156-0588/01 – English conversation for economists (AKE)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Applied EconomicsCredits5
Subject guarantordoc. Antonio Rodríguez Andrés, Ph.D.Subject version guarantordoc. Antonio Rodríguez Andrés, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory type B
YearSemestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2019/2020Year of cancellation2020/2021
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
ADA364 Ing. Emil Adámek, Ph.D.
FIL03 Ing. Lenka Johnson Filipová, Ph.D.
PYT005 doc. Ing. Mariola Pytliková, Ph.D.
AND0096 doc. Antonio Rodríguez Andrés, Ph.D.
SUL0018 Ing. Jan Šulák, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 0+4

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The course is aimed at improving English language skills in professional, economical and econometric areas for work with foreign literature. During the course students are introduced to the English terms, concepts and style of expression in economic literature in the cross-sectional themes applied in the study subjects Applied Economics.

Teaching methods

Tutorials

Summary

Compulsory literature:

REES, G., SMITH, P. Strategic Human Resource Management: An International Perspective. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: SAGE. 2017. ISBN 978-1-47396-931-5. VAN DEN BERG, H. Economic Growth and Development. London: World Scientific Publishing Co., 2017. 978-981-4733-33-5. WALSH, Carl E. Monetary theory and policy. Fourth edition. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-262-03581-1.

Recommended literature:

McPAKE, B., NORMAND, C. Health Economics: An international perspective. Second edition. Chapter 2. Routledge. 2008. Second Edition NATHAN, M. The wider economic impacts of high-skilled migrants: a survey of literature for receiving countries. IZA Journal

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Studijní opory TpB: https://lms.vsb.cz/course/view.php?id=87994 https://lms.vsb.cz/course/view.php?id=87995

Other requirements

There are not any other requirements.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Wage determinants Factors of economic growth and development Monetary policy of open economy Production function, Solow model The Economics of Welfare Demand for health and health services Migration economics Mass migration and influence on economy Banking and financial systems Human capital and soft skills Econometric analysis Case studies of time series Economic and ecological problems Global climate change

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Summer semester, validity until: 2020/2021 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Credit Credit 100  51 3
Mandatory attendence participation: Conditions stated by lecturer.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2020/2021 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S02) Economic Development P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2020/2021 (N0311A050013) Applied Economics (S01) Economic Development P English Ostrava Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2019/2020 (N0311A050012) Applied economics (S02) Economic Development P Czech Ostrava Choice-compulsory type B study plan
2019/2020 (N0311A050013) Applied Economics (S01) Economic Development P English Ostrava Choice-compulsory type B study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2019/2020 Summer