Course detail

Microeconomics

FP-TmikPAcad. year: 2013/2014

The course deals with microeconomic relations and connections, terms and theoretical foundations necessary for microeconomic analysis of the problems, allowing a complete picture leading to rational behavior of micro-entity in the market environment. The content of the course is focused on the issue of the behavior of consumers and company in the environment of perfect and imperfect competition. The course also deals with the issue of production factors and production functions. The content of the course is also represents the area of state intervention in microeconomic terms.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. et Ing. Stanislav Škapa, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Economics (ÚE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will know theoretical approaches from a microeconomics area and he/she will understand the role of market to other microeconomics entities and he/she will make a critical analysis of real feature from microeconomics area.

Prerequisites

This course does not assume any prior knowledge of economics.

Co-requisites

Not applied.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course contains lectures that explain basic principles, problems and methodology of the discipline, and exercises that promote the practical knowledge of the subject presented in the lectures

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Student will get credit if he obtain at least 16 pts from 25 pts which are given for seminar work and will have attandance at least 75%. Points will be given for a term paper and test.
There is written and oral exam.
A final written exam (12 – 15 questions). Student has to obtain at least 35 pts from 65 pts.
The oral exam – max. 10pts. (2 quwstions).
A final scale for a valuation of student (a student can obtain max. 25 pts from seminars, 75 pts from written exam, total 100 pts):
A: 90 - 100 pts
B: 80 - 89 pts
C: 70 - 79 pts
D: 60 - 69 pts
E: 50 - 59 pts
F: less then 50 pts

Course curriculum

• Introduction to economics
• The basics of supply and demand
• Consumer behaviour
• Individual and market demand
• Production
• The cost of production
• Profit maximization and competitive supply
• The analysis of competitive markets
• Imperfect competition: monopoly and monopsony
• Pricing with market power
• Monopolistic competition and oligopoly
• Markets for factor inputs
• Impact of governments decision
• Externalities and public goods

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The goal of the course is to teach student to "think like an economist," which will help students to understand the world around, make better economic decisions in own life, and be a more informed citizen and voter. The course focuses on economic theory and therefore will often rely on abstract concepts. However, the course will emphasize the application of these concepts to real world situations through frequent in-class discussions of current events and interactive learning exercises.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance in seminars will be checked, a student has to fulfil a 75% attendance in seminars.
Absence in seminars could be recompense with a special assignment or with a special exam test.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ŠKAPA, S. Mikroekonomie. VUT v Brně, FP 2004. 90 s. ISBN 80-214-2566-0. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK Bachelor's

    branch BAK-MTK , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. et Ing. Stanislav Škapa, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Základní tématická náplň předmětu je následující:
• Podstata ekonomické vědy a vývoj mikroekonomie
• Tržní systém a racionální chování člověka
• Formování poptávky (teorie mezního užitku a teorie indiference)
• Firma a náklady firmy
• Formování nabídky
• Dokonalá konkurence a tržní rovnováha
• Nedokonalá konkurence a monopol
• Oligopol a monopolistická konkurence
• Trhy výrobních faktorů, trh práce
• Trh kapitálu a trh půdy
• Mikroekonomická politika
• Zásahy státu do cen
• Externality a veřejné statky

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. et Ing. Stanislav Škapa, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Základní tematická náplň cvičení je následující:
• Informace o organizaci cvičení, požadavky k zápočtu. Úvod do mikroekonomie. Trh, typy trhů, tržní subjekty a tržní mechanismus.
• Vzácnost ekonomických zdrojů a problém jejich alokace. Použití grafů v mikroekonomii.
• Chování spotřebitele – užitečnost a poptávka
• Chování výrobce - náklady a nabídka
• Tržní rovnováha a efektivnost
• Nedokonalé trhy
• Konkurence a regulace
• Trhy výrobních faktorů, trhy práce a trh kapitálu
• Zásahy státu do cen
• Externality a veřejné statky
• Udělení zápočtů