World Economy and Business

The course introduces students of technical university to the international business. It does that predominantly by comparing individual countries and key regions of world economy. Students get to know about different religions and cultures, necessary for doing business in diverse societies as well as indexes of economic freedom, corruption and economic development, which are needed for the right investment decision. Seminars help to improve on the knowledge in the form of discussions based on individual readings. It is advised to take bachelor level of this course BIE-SEP as a prerequisite.

The aim of this cours is to introduce students of technical university to the international busines, predominantly by comparing individual countries and key regions of world economy.

Student needs to create and present working paper of specific structure to pass. There are two written exams (30 and 60 percent) of a mix of multiple choice and open-ended questions. Active participation during seminars is also required (10).

• Internet based indexes. Readings.
• Other resources, available to students for every topic
• Cavusgil, S.T., Knight, G., Rieselberger, J., International Business: The New Realities, 2013.
• Evan, T., Chapters of European Economic History, Praha 2014.

comparing individual countries and key regions of world economy, business in diverse societies, discussions based on individual readings