MEB435 Introduction to Economics

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2018
Rozsah
2/0/0. 3 kr. Doporučované ukončení: zk. Jiná možná ukončení: z.
Vyučující
Mgr. Vladan Hodulák, Ph.D. (přednášející)
doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, Ph.D. (pomocník)
Garance
doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Rozvrh
Čt 16:00–17:40 M117
Předpoklady
! ESS422 Introduction to Economics
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Omezení zápisu do předmětu
Předmět je určen pouze studentům mateřských oborů.
Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
The course introduces students to the basic tools of analysis of the real world economic processes. The first part of the course focuses on the specifics of human conduct in the economy. By understanding basic human economic behavior we will have laid the solid foundation for introducing both the basic economic concepts for analyzing economic behavior on the individual level (microeconomics) and behavior of the economy as a whole (macroeconomics). Analyzing modern real world economic processes is not possible without understanding the role of money in our society and there is enough attention given to this phenomena in the course. The last lectures reveal that there is some plurality in economic thinking and the students are encouraged to consider perspectives from several schools of economic thought.
Výstupy z učení
At the end of the course, students should acquire basic skills as well as tools for analysis of relevant real world economics processes. Students should understand the most important concepts of analysis used in economic science. This will be complemented by their understanding of the main differences between the most important economic schools. Altogether information in this course should also give students an ability to easily recognize the essence of the economic problems their encounter in their future study or work and quickly look up and more easily understand the more complicated concepts and tools required for their solution.
Osnova
  • 1) Introduction: what is economics? 2) Humans in the economy 3) Humans in the economy (seminar) 4) Microeconomics 5) Microeconomics (seminar) 6) Macroeconomics 7) Macroeconomics (seminar) 8) Money and finance 9) Money and finance (seminar) 10) Economic schools 11) Economic schools (seminar) 12) Final discussion and revision
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • CHANG, Ha-Joon. Economics : the user's guide : a Pelican introduction. First published. London: Pelican, 2014, xiii, 502. ISBN 9780718197032. info
  • MANKIW, Gregory N. Principles of Economics. 7. vyd. Cengage Learning, 2014. ISBN 978-1-285-16587-5. info
Výukové metody
Lectures and seminars.
Metody hodnocení
Seminars (25 points): 2 points for participation per seminar, 3 more points for active contribution to the discussion in the class. Written exam (25 points): two open questions (5 points each), and a short essay on one of two topics (15 points). Grades: A 46-50 points B 42-45 points C 38-41 points D 34-37 points E 30-33 points F less than 30 points
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích podzim 2016, podzim 2017, podzim 2019.