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Study Course Description

Economics and Business II

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
ZHAS_041
Branch of Science
Economic Theories; Economics and Business
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Dentistry
LQF
Level 5
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Oral Health
Contacts

Riga, 20 Dzirciema Street, tsk@rsu.lv, +371 67455560

About Study Course

Objective

Basic knowledge of managing small and medium-sized enterprises and institutions. Basic knowledge of setting goals, planning, including management, control and motivation. To gain knowledge of the principles of Management conduct.

Preliminary Knowledge

Secondary school economics knowledge. Economics and Business Studies 1st year.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Students will know the basic issues of economics and business. Business types, main taxes, accounting and management basics.

Skills

1.Students will be able to evaluate the possibility of creating a new company and assess their readiness for entrepreneurship. The tools of goal setting and priority thinking are used in the mind. Ability to evaluate the main positions of the company's PZA and their interrelationships.

Competences

1.Students will be aware of the differences between the status of an employee and a provider in the industry, will learn to clearly formulate an opinion on the existing/latest regulatory enactments and their impact and business

Assessment

Individual work

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Individual work

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Active participation in lectures, preparation of independent works. Regular evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills during classes (presentations, reports). Fill the course evaluation questionnaire.

Examination

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Examination

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Written exam with 25 theoretical questions at the end of the course. Create and present a business plan. Evaluation – cumulative, according to the RSU regulations: • 50% final work, • 50% attendance of classes, discussions in classes on the selected topics, independent work in classes, at home, as well as presentation of a business idea.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
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Labor legal relations.
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Internal and external environmental factors. Task: SWOT analysis.
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Presentation of business ideas.
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Leader and power.
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Business forms.
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Economic activity accounting. The balance sheet. Account plan.
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Labor legal relations.
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Economic activity, entrepreneurship and commercial activities.
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Business forms comparison table.
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Economic activity accounting. The balance sheet.
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Demand, offer.
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Presentation of business ideas.
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Business model. Business Plan.
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Management.
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
28 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Bikse V. Makroekonomika : teorija un politika. 2020. Liepāja

2.

Kelmere L. ,Cielēna R. Ievads grāmatvedībā jeb Grāmatvedības pamati. 2022.

3.

Leibus.I Uzņēmuma darbības uzsākšana, grāmatvedība un nodokļi. 2019. Rīga.

4.

LR Komerclikums

5.

Nešpors V. Mikroekonomikas pamati. 2015. Rīga.

Additional Reading

1.

Braiena L. un Hola R Uzņēmējdarbība iesācējiem. Zvaigzne ABC, 2019

2.

Ievads ekonomikā, uzņēmējdarbībā un lietišķajā etiķetē: teorētisko nodarbību metodiskais materiāls / Lietišķo sieviešu apvienība. Rīga: Sabiedrības integrācijas fonds, 2014.

3.

Kjells G. H. Alsiņa R. Biznesa ekonomika. 2019. 3.izdevums. RTU izdevniecība.

4.

Šēnfelde M. Makroekonomika. Rīga: RTU, 2014.

Other Information Sources

1.

Ekonomikas ministrija.

2.

Finanšu ministrija

3.

Valsts ieņēmumu dienests. Saimnieciskās darbības veicēji.

4.

Yulia Anopa ,Alex D. McMahon,David I. Conway,Graham E. Ball,Emma McIntosh,Lorna M. D. Macpherson. Improving Child Oral Health: Cost Analysis of a National Nursery Toothbrushing Programme. 2015.