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Lecturer(s)
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Sychra Zdeněk, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Monetary integration developments in Europe - major milestones Theoretical approaches to EMU research The functioning of the euro area and its mechanisms The crisis in the euro area and the new system of economic governance Current state, reforms and functioning of the euro area 2.0 Německý vs. French approach to the euro area The southern wing of the euro area Countries outside the euro area ECB as a specific player Eurocrisis and its political implications Czech approach to the entry and functioning of the euro area EMU completion strategy
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 50 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 44 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe the basics of the public policy-making process and its specific forms |
| to characterize the policy studies and distinguish the basic theoretical approaches within it |
| to identify, define and distinguish types of problems in public policy |
| to distinguish between different types of policy analyzes |
| Skills |
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| to critically evaluate the effectiveness of implementing a specific policy in the European Union |
| to apply basic methods of policy analysis independently |
| to create a policy paper on current public policy issues in the selected country |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to define the specifics of EU economic and monetary policy in comparison with other public policies |
| to describe the key features of the European Union's economic and monetary policy |
| to explain the role of different types of actors in the economic and monetary policy of the European Union |
| to describe the genesis of economic and monetary policy of the European Communities and the European Union |
| to characterize the models of public policy-making applied in the economic and monetary policy of the European Union |
| Skills |
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| to carry out a search of all types of public policy documents on a given problem in the area of economic and monetary policy of the European Union |
| to identify and define a problem in the economic and monetary policy of the European Union according to a specific task |
| to analyze a given problem in the economic and monetary policy of the European Union in the form of ex post and ex ante policy analysis |
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| teaching methods |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Seminar |
| Skills demonstration |
| Task-based study method |
| Competences |
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| Seminar |
| Task-based study method |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Skills |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Dyson, Kenneth; Featherstone, Kevin. The Road to Maastricht : Negotiating Economic and Monetary Union. New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
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