Fundamentals of Economics

Garant předmětu:

Tomáš Evan

Lecturer:

Tomáš Evan

Tutor:

Tomáš Evan

Supervisor:

Department of Software Engineering

Synopsis:

The course allows the students to discover basics of economic theory, which will then be used in subsequent courses of economics and management. It contains a general overview of fundamental microeconomic and macroeconomic topics.

Requirements:

No prerequisites imposed.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Principles of economics

2. Specialization, trade and markets

3. Supply, supply and equilibrium price

4. Supply, supply and its elasticity, government intervention

5. Efficiency of markets and the cost of taxation

6. Market „failures“ and government failures

7. Market structure: perfect and monopolistic competition

8. Market structure: oligopoly and monopoly

9. Productivity, economic growth and GDP

10. Inflation and the cost of living measure

11. Inflation and unemployment, the Philips curve

12. Principles of monetary policy.

13. Six debates on macroeconomic policy

Syllabus of tutorials:

During the exercise sessions, topics from lectures are being applied.

Study Objective:

The course enables students to gain the necessary overview of general economic principles, master the necessary terminology, and learn to structure thinking about economic problems.

Study materials:

1. Mankiw G.N.: Principles of Economics (9th Edition);Cengage Learning; 2020;978-0-357-13380-4

2. Mankiw G.N.: Zásady ekonomie;Grada Publishing;1999; 978-80-7169-891-3

Note:

Further information:

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Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomTH:A-s134 Evan T. 11:00–12:30 (lecture parallel1) Thákurova 7 (budova FSv) As134roomT9:343 Evan T. 12:45–14:15 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Dejvice NBFIT učebnaroomT9:343 Evan T. 14:30–16:00 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.102) Dejvice NBFIT učebna
Tue	roomT9:347 Evan T. 09:15–10:45 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.103) Dejvice NBFIT učebna
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Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Bachelor specialization Information Security, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Management Informatics, in Czech, 2021 (PS)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Graphics, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor program, unspecified specialization, in Czech, 2021 (VO)
• Bachelor specialization Web Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Artificial Intelligence, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Science, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Software Engineering, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Systems and Virtualization, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)
• Bachelor specialization Computer Networks and Internet, in Czech, 2021 (elective course)