OP3MK_EKO Economy

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Mgr. Miroslava Černá (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Timetable
Fri 23. 9. 10:10–12:10 učebna 30, Fri 30. 9. 10:10–12:10 učebna 30, Fri 7. 10. 8:00–10:00 učebna 30, Fri 9. 12. 8:00–10:00 učebna 30
Prerequisites
Studying economics students to acquire the economic way of thinking and reasoning
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
Studying economics students to acquire the economic way of thinking and reasoning
Syllabus
  • Content focus: Content focuses on basic concepts in economics, developing an understanding of economic issues related to political, social and ethical aspects. - The economic way of thinking. - Income and expenses. - Costs: fixed, variable, total, average, not sound, opportunity costs, sunk costs. - The market system. Supply / demand curve. Market equilibrium. Shifts of curves. - Elasticity of demand and supply. Cross elasticity. Price and income elasticity. - Human capital theory. Differences in wages (men and women, minorities, the minimum wage, living wage). - Economic growth and business cycles. - Gross Domestic and Gross National Product. - Unemployment: frictional, structural and cyclical. - Inflation (average, galloping, hyperinflation), the measurement of inflation. - Consumption, savings and investments. Private and public savings. - Financial system. Banking system. Central Bank and commercial. Stocks and bonds. - International Trade. Protectionist policies.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • FRANK, Robert H. Mikroekonomie a chování. Vyd. 1. Praha: Svoboda, 1995, A-H, ix. ISBN 8020504389. info
  • DORNBUSCH, Rudiger and Stanley FISCHER. Makroekonomie. 1. vyd. Praha: SPN, 1994, 602 s. ISBN 8004255566. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, projects
Assessment methods
Seminar work focusing on current economic issues (transformation, EU, globalization), the relationship of ecology and ethics to economics, the analysis of views of liberal economists in the market economy. In the range of about 2-3 pages. Students work in defending the test. Oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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