Basics of economics

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Course ID:	WS-SO-PS-1-PE
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (unknown)
Course title:	Basics of economics
Name in Polish:	Podstawy ekonomii
Organizational unit:	Institute Sociology
Course groups:
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	PS1_W02,PS1_W03, PS1_W16, PS1_U01; PS1_K01
Short description:	Purpose of the lecture: Acquiring by students the economic basic concepts and understanding the main economic processes occurring on the micro-, macro- and global level. Ability to use these notions and economic reasoning.
Full description:	Course contents: 1. Introduction 2. Microeconomics a. Types of economical environment b. Market and its mechanisms. Supply and demand c. Market forms d. Producer and consumer e. Markets of production factors f. State and its role 3. Macroeconomics a. National income and its measurement b. State spending. Budget c. Market of money. Banking d. Business cycle and economic growth e. Inflation and unemployment f. Open economy–international economics 4. Economic transformation in Poland after 1989. 5. Economic processes of globalisation
Bibliography:	Bibliography: 1. BEGG D., FISHER S., DORNBUSH R., Mikroekonomia i Makroekonomia, PWE, Warszawa 2007. 2. CZARNY B., Wstęp do ekonomii, PWE, Warszawa 2006. 3. DUDA S., KUŚPIT J., MAMCARZ H., PAKUŁA A., ŻUKOWSKA H., ŻUKOWSKI M., Zarys ekonomii, UMCS, Lublin 2003. 4. MILEWSKI R., Kwiatkowski E. (red.), Podstawy ekonomii, PWN, Warszawa 2005. 5. NASIŁOWSKI M., System rynkowy. Podstawy mikro- i makroekonomii, Wydawnictwo Key Tex, Warszawa 2006. 6. SLOMAN J., Podstawy ekonomii, PWE, Warszawa 2001. 7. ŻUKOWSKI M. (red.), Ekonomia. Zarys wykładu, UMCS, Lublin 2009. Supplementary readings: 1. BUDNIKOWSKI A. Międzynarodowe stosunki gospodarcze, PWE, Warszawa 2006. 2. CZARNY B., RAPACKI R. (red.), Podstawy ekonomii, PWE, Warszawa 2002. 3. KALIŃSKI J., Historia gospodarcza XIX i XXw., PWE, Warszawa 2008. 4. MILEWSKI R. (red.), Elementarne zagadnienia ekonomii, PWN, Warszawa 1999. 5. STANKIEWICZ W., Historia myśli ekonomicznej, PWE, Warszawa 2007. 6. WINIARSKI B. (red.), Polityka gospodarcza, PWN, Warszawa 2006.
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	Acquiring by students economic basic concepts and understanding main economic processes occurring on the level micro-, of macroeconomics and global economics. Capability of enumeration of the most important economic institutions in Poland and in the world. Ability of using these notions and economic reasoning. ECTS POINTS: 2 Student activities: Student work in hours: Lecture - 30 Consultations - 5 Preparation for exam - 25 TOTAL - 60
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	(in Polish) Metody oceny: Obecność Pisemny egzamin końcowy w formie testu Możliwość uzupełnienia zajęć w formie e-learningowej

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