Course: Economics and Management

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Course title Economics and Management
Course code KEMCH/C033
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bednaříková Marie, Ing. CSc.
Course content
Introduction to economic system. Enterprise and business. Asset and capital structure. Revenues, expenses and income statement. Sources of finance. Investment decision and evaluating investment opportunities. Economy of production process. Product-costing systems. Break event analysis. Management - principles, goals and recent trends in management. Content and structure of management. Management of internal business processes I. Management of internal business processes II.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Demonstration
  • Contact teaching - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a partial test - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 35 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 13 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The goal of lessons is to make students acquaint with the scope of corporate economy - basic principles, common tools, methods and calculations used in practice of industrial enterprises. enterprises. Students also gain a comprehensive overview of business management in the current market conditions.
After finishing the course students should have the basic overview of the corporate economy. They should be able to solve elementary problems and calculations that are necessary to common corporate management including investments and finance. They have the competence to use common tools for management of processes and products. The students are able to define the mission and vision of the company, evaluate the market environment including own company position, compile plans for business functions, manage their implementation and control the outputs in accordance with the principles of process management.
Prerequisites
Knowledge in mathematics on high school level is needed for study of the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Oral exam required. Level of acquired knowledge, approaches, as well as skill in practice application is examined. During term the knowledge is verified by one examination paper, its result is considered as a part of final classification.
Recommended literature
  • Fisher, M., Houghton, M., Jain, V. Cambridge IGCSE? Business Studies Coursebook. Cambridge, 2014.
  • Lošťáková H. a kol. Podniková ekonomika a management II, skriptum. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2013.
  • Synek M., Kislingerová E. a kol. Podniková ekonomika. Praha, 2015.
  • Tetřevová L., Branská L., Pecinová Z., Vávra J. a kol. Podniková ekonomika a management I, skriptum. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2011.
  • Veber J. a kol. Management: Základy, moderní manažerské přístupy, výkonnost a prosperita. Praha, 2009.


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