Course: Macroeconomics in English

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Course title Macroeconomics in English
Course code KEM/AEK2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Nováková Veronika, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kovárník Pavel, JUDr. Ing. 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, Individual study, Students' self-study, Practicum
  • 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
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 24 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
None.
Skills
N/A
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to explain the general macroeconomics theories
to classify general macroeconomics approaches according to their initial assumptions
Skills
to apply theoretical knowledge to model economic situation
to estimate the reactions of macroeconomic system to the change of the input parameter of the model
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Interactive lecture
Skills
Practicum
Competences
Lecture
Practicum
Self-study of literature
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Written exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Oral exam
Written exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Oral exam
Written exam
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Blanchard, O. Macroeconomics. 6th ed.. Pearson, 2012. ISBN 978-0273766339.
  • Mankiw, G.. Macroeconomics. Worth Publishers, 2010. ISBN 978-1-4292-1887-0.
  • Mankiw, N. Gregory. Principles of economics. 2nd ed. Fort Worth : Harcourt College Publishers, 2001. ISBN 0-03-025951-7.
  • Samuelson, Paul Anthony; Nordhaus, William D. Economics. 14th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1992. ISBN 0-07-054879-X.


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