1. Trade Theory and Foreign Trade Seminar 15.10.2012

2. Trade Theory and Foreign Trade Lecturer: –Doc. Ing. Mansoor Maitah, Ph.D. et Ph.D. Assistant: –Mgr. Elena Kuzmenko, Ph.D. Contact details: kuzmenko@pef.czu.cz

3. Organization of the seminar DateTheme 1.10.2012Introduction 15.10.2012Presentation 29.10.2012Presentation 12.11.2012Presentation 26.11.2012Presentation

4. Organization scheme of the Seminars Main activities within the seminars (by priority in time): 1] presenting individual projects (80 %) 2] group discussions concerning the presentations (15 %) 3] theoretical questions + essays (sent via e- mail), possible discussion of these questions (5 %)

5. Seminar project - presentation To pass the exam, it is necessary to gain the credit (zápočet – permission to pass exam) Everybody will have to prepare his/her paper presentation for about 10 minutes. During your presentation you have to introduce the project’s aim, structure, methodology, the results of your analysis and conclusion. The next step will be the brief discussion about your paper.

6. The list of topics 1] World trade value and volume development, 2] World trade territorial structure development, 3] World trade commodity structure development, 4] World merchandise trade development, 5] World trade in services development, 6] World trade in agrarian and foodstuff products development, 7] World trade in fuels development, 8] World trade in raw materials development, 9] World trade in manufactures development, 10] The main agents/factors influencing world trade development, 11] The mutual relationship between world trade and GDP development 12] The impact of current world economy crisis on world trade value development, 13] EU internal trade value and volume development, 14] EU internal trade commodity structure development,

7. The list of topics 15] EU internal trade territorial structure development, 16] EU external trade value and volume development, 17] EU external trade territorial structure development, 18] EU external trade commodity structure development, 19] EU merchandise trade development, 20] EU trade in services development, 21] EU trade in agrarian and foodstuff products development, 22] EU trade in fuels development, 23] EU trade in raw materials development, 24] EU trade in manufactures development, 25] USA – the analysis of foreign trade territorial structure development, 26] USA – the analysis of foreign trade commodity structure development, 27] USA – the analysis of foreign trade and GDP value development, 28] Japan – the analysis of foreign trade territorial structure development,

8. The list of topics 29] Japan – the analysis of foreign trade commodity structure development, 30] Japan – the analysis of foreign trade and GDP value development, 31] China – the analysis of foreign trade territorial structure development, 32] China – the analysis of foreign trade commodity structure development, 33] China – the analysis of foreign trade and GDP value development, 34] India – the analysis of foreign trade territorial structure development, 35] India – the analysis of foreign trade commodity structure development, 36] India – the analysis of foreign trade and GDP value development, 37] Russia – the analysis of foreign trade territorial structure development, 38] Russia – the analysis of foreign trade commodity structure development, 39] Russia – the analysis of foreign trade and GDP value development, 40] Brazil – the analysis of foreign trade territorial structure development, 41] Brazil – the analysis of foreign trade commodity structure development, 42] Brazil – the analysis of foreign trade and GDP value development,

9. Seminar project - essay You have to choose one of the following topics. You will be working individually. Your project will be between 5-7 pages (font size 12, line spacing 1.5, times new roman) Deadline for your essays will be on Monday (17th of December 2012)

10. The structure of your paper Introduction, Aims/Goals, Methodology, Analysis, Results and discussion, Conclusion, Literature

11. Your task - now To choose one of the above mentioned topics To choose the date of your presentation

12. Evaluation for the Exam Exam consists of three parts: 1] oral exam (50 %) (theory) 2] seminar project (in form of scientific paper, paper discussion) (30 %) 3] presentation of your paper (20 %)

13. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION