SUMMER SEMESTER - BACHELOR COURSES
IMPORTANT!
This list of courses is not yet final, some modifications may occur.
Elective courses will be held only if enough students enrol into the course.
IF THE COURSE DESCRIPTION IS NOT COMPLETE, PLEASE CONTACT THE COURSE COORDINATOR OF THE COURSE.
BACHELOR STUDENTS CAN SELECT COURSES FROM DIFFERENT STUDY YEARS OF THE BACHELOR PROGRAMME.
BACHELOR DEGREE IN BUSINESS/BACHELOR DEGREE IN ECONOMICS
FIRST YEAR COURSES
Microeconomics
Course code: 45727
Course coordinator:
Asst. Prof. Tomislav Herceg, PhD
Course instructors:
Asst. Prof. Tomislav Herceg, PhD
Description:
The aim of this course is to enable students to master the concepts and tools essential for understanding economics as a science. Starting with the analysis of partial equilibria in consumption and in production, it covers the formation of prices under different market structures, general equilibrium theory as well as the concept of Pareto optimality and market failures. In addition to using traditional methods such as calculus, students are also introduced to the more contemporary set and game theories.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 9
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Statistics for Business and Economics
Course code: 142301
Course coordinator:
Assoc. Prof. Anita Čeh Časni, PhD
Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Anita Čeh Časni, PhD
Description:
The aim of this course is to teach students to use basic descriptive statistical methods and selected inferential statistical methods in the fields of economics and business. The emphasis is on applications and use of statistical software.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 9
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Commercial Law
Course code: 45730
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Description:
Becoming aware of the role and importance of commercial law in day-to-day doing business. Introduction to law, basic legal terminology, legal systems and concepts (civil law/common law). Introduction to European Union Law (history, legislative and institutional development, fundamental freedoms). Searching databases in EU law. Becoming aware of the complementary role of EU law and national legislations. Introduction to Contract Law in comparative perspective. Understanding of and being able to describe the main categories of commercial transactions: sale of goods, commercial agency, lease, distributorship etc. Introduction to Company Law and EU Company law. Supranational company forms. Be able to compare and detect similarities and differences between basic commercial and company law notions.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Physical Education-Practice II
Course code: 45733
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Description:
Goals of Physical Education are: (1)learning of new conventional motor skills, (2) perfecting basic theoretical and practical kinesiological knowledge, (3) identifying interests, anthropological features and motor information (4) preventing the process of earlier fall of motor ability and skills due to insufficient physical activity (5) prepare students for individual physical exercise (6) promotion of sports culture and (7) improvement of social communication.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 1
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
SECOND YEAR COURSES
Croatian Economy
Course code: 59978
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Description:
The course enables students to understand better the contemporary processes of restructuring, business activities, as well as the Croatian economy in general. It covers and applies two basic principles of economic analysis. Firstly, it covers applied macroeconomics of Croatia focusing on main variables, e.g. prices, unemployment, growth, and international relations. Secondly, it covers and analyses the real sector of the economy and structural changes in key industries and institutions. Study of these two aspects is necessary to identify market strategy necessary for a stable and sustainable development path.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Financial Institutions and Markets
Course code: 59979
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Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Ana Ivanišević Hernaus, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Jakša Krišto, PhD
Description:
Understanding the structure, mechanism and functioning of contemporary financial systems, financial institutions and markets. Introduction to the theoretical background, fundamental knowledge and operations related to the financial sector. Acquiring specific professional knowledge of banks, banking and especially credit services, procedures and techniques. Knowledge of non-bank financial institutions and their services. Understanding financial markets performance from the point of view of the service provider and the users. Understanding the procedures, categories and instruments of the domestic and international payment system. Acquiring knowledge of the Croatian financial and banking sector. Acquiring knowledge of recent developments in the financial services industry. Understanding banking services and financial market transactions.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Marketing
Course code: 60879
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Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Morana Fudurić, PhD
Description:
This course is a practical introduction to the overall field of marketing and its role, activities, and contribution within the overall business enterprise. This course provides insights into the key theories and processes in marketing by adopting a critical and practical perspective. The knowledge and understanding gained in this course will serve you well in your future business or professional careers regardless of your future specific discipline and will establish a base from which those of you with interests in marketing can continue to grow and develop your analytical and management skills.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
International Economics
Course code: 59981
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Description:
Enable students to understand contemporary international economics in the conditions of globalisation, based on their knowledge about theory, analysis and international trade and finance policies. Particular emphasis is placed on the issues related to development of small, open economies under the conditions of international integration.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: Recommendation: Principles of Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
Language of instruction: English
Public Finance
Course code: 127451
Course coordinator:
Assoc. Prof. Dajana Barbić, PhD
Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Dajana Barbić, PhD
Description:
Getting an insight into the nature of public goods and services, the role of social security system in income redistribution. Understanding the possibilities and restraints, adequacy and efficiency of taxes and tax policy. Getting an insight into the methods and instruments of the budgetary policy. Understanding the problems of deficit financing and the role of public debt. Understanding the process and instruments of fiscal decentralization and fiscal equalization.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: To pass an exam in Principles of Economics, Microeconomics
Language of instruction: English
THIRD YEAR COURSES
Tourism Principles
Course code: 83097
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Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Vanja Krajinović, PhD
Description:
To give an insight into the tourism system in academic and practical terms; to familiarise with the nature and structure of intermediation and its operating characteristics; to foster understanding of the economic contribution of tourism locally, nationally and internationally and appreciation of the positive and negative impacts of tourism activity; to identify aspects of socio-cultural behaviour that are most susceptible to tourism activity; to familiarise with the nature and roles of destination and an understanding of the concept of sustainability as well as with the approach to analysing and anticipating the future of the tourism system.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Managerial Accounting
Course code: 60878
Course coordinator:
Prof. Ivana Dražić Lutilsky, PhD
Course instructors:
Prof. Ivana Dražić Lutilsky, PhD
Asst. Prof. Sanja Broz Tominac, PhD
Description:
Understanding the concepts, methodologies and objectives of providing information for internal users; understanding accounting information so as to give the users a quality foundation for the decision making process. Acquiring knowledge and developing skills for applying methods of cost allocation and accounting of product costs; knowledge and skills of developing and using business plans and of selecting relevant information for specific business decisions; knowledge about transfer prices and about costs of quality. This will enable students to build competence in order to establish and select information for evaluating and improving management efficiency of business entities.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Enterprise Information Systems
Course code: 60877
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Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Božidar Jaković, PhD
Description:
Provide insight into the notion, features, functions and support of Enterprise Information System (EIS) to the businesses in various industries and sectors. Course should enable students to gain knowledge and in-depth understanding of structure and components of EIS as well as how it is used to support business processes. Course should provide balanced approach to the EIS usage in the international business, from its support to enterprise competitive advantage to EIS security and governance issues. Differences between EIS and IT (as one of its components) will be explained and students will be fostered to critical thinking about how to use prosper IT and EIS to change (innovate) a business model or make it more reliable and efficient.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
BACHELOR DEGREE IN BUSINESS
FOURTH YEAR COURSES
Strategic Management
Course code: 83098
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Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Domagoj Hruška, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Maja Daraboš Longin, PhD
Description:
The course objective is to introduce students to the underlying and most relevant theories of strategic management. The course focuses on acquiring new and advanced knowledge in the field of strategic management.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Analysis of Financial Statements
Course code: 83099
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Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Sanja Sever Mališ, PhD
Description:
Understanding the concept and the role of financial statements analysis in a contemporary business environment. Acquiring knowledge of basic instruments and procedures in analyzing financial statements. Examination of financial position and business performance on the basis of financial statements across different industries.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: Accounting
Language of instruction: English
Investment Analysis
Course code: 83100
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Course instructors:
Asst. Prof. Denis Dolinar, PhD
Description:
Course will provide the students with an understanding of the quantitative valuation techniques and computer applications used in making important investment decisions. The knowledge and understanding gained in this course will serve students well in their future business or professional careers regardless of their specific discipline and will establish a base from which students with interests in investments can continue to grow and develop their analytical and management skills.
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: To pass an exam in Corporate Finance/Financial Management
Language of instruction: English
BACHELOR DEGREE IN ECONOMICS
FOURTH YEAR COURSES
Economic Integration and Regional Policy - NOT HELD IN AC. YEAR 2023/24
Course code: 227522
Course coordinator:
Assoc. Prof. Tomislav Sekur, PhD
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Description:
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
DETAILED SYLLABUS - please contact the course coordinator
History of Economic Thought - NOT HELD IN AC. YEAR 2023/24
Course code: 227523
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Description:
Course type: mandatory
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
DETAILED SYLLABUS - please contact the course coordinator
BACHELOR DEGREE IN BUSINESS/BACHELOR DEGREE IN ECONOMICS
THIRD AND FOURTH YEAR - ELECTIVE COURSES
Advanced English II
Course code: 128752
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Description:
Providing students with the knowledge of language, structure and style of expository and argumentative writing in the field of business and economics. Developing communication skills at an advanced level of English necessary in international business (focus on writing skills supported by reading, speaking and listening tasks: a) writing skills - writing essays (producing organized discourse: clarity, structure, concision, cohesion and coherence), and critical reviews/reaction papers (text organization, referencing, coherence and cohesion, summarizing, accuracy) on current business and economic issues, b) reading skills-understanding complex professional/academic texts serving as background material for writing (e.g. research papers), c) speaking skills - presenting (style, structure, signaling, clarity, visuals), class discussion (expressing opinion: style, argumentation), d) listening skills (follow-up web sources). Developing lexical competence (business/economic/general vocabulary arising from class topics).
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 4
Pre-requisites: Advanced level of English is recommended (min. B2 - CEFR, preferably higher)
Language of instruction: English
Affective Computing in Digital Economy
Course code: 227504
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Description:
Provide insights into affective computing and its applications in electronic businesses. The course will guide students on how they can use affective computing systems, which can enable individuals to measure and communicate emotion for the purposes of electronic business. The students should also be able to develop affective computing systems that are able to adapt its reactions to emotions of potential buyers of clients. Topics in this course include: construction of affective computing systems enabled for e-business; the role of emotion in decision-making and learning; ethical and philosophical issues in affective computing.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 5
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Business Chinese II
Course code: 142298
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Course instructors:
Heidi Jinyu Xie, visiting professor
Description:
1. Extended basic knowledge of Chinese: Further Chinese writing and advanced expressions and sentences in communication, wider business topics in daily communication.
2. Improved communication skills for commercial communication.
3. General understanding of the Chinese social and cultural environment.
4. General understanding of Chinese economic circumstances.
5. Basic understanding of Chinese laws and regulations applying to business and economy.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 4
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Business Ethics
Course code: 172949
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Description:
The objectives of the course are to introduce the subject of business ethics to students and to inform them about the state of the art knowledge and practice in this field. The emphasis during the course is both on understanding the context of business ethics and the need for practical application of business ethics. The goal to be achieved is for business ethics to be understood and applied locally, regionally and internationally.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Business Forecasting
Course code: 128680
Course coordinator:
Assoc. Prof. Berislav Žmuk, PhD
Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Berislav Žmuk, PhD
Description:
The aim of the course is to enable students to apply statistical methods in business forecasting by using empirical data from the field of finance, marketing, international trade, etc.
The emphasis is on the use of real-life cases in business and economics as well as on the use of software.
Students are taught to diagnose business problems and recognize possibility of efficient use of adequate statistical forecasting methods necessary for improving the information based business decision making.
Students are taught to interpret the statistical analysis results when solving business data based problems.
Students learn how to construct statistical reports with the results of business data and information for both higher managers, as decision makers, and for clients, etc.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 4
Pre-requisites: To pass an exam in Statistics for Economics and Business.
Language of instruction: English
Competition Law - NOT HELD IN AC. YEAR 2023/24
Course code: 71481
Course coordinator:
Prof. Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, PhD
Course instructors:
Prof. Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman, PhD
Description:
Understand how market conduct and market structure are impacted by the rules intended to protect competition in the market. Grasp key concepts such as an undertaking, market power, relevant market, dominance, abuse of dominance, restrictive agreements, cartels, anticompetitive collusion, horizontal and vertical restraints, merger control, etc. Learn about key analytical framework for evaluating restrictions of competition based on the case law of the EU Court of Justice, decisions of the European Commission and of the Croatian Competition Agency. Get an insight into fundamental challenges for an effective competition enforcement in European post-socialist jurisdictions.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: To pass an exam in Commercial Law, Microeconomics
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Development Economics
Course code: 83145
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Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Vladimir Arčabić, PhD
Prof. Robert Sonora, PhD, visiting professor
Description:
Understanding the role of growth and development in the contemporary economies, as well as developmental problems of developed and underdeveloped countries. Poverty and growth measures and indicators of development will be studied, as well as quantitative analysis through cost-benefit and input-output analysis. On this basis further studies will be focused on the financing of development from domestic and international sources.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites:
Language of instruction: English
Economic History - NOT HELD IN AC. YEAR 2023/24
Course code: 227501
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Description:
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
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DETAILED SYLLABUS - please contact the course coordinator
Economics of European Union
Course code: 142306
Course coordinator:
Assoc. Prof. Tomislav Globan, PhD
Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Tomislav Globan, PhD
Description:
This course introduces the main economic theories of European integration, and a range of policy debates about functioning of the EU market. The course discusses the development and features of the integration process within the EU, based on the analysis of economic policies. The course will study the nature of past and current economic integration, as well as the possibilities for the future enlargement of the EU. The implementation of basic economic principles in solving economic problems facilitates better understanding of common EU policies. Major topic areas include macroeconomic policies of the EU member states, as well as adjustment of the candidate countries to the instruments and mechanisms of the European Union. The course offers a detailed view of the harmonization and regulation policies, performance of the EU economy, implications of globalization and the European monetary union.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Economics of Education - NOT HELD IN AC. YEAR 2023/24
Course code: 214995
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Description:
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
DETAILED SYLLABUS - please contact the course coordinator
Économie internationale
Course code: 212017
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Description:
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: French level of knowledge B1/B2
Language of instruction: French
DETAILED SYLLABUS - please contact the course coordinator
Environmental Economics
Course code: 83144
Course coordinator:
Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Irena Raguž Krištić, PhD
Prof. James Chen, PhD, visiting professor
Prof. Robert Sonora, PhD, visiting professor
Description:
Objective of this course is to make economic aspects of the environment accessible to students. Functions of the environment are numerous, and so are the fiscal measures that may remedy environment. There are further multiple functions of the environment and market forces that may influence it, which is encompassed in several approaches to environment.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Financial Modelling
Course code: 128682
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Description:
The objective is to develop both the conceptual understanding of the theory and models covered by the course and the ability to implement it in Excel spreadsheet software, where Excel will be used to solve practical problems on real-life data.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Gestion des risques de la chaîne logistique - NOT HELD IN AC. YEAR 2023/24
Course code: 212014
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Description:
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 5
Pre-requisites: French level of knowledge B1/B2
Language of instruction: French
DETAILED SYLLABUS - please contact the course coordinator
Labor Economics
Course code: 71499
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Description:
Micro and macroeconomic knowledge of labor market, determining supply and demand for labor at the level of a company and national economy. Understanding the process of wage setting in companies through alternative methods of paying employees and managers. Establishing the most efficient wage schemes. The role and influence of unions in wage negotiations and in deciding on other conditions of work and employment. The impact of taxation policy on the company and economy efficiency. Impact of other laws that regulate labor market on the efficiency of a company and economy as a whole. Causes of unemployment; policies for reducing unemployment. Understanding the ways in which income policies influence inflation and other macroeconomic ratios.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction:
L'economie collaborative - nouveaux modèles de gestion - NOT HELD IN AC. YEAR 2023/24
Course code: 212105
Course coordinator:
Assoc. Prof. Kosjenka Dumančić, PhD
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Description:
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 5
Pre-requisites: French level of knowledge B1/B2
Language of instruction: French
DETAILED SYLLABUS - please contact the course coordinator
Linear Programming and Game Theory
Course code: 128697
Course coordinator:
Asst. Prof. Krunoslav Puljić, PhD
Course instructors:
Asst. Prof. Krunoslav Puljić, PhD
Description:
The objective of this course is to study basic theory of Linear Programming, Integer Programming and Two-Person Zero-Sum Games with economic applications. The emphasis is on the formulation of a mathematical model and, as well, on the solving methods, available software tools and economic interpretation of results.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 4
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Marketing Innovation
Course code: 127459
Course coordinator:
Assoc. Prof. Goran Vlašić, PhD
Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Goran Vlašić, PhD
Description:
Theoretical and practical knowledge on innovation management.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 5
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Marketing of Non-Profit Organisations - NOT HELD IN AC. YEAR 2023/24
Course code: 71487
Course coordinator:
Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Morana Fudurić, PhD
Description:
The main course objective is developing an understanding of key marketing concepts and the role of marketing in the nonprofit sector; strategic analysis, planning, implementation and control of marketing concepts in nonprofit organizations. The aim is to answer several key questions, namely:
• How and why does the role of marketing differ between profit and non-profit organizations?
• What makes marketing of non-profit organizations so specific and challenging?
• How can non-profit organizations use key marketing principles to plan, implement and evaluate their strategic marketing plan to better the entire organization?
• What are the key trends in the non-profit sector and how can non-profit organizations make the most of them?
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 5
Pre-requisites: To pass an exam in Marketing
Language of instruction: English
Mikroökonomie
Course code: 157135
Course coordinator:
Assoc. Prof. Fran Galetić, PhD
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Description:
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 9
Pre-requisites: German level of knowledge B1/B2
Language of instruction: German
DETAILED SYLLABUS - please contact the course coordinator
Operational Research
Course code: 35460
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Description:
The objective of the course is to provide students with a sound conceptual understanding of the role that operational research plays in the decision-making process. The course is applications oriented and covers many of the applications where operational research is used successfully. Each problem is being introduced by using the problem-scenario approach in conjunction with the mathematical model. The model is then solved in Excel to generate a solution. The results are analysed and interpreted in order to provide recommendation to management.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Principes du Tourisme
Course code: 212022
Course coordinator:
Asst. Prof. Ingeborg Matečić, PhD
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Description:
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: French level of knowledge B1/B2
Language of instruction: French
DETAILED SYLLABUS - please contact the course coordinator
Procurement Management
Course code: 71490
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Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Helena Nikolić, PhD
Description:
Understanding of procurement position and role in contemporary companies. Explanation of procurement impact on overall business efficiency and competitiveness. Demonstration of a critical approach and research-oriented attitude towards various procurement policies and strategies. General competences: Research of global and local procurement sources, material planning, stock management, cost management, decision making at operational and strategic level, managing inventories in supply chains, using modern ICT in procurement. Specific competences: Knowledge of negotiation procedures in procurement, procurement efficiency and effectiveness evaluation, recognition and elimination of risks in procurement.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Regional Economic Integrations
Course code: 71493
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Description:
Acquiring knowledge about the theory, analysis and politics of regional integration and better understanding of globalization and regionalization trends. The program offers the possibility of studying and understanding wide specter of problem areas related to regional integration such as trade and trade liberalization, direct investments, monetary and financial integration.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 4
Pre-requisites: Recommendation: International Economics
Language of instruction: English
Simulation Games for Managers
Course code: 227507
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Course instructors:
Assoc. Prof. Jovana Zoroja, PhD
Description:
Simulation games for managers represent a tool with rising educational and employee success potential. Simulation games for managers are divided into two categories: simulation business games and productivity games (gamification). Course goals include: (i) introducing students to the principles and applications of simulation games for managers and gamification, (ii) developing simulation games for managers using simulation software, and (iii) learning skills necessary for identifying business problems that can be solved using simulation games and gamification. Students will gain experience on how to evaluate simulation games for managers, as well as gamification solutions. Students will gain knowledge and skills relevant for individual and team work, focused to the usage of simulation games and gamification solutions in specific areas by working together on project solving.
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
Transport Economics - NOT HELD IN AC. YEAR 2023/24
Course code: 214996
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Description:
Course type: elective
ECTS credits: 6
Pre-requisites: none
Language of instruction: English
DETAILED SYLLABUS - please contact the course coordinator