Course: Lectures of the Experts from Business and Industry 4

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Course title Lectures of the Experts from Business and Industry 4
Course code DAS/POP4
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech, English, Japanese
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Nakaya Tereza, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Pokorný Ondřej, Mgr. PhD.
  • Arnez Monika, doc. Ph.D., M.A.
Course content
The programme and focus of the cycle varies each semester. The schedule of lectures is always published at the beginning of the semester. Lecture outlines (in the case of the Japanese Studies focus): Japanologist as interpreter/translator, employee of a Japanese manufacturing/business company, Japanologist in the cultural field, Japanologist in diplomacy, Japanologist in tourism, etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
  • Attendace - 12 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the possibilities of employment in practice, to make them aware of the real situation in the working environment / specific area of possible employment, what is needed for the performance of a given profession, what are the requirements, prerequisites and conditions for its performance, what the profession entails, how the market and the positions offered are changing, as well as the requirements for applicants for given positions (such as interpreter/translator in a corporate and business environment, translator of art literature, jobs in the cultural sector, diplomacy, tourism), and to give them inspiration. Lecturers will provide students with information and their experiences from the practice / concrete employment of a Japanologist / Sinologist / Koreanist / Indonesianist etc. and provide them with practical examples of situations they deal with in the particular profession. The lectures will also give students insight into the field of work. The lectures are intended for all students regardless of the year of study.
Students will get acquainted with the real situation in the field of their study and gain an overview of possible ways of their future employment.
Prerequisites
The seminar is open to all students regardless of the year of study.

Assessment methods and criteria
Essay

attendance (70%), final test (within the scope of the assigned reading material)
Recommended literature
  • BAUER, Miroslav et al. (2012). Kaizen: cesta ke štíhlé a flexibilní firmě. Brno: BizBooks.
  • IMAI, Masaaki. (2007). Kaizen: metoda, jak zavést úspornější a flexibilnější výrobu v podniku. Brno: Computer Press.
  • KOŠTURIAK, Ján et al. (2010). Kaizen: osvědčená praxe českých a slovenských podniků. Brno: Computer Press.
  • LAREAU, William. (2008). Office Kaizen: jak přeměnit kancelářské operace na strategickou konkurenční výhodu.. Praha: Česká společnost pro jakost.
  • LIKER, Jeffrey K. (2007). Tak to dělá Toyota: 14 zásad řízení největšího světového výrobce. Praha: Management Press.
  • ŽÍŽALOVÁ, Pavla. (2008). TPCA: případová studie. Brno: Trast pro ekonomiku a společnos.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Indonesian Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Vietnamese Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Korean Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Chinese Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Asian Studies, Specialization Japanese Language and Culture (2019) Category: Philological sciences - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -