ESF:CORE011 Economic style of thinking - Course Information
CORE011 Economic style of thinking
Faculty of Economics and AdministrationSpring 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Ing. Monika Jandová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Tomáš Paleta, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Zdeněk Tomeš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Hana Válková (assistant) - 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
- Wed 12:00–13:50 P101, except Wed 3. 4.
- Prerequisites
- (! BPE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 ) && (! BPE_MAE1 Macroeconomics 1 ) && (! BKE_MAE1 Macroeconomics 1 ) && (! BKE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 ) && (! BKE_ZAKE Principles of Economics ) && ! NOWANY ( BKE_MIE1 Microeconomics 1 , BKE_MAE1 Macroeconomics 1 , MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 , MKE_MAE2 Macroeconomics 2 , BKE_ZAKE Principles of Economics ) && (! MKE_MIE2 Microeconomics 2 ) && (! MKE_MAE2 Macroeconomics 2 ) && (! FAKULTA ( ESF )) && ! TYP_STUDIA ( ND ) && (! FORMA ( C ) || ! FORMA ( K ) || ! FORMA ( D ) || ! FORMA ( R ) || ! FORMA ( Z ))
Students who are required to complete BPE_MIE1 and BPE_MAE1 according to the study plan do not enroll this course. - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 86/100, only registered: 1/100, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/100 - Course objectives
- The course Ekonomický styl myšlení introduces basic issues in both micro- and 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 and market forces
- 3. Efficiency of markets and public sector economics
- 4. Producer and consumer
- 5. Firms and market structure
- 6. Measuring the nation's income
- 7. Economic growth, cyclical fluctuations
- 8. Earnings - inequity, discrimination, poverty
- 9. Unemployment, inflation
- 10. Economic policy
- 11. Fiscal and monetary policy
- 12. 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
- Teaching methods
- The course has a form of a lecture.
- Assessment methods
- The course is concluded by a colloqium. It is necessary to obtain at least 60% of points for successful
completion of the course.
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 each semester.
General note: Přednášky jsou dostupné online a ze záznamu. Nezapisují si studenti, kteří mají povinnost absolvovat BPE_MIE1 a BPE_MAE1. Students who are required to complete BPE_MIE1 and BPE_MAE1 according to the study plan do not enroll this course. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- BKE_ZEKO Principles of Economics
(!BPE_MIE1) && (!BPE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MIE1) && (!BKE_ZAKE) && !NOWANY(BKE_MIE1,BKE_MAE1,MKE_MIE2,MKE_MAE2,CORE011,BKE_ZAKE) && forma(K) && (!MKE_MIE2) && (!MKE_MAE2) - BPE_ZEKO Principles of Economics
(!BPE_MIE1) && (!BPE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MAE1) && (!BKE_MIE1) && !NOWANY(BPE_MIE1,BPE_MAE1) && forma(P) && typ_studia(BNM) && (!CORE011)
- BKE_ZEKO Principles of Economics
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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