N_HSS Economic and social statistics

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Robin Kunju Mol Raj, MBA (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Marek Vochozka, MBA, Ph.D., dr. h.c.
Department of Corporate Finance and Economics – School of Expertness and Valuation – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Corporate Finance and Economics – School of Expertness and Valuation – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
N_HSS/K03: Sun 8. 3. 11:25–12:55 I317A, Sat 16. 5. 8:00–12:30 I317A, R. Kunju Mol Raj
N_HSS/S01: Fri 13:05–14:35 D316, R. Kunju Mol Raj
N_HSS/S02: Fri 14:50–16:20 I102, R. Kunju Mol Raj
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to explain to students the method of statistical information, practical studies in the economic field (especially information sources) and their interdependence. Furthermore, the student will learn the interpreter's obtained data, compare them in time and space and explore the possibilities of interpreting data combinations.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student:
finds the required statistical from both public and non-public sources information,
understands statistical indicators
assesses the informative value of statistical information and indicators,
interprets statistical indicators in relation to economic phenomena,
select appropriate statistical indicators for economic analyzes,
applies appropriate statistical methods in its own analytical work.
Syllabus
  • Seminars:
  • 1. Basic statistic terms, statistical population, statistical character, statistical indicator
  • 2. Indexes – basic, chains, growth rate
  • 3. Individual indexes – simple, complex
  • 4. Composite indexes and differences
  • 5. Time series of indicators and their components. Trend function
  • 6. Labour and wages
  • 7. Labour productivity
  • 8. Consumption dependence on income
  • 9. Price surveys, price index, measurement of inflation
  • 10. Measurement of GDP development over time, national accounting system
  • 11. Construction of economic aggregates, volume and price index, international comparison
  • 12. Determining the number and structure of population, population movement indicators, supplementary indicators
  • 13. Measurement of social development, statistics of housing, education, health, statistical data on sex
Literature
    required literature
  • HRONOVÁ,S.-FISCHER,J.-HINDLS,R.-SIXTA,J. Národní účetnictví: nástroj popisu globální ekonomiky. Praha, C.H. Beck, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7400-153-6.
  • HINDLS, R.-HRONOVÁ, S.-SEGER,J.-FISCHER,J. Statistika pro ekonomy, osmé vydání. Praha, Professwional Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86946-43-6.
    recommended literature
  • EUROSTAT. European System of Accounts- ESA 2010. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2013.
  • HOŘEJŠÍ, B., J. SOUKUPOVÁ, L. HOŘEJŠÍ a J. SOUKUP, 2010. Mikroekonomie. 5., aktualiz. vyd. Praha: Management Press. ISBN 978-80-7261-218-5
Organizační formy výuky
Seminar
Tutorial
Consultation
Komplexní výukové metody
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Project Teaching
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Elaboration of the case study11
Case study1919
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial624
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion268
Total:5252
Metody hodnocení a jejich poměr
Presentation 30%
Case Study 70%
Podmínky testu
To successfully complete the course, it is necessary to achieve a total of at least 70% of the seminar work and presentation.
The student of the full-time form of study is obliged to fulfill the obligatory 70% attendance at the contact teaching, ie everything except lectures. If the participation is not met, the student will be automatically classified "-".
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Attendance at classes in all forms is governed by a separate internal standard of VŠTE (Records of student attendance at VŠTE). For full-time students 70% attendance at seminars and seminars is mandatory.
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