MPH_MEOB International Trade

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Jaroslav Jakš, DrSc. (lecturer)
doc. Ing. Petr Pirožek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Petr Pirožek, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PHMEOB International Trade
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 get basic knowledge of the principles of international trade. at the end of the course students will be able to understand basic forms of international trade, to explain concepts and basic characteristics of the world economy and the global economic environment, will be familiar with the most important institutions in this area, will be able to explain the most important issues of foreign trade, to describe and analyze the territorial and commodity structure of international trade; to assess and develop arguments for trends in international trade for each territory / commodity.
Syllabus
  • Fundamental stages of International trade (IT)
  • Selected theoretical background of IT - political-trade regime, precautions
  • Selected theoretical background of IT - international agreements of 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 since 1992 up to day
  • Future and trends in international trade
Literature
  • KUBIŠTA, Václav. Mezinárodní měnové vztahy. 1. vyd. Praha: Oeconomica, 2005, 84 s. ISBN 8024506165. info
  • 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 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
Teaching methods
Lectures with presentations and examples of real situations and their analysis, case studies, group discussion.
Assessment methods
Students have to achieve more than 60 % of total points in the mid-term test and final examination test (mid-term test maximum is 30 points, final test maximum is 70 points, maximum points gained is 100, it means that minimum points to successfully finish the course is 61 points).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PHMEOB.
Information on course enrolment limitations: max. 20 cizích studentů; cvičení pouze pro studenty ESF
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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