Introduction to University Studies

Course: Management of Organizations

Structural unit: Faculty of Economics

Title
Introduction to University Studies
Code
ОК. 1.1
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PLO 1. To know their rights and responsibilities as a member of society, to understand the values of civil society, the rule of law, human and civil rights and freedoms in Ukraine. PLO 3. Demonstrate knowledge of theories, methods and functions of management, modern concepts of leadership. PLO 9. Demonstrate skills of interaction, leadership, teamwork. PLO 11. Demonstrate skills of situation analysis and communication in various areas of the organization. PLO 13. Communicate orally and in writing in state and foreign languages.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. This is the first academic discipline that introduces the student to educational components that form professional competences, namely: "History of management", "Management", "Marketing", "Personnel management", "Investment management", "Making managerial decisions" , "Strategic management". 2. Knowledge of the Ukrainian language. 3. To be able to systematize educational information. 4. Possess basic skills: use of Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft PowerPoint.
Course content
"Introduction to University Studies" - a discipline that allows freshmen to form a system of knowledge about the history of formation and development of university education and traditions in the world and in Ukraine; the main stages of development of economic education and science in Taras Shevchenko National University in the context of its history and present; structure and features of both the educational process in the chosen field and the future profession; to generalize the structure of knowledge about management, to study its historical development, to consider the features and characteristics of the profession, to reveal the tools of management as a science, to characterize the activities of a specialist in management.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Вступ до університетських студій: навч. посібник / Н.М. Сидоренко, Ю.В. Латиш. – К.: ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2020. – 367 с. 2. Жилінська О.І. Університет: ґенеза ідеї та трансформація діяльності від класичної до інноваційної моделі // Ідея Університету: сучасний дискурс : монографія / за ред. Л. В. Губерського, А. С. Філіпенка. К. : ВПЦ “Київський університет”, 2014. С. 153–197. 3. Жилінська О. І. Дослідницькі університети як провідна ланка національної інноваційної системи // Національна інноваційна система України: проблеми формування і реалізації. К. : Парламентське вид-во, 2007. С. 345–346. 4. Жилінська О. І. Університет як ефективний власник у сфері інтелектуальної власності // Інтелектуальна власність у науково-дослідних установах та ВНЗ: теоретичні та практичні аспекти управління та оцінки : матер. всеукр. наук.-практ. конф. К., 2011. С. 45–49.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Information-traditional with elements of problem-oriented learning: lectures, seminars, independent work, analysis of problem situations, individual creative tasks and video pitches, video pitch tournament "Neverbalika-2021", consultations, visits to the Museum of Economics, Museum of History.
Assessment methods and criteria
Testing, essay writing, independent analytical work, discussions. Final evaluation in the form of a test.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Oksana Zhylinska
Department of Innovation and Investment Management
Faculty of Economics

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Innovation and Investment Management
Faculty of Economics