Course detail

Basic Elements of Business Economics

FP-ZPEAcad. year: 2013/2014

The course is focuses on the basic categories of business economics as the principle, objectives and functions of a business, property and capital, valuation of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, profit and their mutual relations, cash flow, liquidity, indebtedness, working capital. The part of the course is the operational business performance (ROE, ROA, ROCE), the financial and investment activities, economic decision-making - costing, cost management concepts, budgets, the relationship between profit, production volume, price and cost and economic management tools (financial accounting, analysis , internal audit). The subject also introduces the the basic business activities such as manufacturing, purchasing, human resources, business, advertising. The course provides a comprehensive view of business economics and provides a basis for related technical subjects in the higher years of study.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students gain theoretical knowledge of business economics in the context of individual business activities. Based on the knowledge and skills students should be able to apply the knowledge of business economics at lower positions in the company or in the business.

Prerequisites

Secondary school knowledge and skills.

Co-requisites

Not applied.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Exercises are focused on practical topics presented in lectures.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

There is the oral examination. Skills of the student are tested on two tests.
Two tests:
TEST I (7.week): 20 points
TEST II (13.week): 20 points
Minimum number of points from each test: 12 points. Minimum number of points to get the credit: 24 points.
Correction term is the only one from each test, held in the credit week.
Classification:
A 100 – 90
B 89 - 80
C 79 – 70
D 69 – 60
E 59 – 50
F 49 - 0

The grade is given on the basis of two control tests and oral examination.

Course curriculum

Topics lectures are as follows:
- Basic information, substance of company and entrepreneurship.
Historical development of company and entrepreneurship.
- Typology company. Surroundings company. Foundation company - budget.
- Property and capital structure of the company
- Property pricing and capital
- Costs and Revenues their classification
- Costing. Controlling.
- Economic results and their classification .Production activity of the company
- Shopping. Market (marketing).Publicity
- Investment activity and Financial Management of the company
- Economic informative system company(accounting,budgets,analyses).
- Company strategy
- Specific economics
Each seminar builds on the previous lecture with an emphasis on practical training of lectures.
1.,2. Starting a business-plan (basic structure).
Assets and capital. Balance Sheet. Operating and net capital. Cost of capital (WACC). Liquidity. Indebtedness.
3.,4. Profit and loss. The structure and calculation results. Business performance-ROE, ROI, ROA, ROS, IN.
5.,6. Financial activity-turning cycle of money. Inventory management, accounts receivable. CASH
FLOW. Investment activity-time value of money, DN, IR, NPV, VVP. Economic Value Added-EVA.
7.,8. TEST I, Calculation of the full cost (division, with evaluative numbers, overhead rates). Pricing. The tipping point. Establishment of the budget.
9.,10. Human Resources - calculation of wages. The calculation of labor productivity.
11., 12. TEST II

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the basic theoretical knowledge of business economics. The course deals with the construction, operation and activities of the enterprise. There is underlined the economic aspect of the issue and the focus on the terminology in the lectures.

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

The checking during the semester is based on the completion of two tests. In the case of excused absence from seminars, teacher can, in justified cases, set a alternative condition - usually the procession of the alternative

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

SYNEK, M., KISLINGEROVÁ, E. a kol. (2010) Podniková ekonomika. 5.vyd. Praha:C.H.Beck. 502 s. ISBN 80-7400-336-3. (CS)
Mikovcová,H,Scholeová,H. (2006) Podniková ekonomika pro bakalářské studium.Plzeň:Aleš Čeněk.ISBN 80-868-987-84. (CS)

Recommended reading

WŐHE,H., KISLINGEROVÁ, E. (1995) Úvod do podnikového hospodářství. 2.vyd. Praha:C.H.Beck. 923 s. ISBN 978-80-7179-897-2. (CS)
SYNEK, M. a kol. (2010) Manažerská ekonomika. 5.vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing, a.s. 480s. ISBN 978-80-247-3494-1. (CS)
VEBER, J., SRPOVÁ, J. (2005) Podnikání malé a střední firmy.1.vyd. Praha : Grada Publishing. 304 s. ISBN 80-247-1069-2. (CS)
FOTR, J., SOUČEK, I. (2006) Podnikatelský záměr a investiční rozhodování. 1. vyd. Praha: Grada Publishing. 356 s. ISBN 80-247-0939-2 (CS)
MAREK, P. a kol. (2009) Studijní průvodce financemi podniku. 2. vyd. Praha: Ekopress. 634 s. ISBN 978-80-86929-49-1 (CS)
KOCMANOVÁ, A. (2006) Účetnictví-podvojné účetnictví v aplikaci a příkladech. 2.vyd. Brno: CERM,s,r,o. 236 s. ISBN 80-214-3294-2. (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BAK-MIn Bachelor's

    branch BAK-MIn , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer