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5.2. 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: 4
| 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: 17
| Semester: |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Period of study: |
September-December, February-May |
| Contact hours: |
202 |
| Contents: |
Key language skills training: speaking, listening, reading. |
| Assessment: |
test (1, 2, 3), exam (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:11
Semester: 1,2,3,4,5,6
Period of study: September-December, February-May
Contact hours: 308
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 socio-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: 3
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 36
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: test (1), exam (2)
Name of the course: Informatics ECTS credit:9
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:3
Semester: 3
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 54
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, 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), exam (2,3)
Name of the course: History of Economic Doctrines ECTS credit:2
Semester: 3
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 36
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:5
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: Marketing ECTS credits:4
Semester: 5 Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 54
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: Global Economy ECTS credits:4
Semester: 4
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: exam
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: Urban Studies ECTS credit: 5
Semester: 5
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 72
Contents: The city is considered as a complex multi-component system. Analysis of urban communities, using a multidisciplinary approach. Geographic, economic, historical, sociological and other urban research methods. History of concepts and projects of "Cities of Future" Assessment: exam
Name of the course: Urban Economics ECTS credit: 5
Semester: 7
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 72
Contents: Issues of economic growth and structural changes in cities. Review of major techniques of urban structure analysis and economic growth forecasting. Review of special development theory and its use in urban communities and market growth. Analysis of economic issues (housing, poverty, education, etc) applying microeconomic techniques. Economic analysis of local administration functioning. Assessment: exam
Name of the course: Economics and Planning of Municipal
Facilities and Services ECTS credit: 2
Semester: 6
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 32
Contents: Techniques and approaches to planning municipal facilities and services: housing, public utilities, transportation, city improvement, etc. Public facilities and services under economic reformation. Key issues of public utilities regulations. Assessment: test
Name of the course: Introduction to
National Economy ECTS credit: 5
Semester: 6
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 64
Contents: Trends of economic development in Russia. Current state of the national economy. Microeconomics applied to the national economy of Russia Assessment: exam
Name of the course: Regional Studies ECTS credit: 2
Semester: 6
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 32
Contents: What is a "region" and approaches to examine regions. Overview of regional development theories. Economic division into districts. Concept and techniques of regional diagnostics. Economic potential of regions and their evaluation. Assessment: test
Name of the course: Marketing of Territories ECTS credit: 2
Semester: 9
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 36
Contents: Strategy development of marketing a city or a region. Study of external and internal environment. Evaluation of "value" potential, strategy effectiveness, methods of evaluation, monitoring and regulation of different stages. Marketing city or region. Investments. Assessment: test
Name of the course: Fundamentals of
Regional Economics ECTS credit: 7
Semester: 7,8
Period of study: September-December, February-May
Contact hours: 100
Contents: Key concepts and classification of regional economics. Theory of allocation. Reassessment of traditional factors of allocation and regional development. Concept of the economic region and division into regions. Reproduction. Economic and social potential of regions. Region as a quasicompany. Assessment: exam (8), test (7)
Name of the course: History of Planning ECTS credit: 3
Semester: 6
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 48
Contents: Overview of planning techniques along with different economic and social systems evolution. Soviet planning in Russia. Planning in other countries. Assessment: test
Name of the course: Strategic Planning ECTS credit: 5
Semester: 6
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 64
Contents: Strategic planning as a tool of transformation management. Types of strategic planning. Urban, regional and district strategic planning in other countries. Russian and European experience of strategic planning. Market strategy development. Advantages and disadvantages of strategic planning. Assessment: exam
Name of the course: National Economy Forecasting ECTS credit: 5
Semester: 7
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 72
Contents: Forecasting as a form of indirect state influence on national economy. Forecasting techniques. Assessment: exam
Name of the course: Introduction to Demography ECTS credit: 4
Semester: 4
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 64
Contents: Categories, concepts and factors of the demographic process. Overview of world trends. Current demographic process in Russia, Urals Region, Sverdlovsk oblast. Technique of demographic forecasting. Assessment: exam
Name of the course: Municipal Management ECTS credit: 6
Semester: 9
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 72
Contents: History of municipal management in Russia and Europe. Territorial, organizational, economic, and financial aspects of municipal management. Assessment: exam
Name of the course: Regional Management ECTS credit: 3
Semester: 8
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 48
Contents: Analysis of regional management in Russia and Europe. Options for applying state planning in region problem solution. Management of economic regions. Assessment: exam
Name of the course: State Controlled Economy
and Economic Policy ECTS credit: 5
Semester: 7,8
Period of study: September-December, February-May
Contact hours: 68
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: exam (8), test (7)
Name of the course: Regional Transportation System ECTS credit: 2
Semester: 8
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 32
Contents: Regional transportation system as a complex of networks. Means of transportation (with the exception of city transport). Current state of transportation system of the Urals Region. Assessment: test
Name of the course: Mathematical Methods
of Economic Research ECTS credit: 3
Semester: 4
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 48
Contents: Technique of examining graphs and maps for studying issues of development of regions and municipal entities. Technique of map designing: traditional and electronic. Assessment: test
Name of the course: Economics of Urban Construction ECTS credit: 4
Semester: 7
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 54
Contents: Planning and forecasting investments, return on capital, R&D and city construction. Design and engineering. Effective performance of construction organizations. Assessment: exam
Name of the course: City Transportation: Economics,
Planning, Management ECTS credit: 2
Semester: 8
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 32
Contents: Overview of theory and methodology. Stages of planning and forecasting. Calculation of transport infrastructure growth. Research of intracity transportation. Computing investments and running costs. Assessment: test
Name of the course: Fundamentals of Town Planning ECTS credit: 3
Semester: 8
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 48
Contents: Legal background of town planning. Stages of planning and forecasting. Designing business and residential areas, recreation zones, road network. Assessment: test
Name of the course: Real Estate Management ECTS credit: 2
Semester: 9
Period of study: September-December
Contact hours: 36
Contents: Goals and objectives of realty assessment; regulations and technique of assessment. Cost approach; direct sales comparison approach and income approach. Assessment: exam
Name of the course: Issues of Urban Development ECTS credit: 2
Semester: 8
Period of study: February-May
Contact hours: 32
Contents: Cities in the hierarchy of urban systems. Global issues of city growth. Features of the current state of Russian urban development. Factors regulating land and realty market. Relations between participants of the investment activity, including access to relevant information, decision making, guarantees, expert support. Assessment: test Name of the course: Finance, Money Circulation
and Credit ECTS credit: 5
| 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: Enterprise Economics ECTS credit: 5
| Semester: |
4, 5 |
| Period of study: |
February-May, September-December |
| Contact hours: |
84 |
| Contents: |
The enterprise is considered as a dynamic production system. Production processes, their types. Levels of production. "Time and spatial" production. Production management. |
| Assessment: |
test (4), exam (5) |
Name of the course: Personnel Management ECTS credit: 3
| Semester: |
6 |
| Period of study: |
February-May |
| Contact hours: |
48 |
| Contents: |
Human resources management of Russian firms. Theoretical, methodological and organizational principles of decision making in the area of personnel. |
| Assessment: |
test |
Name of the course: Earnings, Salaries and Wages ECTS credit: 3
| Semester: |
6 |
| Period of study: |
February-May |
| Contact hours: |
48 |
| Contents: |
Modern principles and methods of gain sharing. Models of building up revenues. Systems of employees' payments. Sources of social wealth. |
| Assessment: |
test |
Name of the course: International Business
in the Urals Region ECTS credit: 2
| Semester: |
9 |
| Period of study: |
September-December |
| Contact hours: |
36 |
| Contents: |
International business in the Urals Region. Legal regulations of the international activity. Region program of international activity support. |
| Assessment: |
test |
Name of the course: Regional Infrastructure ECTS credit: 5
| Semester: |
9 |
| Period of study: |
September-December |
| Contact hours: |
54 |
| Contents: |
Regional infrastructure and its classification. The role of the infrastructure in pursuing regional policy. Systems of energy and water supplies. Transport system. |
| Assessment: |
test |
Name of the course: Municipal Law ECTS credit: 2
| Semester: |
7 |
| Period of study: |
September-December |
| Contact hours: |
36 |
| Contents: |
Legal regulations of the local authority activity. Relations between municipal, legal, and executive authorities. |
| Assessment: |
test |
Name of the course: Decision Making in Management ECTS credit: 2
| Semester: |
9 |
| Period of study: |
September-December |
| Contact hours: |
36 |
| Contents: |
Decision making process and its effectiveness. |
| Assessment: |
test |
Name of the course: Taxes and Taxation ECTS credit: 3
| Semester: |
7 |
| Period of study: |
September-December |
| Contact hours: |
54 |
| Contents: |
Taxes and its functions. Classification of tax system. Tax policy and tax mechanism. Tax regulation of economy. |
| Assessment: |
test |
Name of the course: Introduction to Investment Activity ECTS credit: 2
| Semester: |
7 |
| Period of study: |
September-December |
| Contact hours: |
36 |
| Contents: |
Market of investment resources. Types of investments. Infrastructure of investment market. Terms of price setting. |
| Assessment: |
test |
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