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Lecturer(s)
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Máslo Lukáš Augustin, Ing. Ph.D.
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Volejníková Jolana, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Pre-scientific stage of the development of economic thinking. Classical school of political economics. The great schism and the formation of alternative economic directions. Neoclassical economics and standard microeconomics. John Maynard Keynes and the development of Keynesian macroeconomics. Formation and development of neoclassical macroeconomics. Institutionalism and the new institutional economy. Austrian school. School of Public Choice. Current state and tendencies of further development of the economy.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Methods of individual activities
- Preparation for an exam
- 24 hours per semester
- Preparation for a credit (assessment)
- 12 hours per semester
- Preparation of a presentation (report)
- 10 hours per semester
- Data/material collection
- 12 hours per semester
- Independent critical reading
- 22 hours per semester
- Contact teaching
- 30 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 30 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 10 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to deepen knowledge and develop critical student thinking in the field of economic theories, their development, methodology and comparison of alternative approaches.
A student who has successfully completed the course can: characterize the key stages and milestones of the development of economic theories, clarify the relationship and ways of reflecting economic reality in economic theory, characterize and compare the theoretical and methodological assumptions of individual economic schools, explain the content of key theories of contemporary "mainstreams" in economics, distinguish and characterize the stages of development of standard microeconomics, distinguish and characterize alternative approaches in standard macroeconomics, explain the content of key theories of alternative economic approaches, characterize the contribution of key personalities of economics in the context of the development of economic theories, A student who has successfully completed the course is able to: include consideration of their economic and historical dimensions in problem solving; to communicate clearly and convincingly to experts and lay people information about the historical conditionality of economic problems and their own opinion on their solution. explain the theoretical background of alternative recommendations for contemporary economic practice, A student who has successfully completed the course will be able to: to orientate correctly in the genesis of economic theories in historical sequence, to orientate correctly in economic theories in a spatial context, to orientate correctly in economic theories in the context of the subject of their interest, distinguish and correctly interpret theoretical and methodological differences of individual economic schools, clearly interpret the problems of contemporary "mainstreams" in economics, clearly interpret the problems of contemporary alternative approaches in economics, distinguish and compare solutions of alternative economic approaches, name the milestones and stages of economic development correctly and interpret them clearly, correctly integrate key personalities of economics in the context of the history of economic theories, graphically show the scheme of development of standard microeconomics and macroeconomics,
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment, Presentation
Attendance at seminars is mandatory (70% attendance). Oral exam verifying the student's knowledge in the scope of compulsory literature. The condition for taking the oral exam is the elaboration, submission and presentation (defense) of a seminar paper on a given topic.
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Recommended literature
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BLAUG, M. Economic Theory In Retrospect. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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HOLMAN, R. a kol.:. Dějiny ekonomického myšlení. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2017.
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MACHÁČEK, M. Soumrak ekonomie? K problému formalizace a krize smyslu společenské vědy. 1. vyd., Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2015.
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SIRŮČEK, P. Hospodářské dějiny a ekonomické teorie: (vývoj, současnost, výhled). 1. vyd., Slaný: Melandrium, 2007.
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SIRŮČEK, P. Průvodce dějinami standardních ekonomických teorií. 2.vyd., Slaný: Melandrium, 2003.
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SOJKA,M. Dějiny ekonomických teorií. Praha: Havlíček Brain Team, 2010. Praha: Havlíček Brain Team, 2010.
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VARADZIN, F., BŘEZINOVÁ, O. Hledání ve světě ekonomie (věda, metodologie, ekonomie). 1. vyd., Praha: Professional Publishing, 2003.
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VOLEJNÍKOVÁ, J.:. Moderní kompendium ekonomických teorií. Praha: Profess Consulting, 2005.
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