Basics of Economicsand Managment

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:2.00

Study Course Accepted:28.03.2022 11:19:25

Study Course Information
Course Code:		LF_636		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		4.00		ECTS:		6.00
Branch of Science:		Economics; Economic Theories		Target Audience:		Nursing Science
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Anita Kokarēviča
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		RSU Liepāja Branch
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, Kronvalda boulevard 9, svekrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		12	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		24
Classes (count)		12	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		24
Total Contact Hours								48
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Basic grounding of Economics and Management, Sociology, Ethics and Communications science.
Objective:
To develop an understanding about the fundamentals of Economics and its basic problems, to elucidate the essential theories and their application in the management of an organization.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introduction: basic topics of economics – resources and needs			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Introduction: basic topics of economics – resources and needs			Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Fundamental functioning of a market enterprise , types of property. Demand. Supply. Price formation.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
4	Fundamental functioning of a market enterprise , types of property. Demand. Supply. Price formation.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
5	Fundamentals of macroeconomic, economic flows in the national economy. GDP, GNP, national income, the methods for calculating the nominal and real GDP. Macroeconomic balance and stability, inflation and unemployment.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
6	The roots and development of management theory. Founding and managing an organization. The internal and external environment of an organization.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
7	The roots and development of management theory. Founding and managing an organization. The internal and external environment of an organization.			Classes		3.00	auditorium
8	Fiscal and monetary policy			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
9	Fiscal and monetary policy			Classes		1.00	auditorium
10	Fundamental functions of management – planning, organizing, motivating and controlling.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
11	Fundamental functions of management – planning, organizing, motivating and controlling.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
12	The fundamentals of human resource management. Leadership styles.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
13	The fundamentals of human resource management. Leadership styles.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
14	Business ethics and social responsibility. Types of social responsibility. Ethics and culture of a contemporary organization.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
15	Business ethics and social responsibility. Types of social responsibility. Ethics and culture of a contemporary organization.			Classes		2.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Students will prepare and present independent tasks both in written form and orally, as individual or group work and also prepare for discussions.
Assessment Criteria:
Written exam: 50% Independent work and tasks: 50%
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Students will be able to: - understand and interpret the terms – economics, national economics, management, fiscal and monetary policy; - describe the principles of functioning of free market economy; - name and describe the fundamental functions of management; - describe leadership styles.
Skills:		- to determine the relevant information about processes of national economy; - to apply an appropriate method to calculate macroeconomic rates; - to determine the suitable organizational structure; - to select and apply the fundamental principles of management and methods of motivating; - present one’s independent work about topics covered in the study course.
Competencies:		- to apply the acquired knowledge about the topics about economics and management on the labour market; - to analyse the internal and external environment ; - to elaborate a conceptual model of management; - to determine and defend a choice of a leadership style; - to explicate the principles of social responsibility in the contemporary organizational management; - to estimate the efficiency of a leadership style.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Pīters F. Drukers "Efektīvs vadītājs", Zoldnera Izdevniecība, 2011.
2	Nešpors V. Mikroekonomikas teorijas pamati. Rīga, RTU, 2015., 244 lpp
3	Bikse V. Makroekonomika. Liepāja: LiePa, 2015., 269 lpp
4	Praude V. Menedžments 1. Rīga: Burtene, 2012., 498 lpp.
5	Praude V. Menedžments 2. Rīga: Burtene, 2012., 306 lpp.
Additional Reading
1	Rība A. Laika menedžments. Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2020., 128 lpp.
2	Forands I. MME. Rīga: Latvijas izglītības fonds, 2018., 487 lpp.
3	Koters Dž. Pārmaiņu vadība. Rīga: Lietišķās informācijas dienests. 2008., 160 lpp.
4	Caune J. Stratēģiskā vadīšana. Rīga: Balta eko, 2004., 120 lpp.
Other Information Sources
1	https://www.vid.gov.lv/
2	http://www.em.gov.lv