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European Union Economic Policy and Business Environment
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:30
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SBUEK_010 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Economics | Target Audience: | Business Management | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Tatjana Muravska | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic EU law, legal theories, basics of economics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Raise awareness and promote knowledge acquisition of the European Union economic policy and business environment in the context of the development trends of the EU law. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Division of competences between the EU and the EU Member States. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Analysis of EU case-law and assessment of its impact on the business environment of the EU Member States. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Theoretical aspects of the EU business environment. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Analysis of business opportunities in the context of the EU economic policy. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Division of competences between the EU and the EU Member States. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Analysis of EU case-law and assessment of its impact on the business environment of the EU Member States. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Theoretical aspects of the EU business environment. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Analysis of business opportunities in the context of the EU economic policy. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students study the literature – research and analyse, prepare a report, prepare themselves for seminar classes and for the examination. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical classes (20%); Individual project (30%); Examination (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Upon successful completion of the study course, students will gain knowledge of the EU economic policy and its impact on the national business environment. The knowledge test will be held during seminars within the framework of group work. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Upon successful completion of the study course, students will be able to analyse the EU economic policy, evaluating the EU case-law. Students' skills will be tested during discussions in practical classes. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon completion of the course students will be competent to use theoretical knowledge and practical skills for the analysis of various situations. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | “Eiropas Savienības Ekonomiskā politika un Latvija”. RSU, 2008 | ||||||||
| 2 | Baldwin R. and Wyplosz Ch. The Economics of European Integration. McGraw Hill Higher Education, 3rd edition, 2009, 596 pp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Larreche J.C. The Momentum Effect. How to ignite exceptional growth. Wharton School Publishing, USA, 2009, 289 pp. | ||||||||
| 4 | “Economic and financial crisis: the way out for the EU and Latvia”. RSU, 2011 | ||||||||
| 5 | Ha-Joon Chang. 23 things they don’t tell you about capitalism. Penguin Group Publishing, 2010, 286 pp. | ||||||||
| 6 | Guay T.R. The Business Environment of Europe: firms, governments & institutions. Cambridge University Press, 2014 | ||||||||
| 7 | Eteris E. Latvia in Europe and the world: growth strategy for a new centennial. Zinatne Publishing, Riga, Latvia, 2018 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Commission’s websites on the EU economic policies. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Eteris E. Modern European Law for Businessmen. RSU, 2012 | ||||||||
| 2 | EU economy’s future: slow but positive growth. 14.02.2019. | ||||||||
