Course detail

Economics

FAST-MV01Acad. year: 2014/2015

Introduction to the economic theory. Supply and demand, market equilibrium. Financial markets – money market and capital market. Macroeconomic theory – macroeconomic outputs – GDP and economic growth, inflation, unemployment and balance of payment. Economic policy, goals and instruments. International economic integration. Microeconomic theory – Market of products and services, Market of production factors (market of labour, land and capital goods).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jana Korytárová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

To get fundamentals of microeconomics, macroeconomics and world economics. Student also acquires knowledge about behaviour of economic system, its tools, institutions and regularities.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of basic social sciences within the scope of secondary school level.

Co-requisites

The parallel knowledge of economic nature is not required.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures, practical classes and self-study assignments. Attendance at lectures is optional, but attendance at classes is compulsory.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The condition of the credit is the development of given examples. The exam consists of a written test, written answers to questions and oral examination. For passing the oral exam, the student must obtain in the written part a minimum 50 points from 100.

Course curriculum

1.The introduction into the theory of the economics, basic economic terms
2.Basic elements of the market
3.Macroeconomic outputs
4.The macroeconomic balance, the economic growth and the business cycle
5.The inflation
6.Financial markets
7.The capital market
8.The international money market
9.The economic policy
10.The international trade
11.The products and services market, the company theory
12.The products and services market, the behavior of the consumer
13.The productive factors market

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Acquirement of knowledge in fundamental economic regulatory in microeconomic, macroeconomic and world economy area. Student gets also knowledge regarding to economic system functioning, its instruments and institutions.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

KORYTÁROVÁ, Jana, SÁDLÍK, Jindřich a kolektiv: Základy ekonomie – Principles of economics. Brno: AN CERM, s.r.o., 2007. ISBN 978-80-7204-529-7. (CS)
KORYTÁROVÁ, Jana, SÁDLÍK, Jindřich a kolektiv: Základy ekonomie – Principles of economics. Brno: AN CERM, s.r.o., 2007. ISBN 978-80-7204-529-7. (EN)
SÁDLÍK, Jindřich a KORYTÁROVÁ, Jana: Základy ekonomie – cvičebnice. Brno: AN CERM, s.r.o., 2006. ISBN 80-7204-473-7. (CS)
SAMUELSON, Paul a NORDHAUS, William: Ekonomie. Praha: NS Svoboda, 2008. ISBN 80-205-0590-3. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-MI Bachelor's

    branch MI , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jana Korytárová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.The introduction into the theory of the economics, basic economic terms
2.Basic elements of the market
3.Macroeconomic outputs
4.The macroeconomic balance, the economic growth and the business cycle
5.The inflation
6.Financial markets
7.The capital market
8.The international money market
9.The economic policy
10.The international trade
11.The products and services market, the company theory
12.The products and services market, the behavior of the consumer
13.The productive factors market

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jana Korytárová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.- 2.Introduction to Economics, characteristics of the market economy
3.- 4.The basic elements of the market
5.- 6.Macroeconomic outcomes
7.- 8.Financial markets
9.- 10.Capital market, international money market
11.- 12.Products and services market- theory of the firm
13.Products and services market- theory of the consumer