Course: Digital Economy

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Course title Digital Economy
Course code MUE/2DEKO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mikeska Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Definition of digital economy 2. Economic value, economic and industrial cycles 3. Disruptive technologies and their added value to the product 4. Technological progress and economic growth 5. Building of technostructure and new industries 6. Digital labor market and its development 7. Spillover effects of technological progress 8. Economic well-being and prosperity of consumers 9. Economic added value and production of producers 10. Digital financial systems, exchange, currency and cryptocurrencies 11. New economic models, economic effects of the fourth industrial revolution 12. Global digital economic ecosystem

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Teamwork, E-learning
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 14 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 20 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
define Digital Economy
define Digital Economy
describe economic value and disruptive technologies
describe economic value and disruptive technologies
provide a comprehensive explanation of technological progress and economic growth
provide a comprehensive explanation of technological progress and economic growth
characterize the spillovers of technological progress
characterize the spillovers of technological progress
describe new economic models
describe new economic models
Skills
explain the differences between the second, third and fourth industrial revolutions
explain the differences between the second, third and fourth industrial revolutions
recognize the differences between traditional and digital labor markets
recognize the differences between traditional and digital labor markets
recognize the differences between traditional and digital financial systems
recognize the differences between traditional and digital financial systems
assess the evolution of economic welfare, consumer welfare, and producer output
assess the evolution of economic welfare, consumer welfare, and producer output
estimate the development of the global economic ecosystem
estimate the development of the global economic ecosystem
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
E-learning
E-learning
assessment methods
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Recommended literature
  • CZESANÝ, Slavoj. Hospodářský cyklus: teorie, monitorování, analýza, prognóza. Praha: Linde, 2006. ISBN 80-720-1576-1.
  • HOLROYD, Carin a Kenneth COATES. The global digital economy: a comparative policy analysis. NY: Cambria Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1-60497-891-9.
  • HUIBREGTSE, Steef a Avisha SOOD. Digital Economy Handbook 2016: Tax, Transfer Pricing and other Legal Acpects of Business Configurations. Transfer Pricing Technologies BV., 2016. ISBN 9781523892464.
  • JOHANSSON, B., Charlie KARLSSON a Roger STOUGH. The emerging digital economy: entrepreneurship, clusters, and policy. New York: Springer, 2006. ISBN 354034487X.
  • KISLINGEROVÁ, Eva. Nová ekonomika: nové příležitosti. V Praze: C.H. Beck Beckova edice ekonomie, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7400-403-2.
  • Measuring the Digital Economy: A New Perspective. OECDiLibrary. https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/science-and-technology/measuring-the-digital-economy_9789264221796-en.
  • SCHWAB, Klaus. The fourth industrial revolution. New York: Crown Business, 2016. ISBN 978-1-5247-5886-8.
  • TAPSCOTT, Don. The digital economy: rethinking promise and peril in the age of networked intelligence. 20th anniversary edition.. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2015. ISBN 978-0-07-183555-8.
  • VEBER, Jaromír. Digitalizace ekonomiky a společnosti: výhody, rizika, příležitosti. Praha: Management Press, 2018. ISBN 978-80-7261-554-4.


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