Course detail

Economics

FAST-MV01Acad. year: 2021/2022

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

5

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.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

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

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 hours, 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