I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
Basics of management
ID (subject code)
BMEGT20RRR5000-00
Type of subject
contact unit
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
7
Practice
0
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
obtaining signature
Number of credits
2
Subject Coordinator
Name
Dr. Surman Vivien
Position
associate professor
Contact details
surman.vivien@gtk.bme.hu
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Department of Management and Business Economics
Subject website
Language of the subject
magyar - HU
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms
Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
None
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 580387/26/2025 registration number. Valid from: 2025.05.28.

Objectives

The course aims to introduce students to various aspects of management fundamentals, including complaint management, ethical compliance, data protection, and remuneration, with particular attention to ESG aspects.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. Has confident methodological knowledge in various subfields of management, understands and sees through the application and combination possibilities of the methodologies that was learned.
  2. Knows the functioning of complaint handling systems, their role in the ESG framework
  3. Knows the principles of ethics and compliance rules
  4. Knows the basic concepts of data protection
  5. Knows the basics of remuneration schemes, in particular ESG-related incentives
Skills
  1. Able to recognize the main characteristics of basic leadership and management theories in practice and to develop rational arguments in relation to them.
  2. Able to design and assess complaint handling processes
  3. Able to identify ethical risks
  4. Able to monitor data protection compliance
  5. Able to design remuneration structures that integrate ESG considerations
Attitude
  1. Consciously represents the management methods that he encounters in his own profession and field of expertise, and accepts the different methodological characteristics of other disciplines.
  2. Cooperates with the lecturer and other students.
  3. Committed to operating ethically and legally.
  4. Uses the opportunities offered by IT tools in an integrated manner.
Independence and responsibility
  1. Organizes his own work and the activities of the staff working under his supervision with the independence and responsibility appropriate to his position in the organizational structure.
  2. Independently selects and applies the relevant problem-solving and analytical methods in solving the analytical tasks belonging to his / her field.
  3. Able to independently identify and deal at a basic level with grievance, ethics, data protection or remuneration issues in an ESG project

Teaching methodology

Online lecture

Materials supporting learning

  • Előadásdiák - PPT slideshow

General Rules

The assessment of the learning outcomes stated in point 2.2. is based on an online Moodle test.

Performance assessment methods

Checking of learning the lecture slides.

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

Conditions for obtaining a signature, validity of the signature

Active participation in class and/or online consultation with the lecturer. Completing the questionnaire on the course’s Moodle page by the deadline.

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 0-100
Very good 0
Good 0
Satisfactory 0
Pass 0
Fail 0

Retake and late completion

The active participation in the contact lectures can be compensated during the semester by watching the recorded lectures afterward. There is no option for test retake.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
Előadás 7
Háttéranyagok feldolgozása 13
Tananyag önálló elsajátítása 20
Záróvizsgára való felkészülés 20
Total 60

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Consulted with the Faculty Student Representative Committee, approved by the Vice Dean for Education, valid from: 05.05.2024.

Topics covered during the term

Subject includes the topics detailed in the course syllabus to ensure learning outcomes listed under 2.2. can be achieved.

Lecture topics
1. Management skills, roles and trends
2. Leadership
3. Conflict management
4. Complaints handling
5. Ethics compliance, corruption and bribery
6. Data protection
7. Remuneration

Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details

Approval and validity of subject requirements