Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
A Political and Legal Environment: Green Business and Entrepreneurship in the EU Single Market
Course Code
SZF_234
Branch of Science
Economics and Business; Other Sub-Branches of Economics and Business
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Law; Management Science; Political Science
LQF
All Levels
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Tatjana Muravska
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
Develop students’ understanding of the transformation of the European Union’s single market and green entrepreneurship, including its regulation, based on research-derived knowledge, while also fostering the skills needed to build sustainable businesses.
Preliminary Knowledge
Bachelor-level knowledge in political science, business, macroeconomics and law.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Awareness of the EU Single Market and green business, its socio-economic and regulatory aspects. Knowledge of facts and data, concepts and ideas that demonstrate understanding of the subject matter of the study course, the business model of green entrepreneurship and the dynamics of factors. Knowledge of the basic concepts of green entrepreneurship and trends in the single market and green transformation. Will be guided by technological developments affecting green business research and innovation. Will be able to apply knowledge of business management and negotiation management in the context of green business.
Skills
1.• Be able to identify trends and find creative solutions through a scientific approach in green business, economics and innovation in a changing problem; • be able to demonstrate an understanding of the specific nature of the transformation of the socio-economic system of the single market and the potential for transformation in modern conditions; • be able to understand trends in the growth and deployment of green entrepreneurship and sustainable entrepreneurship, as well as knowledge of analytical methods to identify the potential for transforming innovation and digitalisation and their impact on entrepreneurship; • able to independently analytically collect information from different sources, critically evaluate it and correctly reflect it; • be able to formulate information in a structured analytical and concise manner in writing, to express accurately and to discuss in a reasoned manner the general and specific aspects of green industrial policy, green business, the negotiation process; • be able to use appropriate practical and theoretical knowledge and skills in professional business management and research (scientific) work, recognising the impact of their activities on the environment and society.
Competences
1.• Developing key skills that will have a positive impact on students’ careers; • ability to collect the results of research discussions, analyse economic statistics; • discuss green business issues critically and draw up short reports on current trends in green business and the single market and their impact on business development.
Assessment
Individual work
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Compulsory literature studies: • data search, aggregation and analysis. • case analysis. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must complete the study course evaluation questionnaire on the student portal. |
-
|
-
|
Examination
|
Title
|
% from total grade
|
Grade
|
|---|---|---|
|
1.
Essay |
-
|
10 points
|
|
description of the lecture topic in free form for 3-4 pages. The essay must show the student’s ability to highlight key issues in the specified literature source, as well as draw up a text summary and conclusions. References are mandatory. Report (5 pages) |
||
Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
Geopolitics and Single European Market: trends and challenges Part 1
Description
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
Geopolitics and the single European market: trends and challenges Part 2
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
EU as an economic, legal and a regulatory power: strategic approaches in standardisation Part 1
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
EU as an economic, legal and a regulatory power: strategic approaches in standardisation Part 2.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
SEM fundamentals conducive businesses and legal environment.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
EU Single Digital Market and innovation policies.
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
Sustainable development concept, GDGs and EU Green Deal Part 1
|
-
Lecture
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
Sustainable development concept, SDG and EU Green Deal Part 2.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
SEM- as a key driver of the EU in the last 30 years
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
SEM- as a key driver of the EU in the last 30 years Part 2
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
EU transition strategy and reforms: EU Green Deal
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
EU transition strategy and reforms: EU Green Deal Part 2
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
Single Market Emergency Instrument - crisis resilience and coordination.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
EU Digital Single Market: innovation policies and strategies
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
Green economy and digital divide: implications for business.
|
-
Class/Seminar
|
Modality
|
Location
|
Contact hours
|
|---|---|---|
|
Off site
|
-
|
2
|
Topics
|
Sustainable energy for Europe: REPowerEU plan.
|
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Global Risks Report 2025Suitable for English stream
2.
A new global map: European Resilience in a changing world. (2022) Keynote speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Washington D.C.Suitable for English stream
3.
How the global economy must adapt to the costs of climate change.The sound of economics. 2025.Suitable for English stream
4.
The Single Market: Europe’s best asset in a changing world. European Commission.Suitable for English stream
Additional Reading
1.
Single Market and Standards/Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. European Commission.Suitable for English stream
2.
A Europe fit for the digital age. Empowering people with a new generation of technologies. European Commission.Suitable for English stream
3.
A European Green Deal. European Commission.Suitable for English stream