Faculty of Economics and Management

Business economy_061_Economic Journalism

ANNOTATION

OF THE ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE

‘Business economy’

Recommended for applicants for the first (bachelor's) level of higher education

The purpose of the discipline is to develop knowledge and practical skills that allow you to understand the content of economic processes in the field of business, their analysis and evaluation using modern analytical financial, economic and statistical tools. The knowledge gained by students after studying this discipline is the basis for practical activities in the field of economics, economic journalism, management and consulting.

Interdisciplinary links. The place of the discipline ‘Business Economy’ in the educational process is that it is a supporting subject for mastering the disciplines of the humanitarian cycle, which are related to the activities of economic entities.

 

Teaching methods and means of diagnosing learning outcomes in the discipline ‘Business Economy’ in accordance with the learning outcomes

 

The result of training according to the academic discipline

Teaching methods

Diagnostic tools 

Code

Learning outcome

1.

Knowledge:

1.1

essence of the concepts: ‘business’, “entrepreneurship”, “enterprise”, “organisation”, “business structure”, “partnerships”, “associations of enterprises”, “shadow economy”; mechanisms of functioning of the informal sector of the economy; advantages and disadvantages of organisational and legal forms; forms and models of business activity, as well as its varieties; current laws and regulations of Ukraine on the legal framework for entrepreneurial activity; forms and methods of business management; features of organisational structures of business management.

lecture, seminar-discussion with elements of analysis, test

Presentation of results, survey, test, case-study, control exercises, module work, exam

1.2

the essence of the concepts: capital (fixed, circulating, intellectual), resources, depreciation, wear and tear, depletion, reproduction; systems of indicators for assessing the state and efficiency of using different types of capital; ways to ensure the efficient use of capital

Lecture, seminar-discussion with elements of analysis, solving specific problems and situations, case analysis, test

1.3

essence of the concepts: ‘expenses’, “income”, “cost”, “investment”, “profit”, “tax”, “calculation”, “breakeven”, “estimate”, “investment attractiveness”; methods of calculating different types of profit; technologies for margin analysis; methods of assessing the effectiveness of real and financial investments; methods of assessing and analysing the investment attractiveness of business

1.4

essence of concepts: ‘efficiency’, “effectiveness”, “productivity”, “competitiveness”, “anti-crisis activity”, “bankruptcy”, “economic security”, “development”, “business model”; methodological approach to financial and strategic business analysis; modern metrics and practices for assessing the effectiveness of business development

Lecture, seminar-discussion with elements of analysis, solving specific problems and situations, case analysis, training

2.

Skills:

2.1

determine the appropriate ways to organise the business and form its management structure

lecture, seminar, test

Presentation of results, survey, test, case-study, control exercises, module work, exam

2.2

to form adequate systems of indicators for assessing the efficiency of capital formation and use; to determine the need for capital for business creation and development

lecture, seminar, problem solving

2.3

adapt financial statements to the information needs of economic business intelligence

lecture, solving specific tasks and situations

2.4

evaluate the effectiveness of real and financial investments; define systems of indicators for analysing the investment attractiveness of business

lecture, seminar, case studies, problem solving

 

2.5

calculate the unit cost of production; justify cost estimates; determine different types of profits; perform margin analysis

lecture, seminar, problem solving 

 

2.6

perform financial and strategic analysis of the business and interpret the results obtained in terms of determining the efficiency and effectiveness of the business

 

 

lecture,seminar-expanded discussion, seminar-discussion, solving situational exercises, problem solving, training

3.

Communication

developing practical teamwork skills in students, namely:

seminar, discussion, solving specific problems and situations

Checking the performance of calculation works, case-study, checking the performance of solved specific tasks and situations, presentation,

examination

3.1

communicating information, ideas, problems, solutions, own experience and arguments

3.2

ability to work in a team - to take responsibility for achieving the goal

3.3

communicate on professional issues orally and in writing with participants in economic relations to ensure business growth and development

3.4

ability to develop proposals for eliminating identified shortcomings, errors, deviations

4.

Responsibility and autonomy

Demonstrate an understanding of personal responsibility and the ability to take responsibility for making professional or managerial decisions or recommendations that may affect the development of the company

seminar, discussion, solving specific problems and situations, analytical report

Checking the performance of calculation works, case-study, module work,

examination

4.1

forming judgements that take into account social, scientific and ethical aspects

4.2

Organising and leading the professional development of individuals and groups

4.3

in substantiating operational, tactical and strategic management decisions on financial and economic aspects of enterprise development.

4.4

in developing their own practical ideas based on the principles of academic culture and integrity

4.5

able to continue their studies with a significant degree of autonomy

4.6

with the ability to think independently and independently

 

Content of the discipline by topic

Theme 1: Business in the system of socio-economic relations

Topic 2. Typology of types and organisational and legal forms of business

Theme 3: Business organisation and management

Topic 4. Fixed capital

Topic 5. Working capital

Topic 6. Personnel

Topic 7. Intellectual capital

Topic 8: Current costs and prices for products (services)

Topic 9: Revenues and profits of business activities

Topic 10. Investments

Topic 11. Performance of business structures

Topic 12: Bankruptcy, anti-crisis activities and economic security of business

Topic 13. Business performance and development

Academic staff and their email addresses

Candidate of Economic Sciences, Professor Nataliia Shevchuk, shevchuk@kneu.edu.ua

Recommended information sources

1.            Economics of the enterprise [Electronic resource]: textbook / [H.O. Shvydanenko, K.S. Boychenko, V.G. Vasylkov, A.I. Dmytrenko, et al. 2nd edition, revised and supplemented. - Electronic text data. - Kyiv: KNEU, 2018. 551 с.

2.            Economics of the enterprise in formalised definitions, tasks and calculations: tasks, cases and calculations [Electronic resource]: a textbook / G.O. Shvydanenko, O.V. Kryvoruchkina; Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, SHEI ‘Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman’. - Electronic text data. - Kyiv: KNEU, 2017. 169 с.

3.            Economics of the enterprise: tasks, cases, business games [Electronic resource] : a workshop / [author's team: H. Shvydanenko, I. Repina, K. Andriushchenko, etc. Kyiv : KNEU, 2018. 307 с.

4.            Economics of the enterprise: a textbook / Shvydanenko G.O., Vasylkov V.G., Goncharova N.P. [et al. KYIV: KNEU, 2009. 598 с.

5.            Kolot V.M., Repina I.M., Shcherbyna O.V., Shergina L.A., Kovtun V.P. Entrepreneurship: organisation, efficiency, business culture: a workshop. K.: KNEU. Electronic version: http://irbis.kneu.edu.ua/cgi-bin/cgi64/cgiirbis_64.exe.

6.            Kolot V.M., Shcherbyna O.V. Entrepreneurship: Study guide for self-study of disciplines.

7.            Ligonenko L.O. Entrepreneurship and business culture: a textbook / L.O. Ligonenko, G.L. Piratovsky, I.V. Moloshtan et al. Moloshtan and others; edited by L.O. Ligonenko. Kyiv: Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics, 2011. 508 с.

8.            Mendrul O.G. Structural and logical schemes for the study of the discipline ‘Business Economics’ for students of the MBA programme [Electronic resource]: a textbook / O.G. Mendrul; Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Vadym Hetman Kyiv National Economic University. - Electronic text data. - KYIV : KNEU, 2008. 112 с.

9.            Entrepreneurship: organisation, efficiency, business culture: V.M. Kolot, I.M. Repina, O.V. Sherbyna (2nd edition, revised and supplemented). KYIV: KNEU, 2009. 444 с.

Last redaction: 12.03.25