Course detail

Economics

FAST-BV01Acad. year: 2021/2022

Introducing the theory of economy. Basic economical terms and relations supply and demand market formation. Financial markets – money market and capital market. Fundamentals of macroeconomic theory –macroeconomic outputs – equilibrium and economic growth – inflation and unemployment. Macroeconomic policy – economic policy, its tools and targets. Products and services market – consumer behaviour, theory of company. Market of production factors. International economical integration

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Department

Institute of Structural Economics and Management (EKR)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge of fundamentals of microeconomics, macroeconomics and world economics.

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

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

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

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

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