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System approach to the Students' Union of the University of Economics in Prague
Kočí, Jakub ; Sigmund, Tomáš (advisor) ; Benda, Martin (referee)
The aim of this diploma thesis is the preparation and foundation of the Students' Union of the University of Economics in Prague, which is done by Soft systems methodology. In order to achieve this aim, the thesis elaborates a theory of student organizations and student unions in the Czech Republic. It also compares a set of rules governing student organizations at chosen Czech universities with chosen foreign universities. The result of this comparison is that chosen foreign universities have more systematic policies towards their student organizations. The research part of this thesis contains Analysis two (social) and Analysis three (political) from the Soft systems methodology. The results of the research contains defined set of roles, norms, values and a distribution of power in the environment of student organizations at University of Economics. Practical part of the thesis brings two complete learning cycles of the Soft systems methodology including root definitions, CATWOE and models of purposeful activity. Based on these two learning cycles, the thesis defines the general limits of Soft system methodology for the foundation of student union at Czech universities.
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Comparison of bank accounts using the selected systems approach
Sedláčková, Zuzana ; Klas, Jan (advisor) ; Brixí, Radim (referee)
The goal of this work was to evaluate the usefulness of Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology to the problem of choosing the appropriate checking account. The structure of this work is divided into three phases. The first part is applied to the theory of soft systems. I have focused primarily on the steps of Checkland's Soft Systems Methodology. In the next section, I applied the aforementioned methodology to the problem of choosing the most convenient checking account. I chose the methodology only some steps that helped me to solve the problem: a description of the unstructured situation, expressing the problem situation through rich picture, creating root definitions, conceptual model and compared the model with reality. I propounded two root definitions, which describe how the system works. Comparing models with reality is meant to compare the various criteria under which the clients choose the checking account. I got the criteria of root definitions and question form. Especially comparing those criteria, I found the usefulness of the methodology to the problem. The last phase is the actual comparison of customers' requirements with what each account offers. I chose a total of 4 types of clients - students, families, single-person households and pensioners.
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Design of web portal for supporting the work of scout leaders
Jung, Petr ; Šubrta, Václav (advisor) ; Klas, Jan (referee)
The goal of my paper is to answer the question, if Czech scouting organization "Junák -- svaz skautů a skautek" needs to implement specialized web portal to support the work of scout leaders. If desirability of such portal is justified, its functionality and possible contribution to solving known problems is examined and described. In first place, the purpose of individual parts of the organization system is analyzed with help of Checkland's Soft System Methodology. Subsequently, all activities leading towards the fulfillment of individual subsystems' purposes are identified and impact of those activities on the new information channel is defined. As a result of the analysis conducted, suggestions for adjustments and modifications of those activities are made to make them more efficient in solving problems previously identified.
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