PEMBPPEK Enterprising Economy

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/3/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Karel Stelmach, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Šárka Čemerková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Jana Kadlubcová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Adéla Langerová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Žaneta Rylková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Karel Stelmach, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Šárka Zapletalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Karel Stelmach, Ph.D.
Department of Business Economics and Management – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: Ing. Žaneta Rylková, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
The course can be registered independently on the courses.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Students will gain an overview of the operation and functioning of the production company or the company operating in service sector. Understand economic structures in the business unit are subject to the fundamental knowledge about the nature of the enterprise (supply and storage activities, production activities, sales activity). The structure of Business Economics course is based on the idea that the introductory chapter will familiarize students with basic knowledge of business and description of the business and business unrelated to their economic fundamental. Students will learn the basic categories (terms) in the field business economics: company, typology of firms, business environment, basic activities (functions) in a company, company assets, company organizational structure. In the following part of course, students will learn the basic economic concepts of business economics (economic effectiveness, efficiency, costs, revenues, profits, and the principle of balance (balance sheet), break-even analysis, and calculations).
Syllabus
  • 1. Characteristics of the company and the nature of the business. Business profile.
    2. Morphology and typology of company. The life cycle of the firm and its phase.
    3. Business objectives and functions (activities). Company organizational structure. The ownership structure of the company.
    4. Purchasing business activity.
    5. Manufacturing business activity (including service sector).
    6. Sales activities of the company.
    7. Human Resource Management. Activity of another department in the company.
    8. Production factors and their classification. Consumption of production factors. The cost of the company. Criteria for classification of costs in the company.
    9. Cost function. Use of the cost function in managerial decision making.
    10. Outputs, income, revenues.
    11. Costs, income, profit or loss in the break-even analysis.
    12. Cost calculation, methods of cost calculations. Types of calculations.
    13. Characteristics of specific business.
Literature
    required literature
  • KURATKO, D. F. Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, Practice. Cengage Learning, 2012. ISBN 9781285051758. info
  • Synek, Miloslav. Podniková ekonomika. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7400-336-3. info
  • Chobotová, Monika. Podniková ekonomika v definicích a příkladech. Karviná, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7248-610-6. info
  • NELLIS, J. G., PARKER D. Principles of Business Economics. Pearson Education, 2006. ISBN 9780273693062. info
    recommended literature
  • Tomek, Gustav. Řízení výroby a nákupu. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-247-1479-0. info
  • Boukal, P. Mikovcová, H. Scholleová H. Podniková ekonomika 1, Sbírka příkladů. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-245-0679-3. info
  • WAGNEROVÁ, E., MATUSIKOVÁ, L. Nauka o podniku. Karviná: SU OPF, 2004. ISBN 80-7248-243-2. info
Teaching methods
One-to-One tutorial
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Students' self-study
Assessment methods
Written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Attendance in seminars 60 %, ongoing test, final combined exam.
ActivityDifficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž69
Přednáška26
Seminář39
Zkouška40
Summary174
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2014, Summer 2016, Winter 2016, Summer 2017, Winter 2017, Summer 2018, Winter 2018, Summer 2019, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021.
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