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Business Basics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:01.11.2024 13:35:15
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_020 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Gudrīte Daukste | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 6 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General secondary education knowledge in the field of social sciences. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Provides the possibility to master theoretical knowledge and develop practical skills in business to build understanding of planning and starting business. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Nature of business – historical development and main terms. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Forms of business. Legal and organisational issues of establishing a business. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Types of financing business. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Life cycle of a business. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Assessment of business environment. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Nature of business – historical development and main terms. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Forms of business. Legal and organisational issues of establishing a business. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Types of financing business. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Life cycle of a business. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Assessment of business environment. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1) Analysis of business statistics; 2) Identifying innovative ways of doing business; 3) Assessment of business environment; 4) Study course examination; 5) Attitude (attendance, participation in a class, timely submission of works). | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | For a student to get a successful assessment, differentiated test requirements: attitude towards education, development dynamics, active activity in seminars (50%) and independent learning performed by the student (50%). For mastering the study course, the student receives a differentiated assessment on a 10-point scale. To get a positive assessment for the study course, the total assessment should sum up to at least 4. The student receives assessment by summing up the number of points, assessing knowledge, skills and competences in the performance of individual tasks (independent works, productive activity during seminars, examination), attitude and individual development dynamics. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. To find one’s way in the main organisation principles of the sport education system. 2. To find one’s way in documents regulating the establishment of business. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 3. In planning and evaluation of matters of organisation of business. 4. Evaluation of innovative types of business. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Ability to determine own business model and adapt plans for achieving the set goals in a changing environment. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Forands I. Biznesa vadības tehnoloģijas. Rīga: Latvijas Izglītības fonds, 2009. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Hofs K.G. Biznesa ekonomika. Rīga: J.Rozes apgāds, 2019. | ||||||||
| 3 | Kotlers F. Mārketinga pamati. Rīga: Jumava, 2006. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Neilande J. Komersanta ABC. Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 2013. | ||||||||
| 5 | Praude V. Šalkovska J. Mārketinga komunikācijas : teorija un prakse. Rīga: Vaidelote, 2005. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 6 | Smith S., Milligan A. BOLD how to be brave in business and win. UK: Kogan Page Limited, 2011. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 7 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 8 | Smith S., Milligan A. BOLD how to be brave in business and win. UK: Kogan Page Limited, 2011. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Sauka A., Rivža B. Latvijas ekonomikas un uzņēmējdarbības izaicinājumi. Rīga: Ventspils augstskola, 2014. | ||||||||
| 2 | Slavinska I. Uzņēmējdarbības plānošana un kontrole. Rīga: Biznesa augstskola “Turība”, 2003. | ||||||||
| 3 | Naits F. Apavu vīrs. Tallina: apgāds Helios Krjastus OU, 2017. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Likumi | ||||||||
| 2 | Dienas bizness | ||||||||
| 3 | LR Uzņēmuma reģistrs | ||||||||
| 4 | ALTUM | ||||||||
| 5 | SEB | ||||||||
| 6 | Financial Times | ||||||||
| 7 | Ārzemju studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
| 8 | LR Company Register | ||||||||
| 9 | Laws | ||||||||
