Urals State University of Economics

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10.2. COURSES DESCRIPTION

 

Name of the course: Philosophy ECTS credit: 5
 

Semester:  1, 2
Period of study: September-December, February-May
Contact hours: 86
Contents: The role of philosophy in human and social life. Philosophical, religious and scientific picture of the world. The human being and personality. Issues of freedom and responsibility. Issues of modern civilization.
Assessment: test (1), exam (2)

 

Name of the course: Culture Studies ECTS credit: 3
 

Semester:  1
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 54
Contents: The history of world cultures. The history of Russian culture. Schools, trends and theories in culture studies. Cultural heritage.
Assessment: Exam

 

Name of the course: Foreign Language

(English, German, French) ECTS credit: 13

Semester:  1, 2, 3, 4
Period of study: September-December (2), February-May (2)
Contact hours: 204
Contents: Key language skills training: speaking, listening, reading.
Assessment: test (1, 2, 3, 4)


 

Name of the course: History ECTS credit: 4

Semester: 2

Period of study: February-May

Contact hours: 64

Content: Types of ancient civilization. History of Russia and European countries. The 20-th century history as a new level of historical synthesis. The global history. Human being's mind and mentality development. Assessment: exam

Name of the course: Sport ECTS credit:15

Semester: 1,2,3,4,5,6

Period of study: September-December, February-May

Contact hours: 408

Content: The role of sport in student's professional training. Social and biological fundamentals of sport/ Assessment: attestation

Name of the course: Sociology ECTS credit:2

Semester: 3

Period of study: September-December

Contact hours: 36

Content: History of sociology. Society as a social and cultural system. The concept of "culture". Culture impact on social economic and political relations. Individual's social status. Intra- and intergroup relations. Social behavior. Social structure, and institutions, social conflicts and their settlement. Assessment: test

Name of the course: Political Studies ECTS credit:2

Semester: 4

Period of study: February-May

Contact hours: 32

Content: History of political studies. The theory of power and authority. Political life and its features. Political system. Political ideologies. The world politics and international relations. Comparative political studies. Assessment: test

Name of the course: Psychology and Pedagogy ECTS credit:3

Semester: 4

Period of study: February-May

Contact hours: 48

Content: The key concepts of psychology. Psychic, behaviour and activity. Personality and interpersonal communication. The key concepts of pedagogy. Family pedagogy. Assessment: test

Name of the course: Mathematics ECTS credit:9

Semester: 1,2

Period of study: September-December, February-May

Contact hours: 136

Content: Linear algebra and linear programming. Integrals. Mathematical models in economics. "Supply and demand" models. The theory of games. Assessment: exam (1,2)

Name of the course: Informatics ECTS credit:8

Semester: 1,2,3

Period of study: September-December, February-May

Contact hours: 156

Content: Key concepts. Types of information. PCs, information systems and networks. Languages of programming. Software. Trends in information technologies development. Assessment: test (1,2), exam (3)

Name of the course: Fundamentals of Modern

Natural Science ECTS credit:6

Semester: 1,2

Period of study: September-December, February-May

Contact hours: 104

Content: A scientific method. History of scientific thought. Orders and chaos. Structural levels of matter organization in micro-, macro- and megaworlds. Time and space. Principles of relativity and symmetry. Genetics and evolution. Assessment: test (1), exam (2)

Name of the course: Ecology ECTS credit:4

Semester: 2

Period of study: February-May

Contact hours: 64

Content: Natural resources as a target of environmental protection. Effective ecological and environmental management. Ecological and environmental planning. Social aspects of ecology. Assessment: test
 
 

Name of the course: Theory of Economics ECTS credit:14

Semester: 1,2,3

Period of study: September-December (2), February-May

Contact hours: 208

Content: Fundamentals of economic analysis, market and public sector. Key concepts of ownership. Introduction to macroeconomics. Money, GDP. Supply and demand. Inflation and unemployment. Types of business activity. Competition. Regulation and deregulation. Comparative economic system. Assessment: test (1,2), exam (3)

Name of the course: History of Economic Doctrines ECTS credit:3

Semester: 3

Period of study: September-December

Contact hours: 54

Content: Overview of economic thought development from the Ancient East, antiquity to the Middle Age. Evolution of the economic thought on the early stage of market economy and entrepreneurship. Key schools of modern economic thought (marginalism, neo-classical school, marxism etc.). Keyneism, neo-classisism, "state socialism". Assessment: test

Name of the course: Statistics ECTS credit:4

Semester: 4

Period of study: February-May

Contact hours: 64

Content: Key concepts of statistics. Statistical observation and analysis. Statistical graphs and charts. Absolute and relative quantities. Economic and social statistics. Statistics of population and labour force; production. Assessment: exam
 
 

Name of the course: Law ECTS credit:4

Semester: 5,6

Period of study: September-December, February-May

Contact hours: 68

Content: Law, personality and state. The structure of law. Law and Constitution. Private law. Civil, commercial and international law. Legal background for commercial transactions, types of agreements. Assessment: test (5), exam (6)
 
 

Name of the course: Accounting ECTS credit: 5
 

Semester:  5
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 72
Contents: Fundamentals of accounting. Systems of synthetical and analytical accounting. Accounting of costs, wages, salaries and raw materials. Financial position and financial stability of the company. Lending in manufacturing sector.
Assessment: exam 

 

Name of the course: History of Economics ECTS credit: 3
 

Semester:  4
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 48
Contents: Production in different historical societies: from antique society to the Middle ages and capitalism. Different models of mixed economy. 
Assessment: test 

 

Name of the course: Management ECTS credit: 5
 

Semester:  7
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 72
Contents: Market in Russia and its features. Market economy and management. Concept and functions of management. Short-term and long-term planning. Business ethics.
Assessment: exam

 

Name of the course: Regional and Municipal Economy ECTS credit: 5
 

Semester:  3
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 72
Contents: Key terms and categories of regional and municipal economy. The theory of location. The concept of the economic region. Stages of economic region growth. Social issues of region development. Strategy of constant region's growth.
Assessment: exam 

 

Name of the course: Finance, Money Circulation
and Credit ECTS credit: 4

Semester:  6
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 64
Contents: Fiscal policy. Financial management. Financial planning and forecasting. Russian fiscal system. The concept, types and functions of money. Theories of money. Credit and its types and functions.
Assessment: exam 


 

Name of the course: Economics of the Enterprise ECTS credit: 10
 

Semester:  3, 4
Period of study: September-December, February-May
Contact hours: 136
Contents: Organization and planning of the company, its profitability. Incurred costs and risks.
Assessment: test (3, 4)

 

Name of the course: SME Sector Economics ECTS credit: 6
 

Semester:  9
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 72
Contents: Focus on key issues of SME. Business planning. Marketing mix (four P's). Concept of market and product, their classification.
Assessment: test 

 

Name of the course: Earnings, Salaries and Wages ECTS credit: 5
 

Semester:  5
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 72
Contents: Modern principles and methods of gain sharing. Models of building up revenues. Systems of employees' payments. Sources of social wealth.
Assessment: exam 

 

Name of the course: Strategic Planning ECTS credit: 3
 

Semester:  6
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 48
Contents: Marketing activity of the firm. External and internal environment. Definition of marketing, operating marketing (marketing mix and its components). Building up the system of strategic planning. Marketing research, strategy design.
Assessment: test 

 

Name of the course: Personnel Management ECTS credit: 5
 

Semester:  8, 9
Period of study: February-May, September-December
Contact hours: 68
Contents: Human resources management of Russian firms. Theoretical, methodological and organizational principles of decision making in the area of personnel.
Assessment: test (8), exam (9)

 

Name of the course: Taxation ECTS credit: 3
 

Semester:  6
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 48
Contents: Taxation system in Russia. Types of taxes. Taxation policy. State tax agencies. Income statement.
Assessment: test

 

Name of the course: Fundamentals of the Major ECTS credit: 2
 

Semester:  7
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 36
Contents: Description of the field of study. Key terminology. Psychograms. Professional clearing. Methods of determining professional clearing.
Assessment: test 

 
 
 

Name of the course: Global Economy ECTS credits:4

Semester: 8

Period of study: February-May

Contact hours: 64

Contents: Key indicators and trends of world economy development. Factors influencing geopolitical interests of countries on the global market.
Assessment: test
 
Name of the course: State Regulation of Economy

and Economic Policy ECTS credit: 3

Semester: 4

Period of study: February-May

Contact hours: 48

Contents: Definition of federation. Trends of establishing relations on federal level. Duties and functions on different levels of state. State influence on economic and social processes under market conditions. Issues of establishing unified economic space in Russia. Assessment: test
 
 

Name of the course: Labour Law ECTS credit: 2
 

Semester:  7
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 36
Contents: Issues of the regulation of employment relations. Recruitment, salary and wages, firing. Dispute settlement. 
Assessment: test 

 
 
 

Name of the course: Marketing ECTS credits:3

Semester: 6 Period of study: February-May

Contact hours: 48

Contents: The major objectives of this course are to provide students with a broad knowledge and understanding of marketing. The main focus is on the firm or organization which markets its products, services or ideas. The course also explores marketing as a process.
Assessment: test
Name of the course: Demography ECTS credit: 4

Semester: 5

Period of study: September-December

Contact hours: 72

Contents: Population as a sources of labour forces. Key features of population and current demographic situation in Russia. Assessment: exam
 
 

Name of the course: Anticrisis Management ECTS credit: 2
 

Semester:  7
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 36
Contents: The theory of crisis. Types of behavior in critical situations. Management methods: managers and personnel behavior. Decision making. Stability.
Assessment: test 

 

Name of the course: Sociology of Labour ECTS credit: 7
 

Semester:  5,6
Period of study: September-December, February-May
Contact hours: 120
Contents: Sociology of labour as a sociological theory. Types and objects of social relations. Sociological research. Its methodology and methods. Social role of labour in modern society. Labour behavior. Motivation.
Assessment: test (5), exam (6)

 

Name of the course: Ergonomics ECTS credit: 3
 

Semester:  5
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 54
Contents: Social< psychological, and biological functions of labour. Human being in the system "individual-group-technology-environment". Fatigue and hard labour.
Assessment: exam

 

Name of the course: Labour Standards ECTS credit: 8
 

Semester:  6,7
Period of study: February-May, September-December
Contact hours: 118
Contents: Labour standards. Labour measures. Job accounting.
Assessment: test (6), exam (7)

 

Name of the course: Economics of Labour Forces and Employment Management ECTS credit: 4

Semester:  6,7
Period of study: February-May, September-December
Contact hours: 68
Contents: Labour forces and their distribution. Migration of population and labour forces. Labour forces management. Types and the structure of labour market. Employment regulation in market economy. Factors of unemployment, its types and level. Special employment programs.
Assessment: test (6), exam (7)


 

Name of the course: Economics of Labour ECTS credit: 10
 

Semester:  7,8
Period of study: September-December, February-May
Contact hours: 136
Contents: The role of labour on society, economy, and production. Key terms and categories. Productivity and its measures. Internal planning of productivity. Wages and salary as an economic category. Wages and salary and labour force cost. Functions of wages and salary. 
Assessment: test (7), eaxm (8)

 

Name of the course: Labour Protection ECTS credit: 4
 

Semester:  7
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 54
Contents: Safety and protection. Labour protection, its legal, social, economic, and organizational issues. Industrial hygene.
Assessment: test 

 

Name of the course: Professional Skills and Professional

Selection ECTS credit: 3

Semester:  8
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 48
Contents: The process of professional selection. Personality diagnosis and psychoanalysis. Interviews. Professional skills.
Assessment: test 


 

Name of the course: Psychology of Professional

Communication ECTS credit: 2

Semester:  8
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 32
Contents: Human relations. Psychological law of communication. Sefl0management. Short-term and long-term relations. Non-verbal communication. Types of business communication: negotiations, meetings, presentations. Synergy in communication.
Assessment: test 


 

Name of the course: Labour Management Planning ECTS credit: 3
 

Semester:  8
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 48
Contents: The role of labour management in market competition. Segregation and cooperation. Collective labour and its types. Incentives and motivation.
Assessment: exam

 

Name of the course: Analysis of Labour Ratios ECTS credit: 6
 

Semester:  9
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 72
Contents: The system of economic and mathematical methods of analysis. Forecasting and planning labour ratios. Models of personnel rotation. Forecasting and planning labour productivity. Labour standards.
Assessment: exam

 

Name of the course: Manager's Performance Appraisal ECTS credit: 2
 

Semester:  9
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 36
Contents: Organizational management. Personnel management. Performance appraisal. 
Assessment: test 

 

Name of the course: Wages and Salary in Europe,

the USA, and Asia ECTS credit: 3

Semester:  9
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 36
Contents: Wages and salary in Japan. Employment issues and tariff system in France. Wages and salary in Germany and the USA.
Assessment: test 

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