PdF:OP3MK_EKO Economy - Course Information

OP3MK_EKO Economy

Extent and Intensity

0/0/1. 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: Mgr. Bc. Lucie Viková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education

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

• DPS Teacher of Specialized Subjects at Secondary Schools (programme PdF, C-CV)
• Teacher Training of Specialized Subjects for Secondary Schools (programme PdF, N-SS)
• Teacher Training of Specialized Subjects for Secondary Schools – Specialisation in Services (programme PdF, N-SS)
• Teacher Training of Specialized Subjects for Secondary Schools – Specialisation Mechanical Engineering (programme PdF, N-SS)
• Teacher Training of Specialized Subjects for Secondary Schools – Specialisation Commerce and Services (programme PdF, N-SS)

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.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12.

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