ESF:BKE_ZAKE Principles of Economics - Course Information
BKE_ZAKE Principles of Economics
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationAutumn 2023
- Extent and Intensity
- 26/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Ing. Monika Jandová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Jan Jonáš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Zdeněk Tomeš, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- Ing. Monika Jandová, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jarmila Šveňhová
Supplier department: Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration - Timetable
- Fri 13. 10. 16:00–19:50 P101, Sat 25. 11. 16:00–19:50 P101, Fri 15. 12. 12:00–15:50 P101
- Prerequisites
- ! BKE_ZEKO Principles of Economics && FORMA ( K )
Not for students who completed Microeconomics 1 and Macroeconomics 1. - 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
- Finance, accountancy and taxes (programme ESF, B-FUD)
- Management of cities and regions (programme ESF, B-MMR)
- Management of Public Services (programme ESF, B-MVS)
- Business Management (programme ESF, B-PM)
- Course objectives
- The course Principles of Economics introduces basic issues in both micro- and mainly macroeconomics. The aim of this course is not to include complete economics.
Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
- to understand the economic way of thinking;
- to learn the most important economic terms and their practical applications;
- to be able to apply the basic economic theory to practical examples from the Czech and world economy;
- to gain basic knowledge for other economic courses. - Learning outcomes
- Student will be able to:
- actively use basic economic terms;
- understand how the labor market works and what are its limitations;
- calculate basic macroeconomic aggregates and describe their development;
- compare the costs and benefits of monetary unions;
- critically discuss the implications of state intervention in the economy; - Syllabus
- 1. Principles of economics
- 2. Market forces and efficiency
- 3. Producer and consumer
- 4. Firms and market structure
- 5. Measuring the nation's income
- 6. Economic growth, cyclical fluctuations
- 7. State interventions in the economy
- 8. Earnings - inequity, discrimination, poverty
- 9. Unemployment
- 10. Inflation
- 11. Fiscal policy
- 12. Monetary policy
- 13. Open economy
- Literature
- required literature
- HOLMAN, Robert. Základy ekonomie : pro studenty vyšších odborných škol a neekonomických fakult VŠ. 3. vydání. V Praze: C.H. Beck, 2015, xv, 368. ISBN 9788074000072. info
- recommended literature
- MANKIW, N. Gregory. Zásady ekonomie. Praha: Grada, 2000, 763 s. ISBN 80-7169-891-1. info
- not specified
- zásady ekonomie
- Teaching methods
- The course has a form of a lecture.
- Assessment methods
- The course is concluded by a written exam. For successful completion of the course the students are required to write an essay classified at least by 60% points and to obtain at least 60% of points from written exam.
Any copying, recording or leaking tests, use of unauthorized tools, aids and communication devices, or other disruptions of objectivity of exams (credit tests) will be considered non-compliance with the conditions for course completion as well as a severe violation of the study rules. Consequently, the teacher will finish the exam (credit test) by awarding grade "F" in the Information System, and the Dean will initiate disciplinary proceedings that may result in study termination. - 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: tutorial 12 hodin. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- BKE_ZEKO Principles of Economics
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- BKE_ZEKO Principles of Economics
- Teacher's information
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1456/podzim2023/BPE_ZAKE/index.qwarp
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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