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Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:01.11.2024 09:39:42
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_056 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Kristīne Gorbunova | ||||||||
| 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) | 21 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 42 | ||||
| Classes (count) | Class Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||||
| Total Contact Hours | 42 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 11 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 22 | ||||
| Classes (count) | Class Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||||
| Total Contact Hours | 22 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 11 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 22 | ||||
| Classes (count) | Class Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||||
| Total Contact Hours | 22 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 11 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 22 | ||||
| Classes (count) | Class Length (academic hours) | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||||
| Total Contact Hours | 22 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | The study course is based on the general knowledge obtained in a secondary education institution. The study course is a base for all economic and business-related subjects. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide theoretical and practical knowledge of microeconomic development regularities and the economic environment of business. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basic concepts of microeconomics, resources, environment | Lectures | 3.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Fundamentals of production and maximum profit theory, as well as their classification and assessment in the sports sector | Lectures | 8.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Fundamentals of the structure of market and their importance for the economy, as well as their assessment in the sports sector. | Lectures | 6.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Fundamentals of the demand and supply theory, as well as their application in the sports sector. | Lectures | 8.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Fundamentals of the demand and supply elasticity theory, as well as their role in the sports sector. | Lectures | 6.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Exam | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basic concepts of microeconomics, resources, environment | Lectures | 2.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Fundamentals of production and maximum profit theory, as well as their classification and assessment in the sports sector | Lectures | 5.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Fundamentals of the structure of market and their importance for the economy, as well as their assessment in the sports sector. | Lectures | 4.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Fundamentals of the demand and supply theory, as well as their application in the sports sector. | Lectures | 6.00 | other | |||||
| 5 | Fundamentals of the demand and supply elasticity theory, as well as their role in the sports sector. | Lectures | 4.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Exam | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To perform practical tasks and analyse them during a class in and outside the audience. To choose a research topic, independently collect and analyse the information needed for research purposes, prepare a written summary of the research topic, and present the research paper prepared using PowerPoint. Examination. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | For mastering the study course, the student receives a differentiated assessment in a 10-point grading system. 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, and also attitude and individual dynamics. The total assessment is summative. 1. Group work – Production, productivity, costs and profit; 2. Test work No.1 – Basic concepts of economics, resources, environment, costs, profits; 3. Test work No.2 – Concept of market, forms, competition; 4. Test work No.3 – Demand, supply, market mechanism; Presentation – Microeconomic study in the field of sport; Study course examination (written). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Knows, at the level of idea, the development trends in economic systems and regularities between microeconomic objects and entities; 2. Knows at the level of use the organisation of production and services. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 3. Able to analyse and evaluate market development trends, competitive situation and possible activities of competitors; 4. Able to assess and analyse the economic performance of a company and the factors affecting the business environment. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 5. Able to apply the theoretical and practical knowledge of microeconomics in the management of a company and its departments; 6. Able to conduct research with scientific value in the field of microeconomics. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Dzelmīte M., Volodina M. Mikroekonomika. Rīga: „Izglītības soļi”, 2005. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Gods U. Mikroekonomika. Rīga: „Biznesa augstskola Turība”, 2008. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 3 | Nešpors V. Mikroekonomikas teorijas pamati. Rīga: RTU izdevniecība, 2015. | ||||||||
| 4 | Samuelson P.A., Nordhaus W.D. Microeconomics. 19th ed. Mcrow-Hill Book Company, 2009. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 6 | Samuelson P.A., Nordhaus W.D. Microeconomics. 19th ed. Mcrow-Hill Book Company, 2009. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Jaunzems A. Mikroekonomika: teorija un analīze. Ventspils: VA, 2013. | ||||||||
| 2 | Biznesa kompetences. Monogrāfija. I.Spīčas red. 4. [ sēj. ] Biznesa kompetences Latvijas tautsaimniecības atveseļošanai. Rīga: Biznesa kompetences centrs, 2012. | ||||||||
| 3 | Biznesa kompetences. Monogrāfija. I.Spīčas red. 3. [ sēj. ] Biznesa kompetences izejas nodrošināšanai no Latvijas tautsaimniecības krīzes. Rīga: Biznesa kompetences centrs, 2011. | ||||||||
| 4 | Biznesa kompetences. Monogrāfija. I.Spīčas red. 2. [ sēj. ] Latvijas tautsaimniecības krīzes pārvarēšanai nepieciešamās biznes kompetences. Rīga: Biznesa kompetences centrs, 2010. | ||||||||
| 5 | Biznesa kompetences. Monogrāfija. I.Spīčas red. 1. [ sēj. ] Biznesa kompetences un Latvijas tautsaimniecības krīze. Rīga: Biznesa kompetences centrs, 2009. | ||||||||
| 6 | Bikse V. Ekonomikas teorijas pamatprincipi. Rīga: SIA “Izglītības soļi”, 2007. | ||||||||
| 7 | Škapars R. Mikroekonomika : loģiskās shēmas. Rīga: LU, 2007. | ||||||||
| 8 | Spīča I. Baltijas valstu brīvā tirdzniecība un muitas ūnijas iespējas. Rīga: LU, 2000. | ||||||||
| 9 | Oļevskis G. Mikroekonomika: saimniekošanas subjektu rīcība preču tirgū. Rīga: LTVSVI, 1996. | ||||||||
| 10 | Oļevskis G. Mikroekonomika: saimniekošanas subjektu rīcība ražošanas faktoru tirgū. Rīga: 1997. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Latvijā un ārvalstīs elektroniskajos resursos publicētie informatīvie materiāli, pētījumi.Informative materials, studies published in electronic resources in Latvia and abroad. | ||||||||
