COURSES FOR STUDENTS MAJORING IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
Ec-01. THE ECONOMICS THEORY. After learning this course students acquire knowledge in the sphere of microeconomics and in the history of the economic thought.
Ec-01.I.F. The course includes analysis of behavior of individuals and firms in the market and models of markets with different number of buyers and sellers (114 h, examination, term paper, 3 ECTS)
Ec-01.I.S. The course is the continuation of the «Economics Theory I» course i. e. it implies knowledge of the standard microeconomics course. The course includes models of consumption, savings and investments, the IS-LM and AD-AS model, money theory, models with taxes, models with different kinds of exchange rates, the PPP model and other basic concepts and models of macroeconomics (76 h, final examination, term paper, 2 ECTS)
Ec-02. THE ECONOMICS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. The goal of this course includes the familiarization of the students with the basic principles of organizations in conditions of the market.
Ec-02.II.F. This course deals with the essence of the industrial organization, its functions, the basic parameters of an estimation of activity, the basic criteria of efficiency. Among basic topics are the structure of national economy, types of enterprises, industrial and organizational structures, capital and property, balance analysis, marketing strategies, and many other topics (114 hours, final examination, two term papers, 3 ECTS)
Ec-02.II.S. The course is the continuation of course “The economics of the organizations I” and is concerned with the theory of optimal output, costs of production, price policy in different markets, standards of quality and systems of quality, innovations and investments, preparing a business plan, efficiency analysis etc (76 hours, final examination, two term papers, 2 ECTS)
Ec-03. ACCOUNTING. The goal of the discipline consists of acquiring the general concepts and categories of the book keeping in the modern market conditions connected to introduction of book keeping in the commercial organization.
Ec-03.II.F. The primary goals of discipline: studying of subjects and ways of conducting book keeping; formation of skills of construction of accounting records on economic operations of the organizations, development of concepts, principles and methodology of book keeping. The discipline represents methodological base for studying the analysis of financial and economic activity of the organization (114 hours, final examination, two term papers, 3 ECTS)
Ec-03.II.S. The goal of this course includes the familiarization of the students with functions of book keeping; non-material assets, long-term and short-term financial investments, the industrial stocks, current and long-term obligations, the capital, funds and reserves, costs of economic activities, finished goods, services and their realization, financial results and use of the profit, the contents and the order of drawing up of the financial reporting; a choice and designing of systems of the account and the control of expenses over the organizations; the account and the control of production costs and sales of production by kinds of charges, places of formation, the centers of the responsibility, marginal income; the calculation methods as bases of pricing, use of the data of the administrative account for the analysis and substantiations of decisions at different levels of management. (Prerequisite Ec-03.II.F.) (76 hours, final examination, two term papers, 2 ECTS).
Ec-04.III.F. BASICS OF AUDITING. The goal of this course consists of training the theoretical knowledge on methodology of audit and practical knowledge on technological bases of audit of the students. Students receive practical skills on carrying out of auditor checks, drawing up of the auditor conclusions and check of correctness and reliability of the auditor conclusion. (72 hours, final examination, 2 ECTS).
Ec-05.II.F. STATISTICS. The purpose of this course - training of the students to generalize, analyze and see the general picture of conditions and dynamics of changes in system of interrelations in researched processes and the phenomena with the help of statistical methodology. As a result of studying the course, students will get the general bases of statistical science and the general skills of carrying out statistical analysis. (114 hours, final examination, 3 ECTS).
Ec-06.III.F. ECONOMETRICS. Students will study (among other topics): models of linear parametric regression, the OLS, GLS and 2SLS-estimators, checking simple and complex hypotheses, practical regression analysis using specialized computer packages and interpretation of the results, models of stationary and non-stationary time series, systems of regression equations. In the beginning of the course short reviews of prerequisite courses of linear algebra and mathematical statistics are provided. The course fully corresponds to a standard introductory econometrics course in western universities. (72 hours, home works, work in computer class, mid-semester test, and pass/fail, 2 ECTS).
Ec-07.III.S. MANAGEMENT. The goal of the course is studying and development of theoretical and methodological bases of management by social and economic processes at different levels. Studying of the course promotes the students to acquire the modern administrative thinking and skills of practical management. (54 hours, final examination, 1,5 ECTS).
Ec-08.II.S. THE WORLD ECONOMY. The course is devoted to studying the tendencies of development of the world economic, internationalization and globalization processes, types of reproduction of the population, use of human resources, branch structure of the world economy, economic potential and level of social and economic development, classification of the countries on level of social and economic development, a place of Russia in the world economy. (57 hours, final examination. 1,5 ECTS).
Ec-09.III.F. MARKETING. The purpose of the course is acquaintance of students with the main tasks of marketing and with a complex of marketing actions. As a result of studying students acquire knowledge and practical skills on classification of the markets, and on methods of distribution of goods and services. (54 hours, final examination. 1,5 ECTS).
Ec-10.III.S. THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. The purpose of the course is studying tools and methods of the economic analysis, including questions of the organization, routine planning and control, an estimation of expenses and results of economic activities and competitive ability of the organization. Students receive theoretical knowledge and practical skills on work with accounting and financial documents on carrying out of the analysis of financial expenses and results of economic activities, under the analysis of commercial risk. (72 hours, final examination. 2 ECTS).
Ec-11.III.F. OPTIMAL PRICE SETTING METHODS. The purpose of this discipline is to give students the knowledge and skills in price setting for production and services. During study of the discipline students receive an opportunity to be guided in such questions as: a role and a place of the price in the economy of the market, the procedure of payments and formation of the prices for production and services, marketing strategy of the prices. As a result of studying discipline students should be able to use their theoretical knowledge in practice of pricing and to perform analytical work in the field of pricing. (72 hours, final examination. 2 ECTS).
Ec-12.III.S. THE FORECAST AND PLANNING IN CONDITIONS OF THE MARKET. The course is devoted to studying dynamics and forecasting of tendencies in the economy such as inflationary processes, unemployment, state policy in the field of formation of the budget, activity of the central bank (72 hours, final examination. 2 ECTS)
Ec-13.I.S. ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY. Within the framework of the course students study territorial structure of the national economy and its major elements. The primary goal is the study of development of economic regions of Russia in the relation with set of political, economic, ethnic and demographic processes. The purpose of the given course is formation of representations and skills of acceptance of administrative decisions on state, regional (subjects of Russian Federation), local (subjects of local self-management) levels in view of economic, political, historical, national, ecological and other factors of regional sphere. (38 hours, final examination. 1 ECTS).
Ec-14.II.S. INFORMATION AND ECONOMIC SAFETY. The goal of the course is the formation of necessary set of knowledge and practical skills on questions of economic safety of the enterprise. Educational task of the course is to show the value of system of maintenance of economic safety of the enterprise within the framework of effective functioning firm; to give students the knowledge of the basic categories, methods and mechanisms of maintenance of economic safety of the enterprise; to train students in methods and working methods with the personnel, with the basic sources of the information about competitors, partners and clients. (38 hours, pass/fail. 1 ECTS).
Ec-15.IV.F. THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES OF ACCOUNTING. The purpose of studying of the course is acquaintance of students with the information products used in modern accounting. Students gain skills in working with accounting programs and models of accounting in enterprises. (54 hours, final examination)
Ec-16.IV.F. THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ‘S PRACTICAL WORK. The practical work is focused on the analysis of the reporting of the organizations, the features of industrial activity reflected in the reporting, relations of the organization with other subjects of market economy. Students who have finished the course, should be able to analyze the reporting of the organizations and to reveal dynamics of changes. (54 hours, pass/fail. 1,5 ECTS).
Ec-17.III.S. FINANCE-I. Students should receive representation about system of public revenues and charges, the budget of the state, the state credit and a duty, nonbudget funds. The course consists of lectures and practical trainings with use of elements of business games. (72 hours, pass/fail, 4 term papers. 2 ECTS).
Ec-17.IV.F. FINANCE-II. As a result of studying this course students will learn the basics of the financial policy, financial planning and forecasting, the financial control, financial system of the country, its sphere and parts, principles of the organization of finances of economic subjects in different fields of activity, bases of functioning of the finance of the commercial enterprises, the finance of the organizations which are carrying out noncommercial activity. The course gives the representation of the insurance as a financial category: its peculiarities, finance spheres, branches (pension, medical, etc.) and forms; influence of finance on the economy and social sphere; the role of finance in development of the international cooperation, finance and globalization of the economy, and the features of functioning of financial systems in economically advanced countries. (Prerequisite Ec-17.III.S.) (72 hours, final examination, 3 term papers. 2 ECTS).
Ec-18.III.F. MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKS-I. The purpose of studying of the course is acquaintance of students with bank system, aims of the Central Bank, bases of activity of commercial banks, their role and a place in economic development of the country. Students study the bases of crediting, kinds and forms of credit and deepen knowledge under the theory of money and monetary circulation. (72 hours, pass/fail, 3 term papers. 2 ECTS).
Ec-18.III.S. MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKS-II. The course is concerned with the monetary revolution and its structure, release of money in economic circulation, the cash overturn and monetary circulation, theories of money, the reasons and essence of inflation, the form of its display, laws of inflationary process, regulation of inflation: methods, borders, contradictions, monetary systems of the separate countries, currency relations and currency systems: concepts, categories and elements, interest rate and its role, bases of formation of a level of the interest rate, borders and a source of its payment. (Prerequisite Ec-18.III.F.) (72 hours, pass/fail, 3 term papers. 2 ECTS).
Ec-19.III.F. FINANCES OF THE FIRM. The goal of the course is to form the theoretical knowledge and practical skills on distribution and use of funds of the organization. Students receive information about the rational and effective distribution and use of the funds. (72 hours, final examination. 2 ECTS)
Ec-20.IV.F. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. The purpose of studying the course is acquaintance of students with analytical tools and methods of revealing of existing connections in parameters of the operative reporting, studying of methodological approaches and applied methods of the financial reporting in the field of the analysis of structure and dynamics of property of the organization. Within the framework of the course the attention is paid to revealing of attributes of instability, bases of the administrative analysis, methods of an estimation of efficiency. (72 hours, final examination. 2 ECTS).
Ec-21.III.S. TAXES AND THE TAXATION. The purpose of studying of the course is studying and development of theoretical knowledge and practical skills of the taxation at organizations of any type of ownership. Students get skills in calculations of separate taxes, on drawing up of tax declarations, study normative documents under the taxation. (72 hours, final examination, 2 ECTS).
Ec-22.IV.F. INSURANCE. The purpose of studying of the course is to deepen theoretical and practical preparation on questions of the organization of the insurance. Students seize knowledge in the field of normative-legal base of insurance, bases of insurance operations, the contents and value of commercial insurance, get skills of an estimation of risks, drawing up of contracts of insurance, application of insurance tariffs. (72 hours, final examination. 2 ECTS).
Ec-23.III.F. THE BUDGETARY SYSTEM OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. The purpose of studying of the course is formation of the student’s representation about structure of the budget, its profitable and account part, about inappropriate means, about specificity of formation of Russian budget, its condition and prospects of change. (36 hours, final examination. 1 ECTS).
Ec-24.IV.S. SECURITIES MARKET. The purpose of discipline – to acquire the theoretical knowledge in the field of a securities market, including such sections as: the organization of a securities market, essence and functions of securities, methods of definition of cost of the securities and their liquidity, reliability and yield. (108 hours, final examination, 8 term papers. 3 ECTS).
Ec-25.IV.S. INVESTMENTS. This course provides theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of investments, namely: essence and purpose of investments, their classification and kinds, features of functioning, principles of regulation. (72 hours, final examination, 8 term papers. 2 ECTS).
Ec-26.IV.S. THE ECONOMY OF WORK AND WAGES. The course gives information about the nature of a social reality, concepts and paradigms of sociological knowledge of work and creativity, the basic stages of socio-cultural development, mechanisms and forms of social economic dynamics, social processes and the phenomena in sphere of economy, and the basic social institutions. (54 hours, pass/fail. 1,5 ECTS).
Ec-27.IV.F. THEORETICAL BASES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. The purpose of studying of the course is acquaintance of students with theoretical bases of methods of revealing the existing connections in parameters of the operative reporting and theoretical bases of applied methods of the financial reporting in the field of the analysis of structure and dynamics of property of the organization. (72 hours, examination. 2 ECTS).
Ec-28.IV.S. SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL POLICY. The purpose of studying of the course is acquaintance of students with the basic methods of planning by the organization of the financial parameters on short-term prospect. (72 hours, final examination. 2 ECTS).
Ec-29.IV.S. FOREIGN INVESTMENTS. The purpose of discipline is to study the mechanism of receipts of foreign investments into Russia. During a rate sources of foreign investments are investigated. The important place in a rate occupies studying forms and mechanisms of factoring and leasing. Within the framework of discipline the structure of the world market of the capital is considered. The analysis of participants of the world market of the capital is supplemented with accentuation of attention on the purpose pursued by foreign investors. (90 hours, final examination. 2,5 ECTS).
Ec-30.IV.S. MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL RISKS. The purpose of the course is to form knowledge in the field of an estimation of financial risks of the enterprise and acceptance of optimum decisions at presence of financial risks. (108 hours, final examination, 8 term papers. 3 ECTS).
Ec-31.V.F. THE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE ENTERPRISE AND ENTERPRISE RISKS. The purpose of the course consists in forming theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of analysis of the organization, planning and regulation, and study of xenogenetic and autogenous variables describing financial streams at a microlevel and optimization of intrafirm costs with the purpose of minimization of enterprise risks. (72 hours, final examination. 2 ECTS).
Ec-32.V.F. FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE ENTERPRISE. The purpose of the course is acquaintance of students with methodological bases of the financial administration of the enterprise. In the course the concept of the enterprise in conditions of market economy, financial management in activity of the enterprise, a complex of tasks on alternative management for achievement of the maximal profit is considered. The basic place occupies the theoretical course showing the connection of production, sold on the market with relevant borders of activity of the enterprise. (96 hours, pass/fail. 2,5 ECTS).
Ec-33.V.F. STRATEGIC PLANNING. The purpose of the course - acquaintance of students with the general methodical approaches of adjustment of managing systems to the future conjuncture of factors of the environment. Within the framework of discipline there is also a training of practical skills in the choice of concrete approaches in formation of behavior strategy in conditions of high uncertainty of the environment. (64 hours, pass/fail. 1,5 ECTS).
Ec-34.V.F. FINANCIAL SAFETY. As a result of studying the discipline students will know the basic economic and legal concepts of financial safety, concrete forms of display of threats of financial safety, ways of counteraction to threats of safety to financial - credit sphere, the basic ways of maintenance of financial safety. The students will be able to use economic information at revealing, to disclose and the prevention of crimes and administrative offences in the sphere of credit relations, and maintenance of financial safety of the enterprise. (96 hours, pass/fail. 2,5 ECTS).
COURSES IN ECONOMICS FOR STUDENTS MAJORING IN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES
Ec-35.III.F. Economics. As a result of studying of the course students study bases of the economic theory, understand the basic mechanisms of a financial, credit-and-monetary, fiscal, investment policy; to be able to understand economic events in the country and abroad. (38 hours, final examination. 1 ECTS).
Ec.36.IV.F. MODERN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. The purpose of the course is studying the essence of the world economy, international trade and the foreign trade policy from the point of view of world experience, features of Russian Economy, integration processes in the economy, problems of investment in Russian economy, the international economic organizations. (68 hours, final examination. 2 ECTS).
Ec-37.III.F. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND FOREIGN TRADE ACTIVITIES. The national economy is integrated with the world economy. Therefore the purpose of the given course is the studying the essence of the world economy, tendencies of its development, a place of Russia in the world economy. As a result of studying the course students should receive knowledge about world economics connections, natural and manpower of the world economy, its branch structure, about classification of the countries on a level of social and economic development. (68 hours, final exam. 2 ECTS).
Ec-38. BASES OF STATISTICS AND ACCOUNTING. The purpose of studying of the course is acquaintance of students with methods of mass phenomena research, doing surveys, processing data and accounting.
Ec-38.II.S. Students receive knowledge and practical skills on carrying out statistical supervision, on representation as reports, groupings, tables, various statistics. Within the framework of the given course students also study to develop the budget on organizing of the PR-event. (38 hours, pass/fail. 1 ECTS).
Ec-39.III.F. Students receive knowledge and practical skills on carrying out statistical surveys, tables, graphs, histograms and calculate various descriptive statistics. (Prerequisite Ec-39.II.S.) (38 hours, final exam. 1 ECTS).
Ec-40.IV.S. MARKETING. The purpose of the course is acquaintance of students with the main tasks of marketing and with a complex of marketing actions. As a result of studying students acquire knowledge and practical skills on classification of the markets, on methods of distribution of goods and services. (30 hours, pass/fail. 1 ECTS).
Ec-41.IV.F. MODERN MANAGEMENT. The goal of the course is studying the theoretical and methodological bases of management. Studying of the course promotes the formation of modern administrative thinking, and skills of practical management. (38 hours, final examination. 1 ECTS).
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