Course: Macroeconomics

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Course title Macroeconomics
Course code KEM/EK2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
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)
  • Martinčíková Sojková Olga, Ing.
  • Jarý Čestmír, PhDr.
  • Tesařová Vendula, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Martinčík David, JUDr. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Petrenko Olesya, Ph.D.
Course content
Macroeconomic and its general terms Basic quantities; Accounting of the national income The simple Keynesian model for estimating the national income Aggregate demand and aggregate supply Economics growth and business cycle Money and banking system Open economy Inflation Economic policy Monetary policy Fiscal policy External monetary and trading policy Additional information for the students of combined form of study is on the Courseware.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Multimedia supported teaching, One-to-One tutorial, Students' self-study, Practicum
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 24 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
N/A
Skills
N/A
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain the general macroeconomics theories
classify general macroeconomics approaches according to their initial assumptions
Skills
apply theoretical knowledge to model economic situation
estimate the reactions of macroeconomic system to the change of the input parameter of the model
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Interactive lecture
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Practicum
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Written exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Oral exam
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Blanchard, O. Macroeconomics. 6th ed.. Pearson, 2012. ISBN 978-0273766339.
  • Helísek, Mojmír. Makroekonomie : základní kurs. 2., přeprac. vyd. Slaný : Melandrium, 2002. ISBN 80-86175-25-1.
  • Holman, Robert. Ekonomie: sbírka řešených otázek a příkladů. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7400-615.
  • Holman, Robert. Ekonomie. Praha: C.H. Beck, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7400-278.
  • Nový, Miloš. Příklady z makroekonomie : cvičebnice pro kombinované studium. 5., aktualiz. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2015. ISBN 978-80-261-0491-9.
  • Paul A. Samuelson, William D. Nordhaus. Ekonomie: 19. vydání. Praha: NS Svoboda, 2013. ISBN 978-80-205-0629-0.
  • Pavelka, Tomáš. Makroekonomie : základní kurz. 2., aktualiz. vyd. Praha : Vysoká škola ekonomie a managementu, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86730-21-9.
  • Pošta, Vít; Sirůček, Pavel. Makroekonomie : základní kurz : cvičebnice. 2., přeprac. vyd. Slaný : Melandrium, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86175-60-7.
  • Samuelson, Paul A.; Nordhaus, William D. Economics. 18th ed. Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2005. ISBN 0-07-287205-5.
  • Sirůček, Pavel. Ekonomie : pro přijímací zkoušky na navazující magisterský studijní program na VŠE v Praze. 2., přeprac. vyd. V Praze : Oeconomica, 2005. ISBN 80-245-0855-9.


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