Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2502904 Hotel Management | FB | 1 | 1 |
There are no prerquisites
This course aims to offer students of the first year of the Degree in Hotel Management the tools and basic concepts used in the field of economics, with particular attention to their application for the analysis of the Tourism Sector. Concepts related to Offer, Demand, Markets, Economic Policies, Inflation or Statistics will be considered.
The course places special emphasis on two issues: firstly, the student must use the vocabulary and economic language with correctness and precision, dominating the meaning of the most relevant concepts related to the economic reality that surrounds us. Finally, the analysis of examples and the confrontation of knowledge with the real world are prioritized.
The basic training objective is to provide students with knowledge of the basic concepts of economic theory, both in microeconomics and macroeconomics. Learning will be geared towards providing students with the knowledge that will allow them to know and interpret the economic aspects that will surround their subsequent degree courses, but also in their professional future.
Topic 1:Introduction to Economics. Concept of economy: shortage and choice. The economic agents. The frontier of Possibilities of Production. The cost of Opportunity. The productive factors. Macroeconomics and Microeconomics. The economic systems. The economy of tourism
Topic 2: Microeconomics (I): Theory of the consumer Consumers and the theory of demand. Effect - book and effect-substitution. Elasticities The segmentation of tourist demand. Demand Indicators. International tourist demand in Spain and in Catalonia.
Topic 3: Microeconomics (II):Theory of the company Production, production cost and maximization of profits. The offer feature. Elasticities. Evolution international tourist offer and in Spain. Statistical indicator offered.
Topic 4: Microeconomics (III): Analysis of competitive and non-competitive markets. The market power and the types of markets.
Topic 5: Macroeconomics (I): Macromagnitudes. GDP and available income. Balance of payments. The Product and the Income Added. Inflation Employment Exchange rate. Interest rates. Public Deficit. Foreign Sector. Calculations of rates and indexes.
Topic 6: Macroeconomics (II): Money, financial system and inflation
Topic 7: Macroeconomics (III): Labor market. Phillips curve
The methodology for the year 20/21 will be conditioned by the sanitary situation. Every topic will be introduced by the teacher and the students, in groups, will prepare every topic's point, abstract and presentation. This point will be exposed to the rest of the class.
Given the practical application, it will be several practices.
On the other hand, the material subject to the sessions will be complemented by the distribution oof compulsory readinds, wich will serve not only as a foundation of knowledge but also to promote the reading of subjects.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Theory | 36 | 1.44 | 1, 5, 3, 6 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6, 7 |
Works | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6, 7, 8 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Self-study | 50 | 2 | 2, 5, 4, 6 |
Bologna process encourages continuous assessment of students, so it is recommended that students follow the continuous evaluation of this subject. However, the final exam in January is still offered for those students who have not passed the continuous assessment or those who have not followed the continuous assessment.
The continuous assessment of this subject will be done in the following way:
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Exam 1 | 30 | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6, 7 |
Exam 2 | 30 | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6, 7 |
Group work | 20 | 8 | 0.32 | 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 6, 7, 8 |
Individual works | 20 | 7 | 0.28 | 1, 2, 5, 4, 3, 7 |
BASIC
Francisco Mochón(2010) :”Principios de economía” McGraw Hill 4ª edición
COMPLEMENTARY
Alegre, J., M. Cladera i C. Juaneda, (2003), Análisis Cuantitativo de la Actividad Turística, ed. Pirámide, Madrid.
Blanchard, O (2009): “Macroeconomía), Pearson Prencite Hall. Madrid
Bull, A., (1995), La economía del sector turístico, ed: Alianza Economía, Madrid
Figuerola, M., (1992), Manual de Economía Turística, Organización Mundial de Turismo
Lorenzo, M., J. Calvo i R. Osuna, (2003), Economia del Turismo, ed. CERA. Madrid
Mankiw, N.G. (2010): “Principios de economía”. McGraw-hill 5ª ed.
Mochón, F., (1994), Economía. Teoría y Política, McGraw-Hill.
Mochón, F (2008): Economía y Turismo, McGraw-Hill
Pedreño, A. i V. Monfort (coord), (1996), Introducción a la economia del turismo en España, Civitas.
Rivas, J., (2003), Estructura y Economía del Mercado Turístico, Ed: Septem, Oviedo
Samuelson, P. i W. Nordhaus, (1999), Economia, McGraw-Hill
Tribe, J., (2000), Economía del ocio y el Turismo, Ed. Síntesis
Uriel, E., (2001), El Sector Turístico en España., Ed. Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo (CAM).
Vallés, J., (coord), (1997), Economía Española, McGraw-Hill