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Behavioural Economics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:10
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SBUEK_196 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Economics; Other economic and management sub-sectors | Target Audience: | Business Management; Social Welfare and Social Work | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Romāns Putāns | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 10 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 20 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 40 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 7 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 14 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge in economics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide students with knowledge of the principles and aspects of behavioural economics and their application in international business, especially in the spheres of social entrepreneurship. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The object of behavioral economics – economic behavior | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||||
| 2 | The subject of behavioral economics – a consumer, a client | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Economic boundaries of behavioral economics | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Behavioral economics in cction: using theory to drive social change | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Behavioral economics and business ethics | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Legal aspects of behavioral economics | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Topicalities in the theory and practice of behavioral economics | Lectures | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | The object of behavioral economics – economic behavior | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | The subject of behavioral economics – a consumer, a client | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 3 | Economic boundaries of behavioral economics | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Behavioral economics in cction: using theory to drive social change | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Behavioral economics and business ethics | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Legal aspects of behavioral economics | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Topicalities in the theory and practice of behavioral economics | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Homework assignments, case studies, group presentations and preparation of a report, summary preparation. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. Attendance of seminars, tests, group works – compulsory 2. Preparation and presentation of, giving a report on a practical situation (case study) – 30% 3. Preparation of a summary – 30% 4. Exam – 40% | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Knowledge of the principles, aspects and application of behavioural economics in international business, especially in social entrepreneurship. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student is able to identify the opportunity and potential of social entrepreneurship using the principles of behavioural economics. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | The student is able to plan tactics for using behavioural economics principles in business development with positive social impact. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Åstebro, Thomas, Holger Herz, Ramana Nanda, and Roberto A Weber. "Seeking the Roots of Entrepreneurship: Insights from Behavioral Economics." The Journal of Economic Perspectives 28.3 (2014): 49-70. Available from: http://primolatvija.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/b9… | ||||||||
| 2 | Congdon, William J, Maya Shankar, and Ron Haskins. "The Role of Behavioral Economics in Evidence-Based Policymaking." The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 678.1 (2018): 81-92. Available from: http://primolatvija.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/b9… | ||||||||
| 3 | Tiks precizēts. Kursa docēšana sāksies 2023. gada pavasarī. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Tiks precizēts. Kursa docēšana sāksies 2023. gada pavasarī. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Behavioral Economics in Action: Using Theory to Drive Social Change. Available from: http://archive.skoll.org/2015/09/11/behavioral-economics-in… | ||||||||
| 2 | Tiks precizēts. Kursa docēšana sāksies 2023. gada pavasarī. | ||||||||
