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Lecturer(s)
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Kročil Ondřej, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE OF THE ECONOMY AND THE BUSINESS IN THE EU EUROPEAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION History of the European economic integration Nature and specificities of the EU Single Market Entrepreneurial potential of Europe EUROPEAN UNION AS A LEGAL ENVIRONMENT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES The legal framework of business in the Czech Republic and the EU Legal forms of doing business in the Czech Republic and in the EU (private enterprise of individuals, business companies, European Society, European Economic Interest Association, European Cooperative Society) Definitions of micro-enterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises Entrepreneurship of small and medium-sized companies and its importance on the European market STARTING OF BUSINESS IN THE EU Establishment of a company in the EU Establishment of a European company Services for European entrepreneurs (CEBRE, Enterprise Europe Network, EBTP, EASME, SOLVIT) SINGLE MARKET: FREE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS AND SERVICES Free movement of persons and workers Free movement of services SINGLE MARKET: FREE MOVEMENT OF GOODS Free movement of goods: import and export within the EU Sales within the EU European standards European Single digital market SELECTED EU POLICIES WITH AN IMPACT ON BUSINESS: COMPETITION POLICY European competition policy Competitiveness of European businesses in the context of the European competition policy SELECTED EU POLICIES WITH BUSINESS IMPACT: COMMERCIAL POLICY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION POLICY European common trade policy European consumer protection policy SOURCES OF FINANCING AND BUSINESS SUPPORT IN THE EU EU funds EU funding and grants Support for entrepreneurship from EU sources STUDENT PROJECT DEFENSES
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Activating (Simulations, Games, Dramatization)
- Attendace
- 20 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 20 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 20 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course of Economics and Entrepreneurship in the European Union focuses on the specificities of entrepreneurship in the single European market in the context of particular freedoms of the single market and selected common policies affecting business. The aim of the course is to provide students with basic orientation in the European business environment and the theoretical and practical knowledge of the principles of its functioning and regulation and possibilities of support of entrepreneurship from European sources.
After successful completion of the course student: - understands the basic parameters of the European economy and the interrelationships between its subjects, - focuses on the European business environment and the functioning of the EU's economic mechanism, - understand the basic principles of the functioning of the European market in the context of the freedoms of movement of persons, goods, services, capital, and knowledge and selected common policies, - understands the motives of entry into the European market and defines the possible forms of entry into this market, - understand the correspondence of business processes in relation to the functioning of entities in the single market and acquire basic business principles for shaping activities in this market.
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Prerequisites
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Prerequisites for participation in the course are a basic orientation in the principles of functioning of the European Union and the process of European economic integration and knowledge of basic terms related to microeconomics, macroeconomics, entrepreneurship, enterprise economics and general knowledge of European geography.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Dialog, Systematic Observation of Student, Seminar Work, Written exam
The course is completed with passing a written credit test. To pass a test, student must obtain at least 75% of possible points. Regular attendance (max. 2 absences are allowed) and the defense of final project are required.
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Recommended literature
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