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Lecturer(s)
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Švarc Zbyněk, doc. JUDr. Ph.D.
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Demel Jaroslav, Ing. Ph.D.
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Pěničková Zuzana, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lectures (topics): 1. Theory of internationalization. 2. Internationalization of the product. 3. Internationalization of innovations. 4. Specifics of international trade in individual sectors (A, I, S). 5. Trade and investment policy. 6. Internationalization of human resources - labor force movement. 7. Legal aspects of international trade - international treaties and EU acts. 8. Regionalism in international trade. 9. Development assistance in international trade. 10. Current development of foreign trade of the Czech Republic. Seminars (topics): 1. Assignment of a case study, Internationalization of a product 2. Internationalization of innovations. 3. - 4. Presentation of case studies. 5 - 6. Excursion to an internationalized company
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to introduce students to the different areas and aspects of the international trade and their practical application to the trade environment. The seminars are based on the application of the knowledge from the lectures. Further, the students in the seminars create fictitious firms whose trade operations would correspond with the trade relationships between the EU and third countries.
Students obtain knowledge in given course in accordance with requirements and course programme.
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Prerequisites
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Unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Credit: Team presentation of case study (30%), min. 20/30 points Exam: Written test (70%), min. 40/70 points Attendance at the lectures: 85% Attendance at seminars and lectures of external lectures is mandatory
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Recommended literature
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Daniels, John D., Lee H. Radebaugh, Daniel Sullivan. International Business, Global Edition, 17th Ed.. New York, 2021. ISBN 978-12-924-0339-7.
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Krugman, Paul. R, Maurice Obstfeld & Marc Melitz. International Economics: Theory and Policy, 11th Global Edition. New York, 2019. ISBN 978-12-922-1487-0.
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