545-0260/02 – Theory of the Firm and Marketing (TEOFM)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Economics and Control SystemsCredits5
Subject guarantorIng. Igor Černý, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Igor Černý, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction1990/1991Year of cancellation2020/2021
Intended for the facultiesHGFIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
CER25 Ing. Igor Černý, Ph.D.
ROL74 Ing. Markéta Laštůvková, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 2+2
Part-time Credit and Examination 12+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The objective of the subject is to understand to the behavior of consumers and of the firms and to understand the basic terms in the field of Marketing. The students obtain theoretical and expert knowledge in the field of microeconomics and of marketing.

Teaching methods

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Summary

The subject concerns fundamentals of the theory of the firm and marketing, i. e. the theory of consumer behavior (budget constraint, consumer preferences), the theory of the firm (production function, the relationships among total, marginal and average product curves, costs, perfect competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition) and marketing (marketing research, advertising, product placement, costs).

Compulsory literature:

FRANK, Robert, H. Microeconomics and behavior. New York : McGraw-Hill, c1991 - xxvi, 694 s. : il. ISBN 0-07-100827-6.

Recommended literature:

KOTLER, Philip. Marketing, management. 12. ed. Prentice-Hall, 2006. 816 pp. 0- 13-145757-8.

Additional study materials

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Regular feedback on the progress of knowledge during the current term is provided by presentation of semester project, knowledge checks and written exam.

E-learning

Pro komunikaci nad rámec prezenčně realizovaných soustředění je používán learning management systém Moodle (lms.vsb.cz), prostřednictvím kterého je umožněna komunikace nejen mezi vyučujícími a studenty, ale také mezi studenty navzájem.

Other requirements

There are no additional requirements for students.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Model of market with flats: different way of allocations. 2. Consumer behaviour: budget constraint, consumer preferences, indifferent curve, utility, consumer choice. 3. Demand of consumer: normal and inferior goods, change of income, income-consumption curve, Engel curve; change of price, price-consumption curve, demand curve. 4. Price elasticity of demand. 5. Producer behaviour: budget constraint of producer factors of production, returns to scale, costs curves. 6. Supply of company: perfect competition and supply in perfect competition. 7. Monopoly, profit maximization, natural monopoly, source of monopoly, monopoly behaviour, price discrimination, monopolistic competition. 8. Marketing and his historical evolution, fundamental terms, system of marketing. 9. Marketing informations: marketing information system, marketing research. 10. Product life cycle, Product mix, Market segmentation, Product, Levels of product, Classification of products. Consumer`s market, Buyer behavior, Consumer-goods classification, Industrial market, Decision on industrial market, Industrial demand, Industrial-goods classification. Service. 11. Distribution, Distribution channels, Distribution of consumer-goods and industrial goods, Distribution on retail trade and in wholesale. 12. Prices, pricing decision. 13. Marketing communications mix and its major tools – advertising, sales promotion, publicity, personal selling. 14. Market potential. Forecasting in marketing. 15. Coal market

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2012/2013 Winter semester, validity until: 2020/2021 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51 3
        Exercises evaluation Credit 33 (33) 17 3
                Project Project 33  17 3
        Examination Examination 67 (67) 35 3
                Written examination Written examination 40  21 3
                Oral Oral examination 27  14 3
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