Course detail

Principles of Economics

FAST-V34Acad. year: 2021/2022

Mikroeconomics.Market economy. Competitive Market. Choice and Uncertainty.Comparative Statics and Demand. Consumer Choice. The firm. Market Power. Missing and Emerging Market Public Goods and Externalities. Introduction to Macroeconomics. Monetary Policy. Financial Systems. Banking. Capital Market. Fiscal Policy. Role of the Government. Regulation and Deregula- tion. Growth. Inflation. Unemployment. Balance of Payments. Introductioninto Space Economy. Civil Engineering Business. Planning and Real Estate Management.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jana Korytárová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

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

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1.–3. Economics – basic terms and relations
4.–6. Financial markets
7.–9. Principles of macroeconomic theory
10.–11. Macroeconomic policy
12. Products and services market
13. Productive factors market. International economic integration

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

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

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

Sanuelson, P.A.: Makro - ekonomics. New York McGraw-Hill, Inc 1992
Sanuelson, P.A.: Mikro - ekonomics. New York McGraw-Hill, Inc 1992

Recommended reading

I.Babič: Microeconomics for Civil Engineering Study-ISBN 80-214 0636-. Akademické nakl. CERM 1997
I.Babič: Principles of Market Economy-ISBN 80-85895-13-7. PC-DIR 1998

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jana Korytárová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.–3. Economics – basic terms and relations 4.–6. Financial markets 7.–9. Principles of macroeconomic theory 10.–11. Macroeconomic policy 12. Products and services market 13. Productive factors market. International economic integration

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jana Korytárová, Ph.D.