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051 Economics Specialization: Economics of Enterprises Computer and information technologies in economic activity The production process. National productivity growth. Capital as a factor of production. Primary forms of intangibles. Capacity utilization in economic statistics. Definitions of potential output. Types of unemployment. Types of Business Plans. Goals and objectives in financial planning. A budget. Depreciation in economics. Econometrics. Regression methods. Two functions of economic models” Steps of modeling process. Economic globalization. Austerity. Capital flight. Kinds of financial markets. Economics as a particular way of understanding behavior. 051 Economics Specialization: Economic cybernetics Economics is not a descriptive science. Information and the Decision-Making Process. Three types of programs. Goal-Seeking Systems. The goals and interests of different people. Economic Module. The goal of a Social System. A theory of economic information. Cybernetics in Economics. The useful basic concepts to cybernetic view. The most important tasks of economics. Algorithms. Designing of economic systems. Conditioned and unconditioned reflexes systems. The meaning of Social progress. The use of deliberate distortion. The interpretation of Input-Output model. The Marxists` concept. The needs of a theory of economic information. Human capacities. 075 Marketing Marketing activities. An exchange. Total quality management. Macromarketing. Micromarketing. A market-directed economy: advantages and disadvantages. A marketing mix. Price wars. A communication mix. Product development. Green pricing. Green Product. Introduction as a stage in the product life cycle. Growth as a stage in the product life cycle. Maturity as a stage in the product life cycle. Decline as a stage in the product life cycle. Packaging strategies. Labeling. Marketing planning in different types of organizations. Evaluating the forecast. 073 Management Specialization: Management of foreign economic activity Management of foreign economic activity. Business planning. International marketing. Strategic management. International credit settlement and currency transactions. Recording and analysis of economic activity. Customs regulation of foreign economic activity. Investment management. International law. Banking. Management of international trade. Competition in foreign market. Foreign direct investment. Business language. Approaches in international management. Expropriation. Types of licensing. International brands. FX functions. Over-the-counter market. 073 Management Specialization: Organizations and administration management Business administration Tourism and hospitality management Management is an important area of study. Small business management. Public sector management. Five conventional approaches to management. The evolution of management thought. Management by objectives. Trends in corporate planning. Objectives and the planning process. Organizing is an important managerial function. Basic departmentalization formats. Design variables available to organizers. Strategic thinking. Major steps of strategic management. Forecasts in management. Major characteristics of organizations. Traditional and modern views of organizations. Bureaucracy. Staffing. Performance appraisals. Human Resource Management. 071 Accounting and Auditing What is accounting. Managerial accounting. Transactions. Financial accounting. Bookkeeping is an important part of accounting. Auditing. An audit is a process for testing the accuracy of information. How do auditors perform their duties? Concept of audit stages. Responsibilities of accounting clerks. Auditing clerks are an organization`s financial recordkeepers. Auditor's planning activities. Concept of the audit objective. Explanation of the meaning “Audit objective”. Financial statements are simply a collection of assertions. Concept of a management assertions. Audit risk concepts. Components of audit risk. Audit risk model. 076 Entrepreneurship, trade and exchange activities Income distribution process. Productivity. Productivity studies. Factors of production. Fixed capital is a concept in economics and accounting. Intangible assets. What is capacity utilization. Labour force. Several types of unemployment. A strategic plan for an enterprise. Establishing organizational goals and objectives. Budgeting for financial needs. Types of business plan. Main processes of a company. Ways of productivity increasing. Fixed capital in national accounts. The financial planning activity. Budgeting process. Depreciation and amortization. Basic tool for econometrics. 281 Public management and administration Public management. The nature of management. Motivation theories. Conventional approaches to management. Four dynamics of organizational communication. Key staffing activities. Organizational classifications. Traditional and modern views of organizations. Strategic thinking. The strategic management process. Basic departmentalization formats. Management by objectives. Planning and decision making. Human factor in management. Cost benefit analysis. Innovation as a strategy in network markets. Organizational security. diversity management in the age of globalization. Risk management.