Course: Business Economics and Management I

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Course title Business Economics and Management I
Course code KEMCH/C716
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 7
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)
  • Munzarová Simona, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Tetřevová Liběna, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Company and business. Company life cycle. Asset and capital structure. Nature of costs and revenues. Income statement. Financing of enterprise. Investment decision and evaluation of investments. Economy of production process. Product-costing systems. Absorption costing and variable costing. Break event analysis. Company performance. Performance measures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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 companies.
After finishing the course students should have the basic notion about 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 should be able to use basic tools in the field. Passing the lessons is fundamental for studying "Business Economics and Management II".
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. Levels of acquired knowledge, approaches, as well as skill in practice application are examined. During term the knowledge is being verified by two tests, their results are considered as a part of final classification.
Recommended literature
  • Kolektiv autorů. Podniková ekonomika a management I - příklady ke cvičením. Univerzita Pardubice, STAG, 2014.
  • Synek, M. a kol. Manažerská ekonomika. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2011.
  • Synek, M.; Kislingerová, E. a kol. Podniková ekonomika. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2010.
  • Tetřevová, L.; Branská, L.; Pecinová, Z.; Vávra, J. Podniková ekonomika a management I. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, 2011.
  • Tetřevová, L. Podniková ekonomika a management I. PPT Presentations. Univerzita Pardubice, STAG, 2014.


Study plans that include the course
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Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Economy and Management of Chemical and Food Industry (2014) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Graphic Arts and Printing Technology (2016) Category: Printing, working with paper, film and photography 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Economy and Management of Chemical and Food Industry (2016) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Economy and Management of Chemical and Food Industry (2013) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Economy and Management of Chemical and Food Industry (2015) Category: Engineering chemistry and chemistry of silicates 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Graphic Arts and Printing Technology (2013) Category: Printing, working with paper, film and photography 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Graphic Arts and Printing Technology (2014) Category: Printing, working with paper, film and photography 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Graphic Arts and Printing Technology (2015) Category: Printing, working with paper, film and photography 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter