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9.2. 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: 14

Semester:	1, 2, 3, 4
Period of study:	September-December, February-May
Contact hours:	204
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: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

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:7

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: February-May

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:13

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:3

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: 72

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: 4
 

Semester:	5
Period of study:	September-December
Contact hours:	64
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:	54
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: 4
 

Semester:	5
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 Economy ECTS credit: 6
 

Semester:	7, 8
Period of study:	September-December, February-May
Contact hours:	68
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:	test (7), exam (8)

 

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

Semester:	5
Period of study:	February-May
Contact hours:	72
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:	test

 

Name of the course: International Economic Activity ECTS credit: 3
 

Semester:	8
Period of study:	February-May
Contact hours:	32
Contents:	Regulation of international economic activity on international and federal levels. Types of organizations, involved in international economic activity.
Assessment:	test

 

Name of the course: Economic and Commercial Activity

of the Company ECTS credit: 6

Semester:	4, 5
Period of study:	February-May, September-December
Contact hours:	84
Contents:	Organization and planning of the company, its profitability. Incurred costs and risks.
Assessment:	test (4), exam (5)

 

Name of the course: Economics and Organization

of SME ECTS credit: 2

Semester:	6
Period of study:	February-May
Contact hours:	32
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: Issues of Real Estate Management ECTS credit: 5
 

Semester:	9
Period of study:	September-December
Contact hours:	72
Contents:	Market mechanism of the relations between suppliers and customers in the housing and public utilities sectors. New infrastructure of realty management.
Assessment:	exam

 

Name of the course: Models of National Market

Development ECTS credit: 4

Semester:	7
Period of study:	September-December
Contact hours:	54
Contents:	Study of a model of the national market development which adequately reflects the dynamism of real external economic processes. Structure of the model, its functions, case study on modeling production, finance and marketing activities.
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: Strategic Planning ECTS credit: 4
 

Semester:	6
Period of study:	February-May
Contact hours:	64
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: 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:	exam

 

Name of the course: Taxation ECTS credit: 4
 

Semester:	7
Period of study:	September-December
Contact hours:	54
Contents:	Taxation system in Russia. Types of taxes. Taxation policy. State tax agencies. Income statement.
Assessment:	exam

 

Name of the course: Introduction to the Major ECTS credit: 1
 

Semester:	1
Period of study:	September-December
Contact hours:	18
Contents:	General description of the field of study. Key terminology.
Assessment:	test

 

Name of the course: Social Sector Economics ECTS credit: 7
 

Semester:	3, 4
Period of study:	September-December, February-May
Contact hours:	136
Contents:	Features and trends in the social sector and its industries: trade and public catering, transport, information services, public utilities, public services etc. "Intangible" services: health care, education, sport and recreation.
Assessment:	test

 

Name of the course: Marketing of Services ECTS credit: 5
 

Semester:	7
Period of study:	September-December
Contact hours:	54
Contents:	Focus on performance of service sector businesses. Concept of service marketing, its functions and strategies. Planning a range of products, boosting sales.
Assessment:	exam

 

Name of the course: Economics of Public Utilities Sector ECTS credit: 4
 

Semester:	5
Period of study:	September-December
Contact hours:	72
Contents:	Theory and methodology of public utilities sector. Performance of a public utilities company. Perspectives of sector development under market conditions.
Assessment:	test

Name of the course: Economics of Housing Sector ECTS credit:5
 

Semester:	6
Period of study:	February-May
Contact hours:	64
Contents:	Methodology, structure, and resources of the housing sector. Raising funds and loans for the housing sector. Pricing, income, and expenditures n the housing sector. The housing sector growth in developed countries.
Assessment:	exam

 

Name of the course: Economic Regulation of Land Use ECTS credit: 5
 

Semester:	9
Period of study:	September-December
Contact hours:	72
Contents:	Issues of legal regulations of land ownership: land law, buying and selling land. Land assessment. Commercial land use.
Assessment:	test

 

Name of the course: Public Services Management ECTS credit: 6
 

Semester:	8
Period of study:	February-May
Contact hours:	64
Contents:	The role of public services in the transitional period. Privatization of public services companies. Dynamism of the public services market. Targeted customers. Norms of public services consumption. Regional programs of the public services sector growth.
Assessment:	exam

 

Name of the course: Decision Making ECTS credit: 2
 

Semester:	3
Period of study:	September-December
Contact hours:	36
Contents:	Decision making in management. Methodology of decision making. Factors, influencing decision making. Qualitative and Quantitative forecasts.
Assessment:	test

 

Name of the course: Hotel Business and Tourism ECTS credit: 5
 

Semester:	8
Period of study:	February-May
Contact hours:	64
Contents:	Key issues of hotel and tourism management. Goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics. Features of the tourism market; a tourism product and its types.
Assessment:	exam

 

Name of the course: Business Planning ECTS credit: 5
 

Semester:	9
Period of study:	September-December
Contact hours:	72
Contents:	The concept of business planning as setting out the objectives of a business over a stated period. Components of a business plan. Business planning of investment projects.
Assessment:	exam

 

Name of the course: Modern Techniques in Housing

Management ECTS credit: 8
 

Semester:	8, 9
Period of study:	February-May, September-December
Contact hours:	102
Contents:	An overview of modern types of the housing management: condominium, partnership, cooperatives.
Assessment:	test (8), exam (9)

 

Name of the course: Global Economy ECTS credits:3

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: 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: Planning and Forecasting of

National Economy 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: State Regulation of Economy

and Economic Policy ECTS credit: 6

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: 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: Fundamentals of

National Economy ECTS credit: 4

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: Investment Activity ECTS credit: 3
 

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

 

Name of the course: Economics and Sociology of Labour ECTS credit: 3
 

Semester:	4
Period of study:	February-May
Contact hours:	64
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. 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:	exam

 
 
 

Name of the course: Wages and Salary in Europe,

the USA, and Asia ECTS credit: 3

Semester:	7
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

 

Name of the course: Legal Regulation of Housing and

Public Utilities Sector ECTS credit: 5

Semester:	9
Period of study:	September-December
Contact hours:	72
Contents:	Overview of housing and public utilities sector law. Law-governed relations between individuals, legal entities, state and housing departments.
Assessment:	test

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