Course: Business Relations and Operations

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Course title Business Relations and Operations
Course code KMO/OVO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kunešová Hana, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Forms of business in foreign markets. International business operations. Terms of delivery, INCOTERMS 2020. Terms of payment. Pricing policy and price calculation in international trade. International trade financing. Transportation in international trade. Risks in international trade and mitigating measures. Risk insurance. Countertrade. Electronic commerce. Trade policy; EU Common Trade Policy. EU internal trade, European Single Market. Additional information and online resources are in the Courseware.

Learning activities and teaching methods
E-learning, One-to-One tutorial, Self-study of literature, Lecture
  • unspecified - 5 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 6 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 38 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to explain basic categories and relationships of macroeconomics and business economy
Skills
are not specified
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to characterize different types of trade operations
to describe particular delivery conditions and to explain their importance
to describe particular payment conditions and to explain their importance
to characterize methods of financing trade operations
to classify risks in international trade and explain mitigating measures
to define aims and tools of trade policy, including the EU's Common Trade Policy and rules in the European Single Market
Skills
to find information about export support and export opportunities for Czech companies
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Self-study of literature
E-learning
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
E-learning
Competences
Lecture with visual aids
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Written exam
Skills
Self-evaluation
Competences
Written exam
Recommended literature
  • Businessinfo.cz. CzechTrade: Oficiální portál pro podnikání a obchod. (aktuální informace dle doporučení z přednášek).
  • Machková, Hana; Černohlávková, Eva; Sato, Alexej. Mezinárodní obchodní operace. Šesté vydání. 2014. ISBN 978-80-247-4874-0.
  • PIERRE, David. International Logistics: The Management of International Trade Operations. Cicero Books, LLC, 2017. ISBN 978-0989490641.
  • SATO, Alexej; HALÍK, Jaroslav; HINČICA, Vít. International business operations. Praha: Oeconomica, 2017. ISBN 978-80-245-2205-0.
  • Sato, Alexej; Křenková, Eva; Černá, Iveta. Mezinárodní obchodní operace. Praha: Oeconomica, nakladatelství VŠE, 2021. ISBN 978-80-245-2416-0.
  • Svatoš, Miroslav. Zahraniční obchod : teorie a praxe. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2708-0.
  • Štěrbová, Ludmila. Mezinárodní obchod ve světové krizi 21. století. 1. vyd. Praha : Grada, 2013. ISBN 978-80-247-4694-4.


Study plans that include the course
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