Basics of Business
Study Course Implementer
Liepaja, Riņķu iela 24/26, lf@rsu.lv, +371 63442118, +371 63442119, +371 63484632
About Study Course
Objective
Create an understanding of the nature and forms of business, marketing activities and the basics of management, analysis of the company's operation, principles of planning, record keeping, basic principles of accounting, project preparation, development and successful implementation, build the professional competences of the organization and management, according to the professional activity of the masseur.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basics of economics at the secondary school level.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Will be able to explain basic concepts and terminology in economics, accounting, project management and business. Will be able to define the essence of business, development perspectives and responsibility.
Skills
1.Will be able to navigate the basic indicators of Latvian economic development, explain the role of entrepreneurship and accounting in the company. Will be able to discuss and navigate the Latvian tax and fee system, make decisions that affect business, its effective implementation, as well as plan and analyze the company's main financial flow indicators.
Competences
1.Will be able to plan and organize your work and workplace, working independently or in a team. Will be able to comply with the requirements of regulatory acts in the medical field. Will be able to professionally organize their activities, according to the professional standard.
Assessment
Individual work
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Individual work |
-
|
-
|
|
Independent preliminary preparation on the relevant topic using e-study materials, recommended literature and Internet resources, with subsequent evaluation and practical application in classes.
|
||
Examination
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Examination |
-
|
-
|
|
Cumulative rating. In practical lessons, independent work on topics - Economics and business basics 35%, Accounting, Record keeping 30%, Project preparation and management, presentation, solving situational tasks - assessment 35%.
|
||
Study Course Theme Plan
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Business forms. Commercial law, legal aspects. Business registration.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Nature of leadership, decision-making, leadership functions, levels and styles. The influence of the internal and external environment on business.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Economic policy. Economic system of Latvia. The role of entrepreneurship in the development of the national economy. Nature and functions of business.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Business forms. Commercial law, legal aspects. Business registration.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Basic concepts of economics and business.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Content of the business plan, its development. Product or service description. Analysis of the market situation and competitors. Developing a marketing plan. Description of required technical and human resources.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Nature of leadership, decision-making, leadership functions, levels and styles. The influence of the internal and external environment on business.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Content of the business plan, its development. Business plan presentation.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Content of the business plan, its development. Product or service description. Analysis of the market situation and competitors. Developing a marketing plan. Description of required technical and human resources.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Organization of accounting work, regulatory documents. Accounting for long-term investments.
Inventory of current assets. Equity accounting, changes.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Organization of accounting work, regulatory documents. Accounting for long-term investments.
Inventory of current assets. Equity accounting, changes.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Introduction to record keeping. Record keeping terms. Regulations.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Legal force of documents. Development of documents, design.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Ethics - the philosophical study of morality and virtue
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Organization of accounting work, regulatory documents. Accounting for long-term investments.
Inventory of current assets. Equity accounting, changes.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Inventory accounting, creation criteria. Classification and accounting of creditors. Recognition of income and expenses. Balance sheet and income statement.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Document circulation, archiving, storage.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Basic Principles of Professional Conduct
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
The concept of contact. Professional communication and its differences from everyday communication. Perception, its types. Information exchange. Cooperation and interaction. Verbal and non-verbal communication. The role of emotions in communication. Empathy, sympathy, antipathy in communication.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Key skills for attention, listening and action. Establishing and maintaining contact with the customer. Active listening skills. Open and closed questions. Principles of interacting with particular client groups. Communication in healthcare.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Conflict. Signs, meaning and options for conflict resolution. Conflict situations in professional activity, their types. Effective response in conflict situations.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Professional burnout and its prevention. Burnout syndrome. Signs, risks, prevention options. The role of personal resources in the prevention of burnout.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Application of the basic principles of professional ethics in the practice of massage therapy
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Ethical dilemmas
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Key skills for attention, listening and action. Establishing and maintaining contact with the customer. Active listening skills. Open and closed questions. Principles of interacting with particular client groups. Communication in healthcare.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Conflict. Signs, meaning and options for conflict resolution. Conflict situations in professional activity, their types. Effective response in conflict situations.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Professional burnout and its prevention. Burnout syndrome. Signs, risks, prevention options. The role of personal resources in the prevention of burnout.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Study room
|
2
|
Topics
|
Professional burnout and its prevention. Burnout syndrome. Signs, risks, prevention options. The role of personal resources in the prevention of burnout.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Project control, communication basics, conflict management techniques, project crises, motivation.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Project management in business. Compliance with the norms of the "Medical Treatment Act" and "Patients' Rights Act" in the work of a masseur. Creation of a cabinet activity project related to health care. Choice of business form. Employment relationship.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Project control, communication basics, conflict management techniques, project crises, motivation.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Project management in business. Compliance with the norms of the "Medical Treatment Act" and "Patients' Rights Act" in the work of a masseur. Creation of a cabinet activity project related to health care. Choice of business form. Employment relationship.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Project management in business. Compliance with the norms of the "Medical Treatment Act" and "Patients' Rights Act" in the work of a masseur. Creation of a cabinet activity project related to health care. Choice of business form. Employment relationship.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Project development and management. Description of objectives, environmental analysis, project discussion, project expenditure evaluation, SWOT analysis. Organization of project work, project documentation, risk analysis, delegation of powers. Project work planning, software, time and goals.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
On site
|
Auditorium
|
2
|
Topics
|
Project development and management. Description of objectives, environmental analysis, project discussion, project expenditure evaluation, SWOT analysis. Organization of project work, project documentation, risk analysis, delegation of powers. Project work planning, software, time and goals.
|
Bibliography
Required Reading
Bikse, V. 2015. Makroekonomika. Liepāja: LiePa.
Leibus, I. 2016. Pirmie soļi komercdarbībā. SIA vai IK: darbības uzsākšana, grāmatvedība, nodokļi. Lietišķās informācijas dienests, Rīga.
Nešpors, V. 2015. Mikroekonomikas teorijas pamati. Rīga: RTU.
LR Komerclikums
Mārtinsone, K. 2019. Veselības psiholoģija. Teorijas un prakses starpdisciplinārā perspektīva. Rīga: RSU
Mārtinsone, K. 2016. Veselības psiholoģija. Rīga: RSU
Additional Reading
Babris, S., Kaļķis, H. u. c. 2016. LEAN risinājumi efektīvākam biznesam. Rīga: Madris.
Drukers, P. F. 2014. Efektīvs vadītājs. Rīga: Zoldnera izdevniecība.
Kjells, G. H., Alsiņa, R. 2019. Biznesa ekonomika 3.izd. Rīga: RTU.
Leibus, I. 2018. Pašnodarbināto grāmatvedība un nodokļi. 10.izd. Rīga: Lietišķās informācijas dienests.
Zelmenis, D. 2019. Valsts loma tirgus ekonomikā. Rīga: RSU