Course title: Credit and finance
Credits: 4.5 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: This discipline scrutinize basics of finance function in the
material production and non-production area, specific principles in organizing financial
relationships in the company with different kind of ownership, which realize commercial
and non-commercial activity, peculiarity of insurance protection of production process
and population, area of state finance and credit.
Teaching: 60 contact hrs
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: L. Jadchenko
Literature: Bodi Zvi, Merton Robert “Finance”. 2000, p.592;
I.Blank “Conceptual basics of finance management: encyclopedia of finance manager”,
Kiev, 2003, p.448;
V.V.Bocharov “Commerce budgeting. Finance resources. The systems of resource
management”, Sankt-peterburg, 2003, p.368.
Study period: spring semester
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Course title: International management
Credits: 4.5 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The goal of discipline is to give fundamental formulation
about theory and practice of business management in collective activity abroad in all
forms of external connections.
The main discipline tasks – to inoculate ability to formulate, to classify and demarcate
functions of international company management, develop and use of its strategic models,
to realize leadership of personnel, finance and technological policy.
Teaching: 60 contact hrs
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: V. Silinevich
Literature: “International management”S. E. Pivovarova, 2001. p.575;
A. S. Belorusov
Study period: autumn semester
Course title: Marketing
Credits: 4.5 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The goal of this discipline is to teach students of possessing
theoretical base and practical skills in the area of effective use of market mechanism in
the way of economic enterprise independence, individual market.
Teaching: Lectures 34 hrs, seminars 34 hrs and individual work 64 hrs.
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: L.Selivanova
Literature: I.L.Akulich “Marketing”, Riga, BRI, 2001, p. 396;
B.A.Aleksunin “International marketing”, 2001, p. 160;
L.E.Basovsky “Marketing: course of lectures”, 1999, p. 219.
Study period: spring semester
Course title: Project management
Credits: 3 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The goal of this discipline is preparing of future specialists
for taking substantiated organization economic decisions in area of company
management technology with use of modern means.
Teaching: Lectures 20 hrs and seminars 12 hrs.
Assessment: Test
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: V.Zhilinskij
Literature: T.A.Akimova, V.V.Haskin “Ecologic” 2001;
M.M.Brinchuk “Ecological law” 2000;
F.Betjueli “Project management” 2002.
Study period: autumn semester
Course title: Entrepreneurial economy
Credits: 4.5 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The goal of the discipline is to get basic knowledge about
economic process mechanism of entrepreneurial activity in the way of market
relationships. This course in the concrete economic discipline, that define preparing
students in their professional orientation of organization and management of
entrepreneurial activity. The list of material needed for learning is macroeconomic and
microeconomic.
Teaching: Lectures 40 hrs, seminars 20 and individual work 60 hrs.
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: O.Tjutjunnikova
Literature: A.V. Busigin “Entrepreneurship”, 2001, p.640;
Study period: autumn semester
Course title: International marketing
Credits: 3 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The goal of the discipline is to open the essence in external
economic activity of the company, inoculate knowledge, ability and skills in area of
international marketing methodology and use it in practical activity. To formulate
professional competence in area of:
 International marketing conception and character of its effect on the company
 Subjects of international marketing
 Principles of strategies development and international marketing programs
 Realization and coordination of strategies and international marketing programs.
Teaching: Lectures 22 hrs and seminars 10 hrs
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: O. Tjutjunnikova
Literature: D.Aaker, V.Kumar, “Marketing research”, Piter, 2004;
P. Doil “Marketing – management and strategies”, Piter, 2003.
Study period: autumn semester
Course title: Microeconomics
Credits: 4.5 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The goal of discipline is to give the students integrity
representation about the economics functioning at thrifty unit level (firms, individuals),
make special attention to effectiveness of firm activity in market competition factors.
This course provides deep exploration: supply and demand theory; customer evidence
theory; production and costs; market competition model.
The main knowledge that students get is to analyze the model of market equilibrium, to
identify the determinants of supply and demand, conduct valuation and analysis of
production costs, to solve problems about profit maximization (losses minimization).
The material of basic disciplines needed for learning: Basics of economic theory.
Teaching: Lectures 34 hrs and seminars 26 hrs, individual studies 60 hrs
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: A. N. Fedotov
Literature: K. P. Macconel, S. L. Brju “Economics”; P. Samuelson, V. D. Nordhaus
“Economics”; P. Pindaik, D. Rubindelf “Microekonomics”
Study period: one semester
Course title: Social management
Credits: 3 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The main goal of this discipline is to formulate philosophy
of life of high qualified specialist – manager, that is able to have easy, creative and
operational orientation in new conditions of social re-organization and economic
relationships, to make decision substantiated about different problems, taking into
account a human factor as stable when solving entrepreneurial problems.
Teaching: Lectures 22 hrs and seminars 10 hrs
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: Z.Mironova
Literature: V.Renģe “Organizāciju psiholoģija”. – R.; “Kamene”, 1999;
M.Vidnere., R.Garleja “Psiholoģijas un sociālas uzvedība aspekti ekonomika”. – R.:
RAKA, 2000;
P.Dizel, U.Mak-Kinli, RE. Renjak “Behaviour of a man in organization”
Study period: autumn semester
Course title: Finance of organization
Credits: 4.5 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The goals of discipline is to familiarize students with
financial basics of organization relationship in market economic factors, as well as
organizational and legal aspects of financing and creditation of entrepreneurial activity.
To formulate basic knowledge of theoretical basis and practical skills in financial area of
company relationships.
To teach students to make simple budgets of organization.
Teaching: Lectures 24
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: L. Jadchenko
Literature: Latvian standards of financial audit:
Part 1. “Preparing of financial account”
Part 2. “Deposit”
Part 7. “Account about cash flow”
Study period: autumn semester
Course title: Macroeconomics
Credits: 4.5 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The goal of discipline is to give the students knowledge
about predictable economic development at macrolevel ( national economy in general)
about aims and tools of state political economy.
This course in detail provides the system of macroeconomic characteristic, cyclical
economic development and models of macroeconomic equilibrium; fiscal policy; money
circulation monetary policy.
The main knowledge that students get is to use the main macroeconomic indices, evaluate
the tendencies of its changes, to get with macroeconomic policy.
The material of basic disciplines needed for learning: Basics of economic theory,
Macroeconomic.
Teaching: Lectures 36 hrs and seminars 24 hrs, individual studies 60 hrs
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: A. N. Fedotov
Literature: K. P. Macconel, S. L. Brju “Economics”; P. Samuelson, V. D. Nordhaus
“Economics”; S. Fisher, R. Dornbush, R. Shmalenze “Economics”
Study period: autumn semester
Course title: Operations with currency
Credits: 3 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: This course contains following knowledge about
international currency market, “spot” operations, forward deals, currency risks, options
contracts, “swap” deals, arbitrageurs operations.
Teaching: Lectures 42 hrs, practical lessons 22 hrs
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: V. Roldugin
Literature: S.B.Ahelis “Technical analysis from A till Z”, Diagram, 1998;
I.T.Balabanov “Currency operation”, 1993;
I.N.Platonova “Currency market and currency regulation”, 1996;
M.K.Bunkina, A.M.Semjonov “Basics of currency relationships”, 1998;
Study period: spring semester
Course title: Sociology
Credits: 4.5 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The goal of discipline is to give students basic knowledge
about theoretical and primary skills of applied sociology. The course consists of
concentrated analysis of basic historical, theoretical and practical problems of sociology.
Basic ability that students get is ability and skills in analysis of actual social situations,
preparing organization and behavior of concrete sociological research. The following list
of basic disciplines which material is needed for learning the course: logic, philosophy,
general psychology and social psychology.
Teaching: Lectures 28 hrs and practical lessons 4 hrs
Assessment: Examination or test
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: Z. Mironova
Literature: A.I. Kravchencko “Introduction in sociology” 1994;
A.I. Kravchencko “Sociology basics” 1998;
D.Marcovich “General sociology” 1998;
G.V.Osipov “Sociology” 1999;
P.D. Pavlenok “Sociology” 2002;
D. Ritcer “Modern sociological theories”2002.
Course title: The Higher Mathematics
Credits: 6 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The discipline consists of the selection of Higher
Mathematics chapters to ensure the high-level training of the “Business Administration”
program students. The subject includes methods of the linear algebra: matrix analysis,
vector analysis and decision of linear algebraic equations.
Big attention is paid to the mathematical analysis which is based on the differential and
integral calculus.
Teaching: 1 semester - Lectures 30 hrs, practical lessons 30 hrs and individual work 60
hrs; 2 semester – lectures 50 hrs, practical lessons 50 hrs and individual work 100 hrs.
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: T. Shamshina
Literature: L.Gringlaz, E.Kopitov, “The Higher Mathematics for economists” part 1
(examples of solving problems with computer) Riga, 2003, p.230;
L.Gringlaz, E.Kopitov, “The Higher Mathematics for economists” part 2, Riga, 2003,
p.184;
V.D.Sharapov, E.V.Zhukovska Methodic recommendations added to making home work
at discipline “The Higher Mathematics” with use of personal computer, part 1, Riga, BRI,
2003, p. 93.
Study period: autumn semester
Course title: Management
Credits: 4.5 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The goal of discipline is to get basic knowledge about
organizing and management of entrepreneurial and economic activity in the company in
condition of market relationships.
This course is a specific economic discipline, which appoints student preparation in
organization basics and management in the company.
Students should know the mechanism of management activity, their functions, the
motivation of activity at different management levels, organizing the production inside
the company, management system of production quality. Student should know how to use
basic conditions of management in controlling the company, find the ways of reaching
the goals of entrepreneurial business, to apply main forms and methods of production
organization.
The material of basic disciplines needed for learning: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics.
Teaching: Lectures 44 hrs and seminars 20 hrs
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: L. Jadchenko
Literature: M. H. Mescon, Albert, F. Hedouri “Management basics; J. P. Curachenko
“Management/ Microeconomic level of management”, BRI. Riga. 1998. – p.231;
J. P. Curachenko “Production management”, BRI. Riga. 1999. – p. 100;
V. V. Okrepilov “Quality management”, second edition of “Economic”, 1998. – p. 639;
“Management and market: German model.” Teach. Aid.
Study period: spring semester
Course title: Political science
Credits: 3 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The basic themes that provides this discipline is about
problems of political science, historical aspects of formulation and development of
political science, political power, political system, totalitarism, democracy, government
and groups of interests and political party.
Teaching: Lectures 24 hrs
Assessment: Examination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: Z.Mironova.
Literature: T.Mihailov “Political science”, 1997.
Study period: spring semester
Course title: Theory of probability
Credits: 4.5 ECTS credits
Level: Intermediate
Course description/ Topics: The methods of the probability theory allow to evaluate a
degree of risk of accepted solutions in conditions of the multialternative reality. And the
mathematical
statistics
is
a
mode
of
estimation
and
forecastting of performances of the mass phenomena.
An estimation of the real
market situation and the prognosis of its development are the primal
problems of professional management.
Teaching: Lectures 42 hrs, seminars 22 hrs, individual work 56 hrs.
Assessment: Excamination
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer: A.Thokarenko
Literature: V.E.Gmurman “Theory of probability and mathematical statistic”,
1977-1999; L.Gringlaz, E.Kopitov “Mathematical statistic with solving problems on the
computer”, Riga, 1999.
Study period: autumn semester