FC5026 Man and the Economy

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ing. Peter Marinič, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
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
The course is focused on the economy and the effects of man in it. Students will learn basic economic concepts, categories and relations of economic processes. Obtained knowledge is an essential input to the challenging economic science, which the student applies the following economic and vocational subjects. The course is aimed at the student's ability to define and explain basic economic terms, their context and relationship, not only in economic theory but also in the practical application in the treatment of entrusted values.

Knowledge: A comprehensive overview of basic economic concepts, laws and their contexts.
Skills: Economic principles and categories applied in the teaching of practical teaching.
Attitudes: Adopt a positive attitude to efficiency in the use of scarce resources.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to define and clarify basic economic concepts, their connections and links, not only in economic theory, but also in economic practice.
Syllabus
  • 1) Development of economics and economic thinking.
  • 2) Definition and methodology of economics.
  • 3) Forming consumer demand.
  • 4) Formation of the offer by the manufacturer.
  • 5) Market and market structures.
  • 6) Labor, land, capital.
  • 7) Unemployment and inflation.
  • 8) Economic cycles.
  • 9) Economic policy.
  • 10) Fiscal policy.
  • 11) Monetary policy.
  • 12) International trade and open economy.
Literature
  • SOUKUP, Jindřich. Makroekonomie. 2., aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2010, 518 s. ISBN 9788072612192. info
  • FUCHS, Kamil and Ján LISÝ. Dějiny ekonomického myšlení I. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 111 s. ISBN 9788021044791. info
  • HOŘEJŠÍ, Bronislava. Mikroekonomie. 4. rozš. vyd. Praha: Management Press, 2006, 573 s. ISBN 807261150X. info
  • FUCHS, Kamil and Pavel TULEJA. Základy ekonomie. 2. upr. vyd. Praha: Ekopress, 2005, 347 s. ISBN 8086119947. info
  • HOLMAN, Robert and Dana POSPÍCHALOVÁ. Úvod do ekonomie : pro střední školy. Vyd. 1. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2001, xii, 189. ISBN 8071790230. info
  • SAMUELSON, Paul Anthony and William D. NORDHAUS. Ekonomie. Translated by Michal Mejstřík - Milan Sojka - Antonín Kotulan. 2. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1995, xl, 1011. ISBN 802050494X. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures, discussions and solving thematically oriented examples using specific data from economic practice.
Assessment methods
The course is finished by written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 16 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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