S_PEK_1 Business Economics I

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Romana Kušnirová, DiS., PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Romana Kušnirová, DiS., PhD.
Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
S_PEK_1/S01: Tue 13:05–14:35 N107, R. Kušnirová
Prerequisites
OBOR ( CAP )
No basic knowledge or skills required for the subject.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
Completing the course,students gain basic knowledge about economy, the nature of business,the typology of business and legal forms of business. After completing the subject the student: - is able to characterize the material and capital structure of the company and factors that affect them - is able to explain the terms income,expenses,profit,added value - is able to define and analyze the turning point - is able to characterize sales and production stock activities in a company
Learning outcomes
A graduate of a subject understands the issue of using assets and resources in the enterprise; can compile a cost function and express a turning point; can build a product portfolio with a view to maximizing profits.
Syllabus
  • The theme of lectures
  • 1. Business Environment
  • 2. Legal forms of business
  • 3. Ownership structure of the enterprise
  • 4. Capital construction of the enterprise
  • 5. Costs, revenues, profit
  • 6. Cost models
  • 7. Purpose classification of costs - calculation
  • 8. Business activities
  • 9. Innovation and marketing, sales activity
  • 10. Production activity, production planning
  • 11. Purchasing business
  • 12. Inventory management
  • 13. Current trends in production and inventory management
  • The theme of the seminars
  • 1. Introduction to seminars 2. - 3. The ownership structure of the enterprise 4. - 5. Methods of Depreciation of Fixed Assets 6. Capital construction of the enterprise 7. Costs, revenues, profit 8. - 9. Calculation of reversal points 10. - 11. Repetition for the final test 12. - 13. Current trends in production and inventory management
Literature
    required literature
  • SHACKLE, G.L.S. Expectation, Enterprise and Profit. Florence, 2013, ISBN 9781315016856
    recommended literature
  • GRIFFITHS, A., WALL, S. Economics for Business and Management. Pearson, 2011. 3ed. ISBN 9780273735243
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Exercise
online přednášky (in Czech)
Teaching Methods
E-learning
Lectures are presented in the e-learning form
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for the Mid-term Test30 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial10 
Preparation for the Final Test36 
seminar work (in Czech)28 
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion26 
Total:1560
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
Seminary Work 30 %
Exam conditions
Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 - 0.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Erasmus.
Teacher's information
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The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2015, winter 2015, Summer 2016, winter 2016, summer 2017, winter 2017, summer 2018, winter 2018, summer 2019.
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