, role overload, conflict of roles. Organizational policy.
  • 5. Leadership in relation to motivation and style of negotiation. Motivation and stimulation. Theory of leadership (Likert). Style of the subordinate. Co-decision.
  • 6. Leadership: definitions, elements, approaches and styles. Situational approaches. Types of leaders, their strength and influence.
  • 7. Plurality of leadership, team leadership and political negotiation. Team and an individual.
  • 8. Communication and leadership. Process of communicationn and communication skills. Communication skills. The art of listening. Obstacles in communication. Presentation skills.
  • 9. Control. Concepts, standards, function of the control process. Feedback system.
  • 10. Control and controlling tools. Activities and weaknesses of control processes.
Literature
    required literature
  • Weihrich, H. - Koontz, H. : Management. Victoria Publishing, Praha 1993. info
  • BĚLOHLÁVEK, František and Pavol KOŠŤAN. Management. Brno: Computer Press, 2006. ISBN 80-251-0396-X. info
  • BYRNES, William J. Management and the Arts. ilustrované vydání. Taylor & Francis, 2009, 476 pp. ISBN 978-0-240-81004-1. info
  • Plamínek, J. Vedení lidí, týmů a firem. Praktický atlas managementu. Praha: Grada publishing. 2002. ISBN 80-247-0403-X. info
  • COVEY, Stephen Richards. 7 návyků skutečně efektivních lidí (The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People). 2nd ed. Praha: Management Press, 2007, 342 pp. ISBN 978-80-7261-156-0. info
  • Owen, J. Tři pilíře úspěšného manažera. 1 ed. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s., 2008. 224 str. ISBN 978-80-2400-3. info
  • CLARE, Rebecca and Tim PHILLIPS. Hra o trůny ve světě podnikání. 1. vydání. Omega, 2016, 136 pp. ISBN 978-80-7390-363-3. info
    recommended literature
  • DVOŘÁK, J. Malý slovník managementu divadla. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2005, 312 pp. ISBN 80-86102-49-1. info
  • DVOŘÁK, J. Kreativní management pro divadlo aneb O divadle jinak. Praha: Pražská scéna, 2004, 337 pp. ISBN 80-86102-53-X. info
  • Drucker Peter: Řízení neziskových organizací, Management press, Praha 1994. info
  • SMOLÍKOVÁ, Marta. Management umění. Praha: VŠUP, Otevřená spolčnost, o.p.s/ProCulture, 2008, 167 pp. ISBN 978-80-86863-24-5. info
  • BRINDLE, Meg and Constance DEVEREAUX. The Arts Management Handbook. New York: M.E.Sharpe, Inc., 2011, 364 pp. ISBN 978-0-7656-1741-5. info
  • Vodáček, L. - Vodáčková, O. Management, teorie a praxe v informační společnosti. Praha: Management Press, 1999. ISBN 80-85943-94-8. info
  • VOJÍK, Vladimír. Podnikání v kultuře a umění : Arts management. 1. Praha : ASPI-Wolters Kluwer, 2008. 184 s. ISBN 978-80-7357-356-0. info
Teaching methods
Form of teaching: 1 hour of lecture, 1 hour of seminar (seminar and lecture part are interconnected according to the strategy of a specific two-hour course)
Teaching methods: lecture, work with text, work with painting, discussion methods, individual work of students, case study.
Assessment methods
Assessment is based on the oral exam. To pass the exam, the student must meet 80 % of attendance at the lectures, the absence must be excused via e-mail. Before passing an exam student must porcess two reviews of publications (Covey S.: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change and Plamínek J.: Leadership of people, teams and companies.)

The oral exam is without preparation and student draws two questions.
The solving of partial assignments for the seminar part of the course is a matter of course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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