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Lecturer(s)
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Kadlec Jaromír, doc. Mgr. Dr.
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Ondrušková Dana, Ing. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Course Content (English) Basic economic concepts and definitions. Economic actors and their relationships (households, firms, and the state). Households and consumption: consumer behaviour and factors influencing consumption. Firms and production: production processes and business decision-making. Market, supply, and demand: principles of market functioning. The role of the state in the economy and instruments of economic policy. Economic growth: factors, causes, and consequences. Unemployment and inflation: causes, impacts, and possible solutions. Money, the monetary system, and banking institutions.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization), Group work
- Homework for Teaching
- 25 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 25 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 25 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the fundamental economic concepts and the basic principles of how the economy functions, while simultaneously developing their ability to work with specialized economic terminology in French. The course focuses on understanding the relationships between the main economic actors, the functioning of markets, supply and demand, and the analysis of selected macroeconomic phenomena. Students will gradually become familiar with the role of households and firms in the economy, the role of the state and its economic interventions, as well as issues related to economic growth, unemployment, inflation, and the functioning of the monetary and banking system. The course also introduces the major schools of economic thought and their significance for interpreting economic processes. At the same time, the course supports the development of specialized language skills in French, particularly the ability to understand economic texts, use specialized terminology, and discuss economic topics in a professional context.
After completing the course, the student will be able to: understand the basic economic concepts and principles of how the economy functions, explain the relationships between the main economic actors (households, firms, and the state), understand the functioning of markets, supply, and demand, analyse selected macroeconomic phenomena, particularly economic growth, unemployment, and inflation, explain the basic principles of the monetary system and banking institutions, identify the main schools of economic thought, use basic specialized economic terminology in French when working with economic texts and in professional communication.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of French at B2 level.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student
Completion of the course is conditional upon the student's attendance in class, systematic preparation for individual sessions, active participation in seminars, study of the relevant academic literature, and participation in a final oral discussion during which the acquired knowledge is assessed.
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Recommended literature
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Beitone, A., Cazorla, A., Dollo, C., Drai A.-M. (2006). Dictionnaire des sciences économiques. Paris.
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Bial?s, M. ? Leurion, R. ? Rivaud, J.-L. (2002). Notions fondamentales d´économie. Paris.
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Koníčková, Š. (2013). Notions fondamentales d'économie et de gestion. Olomouc.
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Montbrial, T., Fauchart-Foray, E. (2009). Introduction ? l'économie. Microéconomie. Macroéconomie. Paris.
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