The structure of the three-year program includes studies that are dynamic, integrative and interactive in nature. The program is designed to offer an integrative approach to topics of business and economics, implementing this concept through the curriculum. Items that are included in this program are perspectives that are based on theoretical underpinnings that are closely related to practical application in the world of economics and business. The main objectives are:
- To prepare students for leadership positions in profit and nonprofit organizations, both nationally and around the world.
- To prepare students for building a career in business administration and in the private and NGO sector.
- To facilitate the acquisition of research skills and experience of management, marketing and finance in public, private, and nonprofit organizations.
- To develop the concept of critical thinking of students.
- To enable students to actively engage in teaching and to conduct independent
- Research in all areas of business administration.
- To facilitate the development of personal skills, communication, research and other important skills needed for employment.
The program offers undergraduate students a sound understanding and knowledge of business and economics, while guiding them in certain areas, which are specialized in the last year of studies. During the three-year study program, students are given opportunities for practical work (internship), which will enable them to apply their acquired knowledge and skills in business and economics.
The curriculum is a balanced combination of basic knowledge and specific professional skills. The first year is important for students because it spans a range of interdisciplinary subjects. This will be of considerable benefit to their professional education.
Finance and Accounting
Finance focuses on all aspects of money management, such as investment, collection, disbursement, borrowing, and fund-raising. These individuals prepare financial reports needed to conduct operations and to satisfy tax and regulatory requirements. Finance graduates also oversee the flow of cash and investments and develop information to assess the present and future financial status of an organization. There are many different jobs available to graduates with a finance degree. Nearly every type of business needs someone with specialized financial knowledge. Degree holders can choose to work for a specific company, such as a corporation or bank, or choose to open their own business, such as a consulting firm or financial planning agency. Some of the most prominent occupations that our graduates pursue are: accounting, banking, insurance, audit, budget analysis, financial planning, financial economics, market research, business analyst, security brokering, securities brokering,
Management and Marketing
Management studies looks at the theory and practice of management, taking in areas such as business and economics, human resources, operations and information systems, as well as touching on topics such as ethics and management in a national and international context. The degree is usually studied alongside other subjects to give students an insight into management techniques and theories in different industries or professions, such as international business, marketing, travel and hospitality, languages, science, engineering and technology. Management studies graduates work in a range of professions including marketing, sales, finance and retail.
Marketing graduates have diverse career opportunities within a variety of sectors including government, education, business and the community. Degree in marketing is a very valuable degree because marketing is a part of every type of business and organization. Marketing students have many options in public relations or advertising; they can become brand manager, perform market research, or even go into international marketing if inclined. These students become shoe-in for sales positions, and the skills grow, salary will grow exponentially.
Economics
Economics graduates have excellent career opportunities open to them across a range of employment sectors. Some will choose to pursue a career as an economist, but many will enter other graduate roles in private and public sector organisations. Economics majors are successful in a wide variety of careers. Although various roles in businesses are most common, economics majors are successful in law, medicine, government, non-profits, and international relations, as well as in academic roles.
Knowledge and understanding
- Has knowledge and understanding of the business environment, business entities and their operations in the context of strategic management, project management, human resources, total quality management and investment management;
- Has knowledge of business planning and management of small businesses;
- Understands the financial principles and concepts associated with accounting, financial reporting, financial management and financial markets and institutions;
- Has knowledge of analyzing consumer behavior, conducting market research and use of methodologies for design and product development;
- Understands the essence of business ethics and social responsibility, business law, economic phenomena of macro and micro level, functions of international business and local and regional economic development.
Applying knowledge and understanding
- Able to apply knowledge gained in the environment for the private and public sector;
- Has knowledge to start and develop their own business;
- Has the ability to assist in making successful marketing, financial and general management plans and strategies.
Making judgement
- Assists in the evaluation of specific problems related to management, regarding the planning, management processes, control and strategic management;
- Take business decisions of low-level management;
- Has the ability to analyze market competition.
Communication skills
- Makes presentations on new ideas, products and services;
- Interpret business data and economic indicators;
- Interpret surveying, executive reports, summaries and feasibility studies related to business operations and business environment;
- Present results of various studies, reports business plans of working groups and stakeholders.
Learning skills
- Able to search and detect sources of learning;
- Able to allow for individual and team learning;
- Has the ability to do business analysis and use scientific literature and review of other authors;
Semester 1
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[6 ECTS]
Principles of Marketing
The purpose of this course for students to acquire knowledge of basic concepts that are embedded in the marketing functions of modern organizations. The focus is on concepts and issues associated with marketing products and services to consumers. Specifically, the goal is for students to learn about the marketing environment by analyzing the market and implementing successful marketing strategies in this environment. Students will also be able to apply scientific concepts to design a complete marketing plan for their product. This course contributes to familiarizing students with various activities in the field of marketing, contributing company to be competitive and successful in the market.
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[6 ECTS]
Principles of Management
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the basics of management, its genesis, definition and basic principles which should be based on the work of any future manager. This course also aims to acquaint students with knowledge of the basic functions of management as planning, organizing, coordinating, motivating and controlling. Mastery of this subject will provide students with the ability:
* To learn the basics of management and to enable them to give concrete examples.
* To be able to see the mastery of this subject as the need and acquiring knowledge to be in the context of practical application of learning.
To think of an effective way this will help them to face with business problems in their future life.
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[6 ECTS]
Introduction to Economics and Business
The subject is designed to familiarize students with the external and internal environment of the enterprise. However, attention will be given to the financial, marketing, management and organizational function of the enterprise. In addition, the course recognizes the impact of the enterprise on the community in which it operates. Specifically, the program is for students to gain knowledge in the following:
* To explain fundamental economic problems;
* To understand the relations between limited resources, value benefits and wealth.
* To understand the cohesive link between micro and macroeconomics.
* To discuss the objectives and instruments of macroeconomics.
* To understand and explain economic cycles.
* To debate on international economic relations and others.
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[6 ECTS]
Free elective course 1
Language Courses
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Albanian Language for Professional Purposes
After finishing the course Albanian Language for Professional Purposes the students will be able practically use the knowledge which will serve them throughout their employment as well as in their future carrier. Students will be expected to know the differences in spoken and written language, the characteristics of professional communication (report, CV, email), the specifics of professional writing, the most common grammatical forms, to recognize the differences amongst the scientific, administrative and the socio political styles of writing. The students should be able to know the rules of how to organize interviews and debates, to know how to properly write cover letters and to interpret particular texts in a written and spoken form.
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Academic Writing in English
In this course students’ academic writing skills will be enhanced in a variety of ways. Students will be enabled to communicate their ideas in a clear, fluent and effective way in order to produce a piece of writing. Students’ academic writing skills will be developed through activities that promote writing like: writing different types of paragraphs and essays. Also, students will be introduced to paraphrasing and citing rules as well as will be made aware of what plagiarism is. Giving feedback on students’ pieces of writing will involve self-correction, peer-correction and teacher-correction of content, organization and language errors.
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Academic Writing in Macedonian
After finishing the Academic Writing in the Macedonian course the students are expected to gain appropriate knowledge and advanced communication in Macedonian language with particular emphasis on writing skills. In addition, it is expected that students will become more autonomous and responsible learners. Moreover, students will be able to improve their writing skills in more levels and thereby they will become more confident and more competent when writing in Macedonian. They will be able to reflect critically on different topics, to make conclusions and they will develop skills for excellent written and oral communication in Macedonian.
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Academic Writing in Albanian
By the end of each level the students are expected to write an essay and a research paper based on the rules learned during the semester. Specifically, from them it is expected to know the function, the structure and the different types of paragraphs, ways of choosing research topics, collecting the material, the rules for source documentation and the final model.
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German Language (level 1 to 4)
After completing each level students will be able to gain appropriate knowledge according to the European Language Framework (specifically and concretely determined by level). In addition, students are expected to become more autonomous and more responsible language learners. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and make conclusions about different topics based on the texts that they have read, as well as to express their thoughts and opinions in written and spoken German.
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French Language
The French language is now spoken by 200 million people worldwide: 115 million native French speakers and 85 million learners of French, making it the most widely learned second language after English. French is the native language on 5 continents.
In addition French is the most used language after English, in international organizations.
French is, alongside English, language of work of the secretariat of the United Nations, and official language along with five other languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).
French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.
French is one of the three working languages of the European Union, the other two being English and German. French is the only language used in the deliberations of the European Court of Justice.
French is, alongside English, the official language of the International Olympic Committee.
In international institutions such as UNESCO, NATO, the Council of Europe and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), the World Anti-Doping, FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), French is the official language, and in others, like the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the African Union and Interpol, French is preferred language of work.
French is language of work in non-governmental organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Lawyers without Borders, Doctors of the World.
Communication Skills
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Public Speaking
Upon completion of this course the students will gain knowledge about the communication process, the ethical responsibilities of public speaking and the different types of informative and persuasive speeches. In addition, the students will acquire skills necessary for preparing and delivering different types of speeches, audience analysis, researching speech topics, preparing speeches etc. After completing the Public Speaking course, the students will be able to think critically through constructive self-criticism and criticism towards the speeches of the others.
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Intercultural Studies
Having completed this course the students will able to identify global questions and problems from the perspectives of different cultures, the communication dynamics in the other cultures, the similarities and the differences between their values and those of other cultures, as well as the similarities and differences between their communication practices and those from other cultures. In addition, students are expected to become more aware of the stereotypes that society has for different cultures and as a result will better understand their place in the global community. The students will start thinking critically about topics related to their ethnicity, gender identity, class, religion, national origin, age and other demographic characteristics and their impact on the communication process. After finishing Intercultural Studies, the students will also gain communication skills for working in groups through participation in research projects and will acquire the necessary skills to present their research projects.
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Communication Skills
The course Communication Skills is designed to enable students to practically apply interpersonal communication. Students will have the opportunity to learn interpersonal skills (such as perception, listening, verbal and non verbal communication); public speaking (such as: organization, delivery and the basics of writing public speeches) and small group communication (such as: leadership, self confidence and listening). The course will also focus on providing basic knowledge and understanding of the job hunting process through written and oral communication by doing tasks such as writing a resume and a cover letter, conducting interview simulations etc.
IT Skills
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Advanced Excel
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge of this application and of the opportunities offered by the Microsoft Excel application. As well as to enable them to carry out advanced tasks which are associated with their faculty’s programe.
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Advanced IT skills
The aims of this course are:
* To enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of information sciences
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and to apply them in real life situations.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on practical projects.
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Advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and to familiarize them with the opportunities which are offered by them. Moreover, it will enable the students to independently implement various projects and specific complex tasks which are associated with the program in which they study.
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Google Apps
The aims of this course are:
* To enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of electronic services (cloud applications).
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Google Docs (G-mail, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Forms) and to apply them in real life.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on various online projects, directly through the web browser.
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Advanced Access
Databases are ideal tools for tracking large volumes of Data and Microsoft Access is a quite popular and powerful tool which is used for designing and developing Windows-based databases.
This course is intended for new users of Access where the most important functions needed for working with databases are processed.
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Desktop Publications
The aim of this course is designing and processing raster and vector graphics through the leading programs Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as designing and publishing commercial materials for print using Adobe InDesign.
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Web Publications
Developing even a simple web page according to current standards requires knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Most of the websites also use images, whether in the form of banners, buttons, logos, photos or scans. Adobe Fireworks is built as a tool to create and manipulate images from the web and to allow the makers to optimize these images in order to reduce the file size. Firework also provides an excellent integration with Dreamweaver. This series provides a comprehensive introduction to XHTML, CSS and creating web graphics.
Miscellaneous
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Environmental Protection
The aims of this course are:
* To familiarize the students with the basic environmental problems.
* To familiarize the students with the role of humans as the key factor in the process of pollution and environmental protection.
* To familiarize the students with the influence of various environmental pollutants on health, the professional activity and the organizational ability of the human factor.
* Creating positive habits for the environment and raising the awareness for a healthier and cleaner environment.
* International and national legislation and international conventions on the environment.
* Introduction to international and national global policies in the field of environment.
* The environment as a condition for sustainable economic development.
* The role of the society in the protection of the environment.
* Introducing the major risks to a healthy environment.
* Introducing the National Environmental Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia.
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Sports, Recreation and Culture
Theory: (in general about sports, disciplines, hygiene, sports medicine, nutrition and general culture).
Practical teaching: organizing collective and individual sports games and other activities in the hall and the sports facilities in the campus.
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Professional Career Development
This course offers practical, results-oriented instruction for seeking, obtaining and keeping employment. It is intended to provide students with the appropriate job skills needed in the modern workplace. Specific tasks that will be covered will be composing an effective c.v., writing a letter of inquiry/interest, interviewing skills, and formal communication within the office (memos, formal emails to superiors or customers, reports, etc.). Additional elements that will be covered will be how to conduct a self-evaluation, how to manage inter-office conflict, and how to seek promotions actively. Although the primary focus of this course will be on white collar employment, the skills obtained through the instruction are applicable to the job search process generally.
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[3 ECTS]
Elective English Language I
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Level 1
Basic Skills English Level 1 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of A2 CEF (Common European Framework) and should be able to understand and use familiar expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type; introduce themselves and others and ask and answer questions about personal details, describe their daily routines; talk about their family; describe a person/place/room; give directions and interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. Students will be able to read and comprehend short, simple texts and respond to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to correctly form a paragraph on topics related to the course material.
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Level 2
Basic Skills English Level 2 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of B1 CEF (Common European Framework) and are expected to be able to talk about past experiences, discuss the weather, go shopping in English, discuss future arrangements, use comparatives and superlatives to describe people or things and write a descriptive paragraph.
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Level 3
Basic Skills English Level 3 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours each week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students should be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). Students will understand and manage simple routine exchanges without undue effort, make themselves understood and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations (provided the other person helps if necessary). Students will be able to deal with everyday situations with predictable content (though they will generally have to compromise the message and search for words). Upon completion of this level, students should be significantly more able to sustain monologues. Students will read and comprehend simple texts and respond critically to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to write logically organized and connected narratives.
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Level 4
Basic Skills English Level 4 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course the students are expected to be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). The students should be able to understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters Students should be able to understand extended speech or lectures provided the topic is familiar. They should also be able to understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday language. Students should be able to understand texts which describe events, articles and reports concerned with temporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. Students should also be able to initiate and maintain conversation on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. They should be able to write clear, well-organized texts (paragraphs, essays) on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
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Academic English
Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The focus of the course is on two skills often neglected in general English programs: reading and writing. Following research into developing language competence, these two skills are dealt with together. The course covers academic reading and writing interactively. In other words, techniques associated with one skill are closely linked in the course plan with similar skills in the other.
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Advanced Academic English
Advanced Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The intention of this course is to serve as an introduction to the conventions of English for academic purposes and to help students acquire the skills needed to apply these conventions in their future academic and professional careers.
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[3 ECTS]
Elective Albanian/Macedonian I
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Albanian language for beginners 1
Albanian language for beginners 1 is an obligatory three- credit course. It is designed for students who do not possess basic knowledge of the Albanian language in order to familiarize them with the features of this language, to acquire knowledge about the linguistic structure of the Albanian language, to acquire a moderate number of lexical sets which will aid them in basic communication. Taking into consideration that it is a beginners’ course, it is aimed to be flexible and adaptable to the students’ opportunities and interests. Through this course, students will acquire the necessary knowledge about the grammar of the Albanian language, students’ vocabulary will be systematically expanded, starting from concepts related with objects, colors, numbers, etc. through activities that will aid the development of students’ linguistic competences.
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Albanian language for beginners 2
Albanian language for beginners 2 is an obligatory three- credit course. It is designed for students who possess basic knowledge of the Albanian language in order to expand and apply the knowledge acquired in the previous semester in everyday situations, which will also help them acquire knowledge about the linguistic structure of the Albanian language, to acquire a moderate number of lexical and grammatical categories which will aid them in simple conversation. Even though it is a second- level beginners’ course, it is designed to be flexible and adaptable to students’ opportunities and interests.
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Albanian language for beginners 3
After completing level 3, students are expected to be able to communicate well in Albanian, to apply their knowledge about word order and grammar rules needed for conversation, as well as to write simple paragraphs when describing places they have visited, films they have seen, novels they have read, etc. They should also be able to write short biographies, differentiate between formal an informal email messages and to express themselves in an oral or written form when discussing different topics. These courses can serve as bases for further improvement of the language through self study.
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Macedonian Language 1
Macedonian Language 1 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus consists of the basics of Macedonian orthography. At the beginning, the classification of languages and the place of the Macedonian language and the other Balkan languages within the frames of the Indo-European family of languages are reviewed. A special attention is given to the Balkan linguistic community and the structural similarities among the Balkan languages, and above all, between Macedonian and Albanian. Then, students study the orthography of the Macedonian language through which students largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Macedonian language I classes are interactive by engaging the students to participate in lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian orthography, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
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Macedonian Language 2
Macedonian Language 2 curriculum is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus consists of the basics of Macedonian grammar. At the beginning of the semester, it deals with the morphology of the Macedonian language with a special emphasis on the categories of nouns, adjectives and verbs. A special attention is given to the complex verb forms that correspond to their forms in Albanian through which students largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Macedonian language 2 classes are interactive by engaging the students to participate in the lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian grammar, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
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Macedonian Language 3
The course Macedonian language 3 is aimed to expand students’ knowledge in Macedonian so that they can express themselves in writing and orally at a more advanced level. At the same time students are expected to become more autonomous in their learning and to take responsibility for it. After completion of this course, students will be able to read, write and comprehend different types of texts in Macedonian. They will also acquire skills for successful written and oral translation from Macedonian into Albanian. Upon completion of this course, students will be enabled to think critically and express their opinion in Macedonian as well as to communicate successfully in a multilingual and multicultural setting. Macedonian language 3 deals with all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) with a special focus on written and oral translations of different types of texts from the field of language, culture, tradition and multicultural values, necessary for everyday life, academic and professional settings.
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Macedonian Language 4
The course Macedonian language 4 is a continuation of the previous course – Macedonian language 3. It is focused on further development of students’ knowledge and skills for an advanced written and oral expression in Macedonian in a multicultural and multilingual setting. After completion of this course, students will be able to read, write and comprehend different types of texts in Macedonian, as well as to perform written and oral translation from Macedonian into Albanian. They will also be able to think critically, debate and discuss on different topics from every day and professional life.
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Macedonian Language for beginners 1
The curriculum for Macedonian Language for beginners 1 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction who do not know Macedonian and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits.
The syllabus deals with the initial studying of the Macedonian language. At the beginning of the semester, attention is given to mastering the alphabet, correct reading, pronunciation and writing in Macedonian. A special attention is given to the basic communication in Macedonian, i.e. introducing, greeting, and, finally, concepts related to time and space. The classes for Macedonian language for beginners 1 are interactive by engaging the students to participate in lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian orthography, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
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Macedonian Language for beginners 2
The curriculum for Macedonian Language for beginners 2 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction who do not know Macedonian and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits.
The content of the syllabus builds up on the knowledge previously gained in the first semester. At the beginning of the semester, attention is given to the use of the adjectives in everyday life, and through it, the use of the more complex sentences in Macedonian is studied. Throughout the semester, students expand the acquired knowledge through dialogues, which helps students to largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Classes in Macedonian language for beginners 2 are interactive and with continuous build- up of the acquired skills.
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Macedonian Language for beginners 3
After completion of the course Macedonian Language for beginners 3, students are expected to acquire knowledge and skills that will enable them to communicate in Macedonian. Besides that, students are expected to become more autonomous in learning the language. They will be able to read simple texts in Macedonian and write paragraphs. At the same time, they will be enabled to communicate in Macedonian both in a written form and orally. The course is focused on all four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. However, more attention is paid to developing students’ communication skills necessary for everyday real life situations.
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Macedonian Language for beginners 4
Macedonian Language for beginners 4 is a continuation of the previous course, Macedonian Language for beginners 3, and is focused on further development of students’ language skills in Macedonian. After completion of this course, students will be able to read longer texts in Macedonian and to write texts on different topics. Their communication skills in Macedonian, both written and oral, are also expected to become more developed, especially those needed for communication in every day, real life situations.
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Academic writing in Macedonian
The curriculum of Academic writing in Macedonian is designed to meet the needs of the students with Macedonian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards enhancing the writing skills in Macedonian. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus focuses on the written expression processes through planning, preparing, writing, revising, reviewing, and the final product- paragraph writing. The first classes cover the academic writing terminology: paragraph, essay, portfolio, seminar paper as well as written and spoken interference which will help students become more efficient in terms of correct use of written Macedonian language. Then, students are trained to write paragraphs and paragraph structure in Macedonian. On the final classes, students are working on the process of paragraph writing on a given topic by applying the acquired knowledge of the orthographical rules.
Semester 2
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[6 ECTS]
Microeconomics
Basic understandings on economic phenomenon and the Global Universal microeconomic terminology are achieved through this course. Theoretical approaches that allow coming to their own idea of the possible application solutions to the problems of production, exchange and organization of individual enterprise, a separate branch or a separate market are followed and analyzed. Development components provide dynamic dimension without which simplified approaches would be unusable. Foundations of macroeconomics is taught through the world as part of the universal effort to instantly identify and define similar problems and come up they might be resolved in a similar way everywhere, but to get to the information that can aggregate level to help in formulating macroeconomic objectives and strategic planning elements. It is a part of the need to build globally similar societies in which frequent business, political labor or other contacts will be recognized for all participants in the same way and will be resolved using similar complementary instruments are all usable everywhere.
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[6 ECTS]
Business Mathematics
The Goals of Business Math are as follows:
* Students to be able to apply the system of linear equations to solve various problems in the field of business and economics.
* Students to be able to apply their knowledge of linear models and numerous arrays for solving various problems in business and economics.
* To provide students with advanced knowledge for calculating compound interest, periodic deposits, periodic rents, loans and financial decisions.
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[6 ECTS]
Principles of Accounting
The purpose of the curriculum is to help students understand the essence of accounting to learn the basics of financial accounting concepts and principles of accounting. Specifically, students will gain knowledge and understanding of financial statements, their components, the basic rules of recording of accounting data, and the utilization of accounting documents.
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[6 ECTS]
Free elective course 2
Language Courses
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Albanian Language for Professional Purposes
After finishing the course Albanian Language for Professional Purposes the students will be able practically use the knowledge which will serve them throughout their employment as well as in their future carrier. Students will be expected to know the differences in spoken and written language, the characteristics of professional communication (report, CV, email), the specifics of professional writing, the most common grammatical forms, to recognize the differences amongst the scientific, administrative and the socio political styles of writing. The students should be able to know the rules of how to organize interviews and debates, to know how to properly write cover letters and to interpret particular texts in a written and spoken form.
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Academic Writing in English
In this course students’ academic writing skills will be enhanced in a variety of ways. Students will be enabled to communicate their ideas in a clear, fluent and effective way in order to produce a piece of writing. Students’ academic writing skills will be developed through activities that promote writing like: writing different types of paragraphs and essays. Also, students will be introduced to paraphrasing and citing rules as well as will be made aware of what plagiarism is. Giving feedback on students’ pieces of writing will involve self-correction, peer-correction and teacher-correction of content, organization and language errors.
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Academic Writing in Macedonian
After finishing the Academic Writing in the Macedonian course the students are expected to gain appropriate knowledge and advanced communication in Macedonian language with particular emphasis on writing skills. In addition, it is expected that students will become more autonomous and responsible learners. Moreover, students will be able to improve their writing skills in more levels and thereby they will become more confident and more competent when writing in Macedonian. They will be able to reflect critically on different topics, to make conclusions and they will develop skills for excellent written and oral communication in Macedonian.
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Academic Writing in Albanian
By the end of each level the students are expected to write an essay and a research paper based on the rules learned during the semester. Specifically, from them it is expected to know the function, the structure and the different types of paragraphs, ways of choosing research topics, collecting the material, the rules for source documentation and the final model.
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German Language (level 1 to 4)
After completing each level students will be able to gain appropriate knowledge according to the European Language Framework (specifically and concretely determined by level). In addition, students are expected to become more autonomous and more responsible language learners. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and make conclusions about different topics based on the texts that they have read, as well as to express their thoughts and opinions in written and spoken German.
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French Language
The French language is now spoken by 200 million people worldwide: 115 million native French speakers and 85 million learners of French, making it the most widely learned second language after English. French is the native language on 5 continents.
In addition French is the most used language after English, in international organizations.
French is, alongside English, language of work of the secretariat of the United Nations, and official language along with five other languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).
French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.
French is one of the three working languages of the European Union, the other two being English and German. French is the only language used in the deliberations of the European Court of Justice.
French is, alongside English, the official language of the International Olympic Committee.
In international institutions such as UNESCO, NATO, the Council of Europe and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), the World Anti-Doping, FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), French is the official language, and in others, like the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the African Union and Interpol, French is preferred language of work.
French is language of work in non-governmental organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Lawyers without Borders, Doctors of the World.
Communication Skills
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Public Speaking
Upon completion of this course the students will gain knowledge about the communication process, the ethical responsibilities of public speaking and the different types of informative and persuasive speeches. In addition, the students will acquire skills necessary for preparing and delivering different types of speeches, audience analysis, researching speech topics, preparing speeches etc. After completing the Public Speaking course, the students will be able to think critically through constructive self-criticism and criticism towards the speeches of the others.
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Intercultural Studies
Having completed this course the students will able to identify global questions and problems from the perspectives of different cultures, the communication dynamics in the other cultures, the similarities and the differences between their values and those of other cultures, as well as the similarities and differences between their communication practices and those from other cultures. In addition, students are expected to become more aware of the stereotypes that society has for different cultures and as a result will better understand their place in the global community. The students will start thinking critically about topics related to their ethnicity, gender identity, class, religion, national origin, age and other demographic characteristics and their impact on the communication process. After finishing Intercultural Studies, the students will also gain communication skills for working in groups through participation in research projects and will acquire the necessary skills to present their research projects.
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Communication Skills
The course Communication Skills is designed to enable students to practically apply interpersonal communication. Students will have the opportunity to learn interpersonal skills (such as perception, listening, verbal and non verbal communication); public speaking (such as: organization, delivery and the basics of writing public speeches) and small group communication (such as: leadership, self confidence and listening). The course will also focus on providing basic knowledge and understanding of the job hunting process through written and oral communication by doing tasks such as writing a resume and a cover letter, conducting interview simulations etc.
IT Skills
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Advanced Excel
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge of this application and of the opportunities offered by the Microsoft Excel application. As well as to enable them to carry out advanced tasks which are associated with their faculty’s programe.
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Advanced IT skills
The aims of this course are:
* To enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of information sciences
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and to apply them in real life situations.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on practical projects.
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Advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and to familiarize them with the opportunities which are offered by them. Moreover, it will enable the students to independently implement various projects and specific complex tasks which are associated with the program in which they study.
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Google Apps
The aims of this course are:
* To enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of electronic services (cloud applications).
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Google Docs (G-mail, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Forms) and to apply them in real life.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on various online projects, directly through the web browser.
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Advanced Access
Databases are ideal tools for tracking large volumes of Data and Microsoft Access is a quite popular and powerful tool which is used for designing and developing Windows-based databases.
This course is intended for new users of Access where the most important functions needed for working with databases are processed.
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Desktop Publications
The aim of this course is designing and processing raster and vector graphics through the leading programs Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as designing and publishing commercial materials for print using Adobe InDesign.
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Web Publications
Developing even a simple web page according to current standards requires knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Most of the websites also use images, whether in the form of banners, buttons, logos, photos or scans. Adobe Fireworks is built as a tool to create and manipulate images from the web and to allow the makers to optimize these images in order to reduce the file size. Firework also provides an excellent integration with Dreamweaver. This series provides a comprehensive introduction to XHTML, CSS and creating web graphics.
Miscellaneous
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Environmental Protection
The aims of this course are:
* To familiarize the students with the basic environmental problems.
* To familiarize the students with the role of humans as the key factor in the process of pollution and environmental protection.
* To familiarize the students with the influence of various environmental pollutants on health, the professional activity and the organizational ability of the human factor.
* Creating positive habits for the environment and raising the awareness for a healthier and cleaner environment.
* International and national legislation and international conventions on the environment.
* Introduction to international and national global policies in the field of environment.
* The environment as a condition for sustainable economic development.
* The role of the society in the protection of the environment.
* Introducing the major risks to a healthy environment.
* Introducing the National Environmental Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia.
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Sports, Recreation and Culture
Theory: (in general about sports, disciplines, hygiene, sports medicine, nutrition and general culture).
Practical teaching: organizing collective and individual sports games and other activities in the hall and the sports facilities in the campus.
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Professional Career Development
This course offers practical, results-oriented instruction for seeking, obtaining and keeping employment. It is intended to provide students with the appropriate job skills needed in the modern workplace. Specific tasks that will be covered will be composing an effective c.v., writing a letter of inquiry/interest, interviewing skills, and formal communication within the office (memos, formal emails to superiors or customers, reports, etc.). Additional elements that will be covered will be how to conduct a self-evaluation, how to manage inter-office conflict, and how to seek promotions actively. Although the primary focus of this course will be on white collar employment, the skills obtained through the instruction are applicable to the job search process generally.
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[3 ECTS]
Elective English Language II
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Level 1
Basic Skills English Level 1 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of A2 CEF (Common European Framework) and should be able to understand and use familiar expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type; introduce themselves and others and ask and answer questions about personal details, describe their daily routines; talk about their family; describe a person/place/room; give directions and interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help. Students will be able to read and comprehend short, simple texts and respond to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to correctly form a paragraph on topics related to the course material.
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Level 2
Basic Skills English Level 2 is a one-semester course meeting 6 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students are expected to be at level of B1 CEF (Common European Framework) and are expected to be able to talk about past experiences, discuss the weather, go shopping in English, discuss future arrangements, use comparatives and superlatives to describe people or things and write a descriptive paragraph.
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Level 3
Basic Skills English Level 3 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours each week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course students should be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). Students will understand and manage simple routine exchanges without undue effort, make themselves understood and exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations (provided the other person helps if necessary). Students will be able to deal with everyday situations with predictable content (though they will generally have to compromise the message and search for words). Upon completion of this level, students should be significantly more able to sustain monologues. Students will read and comprehend simple texts and respond critically to them. In terms of writing, students will be able to write logically organized and connected narratives.
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Level 4
Basic Skills English Level 4 is a one-semester course meeting 4 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. By the end of this course the students are expected to be at level of B2 CEF (Common European Framework). The students should be able to understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters Students should be able to understand extended speech or lectures provided the topic is familiar. They should also be able to understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday language. Students should be able to understand texts which describe events, articles and reports concerned with temporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. Students should also be able to initiate and maintain conversation on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. They should be able to write clear, well-organized texts (paragraphs, essays) on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
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Academic English
Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The focus of the course is on two skills often neglected in general English programs: reading and writing. Following research into developing language competence, these two skills are dealt with together. The course covers academic reading and writing interactively. In other words, techniques associated with one skill are closely linked in the course plan with similar skills in the other.
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Advanced Academic English
Advanced Academic English is a one-semester course meeting for 2 class hours per week. The full length of the course is 14 weeks. The intention of this course is to serve as an introduction to the conventions of English for academic purposes and to help students acquire the skills needed to apply these conventions in their future academic and professional careers.
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[3 ECTS]
Elective Albanian/Macedonian II
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Albanian language for beginners 1
Albanian language for beginners 1 is an obligatory three- credit course. It is designed for students who do not possess basic knowledge of the Albanian language in order to familiarize them with the features of this language, to acquire knowledge about the linguistic structure of the Albanian language, to acquire a moderate number of lexical sets which will aid them in basic communication. Taking into consideration that it is a beginners’ course, it is aimed to be flexible and adaptable to the students’ opportunities and interests. Through this course, students will acquire the necessary knowledge about the grammar of the Albanian language, students’ vocabulary will be systematically expanded, starting from concepts related with objects, colors, numbers, etc. through activities that will aid the development of students’ linguistic competences.
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Albanian language for beginners 2
Albanian language for beginners 2 is an obligatory three- credit course. It is designed for students who possess basic knowledge of the Albanian language in order to expand and apply the knowledge acquired in the previous semester in everyday situations, which will also help them acquire knowledge about the linguistic structure of the Albanian language, to acquire a moderate number of lexical and grammatical categories which will aid them in simple conversation. Even though it is a second- level beginners’ course, it is designed to be flexible and adaptable to students’ opportunities and interests.
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Albanian language for beginners 3
After completing level 3, students are expected to be able to communicate well in Albanian, to apply their knowledge about word order and grammar rules needed for conversation, as well as to write simple paragraphs when describing places they have visited, films they have seen, novels they have read, etc. They should also be able to write short biographies, differentiate between formal an informal email messages and to express themselves in an oral or written form when discussing different topics. These courses can serve as bases for further improvement of the language through self study.
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Macedonian Language 1
Macedonian Language 1 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus consists of the basics of Macedonian orthography. At the beginning, the classification of languages and the place of the Macedonian language and the other Balkan languages within the frames of the Indo-European family of languages are reviewed. A special attention is given to the Balkan linguistic community and the structural similarities among the Balkan languages, and above all, between Macedonian and Albanian. Then, students study the orthography of the Macedonian language through which students largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Macedonian language I classes are interactive by engaging the students to participate in lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian orthography, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
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Macedonian Language 2
Macedonian Language 2 curriculum is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus consists of the basics of Macedonian grammar. At the beginning of the semester, it deals with the morphology of the Macedonian language with a special emphasis on the categories of nouns, adjectives and verbs. A special attention is given to the complex verb forms that correspond to their forms in Albanian through which students largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Macedonian language 2 classes are interactive by engaging the students to participate in the lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian grammar, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
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Macedonian Language 3
The course Macedonian language 3 is aimed to expand students’ knowledge in Macedonian so that they can express themselves in writing and orally at a more advanced level. At the same time students are expected to become more autonomous in their learning and to take responsibility for it. After completion of this course, students will be able to read, write and comprehend different types of texts in Macedonian. They will also acquire skills for successful written and oral translation from Macedonian into Albanian. Upon completion of this course, students will be enabled to think critically and express their opinion in Macedonian as well as to communicate successfully in a multilingual and multicultural setting. Macedonian language 3 deals with all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) with a special focus on written and oral translations of different types of texts from the field of language, culture, tradition and multicultural values, necessary for everyday life, academic and professional settings.
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Macedonian Language 4
The course Macedonian language 4 is a continuation of the previous course – Macedonian language 3. It is focused on further development of students’ knowledge and skills for an advanced written and oral expression in Macedonian in a multicultural and multilingual setting. After completion of this course, students will be able to read, write and comprehend different types of texts in Macedonian, as well as to perform written and oral translation from Macedonian into Albanian. They will also be able to think critically, debate and discuss on different topics from every day and professional life.
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Macedonian Language for beginners 1
The curriculum for Macedonian Language for beginners 1 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction who do not know Macedonian and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits.
The syllabus deals with the initial studying of the Macedonian language. At the beginning of the semester, attention is given to mastering the alphabet, correct reading, pronunciation and writing in Macedonian. A special attention is given to the basic communication in Macedonian, i.e. introducing, greeting, and, finally, concepts related to time and space. The classes for Macedonian language for beginners 1 are interactive by engaging the students to participate in lessons. This is, above all, due to the fact that more attention is paid to the practical use of Macedonian orthography, which motivates the students to revise and demonstrate their knowledge in class.
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Macedonian Language for beginners 2
The curriculum for Macedonian Language for beginners 2 is designed to meet the needs of the students with Albanian as a language of instruction who do not know Macedonian and is primarily geared towards practical studying of the Macedonian language. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits.
The content of the syllabus builds up on the knowledge previously gained in the first semester. At the beginning of the semester, attention is given to the use of the adjectives in everyday life, and through it, the use of the more complex sentences in Macedonian is studied. Throughout the semester, students expand the acquired knowledge through dialogues, which helps students to largely increase their ability to use written and spoken Macedonian correctly. Classes in Macedonian language for beginners 2 are interactive and with continuous build- up of the acquired skills.
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Macedonian Language for beginners 3
After completion of the course Macedonian Language for beginners 3, students are expected to acquire knowledge and skills that will enable them to communicate in Macedonian. Besides that, students are expected to become more autonomous in learning the language. They will be able to read simple texts in Macedonian and write paragraphs. At the same time, they will be enabled to communicate in Macedonian both in a written form and orally. The course is focused on all four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. However, more attention is paid to developing students’ communication skills necessary for everyday real life situations.
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Macedonian Language for beginners 4
Macedonian Language for beginners 4 is a continuation of the previous course, Macedonian Language for beginners 3, and is focused on further development of students’ language skills in Macedonian. After completion of this course, students will be able to read longer texts in Macedonian and to write texts on different topics. Their communication skills in Macedonian, both written and oral, are also expected to become more developed, especially those needed for communication in every day, real life situations.
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Academic writing in Macedonian
The curriculum of Academic writing in Macedonian is designed to meet the needs of the students with Macedonian as a language of instruction, and is primarily geared towards enhancing the writing skills in Macedonian. The classes are held twice a week and the course itself has 3 (three) credits. The syllabus focuses on the written expression processes through planning, preparing, writing, revising, reviewing, and the final product- paragraph writing. The first classes cover the academic writing terminology: paragraph, essay, portfolio, seminar paper as well as written and spoken interference which will help students become more efficient in terms of correct use of written Macedonian language. Then, students are trained to write paragraphs and paragraph structure in Macedonian. On the final classes, students are working on the process of paragraph writing on a given topic by applying the acquired knowledge of the orthographical rules.
Semester 3
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[6 ECTS]
Macroeconomics
Students will gain knowledge about:
* Macroeconomic concepts and categories that is a prerequisite to the functioning of a national economy as a part of the broader global economic system.
* Importance of the principal macroeconomic indicators such as gross national product, national income, economic growth, economic cycle, investment and public consumption, inflation, unemployment money and banks, budget, balance of payment and more.
* Basic tools of macroeconomic analysis (aggregate supply and demand) and macroeconomic policies (monetary and fiscal policy) and others.
* The efficient function of a national economy, comparing it with modern market economies, indicating in that direction differences, similarities and opportunities for future development of the respective economy.
Knowledge of macroeconomics, which will allow easier access to other advanced macroeconomic courses.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to Economics and Business, Microeconomics
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[6 ECTS]
Business Calculus
The program aims to enable students:
* To prove that they have knowledge and understanding of dependencies between the sizes that is used in business and economics and simple mathematical models.
• To identify the relationship between differential calculus and functions of business and economics.
* To apply these relations to study the dependencies between sizes in business and economics.
* To apply differential calculus to solve various problems in applied business and economics.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Business Math
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[6 ECTS]
Statistics
The purpose of the course is for students to acquire knowledge to be able to:
* Use descriptive analysis when analyzing data.
* Use probability and random variables in solving business problems.
* To understand the statistical lock which is the basic for interpreting results and making business decisions.
* Using correlation and simple multiple regression.
* To know the basics of analysis of variance.
To understand the basics of index numbers and the methods for analyzing time series.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Business Math
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[6 ECTS]
Free elective course 3
Language Courses
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Albanian Language for Professional Purposes
After finishing the course Albanian Language for Professional Purposes the students will be able practically use the knowledge which will serve them throughout their employment as well as in their future carrier. Students will be expected to know the differences in spoken and written language, the characteristics of professional communication (report, CV, email), the specifics of professional writing, the most common grammatical forms, to recognize the differences amongst the scientific, administrative and the socio political styles of writing. The students should be able to know the rules of how to organize interviews and debates, to know how to properly write cover letters and to interpret particular texts in a written and spoken form.
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Academic Writing in English
In this course students’ academic writing skills will be enhanced in a variety of ways. Students will be enabled to communicate their ideas in a clear, fluent and effective way in order to produce a piece of writing. Students’ academic writing skills will be developed through activities that promote writing like: writing different types of paragraphs and essays. Also, students will be introduced to paraphrasing and citing rules as well as will be made aware of what plagiarism is. Giving feedback on students’ pieces of writing will involve self-correction, peer-correction and teacher-correction of content, organization and language errors.
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Academic Writing in Macedonian
After finishing the Academic Writing in the Macedonian course the students are expected to gain appropriate knowledge and advanced communication in Macedonian language with particular emphasis on writing skills. In addition, it is expected that students will become more autonomous and responsible learners. Moreover, students will be able to improve their writing skills in more levels and thereby they will become more confident and more competent when writing in Macedonian. They will be able to reflect critically on different topics, to make conclusions and they will develop skills for excellent written and oral communication in Macedonian.
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Academic Writing in Albanian
By the end of each level the students are expected to write an essay and a research paper based on the rules learned during the semester. Specifically, from them it is expected to know the function, the structure and the different types of paragraphs, ways of choosing research topics, collecting the material, the rules for source documentation and the final model.
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German Language (level 1 to 4)
After completing each level students will be able to gain appropriate knowledge according to the European Language Framework (specifically and concretely determined by level). In addition, students are expected to become more autonomous and more responsible language learners. By the end of the course, students will be able to think critically and make conclusions about different topics based on the texts that they have read, as well as to express their thoughts and opinions in written and spoken German.
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French Language
The French language is now spoken by 200 million people worldwide: 115 million native French speakers and 85 million learners of French, making it the most widely learned second language after English. French is the native language on 5 continents.
In addition French is the most used language after English, in international organizations.
French is, alongside English, language of work of the secretariat of the United Nations, and official language along with five other languages (English, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese).
French is the official language of the Universal Postal Union.
French is one of the three working languages of the European Union, the other two being English and German. French is the only language used in the deliberations of the European Court of Justice.
French is, alongside English, the official language of the International Olympic Committee.
In international institutions such as UNESCO, NATO, the Council of Europe and the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), the World Anti-Doping, FIFA (International Federation of Football Associations), French is the official language, and in others, like the World Bank, the World Health Organization, the African Union and Interpol, French is preferred language of work.
French is language of work in non-governmental organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Lawyers without Borders, Doctors of the World.
Communication Skills
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Public Speaking
Upon completion of this course the students will gain knowledge about the communication process, the ethical responsibilities of public speaking and the different types of informative and persuasive speeches. In addition, the students will acquire skills necessary for preparing and delivering different types of speeches, audience analysis, researching speech topics, preparing speeches etc. After completing the Public Speaking course, the students will be able to think critically through constructive self-criticism and criticism towards the speeches of the others.
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Intercultural Studies
Having completed this course the students will able to identify global questions and problems from the perspectives of different cultures, the communication dynamics in the other cultures, the similarities and the differences between their values and those of other cultures, as well as the similarities and differences between their communication practices and those from other cultures. In addition, students are expected to become more aware of the stereotypes that society has for different cultures and as a result will better understand their place in the global community. The students will start thinking critically about topics related to their ethnicity, gender identity, class, religion, national origin, age and other demographic characteristics and their impact on the communication process. After finishing Intercultural Studies, the students will also gain communication skills for working in groups through participation in research projects and will acquire the necessary skills to present their research projects.
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Communication Skills
The course Communication Skills is designed to enable students to practically apply interpersonal communication. Students will have the opportunity to learn interpersonal skills (such as perception, listening, verbal and non verbal communication); public speaking (such as: organization, delivery and the basics of writing public speeches) and small group communication (such as: leadership, self confidence and listening). The course will also focus on providing basic knowledge and understanding of the job hunting process through written and oral communication by doing tasks such as writing a resume and a cover letter, conducting interview simulations etc.
IT Skills
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Advanced Excel
The purpose of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge of this application and of the opportunities offered by the Microsoft Excel application. As well as to enable them to carry out advanced tasks which are associated with their faculty’s programe.
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Advanced IT skills
The aims of this course are:
* To enable students to acquire basic knowledge and skills in the field of information sciences
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Microsoft Office applications (Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and to apply them in real life situations.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on practical projects.
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Advanced knowledge of Word and PowerPoint
The aim of this course is to enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and to familiarize them with the opportunities which are offered by them. Moreover, it will enable the students to independently implement various projects and specific complex tasks which are associated with the program in which they study.
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Google Apps
The aims of this course are:
* To enable the students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of electronic services (cloud applications).
* To enable the students to acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in Google Docs (G-mail, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings and Forms) and to apply them in real life.
* To enable the students to work individually or in groups on various online projects, directly through the web browser.
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Advanced Access
Databases are ideal tools for tracking large volumes of Data and Microsoft Access is a quite popular and powerful tool which is used for designing and developing Windows-based databases.
This course is intended for new users of Access where the most important functions needed for working with databases are processed.
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Desktop Publications
The aim of this course is designing and processing raster and vector graphics through the leading programs Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as designing and publishing commercial materials for print using Adobe InDesign.
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Web Publications
Developing even a simple web page according to current standards requires knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Most of the websites also use images, whether in the form of banners, buttons, logos, photos or scans. Adobe Fireworks is built as a tool to create and manipulate images from the web and to allow the makers to optimize these images in order to reduce the file size. Firework also provides an excellent integration with Dreamweaver. This series provides a comprehensive introduction to XHTML, CSS and creating web graphics.
Miscellaneous
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Environmental Protection
The aims of this course are:
* To familiarize the students with the basic environmental problems.
* To familiarize the students with the role of humans as the key factor in the process of pollution and environmental protection.
* To familiarize the students with the influence of various environmental pollutants on health, the professional activity and the organizational ability of the human factor.
* Creating positive habits for the environment and raising the awareness for a healthier and cleaner environment.
* International and national legislation and international conventions on the environment.
* Introduction to international and national global policies in the field of environment.
* The environment as a condition for sustainable economic development.
* The role of the society in the protection of the environment.
* Introducing the major risks to a healthy environment.
* Introducing the National Environmental Strategy of the Republic of Macedonia.
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Sports, Recreation and Culture
Theory: (in general about sports, disciplines, hygiene, sports medicine, nutrition and general culture).
Practical teaching: organizing collective and individual sports games and other activities in the hall and the sports facilities in the campus.
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Professional Career Development
This course offers practical, results-oriented instruction for seeking, obtaining and keeping employment. It is intended to provide students with the appropriate job skills needed in the modern workplace. Specific tasks that will be covered will be composing an effective c.v., writing a letter of inquiry/interest, interviewing skills, and formal communication within the office (memos, formal emails to superiors or customers, reports, etc.). Additional elements that will be covered will be how to conduct a self-evaluation, how to manage inter-office conflict, and how to seek promotions actively. Although the primary focus of this course will be on white collar employment, the skills obtained through the instruction are applicable to the job search process generally.
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[6 ECTS]
Elective English Language for specific purposes 1
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English for Specific Purposes 1
English for Specific Purposes 1 (ESP 1) is a 6 credit course for students studying Business and Economics courses. All students of Business and Economics faculty are required to take the course starting from their 3rd semester after they have passed the level 4 of General English. At this level students are expected to have intermediate level of English and the basic concepts of business and economics in their first language. It is a comprehensive course of reading, speaking, listening and writing for learners who are interested in understanding and expressing the key concepts of business and economics. These concepts are taken from the most important areas of management, production, marketing, finance and macroeconomics.
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English for Specific Purposes 2
English for Specific Purposes 2 (ESP 2) is a 6 credit ESP course for students studying Business and Economics. All students of Business and Economics faculty are required to take the course starting from their 4th semester after they have passed ESP 1. It is a comprehensive course of reading, speaking, listening and writing for learners of upper-intermediate level of English. The textbook concepts and topics are from the most important areas of management, production, marketing, finance and macroeconomics.
Semester 4
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[6 ECTS]
Operational Management
The purpose of the course is for students to acquire knowledge to be able:
* To prepare and make decisions in which products and services are made.
* To prepare and make decisions in which products and services are controlled.
* To find a suitable approach to solve any situation connected with the complex problems of products and services.
* To learn about various activities of the organization and functioning of the overall system operating management.
To prepare and make decisions that creates conditions for products and services.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Principles of Management
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[6 ECTS]
Marketing Management
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to use and manage 4-Q of an organization or company, so they’re able to design optimal marketing element, products, pricing, promotion and distribution methods that companies face. Specifically, the goal is to understand the complexity of decisions in marketing management, as well as frameworks for analysis of markets, customers, competitors and integrating concepts from the original marketing plan.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Principles of marketing
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[6 ECTS]
Financial Accounting
The purpose of this course is to equip students with advanced knowledge of accounting and their application in the accounting system of business entities.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Principles of Accounting
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[6 ECTS]
Elective English Language for Specific purposes II
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English for Specific Purposes 1
English for Specific Purposes 1 (ESP 1) is a 6 credit course for students studying Business and Economics courses. All students of Business and Economics faculty are required to take the course starting from their 3rd semester after they have passed the level 4 of General English. At this level students are expected to have intermediate level of English and the basic concepts of business and economics in their first language. It is a comprehensive course of reading, speaking, listening and writing for learners who are interested in understanding and expressing the key concepts of business and economics. These concepts are taken from the most important areas of management, production, marketing, finance and macroeconomics.
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English for Specific Purposes 2
English for Specific Purposes 2 (ESP 2) is a 6 credit ESP course for students studying Business and Economics. All students of Business and Economics faculty are required to take the course starting from their 4th semester after they have passed ESP 1. It is a comprehensive course of reading, speaking, listening and writing for learners of upper-intermediate level of English. The textbook concepts and topics are from the most important areas of management, production, marketing, finance and macroeconomics.
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[6 ECTS]
Elective course 4
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Consumer Behavior
The main objective of this course is for students to gain knowledge about consumer behavior. The course will focus on analyzing the factors that contribute to the process of deciding to purchase some products or services. One of the most complex aspects of marketing is understanding the consumer. At the heart of any business is the demand for products or services. Therefore, understanding the what, when, why, where and how consumers chose products is important for the market. Research on consumer behavior over the last few decades has been processed in other areas such as psychology, economics, anthropology and sociology to better understand consumer behavior.
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Portfolio Management
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Business Plan
The aim of this course is to help students in understanding of conscious behaviour of the company in the contemporary economic conditions.
This course includes how specific planning decisions are prepared and passed, policies and prerequisites for efficient and high quality planning. Among them, special emphasis will be given to: projection, information system, planning methodologies, organization planning, methods for planning and management of projects.
Upon completion of the semester students will achieve the following learning outcomes and they will:
- Understand the character and concept of business planning and project management;
- Be prepared and ready to make business plans;
- Be prepared to face the challenges of the strategic planning;
- Understand the prerequisites for planning, such as projection, the methodology for planning, organization of planning , information system, decision making, methods for planning etc;
- Be acquainted with the products of business planning, such as aims, policies and plans;
- Be ready to critically analyze every element of business plan .
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Marketing Services
The main objective of this course is to develop an understanding of marketing management – services. This course will help students to improve their understanding in designing marketing strategies to improve the quality of services aimed at satisfying the expectations of consumers. The purpose of this course is to introduce, to discuss and analyze several issues related to service organizations. Upon successful completion of this course, students will gain knowledge of the challenges involved in marketing services, which will identify the differences between marketing services versus marketing in the organization of production. The course will also enable students to identify and analyze the various components of the marketing mix of services.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Principles of marketing
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Supply Chain Management
After completion of the course, students should be able to:
* Understand the essence of managing supply procurement.
* Identify key elements of managing the supply chain and their relationship with the chains of creating added value in production networks and value.
To exploit the potential of information systems to support management of procurement and supply chain creating added value in manufacturing.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Principles of marketing , Management Principles
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Investment Management
Students gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the sphere of investments and investment decisions in the enterprises in the country and the modern world. All this is accomplished through a special emphasis on the analysis of investments with special emphasis on various forms and patterns of investments and investment process, evaluation of feasibility of investment projects to their investment decisions. Also this course aims to bring modern methods for determining and selecting the most effective real investment projects that will contribute for achieving more positive financial results; analysis of contemporary practices and trends for management subtle economic category in recent years investment and investment processes, these questions allow students easier access to business venture, an opportunity to undertake the management of finances in their family business, or for easier access to employer.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Management principles;
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Financial Markets and Institutions
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the basic principles of the functioning of financial markets (money markets, capital markets, foreign markets, etc) and financial institutions (banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment funds etc) which are extraordinarily important part of every national economy and the world economy as whole.
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Project Management
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
* plan the activities necessary to implement the project, identify their interdependencies, their duration and costs;
* prepare the necessary reports and perform all the required communication between the project and the client, as well as among the team members and the other stakeholders.
structure the project to its constituent activities;
* prepare a Gantt-chart and a network plan for the project and * identify the shortest time needed to complete the project;
* use MS Project as a tool in the process of planning, *implementation and review of the project;
* define the project, identify its scope and objectives and develop project specification;
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics
The purpose of this course is to develop general theoretical knowledge of corporate social responsibility in modern economies and to analyze the reflection of corporate social responsibility on the overall operation of the enterprise.
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Business Law
The purpose of the course is for students to gain basic knowledge of commercial law. In this way students are familiar with: the legal rules for carrying out business activity, way of organizing business entities, conditions for establishment and registration of business entities and sole proprietor, and by way of termination of business entities, ways to establish business and legal terms, conditions for the occurrence of such relationship, the effects and consequences, the work of securities: how to protect industrial property rights, ways of protecting businesses from unfair competition: how to protect consumers and others.
Semester 5
| Concentration: |
Menagement and Marketing |
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[6 ECTS]
Market Research
The course covers the fundamentals of Marketing Research (research, descriptive and causal). Furthermore, the course includes knowledge from the field of different types of Marketing Research (qualitative and quantitative), as well as complex issues from every stage of the process of Market Research, including definition of major problems supported by research objectives with information, methodology, questionnaire design, samples, data collection, statistical analyses (for example: data/content analysis). A precondition for this course is students to have passed the course in Statistics
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[6 ECTS]
Human Resource Management
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the importance and role of human resource management in contemporary business organizations. Within this course students will become familiar with the process management of human resources both in theory and practice of international and domestic companies.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Principles of management
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[6 ECTS]
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
The purpose of the course is to help students in understanding the meaning and essence, functioning and organization of small enterprises in the economy.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to business and economics
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[6 ECTS]
Elective course 5/2/1
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Corporate Management
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with: the theoretical foundations of corporate governance, the importance and role of corporate governance in the modern business world as well as stakeholders in corporate governance. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with corporate management and to gain knowledge and create their own critical views on stakeholders of corporate governance in our country and the world through a comparative analysis of good practices of corporate governance
The course of Corporate Governance will enable students:
* To gain expanded knowledge about corporations and their importance for the functioning of modern societies.
* To extend knowledge gained about the models of corporate governance that applies in different parts of the modern world.
To acquire knowledge and to enable them to create their own views on the major stakeholders in corporate governance and so on.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to management
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Total Quality Management
The purpose of this course it to highlight the importance of the IGC technique, their significance and the positive sides of their use in order in the near future to see a brand new image for companies in Macedonia.
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Business Communication
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the concept of communication. In recent years more and more companies apply the techniques of business communication as the main tool to answer to a very high competition in the global market. This course is an attempt to improve the communication skills of students with theoretical but mostly practical implication correct way communication in an organizational environment with employees and managers as well as maintenance meetings, how to respond when interviewing, negotiating and motivate those around them.
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International Marketing
The main objective of this course is to develop managerial understanding of international marketing. This course will help students improve their analytical skills, decision making and their implementation in designing international marketing plan. The focus will be on management issues and marketing issues facing companies that operate in many parts of the world. Specifically, this course will examine the role of marketing in world markets and a review of its theoretical justification, will provide an overview of business in the international context, such as structure, problems and opportunities, challenges, and political, cultural, legal and economic conditions abroad, etc. Students will demonstrate how to manage the marketing channels and form of marketing communications.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Marketing principles
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Information System Management
A comprehensive introduction to information systems, organizational and social prism is given through the subject. The goal is for students to gain an appropriate balance of technical and organizational perspectives that will serve as a basis for further studies in this area.
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Risk Management
After the class, students should be able:
To identify and categorize the various sources of risk.
• To design a process of risk management.
• To understand the role of manager risk.
• To understand the importance that risk management has to shareholders and other stakeholders.
• To learn how to bring the best business decisions, this achieves the highest yield level of underwriting.
• To conduct measurement and assessment of risk by applying appropriate techniques and models (VaR, scenario-analysis, stress test, etc...)
To apply an integrated risk management.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to business and economy
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Management Accounting
The purpose of the course is for students to gain knowledge of accounting, which is used by managers when making decisions. Specifically, to familiarize students with the concepts of accounting for the managers and the necessary tools for making managerial decisions.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Principles of accounting
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Financial Management
The purpose of this course is for students to acquire knowledge and skills in the area of financial management, and training to students with contemporary theoretical knowledge and experience of the analysis of the fundamental concepts of finance corporations, financial and real investment projects and their evaluation through the time dimension of money . The purpose of the case continues to train students how to use adequate sources of financing, effectively managing capital and the determination of proper structure, determining the appropriate policy of distribution of profit-dividend policy and finalize the financial planning and forecasting and more. Achieving the set goals of the subject, students will be given new opportunities for competitive access to the labor market or, more effectively managing their own real businesses.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to economy and business
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[6 ECTS]
Elective course 5/1/1
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Corporate Management
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with: the theoretical foundations of corporate governance, the importance and role of corporate governance in the modern business world as well as stakeholders in corporate governance. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with corporate management and to gain knowledge and create their own critical views on stakeholders of corporate governance in our country and the world through a comparative analysis of good practices of corporate governance
The course of Corporate Governance will enable students:
* To gain expanded knowledge about corporations and their importance for the functioning of modern societies.
* To extend knowledge gained about the models of corporate governance that applies in different parts of the modern world.
To acquire knowledge and to enable them to create their own views on the major stakeholders in corporate governance and so on.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to management
-
Total Quality Management
The purpose of this course it to highlight the importance of the IGC technique, their significance and the positive sides of their use in order in the near future to see a brand new image for companies in Macedonia.
-
Business Communication
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the concept of communication. In recent years more and more companies apply the techniques of business communication as the main tool to answer to a very high competition in the global market. This course is an attempt to improve the communication skills of students with theoretical but mostly practical implication correct way communication in an organizational environment with employees and managers as well as maintenance meetings, how to respond when interviewing, negotiating and motivate those around them.
-
International Marketing
The main objective of this course is to develop managerial understanding of international marketing. This course will help students improve their analytical skills, decision making and their implementation in designing international marketing plan. The focus will be on management issues and marketing issues facing companies that operate in many parts of the world. Specifically, this course will examine the role of marketing in world markets and a review of its theoretical justification, will provide an overview of business in the international context, such as structure, problems and opportunities, challenges, and political, cultural, legal and economic conditions abroad, etc. Students will demonstrate how to manage the marketing channels and form of marketing communications.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Marketing principles
-
Information System Management
A comprehensive introduction to information systems, organizational and social prism is given through the subject. The goal is for students to gain an appropriate balance of technical and organizational perspectives that will serve as a basis for further studies in this area.
-
Risk Management
After the class, students should be able:
To identify and categorize the various sources of risk.
• To design a process of risk management.
• To understand the role of manager risk.
• To understand the importance that risk management has to shareholders and other stakeholders.
• To learn how to bring the best business decisions, this achieves the highest yield level of underwriting.
• To conduct measurement and assessment of risk by applying appropriate techniques and models (VaR, scenario-analysis, stress test, etc...)
To apply an integrated risk management.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to business and economy
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Management Accounting
The purpose of the course is for students to gain knowledge of accounting, which is used by managers when making decisions. Specifically, to familiarize students with the concepts of accounting for the managers and the necessary tools for making managerial decisions.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Principles of accounting
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Financial Management
The purpose of this course is for students to acquire knowledge and skills in the area of financial management, and training to students with contemporary theoretical knowledge and experience of the analysis of the fundamental concepts of finance corporations, financial and real investment projects and their evaluation through the time dimension of money . The purpose of the case continues to train students how to use adequate sources of financing, effectively managing capital and the determination of proper structure, determining the appropriate policy of distribution of profit-dividend policy and finalize the financial planning and forecasting and more. Achieving the set goals of the subject, students will be given new opportunities for competitive access to the labor market or, more effectively managing their own real businesses.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to economy and business
| Concentration: |
Finance and Accounting |
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[6 ECTS]
Financial Management
The purpose of this course is for students to acquire knowledge and skills in the area of financial management, and training to students with contemporary theoretical knowledge and experience of the analysis of the fundamental concepts of finance to corporations, financial and real investment projects and their evaluation through the time dimension of money. The purpose of the course continues to train students how to use adequate sources of financing, effectively managing capital and the determination of proper structure, determining the appropriate policy of distribution of profit-dividend policy and finalize the financial planning and forecasting and more. Achieving the set goals of the subject, the students created new opportunities for competitive access to the labor market or, more effectively managing their own real businesses.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to business and economy, Principles of accounting
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[6 ECTS]
Monetary Economics
The main objective of this course is to introduce the student to the impact monetary policy on interest rates and asset markets, such as bond market and the stock market. In addition, the course will provide the students of the economics with the analytical tools necessary to analyze and solve relevant and current monetary economics issues. The monetary economics, however, which is the focus of this course, mainly deals with function of money and monetary aggregates, demand and supply for money, conduct of monetary policy, targets, tools and its operation. In addition, the monetary policy strategy, transmission mechanism of monetary policy, and monetary and fiscal policy will be discussed. Moreover, this course is intended to introduce students to the analytical techniques, instruments and policy issues relevant to monetary economies. An important objective of this course is to provide students with the ability to use appropriate techniques-tools of monetary economics analysis as to theoretical and applied problems relating to monetary economics.
Prerequisites for entering course: Introduction to business and economy, macroeconomics, microeconomics,
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[6 ECTS]
Management Accounting
The purpose of the course is for students to gain knowledge of accounting, which is used by managers when making decisions. Specifically, to familiarize students with the concepts of accounting for the managers and the necessary tools for making managerial decisions.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Accounting principles
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[6 ECTS]
Elective course 5/2/2
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Money and Banks
This course is designed to enable students to acquire knowledge and understanding of the functioning Central Bank and banking system in developed countries and transition countries. Therefore, the main objective of this course is to introduce the student to the empirical evidence regarding political and economic independence of monetary policy, instrument of monetary policy, transmission mechanism of monetary policy on real economic activity and management of asset and liabilities in banking, credit and market risk and regulation of banks. In addition, the course will provide the students of the finance with the analytical tools necessary to analyze and solve relevant and current monetary and banking issues. The money and banks, however, which is the focus of this course, mainly deals with theoretical and empirical evidence of monetary objective, targets and strategy and its operation in countries in transition. In addition, management of asset and liabilities, credit and market risk and regulation in banking will be discussed. Moreover, this course is intended to introduce students to the analytical techniques, instruments and policy issues relevant to money and banking. An important objective of this course is to provide students with the ability to use appropriate techniques-tools of money and banking analysis as to theoretical and applied problems relating to money and banking.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Macroeconomics, microeconomics,
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Business Communication
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the concept of communication. In recent years more and more companies apply the techniques of business communication as the main tool to answer to a very high competition in the global market. This course is an attempt to improve the communication skills of students with theoretical but mostly practical implication correct way communication in an organizational environment with employees and managers as well as maintenance meetings, how to respond when interviewing, negotiating and motivate those around them.
-
Corporate Management
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with: the theoretical foundations of corporate governance, the importance and role of corporate governance in the modern business world as well as stakeholders in corporate governance. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with corporate management and to gain knowledge and create their own critical views on stakeholders of corporate governance in our country and the world through a comparative analysis of good practices of corporate governance
The course of Corporate Management will enable students:
-To gain expanded knowledge about corporations and their importance for the functioning of modern societies.
-To extend knowledge gained about the models of corporate governance that applies in different parts of the modern world.
To acquire knowledge and to enable students to create their own views on the major stakeholders in corporate governance and so on.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to management
-
Risk Management
After the class, students should be able:
* To identify and categorize the various sources of risk.
* To design a process of risk management.
* To understand the role of manager risk.
* To understand the importance that risk management has to shareholders and other stakeholders.
* To learn how to bring the best business decisions, which achieves the highest yield level of underwriting?
* To conduct measurement and assessment of risk by applying appropriate techniques and models (VaR, scenario-analysis, stress test, etc...)
* To apply an integrated risk management.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to business and economy
-
Human Resources Management
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the importance and role of human resource management in contemporary business organizations. Within this course students will become familiar with the process management of human resources both in theory and practice of international and domestic companies.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Principles of management
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Process of Economic Integration
The purpose of this program students:
* To gain knowledge about the advantages and benefits to the countries of economic integration.
* To gain knowledge about the reason for the integration of the countries.
* To define and introduce the most important economic integration in Europe and worldwide.
* To discuss the reasons for and against integration.
* To analyze the role and importance of the EU in the development of economic integration.
* To assess the benefits of the common market, common monetary policy.
* To debate the expansion of the EU members.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to business and economics
-
[6 ECTS]
Elective course 5/1/2
-
Money and Banks
This course is designed to enable students to acquire knowledge and understanding of the functioning Central Bank and banking system in developed countries and transition countries. Therefore, the main objective of this course is to introduce the student to the empirical evidence regarding political and economic independence of monetary policy, instrument of monetary policy, transmission mechanism of monetary policy on real economic activity and management of asset and liabilities in banking, credit and market risk and regulation of banks. In addition, the course will provide the students of the finance with the analytical tools necessary to analyze and solve relevant and current monetary and banking issues. The money and banks, however, which is the focus of this course, mainly deals with theoretical and empirical evidence of monetary objective, targets and strategy and its operation in countries in transition. In addition, management of asset and liabilities, credit and market risk and regulation in banking will be discussed. Moreover, this course is intended to introduce students to the analytical techniques, instruments and policy issues relevant to money and banking. An important objective of this course is to provide students with the ability to use appropriate techniques-tools of money and banking analysis as to theoretical and applied problems relating to money and banking.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Macroeconomics, microeconomics,
-
Business Communication
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the concept of communication. In recent years more and more companies apply the techniques of business communication as the main tool to answer to a very high competition in the global market. This course is an attempt to improve the communication skills of students with theoretical but mostly practical implication correct way communication in an organizational environment with employees and managers as well as maintenance meetings, how to respond when interviewing, negotiating and motivate those around them.
-
Corporate Management
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with: the theoretical foundations of corporate governance, the importance and role of corporate governance in the modern business world as well as stakeholders in corporate governance. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with corporate management and to gain knowledge and create their own critical views on stakeholders of corporate governance in our country and the world through a comparative analysis of good practices of corporate governance
The course of Corporate Management will enable students:
-To gain expanded knowledge about corporations and their importance for the functioning of modern societies.
-To extend knowledge gained about the models of corporate governance that applies in different parts of the modern world.
To acquire knowledge and to enable students to create their own views on the major stakeholders in corporate governance and so on.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to management
-
Risk Management
After the class, students should be able:
* To identify and categorize the various sources of risk.
* To design a process of risk management.
* To understand the role of manager risk.
* To understand the importance that risk management has to shareholders and other stakeholders.
* To learn how to bring the best business decisions, which achieves the highest yield level of underwriting?
* To conduct measurement and assessment of risk by applying appropriate techniques and models (VaR, scenario-analysis, stress test, etc...)
* To apply an integrated risk management.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to business and economy
-
Human Resources Management
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the importance and role of human resource management in contemporary business organizations. Within this course students will become familiar with the process management of human resources both in theory and practice of international and domestic companies.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Principles of management
-
Process of Economic Integration
The purpose of this program students:
* To gain knowledge about the advantages and benefits to the countries of economic integration.
* To gain knowledge about the reason for the integration of the countries.
* To define and introduce the most important economic integration in Europe and worldwide.
* To discuss the reasons for and against integration.
* To analyze the role and importance of the EU in the development of economic integration.
* To assess the benefits of the common market, common monetary policy.
* To debate the expansion of the EU members.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to business and economics
-
[6 ECTS]
International Economics
Students gain knowledge and skills to understand the difference between global creation, maintenance and modification in comparison with international strategies in terms of international business, to gain knowledge to perform cost-benefit analysis from a global perspective. To conduct SWOT analysis for various international companies and to learn new global markets. To understand the essence of global international business and the use of global communications. To define and use strategies for evaluating joint venture, unification and buying different companies in order to gain access to new markets. To bring solutions to the segmentation of markets and ways to access them.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to business, Macroeconomics,
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[6 ECTS]
Monetary Economics
The main objective of this course is to introduce the student to the impact monetary policy on interest rates and asset markets, such as bond market and the stock market. In addition, the course will provide the students of the economics with the analytical tools necessary to analyze and solve relevant and current monetary economics issues. The monetary economics, however, which is the focus of this course, mainly deals with function of money and monetary aggregates, demand and supply for money, conduct of monetary policy, targets, tools and its operation. In addition, the monetary policy strategy, transmission mechanism of monetary policy, and monetary and fiscal policy will be discussed. Moreover, this course is intended to introduce students to the analytical techniques, instruments and policy issues relevant to monetary economies. An important objective of this course is to provide students with the ability to use appropriate techniques-tools of monetary economics analysis as to theoretical and applied problems relating to monetary economics.
Prerequisites for entering course: Introduction to business and economy, macroeconomics, microeconomics,
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[6 ECTS]
Investment Economics
The purpose of this course is for students to acquire relevant theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the sphere of investments and modern investment processes, as well as the micro plan and macro plan. The course will also train students through the analysis of investment as an economic category, motives and functions of investment, with special emphasis on the contribution of investment in economic growth and development of a national economy. Also this course aims to bring modern methods for determining and selecting the most effective real and financial investment to achieve greater profitability.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics
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[6 ECTS]
Elective course 5/2/3
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Corporate Management
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with: the theoretical foundations of corporate governance, the importance and role of corporate governance in the modern business world as well as stakeholders in corporate governance. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with corporate management and to gain knowledge and create their own critical views on stakeholders of corporate governance in our country and the world through a comparative analysis of good practices of corporate governance
The course of Corporate Governance will enable students:
To gain expanded knowledge about corporations and their importance for the functioning of modern societies.
To extend knowledge gained about the models of corporate governance that applies in different parts of the modern world.
To acquire knowledge and be able to create their own views on the major stakeholders in corporate governance and so on.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to management,
-
Business Communication
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the concept of communication. In recent years more and more companies apply the techniques of business communication as the main tool to answer to a very high competition in the global market. This course is an attempt to improve the communication skills of students with theoretical but mostly practical implication correct way communication in an organizational environment with employees and managers as well as maintenance meetings, how to respond when interviewing, negotiating and motivate those around them.
-
Money and Banks
The subject aims to give basic knowledge of one of the most dynamic categories in the economy - banking and money, as a condition without which you cannot imagine any modern national economy. It also aims to expose and describe the historical trajectory of development of banking, to bring the experiences of other developed countries in the world and display systems of neighboring countries as part of his immediate environment after graduation will be part of their working environment. Understanding of banking operations allows easier gaining confidence in bankers where a need for credit monitoring or other monitoring or banking provides an opportunity to attract attention or to gain confidence of customers who are part of the working process of the company in which future economist will things. On the other side of banking is attractive and prestigious profession that is not only interesting but offers good status position in society and good earnings. One of the graduates may decide to be attracted to banking, and monitoring the course will give many answers to questions related to their future professional orientation closer.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Macroeconomics, microeconomics
-
Information System Management
A comprehensive introduction to information systems, organizational and social prism is given through the course . The goal is for students to gain an appropriate balance of technical and organizational perspectives that will serve as a basis for further studies in this area.
-
Risk Management
After the course, students should be able:
• To identify and categorize the various sources of risk.
• To design a process of risk management.
• To understand the role of manager risk.
• To understand the importance that risk management has to shareholders and other stakeholders.
• To learn how to bring the best business decisions, which achieves the highest yield level of underwriting?
• To conduct measurement and assessment of risk by applying appropriate techniques and models (VaR, scenario-analysis, stress test, etc...)
• To apply an integrated risk management.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to economy and business
-
Human Resource Management
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the importance and role of human resource management in contemporary business organizations. Within this course students will become familiar with the process management of human resources both in theory and practice of international and domestic companies.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Principles of management
-
Process of Economic Integration
The purpose of this course is for students:
* To gain knowledge about the advantages and benefits to the countries of economic integration.
* To gain knowledge about the reason for the integration of the countries.
* To define and introduce the most important economic integration in Europe and worldwide.
* To discuss the reasons for and against integration.
* To analyze the role and importance of the EU in the development of economic integration.
* To assess the benefits of the common market, common monetary policy.
* To debate the expansion of the EU members.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to business and economics
-
[6 ECTS]
Elective course 5/1/3
-
Corporate Management
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with: the theoretical foundations of corporate governance, the importance and role of corporate governance in the modern business world as well as stakeholders in corporate governance. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with corporate management and to gain knowledge and create their own critical views on stakeholders of corporate governance in our country and the world through a comparative analysis of good practices of corporate governance
The course of Corporate Governance will enable students:
To gain expanded knowledge about corporations and their importance for the functioning of modern societies.
To extend knowledge gained about the models of corporate governance that applies in different parts of the modern world.
To acquire knowledge and be able to create their own views on the major stakeholders in corporate governance and so on.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to management,
-
Business Communication
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the concept of communication. In recent years more and more companies apply the techniques of business communication as the main tool to answer to a very high competition in the global market. This course is an attempt to improve the communication skills of students with theoretical but mostly practical implication correct way communication in an organizational environment with employees and managers as well as maintenance meetings, how to respond when interviewing, negotiating and motivate those around them.
-
Money and Banks
The subject aims to give basic knowledge of one of the most dynamic categories in the economy - banking and money, as a condition without which you cannot imagine any modern national economy. It also aims to expose and describe the historical trajectory of development of banking, to bring the experiences of other developed countries in the world and display systems of neighboring countries as part of his immediate environment after graduation will be part of their working environment. Understanding of banking operations allows easier gaining confidence in bankers where a need for credit monitoring or other monitoring or banking provides an opportunity to attract attention or to gain confidence of customers who are part of the working process of the company in which future economist will things. On the other side of banking is attractive and prestigious profession that is not only interesting but offers good status position in society and good earnings. One of the graduates may decide to be attracted to banking, and monitoring the course will give many answers to questions related to their future professional orientation closer.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Macroeconomics, microeconomics
-
Information System Management
A comprehensive introduction to information systems, organizational and social prism is given through the course . The goal is for students to gain an appropriate balance of technical and organizational perspectives that will serve as a basis for further studies in this area.
-
Risk Management
After the course, students should be able:
• To identify and categorize the various sources of risk.
• To design a process of risk management.
• To understand the role of manager risk.
• To understand the importance that risk management has to shareholders and other stakeholders.
• To learn how to bring the best business decisions, which achieves the highest yield level of underwriting?
• To conduct measurement and assessment of risk by applying appropriate techniques and models (VaR, scenario-analysis, stress test, etc...)
• To apply an integrated risk management.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to economy and business
-
Human Resource Management
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the importance and role of human resource management in contemporary business organizations. Within this course students will become familiar with the process management of human resources both in theory and practice of international and domestic companies.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Principles of management
-
Process of Economic Integration
The purpose of this course is for students:
* To gain knowledge about the advantages and benefits to the countries of economic integration.
* To gain knowledge about the reason for the integration of the countries.
* To define and introduce the most important economic integration in Europe and worldwide.
* To discuss the reasons for and against integration.
* To analyze the role and importance of the EU in the development of economic integration.
* To assess the benefits of the common market, common monetary policy.
* To debate the expansion of the EU members.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to business and economics
Semester 6
| Concentration: |
Menagement and Marketing |
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[6 ECTS]
Organizational Behavior
The course aims to familiarize students with organizational behavior and organizational psychology. From this point students should acquire adequate knowledge of leadership, power, authority, teamwork, conflict, role and significance of the individual business organization, etc.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Management principles
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[6 ECTS]
Product Design and Management
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to use techniques and methods for design and management of products and services to manage them and be able to apply them in business companies.
Prerequisites for entering the course:
Management principles
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[6 ECTS]
Strategic Management (capstone project)
The Strategic Management course is designed to expose students to the many facets of strategy which translated to why certain companies outperform their competition and gain sustainable competitive advantage. It is not a course on strategic planning but will provide students with the tools to perform a strategic analysis. The students will learn the process of strategic management beginning with the formulation of the philosophy and mission, analysing the internal and external environment, and analysing the companies’ competitive position. Major focus of the course is placed on Strategy Formulation– methods for analyzing industries and competitors within these industries and – Strategy Implementation
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[6 ECTS]
Elective course 6/1/1
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International Business
The main purpose of this course is for students to:
* To understand the difference between global creation, maintenance and modification in comparison with international strategies in terms of international business.
* To gain knowledge to perform cost-benefit analysis from a global perspective.
* To conduct SWOT analysis for various international companies, as well as be able to learn new global markets.
* To understand the essence of global international business and the use of global communications.
* To define and use strategies for evaluating joint venture, to unite and purchase of various companies in order to gain access to new markets.
* Make decisions on segmentation of markets, as well as ways to access them.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to business and economics
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Game Theory
The aim of this subject is to make students familiar with the main concepts of non-cooperative game theory, and know how they are used in modeling and analyzing an interactive situation. It helps the students to realize the real process of strategy selection through different games.
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E-commerce
Objectives of the course:
- Understand and apply the concepts of electronic commerce - electronic business. Identify business needs for adaptation of the constant and continuous changes in the environment and the importance of incorporation of Information Technology in the most important business processes. Improve their current operational efficiency to transform into a competitive advantage. Develop strategic, administrative and operationally planning for new businesses or improve existing planning technology fields.
- To explain: the rise of e-business today, the term consumer and business-model business-business, using relevant theories ofbusiness management and social sciences.
- To explore: interaction between technological and social trends in the business context of e-business, including the diffusion of social networks and Web 2.0 developments.
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Distrubution and sale methods
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the concept of sales and distribution, the differences between these two activities, and how modern methods used in the market economy in the sales process and the efficiency of distribution, channels of distribution, the criteria and distribution strategies.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Marketing management
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Promotion
The purpose of this course is students to be acquainted with the process of promotion from theoretical and managerial perspective.
More specifically, the aim is:
- To develop students’ abilities to learn and apply the components of the promotion mix: advertising, personal selling, sales promotion and public relations.
- To develop the students’ abilities to be sensitive to the legal and ethical issues associated with the promotion.
- To use the information available to them to make a promotional strategy.
Prerequisites for registration of this course: Principles of Marketing
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Career development
The purpose of this course is developing and managing the career of students in the future.
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[6 ECTS]
Elective course 6/2/1
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International Business
The main purpose of this course is for students to:
* To understand the difference between global creation, maintenance and modification in comparison with international strategies in terms of international business.
* To gain knowledge to perform cost-benefit analysis from a global perspective.
* To conduct SWOT analysis for various international companies, as well as be able to learn new global markets.
* To understand the essence of global international business and the use of global communications.
* To define and use strategies for evaluating joint venture, to unite and purchase of various companies in order to gain access to new markets.
* Make decisions on segmentation of markets, as well as ways to access them.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to business and economics
-
Game Theory
The aim of this subject is to make students familiar with the main concepts of non-cooperative game theory, and know how they are used in modeling and analyzing an interactive situation. It helps the students to realize the real process of strategy selection through different games.
-
E-commerce
Objectives of the course:
- Understand and apply the concepts of electronic commerce - electronic business. Identify business needs for adaptation of the constant and continuous changes in the environment and the importance of incorporation of Information Technology in the most important business processes. Improve their current operational efficiency to transform into a competitive advantage. Develop strategic, administrative and operationally planning for new businesses or improve existing planning technology fields.
- To explain: the rise of e-business today, the term consumer and business-model business-business, using relevant theories ofbusiness management and social sciences.
- To explore: interaction between technological and social trends in the business context of e-business, including the diffusion of social networks and Web 2.0 developments.
-
Distrubution and sale methods
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the concept of sales and distribution, the differences between these two activities, and how modern methods used in the market economy in the sales process and the efficiency of distribution, channels of distribution, the criteria and distribution strategies.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Marketing management
-
Promotion
The purpose of this course is students to be acquainted with the process of promotion from theoretical and managerial perspective.
More specifically, the aim is:
- To develop students’ abilities to learn and apply the components of the promotion mix: advertising, personal selling, sales promotion and public relations.
- To develop the students’ abilities to be sensitive to the legal and ethical issues associated with the promotion.
- To use the information available to them to make a promotional strategy.
Prerequisites for registration of this course: Principles of Marketing
-
Career development
The purpose of this course is developing and managing the career of students in the future.
| Concentration: |
Finance and Accounting |
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[6 ECTS]
Strategic Management
The purpose of this course is: evaluation and application of key elements of strategic analysis, choosing the right strategy within a flexible plan, and to stimulate thinking about the problems associated with implementation of formulated strategy. The aim of the course is for students to learn to think critically about issues and problems associated with the choice of strategy in turbulent and dynamic environment and to understand that there is no single right way to develop strategy. After the class, students should be able:
* Understand the theories and concepts of strategic management.
* To master the vocabulary related to the strategic management.
* To integrate the knowledge of separate functional management.
* To develop analytical and communication skills, and abilities for teamwork.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Principles of management
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[6 ECTS]
Public Finance
Objectives of the course (competencies):
* Students will acquire knowledge of public finance as a major means of macroeconomic policies as a fundamental instrument for the functioning of a national economy as a whole and as a subsystem of an economic system of the country
* Students will acquire knowledge of public goods and externalities costs, allocation of public revenue allocation and reallocation of revenue, comparative aspects of public finance in developed countries and those in transition, the specifics of the fiscal systems of Macedonia, trends and challenges them, fiscal decentralization etc.
* Students will gain knowledge of budget and extra-budgetary funds as the main instruments of fiscal policy, procedures about preparation, preparation, preparation, approval, implementation and control of the budget, and techniques of budget as the local and central level.
* For students to create a clear picture of the functioning of a fiscal system, in terms of various fiscal theories that can performcomparative difference and find common points of operation of these systems in different countries.
* Students are familiar with the main indicators of fiscal policy in the Republic, creating a real database in terms of long-term fiscal trends RM, encouraging students to work independent scholarly papers and essays on fiscal policy.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to economy and business, macroeconomics, microeconomic
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[6 ECTS]
International Finance
The purpose of this course is for students to acquire knowledge and skills of how international financial markets operate, the exchange rate fluctuations, to investigate methods of risk management in the global market.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to economy and business, macroeconomics,
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[6 ECTS]
Elective course 6/2/2
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Small Business and Entrepreneurship
The purpose of teaching this subject is to help students in understanding the meaning and essence, functioning and organization of small enterprises in the economy.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to economy and business,
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E-commerce
Objectives of the curriculum (competencies):
* Understand and apply the concepts of electronic commerce - electronic business. Identify business needs for the adaptation of the constant and continuous changes in the environment and the importance of incorporation of Information Technology in the most important business processes. Improve their current operational efficiency to transform into a competitive advantage. Develop strategic, administrative and operationally planning for new businesses or improve existing planning technology fields.
* To explain: the rise of e-business today, the term consumer and business-model business-business, using relevant theories ofbusiness management and social sciences.
* To explore: interaction between technological and social trends in the business context of e-business, including the diffusion of social networks and Web 2.0 developments.
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Analysis of Financial Reports
This course covers the following topics: fundamentals of financial analysis, types of financial analysis, an analytical framework for analyzing financial statements, system of financial reporting, basic financial statements, accounting profits and assets, analysis of cash flows, financial indicators and financial analysis, integrated analysis, long-term assets, analysis of financial liabilities, financial statement analysis, synthesis, analysis of capital structure.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Principles of accounting
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Auditing
The course in auditing is aimed to provide students with basic knowledge about the conceptual, theoretical and practical aspects of auditing in a contemporary turbulent surrounding. The creation of the programme is inspired by the wish of the students who have decided to study at the branch of Accounting and Auditing and by continuously studying the accounting disciplines to provide them with possibility to encircle the acquired knowledge in accounting and auditing, to discover the auditing secrets more thoroughly and become successful auditors in practice. The basic course objective is to identify the key problems which, at the beginning of the new millennium, the auditing world is facing, both globally and locally. The material covered within the course frames exposes the fundamentals of the auditing profession and the setting in which it constantly and continuously exists, with a narrow focus on implementing the professional regulations, the ethical norms of the professional operating and the relevant legal regulation. In order to master the material more easily students are offered a complex approach that is gradual monitoring of the auditing process from the initial phase of arranging the engagement, through planning the activities and executing the auditing procedures, to the final phase- presenting the report on the completed audit. The fundamental auditing concepts: the concept of materiality, audit risk and audit evidence are the focus of detailed observation from the aspect of their implementation in the contemporary auditing practice. Special attention is given to the examination and assessment of the internal control system as an initial step in the audit implementation.
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Design and Product Management
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to use techniques and methods for design and management of products and services to manage them and be able to apply them in business companies. Prerequisites for entering the course: Management principles.
-
International Business
The main purpose of this course is for students to:
- To understand the difference between global creation, maintenance and modification in comparison with international strategies in terms of international business.
- To gain knowledge to perform cost-benefit analysis from a global perspective.
- To conduct SWOT analysis for various international companies, as well as be able to learn new global markets.
- To understand the essence of global international business and the use of global communications.
- To define and use strategies for evaluating joint venture, to unite and purchase of various companies in order to gain access to new markets.
- Make decisions on segmentation of markets, as well as ways to access them.
- Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to business and economics.
-
[6 ECTS]
Elective course 6/1/2
-
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
The purpose of teaching this subject is to help students in understanding the meaning and essence, functioning and organization of small enterprises in the economy.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to economy and business,
-
E-commerce
Objectives of the curriculum (competencies):
* Understand and apply the concepts of electronic commerce - electronic business. Identify business needs for the adaptation of the constant and continuous changes in the environment and the importance of incorporation of Information Technology in the most important business processes. Improve their current operational efficiency to transform into a competitive advantage. Develop strategic, administrative and operationally planning for new businesses or improve existing planning technology fields.
* To explain: the rise of e-business today, the term consumer and business-model business-business, using relevant theories ofbusiness management and social sciences.
* To explore: interaction between technological and social trends in the business context of e-business, including the diffusion of social networks and Web 2.0 developments.
-
Analysis of Financial Reports
This course covers the following topics: fundamentals of financial analysis, types of financial analysis, an analytical framework for analyzing financial statements, system of financial reporting, basic financial statements, accounting profits and assets, analysis of cash flows, financial indicators and financial analysis, integrated analysis, long-term assets, analysis of financial liabilities, financial statement analysis, synthesis, analysis of capital structure.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Principles of accounting
-
Auditing
The course in auditing is aimed to provide students with basic knowledge about the conceptual, theoretical and practical aspects of auditing in a contemporary turbulent surrounding. The creation of the programme is inspired by the wish of the students who have decided to study at the branch of Accounting and Auditing and by continuously studying the accounting disciplines to provide them with possibility to encircle the acquired knowledge in accounting and auditing, to discover the auditing secrets more thoroughly and become successful auditors in practice. The basic course objective is to identify the key problems which, at the beginning of the new millennium, the auditing world is facing, both globally and locally. The material covered within the course frames exposes the fundamentals of the auditing profession and the setting in which it constantly and continuously exists, with a narrow focus on implementing the professional regulations, the ethical norms of the professional operating and the relevant legal regulation. In order to master the material more easily students are offered a complex approach that is gradual monitoring of the auditing process from the initial phase of arranging the engagement, through planning the activities and executing the auditing procedures, to the final phase- presenting the report on the completed audit. The fundamental auditing concepts: the concept of materiality, audit risk and audit evidence are the focus of detailed observation from the aspect of their implementation in the contemporary auditing practice. Special attention is given to the examination and assessment of the internal control system as an initial step in the audit implementation.
-
Design and Product Management
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to use techniques and methods for design and management of products and services to manage them and be able to apply them in business companies. Prerequisites for entering the course: Management principles.
-
International Business
The main purpose of this course is for students to:
- To understand the difference between global creation, maintenance and modification in comparison with international strategies in terms of international business.
- To gain knowledge to perform cost-benefit analysis from a global perspective.
- To conduct SWOT analysis for various international companies, as well as be able to learn new global markets.
- To understand the essence of global international business and the use of global communications.
- To define and use strategies for evaluating joint venture, to unite and purchase of various companies in order to gain access to new markets.
- Make decisions on segmentation of markets, as well as ways to access them.
- Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to business and economics.
-
[6 ECTS]
Econometrics
The purpose of this course is to learn the basics of econometrics, which will benefit students to conduct simple research
Content: This course focuses on basic research methods that can be used within all social sciences. It pays attention to simple quantitative and qualitative research methods. This course is intended for individuals who need to conduct social research as part of academic studies.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Business mathematics, business statistics,
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[6 ECTS]
Public Finance
Purposes of the course (competencies):
* Students will acquire knowledge of public finance as a major means of macroeconomic policies as a fundamental instrument for the functioning of a national economy as a whole and as a subsystem of an economic system of the country
* Students will acquire knowledge of public goods and externalities costs, allocation of public revenue allocation and reallocation of revenue, comparative aspects of public finance in developed countries and those in transition, the specifics of the fiscal systems of Macedonia, trends and challenges them, fiscal decentralization etc..
* Students will gain knowledge of budget and extra-budgetary funds as the main instruments of fiscal policy, procedures about preparation, preparation, preparation, approval, implementation and control of the budget, and techniques of budget as the local and central level.
* For students to create a clear picture of the functioning of a fiscal system, in terms of various fiscal theories that can performcomparative difference and find common points of operation of these systems in different countries.
* Students are familiar with the main indicators of fiscal policy in the Republic, creating a real database in terms of long-term fiscal trends RM, encouraging students to work independent scholarly papers and essays on fiscal policy.
Prerequisites for entering the course:Introduction to business and economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics,
-
[6 ECTS]
Strategic Management
The purpose of this course for the evaluation and application of key elements of strategic analysis, choosing the right strategy within a flexible plan, and to stimulate thinking about the problems associated with implementation of formulated strategy. The aim of the course is for students to learn to think critically about issues and problems associated with the choice of strategy in turbulent and dynamic environment and to understand that there is no single right way to develop strategy. After the class, students should be able:
* Understand the theories and concepts of strategic management.
* To master the vocabulary related to the strategic management.
* To integrate the knowledge of separate functional management.
* To develop analytical and communication skills, and abilities for teamwork.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Management Principles
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[6 ECTS]
Elective course 6/2/3
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International Finance
The purpose of this course is for students to acquire knowledge and skills of how international financial markets, the exchange rate fluctuations, to investigate methods of risk management in the global market.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to business, macroeconomics,
-
Career Development
The purpose of this course is developing and managing the career of students in the future.
-
Game Theory
The aim of this subject is to make students familiar with the main concepts of non-cooperative game theory, and know how they are used in modeling and analyzing an interactive situation. It helps the students to realize the real process of strategy selection through different games.
-
Product Design and Management
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to use techniques and methods for design and management of products and services to manage them and be able to apply them in business companies.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Marketing principles.
-
[6 ECTS]
Elective course 6/1/3
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International Finance
The purpose of this course is for students to acquire knowledge and skills of how international financial markets, the exchange rate fluctuations, to investigate methods of risk management in the global market.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Introduction to business, macroeconomics,
-
Career Development
The purpose of this course is developing and managing the career of students in the future.
-
Game Theory
The aim of this subject is to make students familiar with the main concepts of non-cooperative game theory, and know how they are used in modeling and analyzing an interactive situation. It helps the students to realize the real process of strategy selection through different games.
-
Product Design and Management
The purpose of this course is to prepare students to use techniques and methods for design and management of products and services to manage them and be able to apply them in business companies.
Prerequisites for entering the course: Marketing principles.
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