bp2218 Basics of Economy

Faculty of Sports Studies
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Oldřich Racek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Bc. Oldřich Racek, Ph.D.
Division of Sport Management – Department of Social Sciences and Sport Management – Faculty of Sports Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Sciences and Sport Management – Faculty of Sports Studies
Timetable
Mon 8:00–8:45 B11/206
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
bp2218/1: Mon 10:40–11:25 E34/203 - seminární místnost, O. Racek
bp2218/2: Thu 7:30–8:15 B11/206, O. Racek
bp2218/3: Wed 11:30–12:15 E34/225 - seminární místnost, O. Racek
bp2218/4: Wed 9:20–10:05 E34/225 - seminární místnost, O. Racek
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course the student will be able to: understand the economic way of thinking - get to know the most important concepts and their practical applications in economics - to use the acquired knowledge for understanding practical examples from the Czech and world economy
Syllabus
  • 1. basic concepts, 2 market and its properties, 3 consumer equilibrium, 4 demand, quantity demanded and change, 5 elasticity of demand, 6 market offer products and services, 7 cost companies, 8 competition, 9 measurement of economic performance, 10 economic growth and economic cycles, 11 inflation, 12 labor market, 13 macroeconomic policy of the state. The exercises students will solve the current issues of economics, that will be present.
Literature
  • FUCHS, Kamil and Pavel TULEJA. Základy ekonomie. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Ekopress, 2005, 347 s. ISBN 8086119947. info
  • HOLMAN, Robert. Dějiny ekonomického myšlení. Vyd. 1. Praha: C.H. Beck, 1999, xix, 541. ISBN 8071792381. info
  • JUREČKA, Václav and Olga BŘEZINOVÁ. Mikroekonomie. 1. vyd. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská, 1997, 297 s. ISBN 80-7078-472-5. info
Teaching methods
lecturres, drills
Assessment methods
Successful presentation of a given topic + essay and a final exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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