Curriculum subject

Pre-diploma Practical Training

Subject
Subject code	TLM047
Subject name	Pre-diploma Practical Training
Credit points	6 ECTS
Grading method	Prelim

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2012 LI
Study year	4
Semester	Spring semester
Subject type	Mandatory

Subject loads
Lecture	2

General description
During the practical training the student will perform specific work tasks assigned to him/her by a resposible specialist from the enterprise. The student may perform different work tasks in the following fields: • transportation and forwarding – transport organizer, forwarder • warehousing – warehouse manager’s or warehouse keeper’s assistant • purchasing and inventory management – purchasing agent’s assistant, purchase manager’s assistant • customer service – customer administrator’s assistant, customer service manager’s assistant • production and material management – material manager’s assistant, production planner’s assistant • logistics manager’s assistant • supply chain manager’s assistant

General aim
The goal of the practical training is to deepen students’ professional knowledge and skills in dealing with routine tasks of logistics. The practical training will help to form proper attitudes towards performing of work tasks. Students will expand their knowledge of company’s organizational culture, organizational behaviour and improve teamwork skills. The goal of the pre-diploma practical training is also to develop the students' analysis and synthesis ability in the field of logistics and economy, and the ability to set problems, which have to be solved in the process of writing the graduation thesis. The student will identify bottlenecks and shortages in company’s logistics system and logistics management, perform the analysis and give the reasoned evaluation of the company’s logistics system and logistics processes, as well as logistics and supply chain management in the company. During the practical training the student will get acquainted with • work arrangement of logistics activities in the company; • management of the company’s logistics system and logistics activities; • management of supplies and supply chain; • management of business and operational risks in the supply chain; • availability of information system and information and communication technology in the company.

Aim
The student • knows company’s work organization in the field of logistics; • is familiar with the functioning of company’s logistics and supply system; • knows the principles of company’s logistics system management; • knows the principles of the supply chain functioning; • knows the functioning of company’s customer service and quality system; • is familiar with company’s quality processes and quality management system; • is able to perform the work tasks that he/she did during the practical training. During the practical training the student will master the basic skills in the fields of transportation, warehousing, purchasing, inventory management, customer service, administration of logistics activities, as well as material management or production planning.

Form description
Practical training.

Literature
Pre-diploma Practical Training Guidelines of the TTK/UAS. The student will compose the practical training report (8-10 pages), forming it according to the rules of TTK UAS written papers. For composing the written report the student must collect necessary information during the practical training. The student will present the report to the TTK UAS supervisor within the first 2 weeks of the new semester.

Evaluation methods
The practical training will be completed by defending the practical training report. The board will assess the practical training as “passed” or “failed“ according to the following criteria: • The members of the board are convinced by reading the student’s report and listening to his/her presentation that the student did work in the company and acquired new knowledge and skills there • The practical training report conforms to the content requirements and the rules of TTK UAS written papers • The company’s supervisor has given a positive evaluation to the student’s practical training.

Current rounds
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