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Development Trends of Socio-economic Processes, Business Management and Economics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:26.09.2023 12:51:11
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | DN_195 | LQF level: | Level 8 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Management; Business Management | Target Audience: | Management Science; Marketing and Advertising; Business Management | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Tatjana Muravska | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Doctoral Studies | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, dn rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67409120 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Modern trends in microeconomics and macroeconomics; Master's level experience and acheivements in social sciences research. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To create an in-depth understanding of the problems of modern socio-economic processes in the world, strengthening the promotion of scientific excellence and research at RSU and Latvia in business management and economics. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Application of the management theory to the PhD research with a focus on its planning and methodology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Application of the management theory to the PhD research with a focus on its planning and methodology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Development of health policy and health reforms: regulation, types and elements of health systems. Development trends in health care financing and insurance systems, international experience | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Indicators and a framework for evaluating health care systems' performance at a systemic and service provider level, international experience | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Development of the health policy and health reforms: PhD research methodology in the contest of business and economics filed | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Application of the management theory to the PhD research with a focus on its planning and methodology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Application of the management theory to the PhD research with a focus on its planning and methodology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 8 | Application of the management theory to the PhD research with a focus on its planning and methodology | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Literature review and analysis, preparation of presentations, preparation of discussion materials for seminars, individual project. After the end of the study course, please fill in the study course evaluation questionnaire on the RSU student portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in lectures, practical classes analysis, participation in argumentative and thematic discussions - 50%; development of scientific-practical studies - 50%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Doctoral students at the doctoral level should know, understand, constructively, critically evaluate and apply the latest scientific theories and findings, manage research methodology and modern research methods in business management and economics. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Doctoral students are able to critically assess, differentiate, classified, synthesy, compare, are able to solve innovative research tasks in the field of business management and economics, independently identify, formulate and explain a scientifically unique research idea, plan, develop and implement national and transnational scientific projects. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Doctoral students independently develop a new, creative understanding of existing knowledge, create and justify new approaches, develop an original research - doctoral thesis, contributing to the expansion of knowledge in an interdisciplinary perspective, as well as take care of the application of this knowledge in business management and economics. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Strategic Management. From Theory to Practice. 2nd Edition. Allen C. Amason and Andrew Ward, 2020, Routledge, -342 p. | ||||||||
| 2 | Circular Economy. Challenges and Opportunities for Ethical and Sustainable Business. 1st Edition. Eds.: Helen Kopnina and Kim Poldner, 2021, Routledge, -254 p. | ||||||||
| 3 | Praktiskais LEAN / Sandis Babris, Henrijs Kaļķis, Mārtiņš Pikšs, Vladislavs Sorokins. 2021, Rīga: Biznesa efektivitātes asociācija, -325. lpp (latviešu plūsmai) | ||||||||
| 4 | Creating Business and Corporate Strategy. An Integrated Strategic System. 1st Edition. Adyl Aliekperov, 2021, Routledge, -132 p. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Berke-Berga, A., Dovladbekova, I., Urbane, M. Analysis of Push and Pull Factors for Starting Business in Latvia. – European Studies, vol.8, no1, 2021, 148-160 p. | ||||||||
| 2 | Cekuls, A. The impact of remote work on team and risk management/ A. Cekuls. (Environmental Economics) // 2020th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference (SGEM 2020), Albena, Bulgaria. Conference Proceedings N 5.2. 2020, 587-594 p. | ||||||||
| 3 | Salkovska, J., et al. Four Conceptual Perspectives of Innovation Components. Published by Springer in the series of Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC), Vol.961, 2020, USA, 72-82 p. | ||||||||
| 4 | Kalkis, H., et al. Advances in Physical, Social & Occupational Ergonomics. USA: Springer, Cham, 2021, XVII, -521 p. | ||||||||
| 5 | Corporate Entrepreneurship and Family Business: Learning Across Disciplines, vol.58, issue 1. January 2021, 1-296 p. Journal of Management Studies special issue | ||||||||
| 6 | Muravska, T., Dyomkin, D. Proof positive? Testing the Universal Basic Income as a Post-Covid New Normal: The Cases of the Baltic and Canada, Journal Global Policy and Governance; 10(1):3-22, 2021. p. 3- 22. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Health Policy and Planning, The journal of health policy and systems research | ||||||||
| 2 | International institutions and Think Tanks. Building up resilience to cross-border health threats. Moving towards a European health Union, 2021, Think Tank, European Parliament | ||||||||
| 3 | European Industrial Strategy. European Commission | ||||||||
| 4 | Hedberg, A., Sipka, S. Building a Circular Economy: The Role of Information Transfer. The European Policy Centre (EPC), 2012 | ||||||||
