Fundamentals of economics 2 1.S3.EP.PP.BE.2
Course objectives
-familiarising with basic economic phenomena and laws, which are of a social nature, and which concentrate on the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services.
-familiarising with selected phenomena in the micro-scale economy
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Course content:
- elasticity of demand and supply,
- consumer behaviours,
- production and costs,
- product markets and the theory of competition,
- the role of the government,
- factors in the market: labour, wages,
- the role of the trade unions,
- income and poverty distribution: how rich are the rich; how poor are the poor?
- finance and trade globalization.
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Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity:
presentation, discussion, individual work, group work, ICT tools/MSTeams
Kierunek studiów
Nakład pracy studenta
Poziom studiów
Profil kształcenia
Rodzaj przedmiotu
fakultatywne
obowiązkowe
Semestr, w którym realizowany jest przedmiot
Tryb prowadzenia
Wymagania
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
W cyklu 2022/23-L: | W cyklu 2023/24-L: | W cyklu 2024/25-L: |
Efekty kształcenia
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge
The student knows and understands:
1. position and importance of the English language and philological studies in the fields of business and economy (k_W01/P6S_WK),
2. the methodology, norms, procedures and good practice in business (k_W05/P6S_WK)
3. the concept of economics with orientation towards practical applications (k_W04/P6S_WG; m-W-1/P6S_WG),
4. economic institutions and their role in business world (m-W-3/P6S_WG)
Skills
The student can
5. carry out research to collect data for diagnosing needs of a company (k_U04/P6S_UW; m-U-3/P6S_UW)
6. use English at the standardised C1 fluency level, with focus on English in Business (k_U06/P6S_UK)
Social competences
The student is ready to
7. propose solutions to analysable economic problems by thinking and acting in an enterprising way (k_K02/P6S_KK; m-K-3/P6S_KK)
Kryteria oceniania
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:
1. Two individual in-class problem-solving tasks - 25% of the final grade (outcome: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
2. Two group in-class problem-solving tasks - 25% of the final grade (outcome: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
3. A final test with pass at the minimum of 60% - 50% of the final grade (outcome:1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
Summarizing evaluation:
Weighted arithmetic average of the above.
Criteria of evaluation:
total score: 0 – 59% - mark: 2,0
total score: 60 – 68% - mark: 3,0
total score: 69 – 76% - mark: 3,5
total score: 77 – 84% - mark: 4,0
total score: 85 – 92% - mark: 4,5
total score: 93 – 100% - mark: 5,0
Literatura
Reading list:
A1. used in class
Begg, D., Fischer, S., and Dornbusch, R. (2008). Economics (8th ed.). Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill.
Platje, J. (2006). A short introduction to micro- and macroeconomics. Opole: Wydawnictwo UO.
Supplementary reading
Bannock, G. (1987). The Penguin dictionary of economics. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
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