Lecturer(s)
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Volejníková Jolana, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Sobotková Lucie, Ing. Ph.D.
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Knězáčková Radka, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The Economics Problem. Demand and Supply. Elasticity. Consumer Choice. Output, Costs, Revenue of Firm. Perfect Competition. Monopoly. Monopolistic Competition. Oligopoly.
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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
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Learning outcomes
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Microeconomics I. provides for freshmen basic economic information in parallel with courses Macroeconomics I., economy and social policy. This group of courses is followed by other economic subjects like managerial economics. In Microeconomics I. the basic problem analyzed are like: customer behavior, production factor, market failure and stock influence under condition of perfect and imperfect competition are given.
Students will be able to apply the knowledge and understand the economical principles of production and consumption.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written examination, Student performance assessment
Assignment : 70% membership on the lectures. Closing assignment (test) in the last week of the semester. Examination: The exam will be in written form.
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Recommended literature
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MANKIW, N. G.:. Principles of Economics. Harcourt Brace: College Publishers, 1998.
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MATHIS, S. A., KOSCIANSKI, J.:. Microeconomics Theory. New Persey: Prentice Hall, 2002.
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PARKIN, M.:. Economics. Boston: Pearson Education Limited, 2005.
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PETERSON, W. L.:. Principles of Economics. Boston: Irwin, 1991.
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VOLEJNÍKOVÁ, J.:. Collection of Solvet Exercises. University o Pardubice, 2007.
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