including: Total ECTS Examination Lecture Practice laboratory hours No. Course title Course instructor Semester Winter

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1 Courses taught in the English language offered by the Faculty of Economics and Management within the 10-month program at the University of Bialystok Academic Year 2017/2018 No. Course title Course instructor 1. Microeconomics Dr Anna Wildowicz- Giegiel including: Total ECTS Examination Lecture Practice laboratory credits form Work in class (50%): activity in the class discussion on the selected topics Test and exercises - 50% Semester Winter The aim of the course is to provide students with more detailed knowledge on the selected microeconomic theories which allows to understand market mechanism and behavior of economic entities such as producers and consumers. 1.P.A.Samuelson and W.D. Nordhaus, Microeconomics, Mcgraw-Hill Book Company,

2 2. J.B. Taylor, Principles of Microeconomics, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston G. W. Stone, Core Microeconomics, Worth Publishers, New York, Basic strategic management Dr Mariusz Citkowski Lectures: knowledge test Classes: total points of case study Winter The aim of the course is the acquisition by the students theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the field of design strategy. They learn basic methods of strategic analysis useful in developing strategies. 1. Strategic management concepts, Fred R. David, Forest R. David Pearson Education, Boston Dess, Gregory G.: Strategic management : text & cases. 8th ed. New York : McGraw-Hill Education, Competitive strategy: techniques for analyzing industries and competitors: with a new introduction / Michael E. Porter, New York, Essentials of strategic management, J. David Hunger, Thomas L. Wheelen,. Boston International Dr M. Kruk Final group Winter Marketing project This course aims to provide an analytical but practical approach to the subject area of marketing management in an international context. The course will equip students with the skills and competences required to analyse and solve marketing problems relating to both individual consumers and business to business customers. The problem solving approach covers areas such as customer roles, customer attitudes and behaviours; segmentation; marketing research methods; marketing communications; and distribution. The course is delivered in an international setting and illustrated with cases. 2

3 1. R. M. Joshi, International marketing, Oxford University Press, New Delhi International Marketing in Europe, ed. by M. Szymura-Tyc, University of Economics, Katowice M. R. Czinkota, I. A. Ronkainen and G. Zvobgo, International Marketing, South-Western Cengage Learning, International Economics Dr Agnieszka Piekutowska Written exam, consisting of open and closed questions. To pass the exam, student must get at least 60% of points Winter The main aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge of contemporary concepts of specialization and international production, trade and industrial policy and the motives and consequences of foreign direct investments. Direct investments in the context of economic development, state activity to raise capital, international labour flows and human capital will be also the subject of the analysis. 1. R. J. Carbaugh, International Economics. 15 th edition, Boston, Cengage Learning C. Van Marrewijk, International economics : theory, application, and policy, New York : Oxford University Press, Knowledge and Dr K. Sachpazidu Project Summer 3

4 technology Wójcicka transfer The aims of the course are: - to understand the challenges and approaches of introducing new products and processes; - to understand the challenges and approaches of building new ventures and other value creation processes; - to understand the incentives and resources that encourage organizations business model 1. Osterwalder A., Business model generation, Yves Pigneur. Hoboken : John Wiley and Sons, cop Kim, W. Chan. R. Mauborgne: Blue ocean strategy, Harvard Business Review Press, Dyer J., Gregersen H., Christensen C. M., The Innovator's DNA, Harvard Business Review Press, Osterwalder A., Value proposition design: how to create products and services customers want: get started 6. Macroeconomics dr Anna Wildowicz- Giegiel Work in class (50%): activity in the class discussion on the selected topics Test and exercises - 50% Summer The aim of the course is to provide students with more detailed knowledge on the selected macroeconomic models and theories which allows to explain the most relevant issues of modern macroeconomics, including macroeconomic policy instruments that can be implemented to reduce inflation, unemployment, income inequality etc. 4

5 1. P. A. Samuelson, W. D. Nordhaus. Macroeconomics, McGraw-Hill/Irwin. McGraw-Hill Higher Education, Boston M. Parkin Macroeconomics, Pearson Education, Boston R. J. Rossana, Macroeconomics, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London&New York A.L. Hillman, Public finance and public policy, Cambridge University Press Strategic Dr Marek Kruk Final group Summer Management project The ultimate aim of the course is to develop students as future managers who will add value by 'strategically managing' the organisation's resources and capabilities. Students will be introduced to strategic management in both a conceptual and practical way. This will involve critical discussion and use of a range of cases, thus putting strategy into practice in relation to the functional areas of marketing, operations, finance and human resources. 1. Fred R. David, Forest R. David, Strategic management concepts, Pearson Education, Boston Anthony E. Henry, Understanding strategic management, Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York Michael A. Hitt, R. Duane Ireland, Robert E. Hoskisson, Strategic Management. Competitiveness & Globalization, South-Western Cengage Learning, Mason International trade and freight forwarding Dr Paweł Piątkowski Classes - group works during classes, lecture - exam Summer The ultimate aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge about the international trade and freight forwarding. Students will 5

6 know basic rules of international trade and transportation. During classes students fill and analyses practical document in area of international trade and freight forwarding. 1. Fornalska-Skurczyńska, Anna: Introduction to international trade. Gdańsk: Gdańsk University Press, Thies, Anne: International trade disputes and EU liability. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Alexander, Nicholas: International retailing. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, Dorożyńska, Agnieszka: Theoretical aspects of export promoting policy and dumping in the international trade. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Barry Christian: International trade and labor standards : a proposal for linkage. New York : Columbia University Press, Marjit, Sugata: International trade and economic development : essays in theory and policy. New Delhi : Oxford University Press, Handbook on international trade policy. Cheltenham ; Northampton : Edward Elgar, Negishi, Takashi: Developments of international trade theory. Boston: Kulwer Academic Publishers, Yoffie B., David: International trade and competition : cases and notes in strategy and management. New York: McGraw-Hill, Bhagwati, Jagdish Natwarlal (ed.): International trade : selected readings. Cambridge ; London : The MIT Press, Goldin, Ian: Trade liberalisation : global economic implications. Paris : OECD Publications ; Washington DC : The World Bank, Handbook of global logistics : transportation in international supply chains. New York : Springer, The Oxford handbook of international business. Oxford : Oxford University Press, Total Total lecture Total practice Total laboratory Total ECTS credits 6