KHMEOB International Trade

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Jaroslav Jakš, DrSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Petr Pirožek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Jaroslav Jakš, DrSc.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Timetable
Sat 11. 10. 16:20–19:30 P304, Sun 30. 11. 8:30–11:50 P304, Sat 6. 12. 16:20–19:30 P304
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to obtain knowledge of the principles of international trade. At the end of this course, students should be able to understand the basic forms of international trade, explain concepts and basic characteristics of the world economy and the global economic environment, learn about the most important institutions in this area, to explain issues of foreign trade, describe and analyze the territorial and commodity structure of international trade; assess and develop arguments for trends in international trade for each territories / commodity.
Syllabus
  • The fundamental stages of International trade (IT)
  • Selected theoretic background of IT - political-trade regime, precaution
  • Selected theoretic background of IT - international agreements with political-trade nature
  • Optimal trends of international trade
  • Main exporters position in IT; states; regions
  • Main importers position in IT; states; regions
  • The role of energy materials in IT
  • The role of textile in IT
  • Position of China and India in IT
  • Position of Russia in IT
  • Foreign trade of the Czech Republic from 1992 - present
  • Future and trends in foreign trade
Literature
  • NEŠVERA, Václav and Václav KUBIŠTA. Postavení České republiky v mezinárodním obchodě. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Vysoká škola ekonomická, 2001, 49 s. ISBN 8024501686. info
  • KUBIŠTA, Václav. Mezinárodní měnové vztahy. 1. vyd. Praha: Oeconomica, 2005, 84 s. ISBN 8024506165. info
  • KUBIŠTA, Václav. Mezinárodní ekonomické vztahy. Vyd. 1. Praha: HZ Editio, 1999, 378 s. ISBN 80-86009-29-7. info
  • CIHELKOVÁ, Eva. Světová ekonomika : základní rysy a tendence vývoje. 2. vyd. Praha: Oeconomica, 2004, 257 s. ISBN 8024506874. info
  • ŠIMKOVÁ, Eva. Ekonomika zahraničního obchodu. Vyd. 1. Hradec Králové: Gaudeamus, 2005, 124 s. ISBN 8070414154. info
  • HRALA, Václav. Geografie světového hospodářství : vybrané kapitoly. 4. vyd. Praha: Oeconomica, 2005, 194 s. ISBN 8024508575. info
  • BENEŠ, Vlastislav. Zahraniční obchod. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada, 2004, 328 s. ISBN 8024705583. info
Assessment methods
Student has to work out one POT (work amended by tutor) in the semester. Presentation of POT is obligatory and it is a necessary condition to approach the exam. Exam will proceed within actual examination period. With respect to the scope of the course, the student has to choose one of the topics as a POT setting, present it and hand it in. The necessary condition of successful passing the exam is reaching more than 60 % of the total points, it means at least 61 points (final test = 90 points; plus POT evaluation = 10 points).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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