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The University Of Georgia

Program name:	Business Administration
Study Level:	Undergraduate
Program leader:	Eka Gegeshidze
Study language:	English
Qualification:	Bachelor of Business Administration
Program capacity:	240
Program permission:	English language B1 level (70%) and other legislative requirements, namely citizens of Georgia should successfully pass Unified National Entrance Examinations. Foreign high-school graduates who received complete general education abroad or its equivalent and the last two years of complete general education had studied abroad or students who lived abroad for the last two or more years and who are currently studying abroad in higher educational institutions recognized by the legislation of the host countries will be able to enter the program without passing Uniform National Entrance Examinations according to Order №224/N of the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia (December 29, 2011).
Program goals:	The objective of the program is provide a student with basics of modern business administration. To provide solid foundation for business administration sections –such as finances, marketing, accounting, management and etc. as well as business sections such as banking, insurance, industrial, financial and etc. After completing the program a student will develop basic entrepreneur skills, as well as receives knowledge and skills that are necessary for lower and middle level managers in Georgia and worldwide.
Methods for Attaining Learning Outcomes:	Lectures and seminars Working with textbooks Discussion Discussion Demonstration Usage of video and audio products Interactive studies Life problems Role games Identification of new information implementation of small studies Practical study Team work Reproduction Field work Formulation and solving of a problem Producing (small) more complicated research Critical analysis Presenting and defending debatable topics Team tasks Problem solving tasks Projects Case study Literature analysis Critical assessment of own work Constrictive criticism Working with textbook Searching required literature electronically and in library Writing assignments Writing about a topic Presentation Verbal and oral methods Presenting and defending controversial topics
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge and understanding Know main principles and theories of micro and macro economics Understand participants of market, market forces, role of competition for product pricing Know the state role in economics Know monetary and fiscal policies, inflation, unemployment, theories of developing state economics Know mathematical and statistical theories Understand achievements of school of management Understand ethics of business environment Know legislative forms of business organisation Know critical methods of analysis of an organisation and environment, modern methods of assessment and modeling of the happening Know discussion and decision making principles Know assessment principles of the strategic alternatives and methodology of competitive business strategy Understand theoretical basics of business optimisation and management Understand management structure, its subsystems and its relationship Understand management`s strategic, financial, production, administrative, international, social, cultural aspects Know fundamental principles and theories of Marketing, modern understanding of competitiveness of companies Understand modeling of network for product distribution Know price systems, trademarks that are used by international marketing systems Know modern technologies of managing advertisement and promotions, general methodology of promotion and pricing, costing and cost strategy analysis Understand theoretical basis for providing effective advertisement performance Know modern PR methodologies for forming public opinion, understanding of competitiveness Understand internationally accepted accounting principles, methodologies for assessing financial position of the company, producing income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement Know financial markets, financial instruments and financial institutions Know assessment principles of financial investment instruments, methods of constructing financial portfolios, risk management and analysis Skills Work individually and in team Plan, motivate, control, implement Lead Develop strategic vision, design business plan with accordance of requirements, identify critical solution, develop an operational plan Organise with accordance of requirements marketing research, analyse statistical information Use mathematical and statistical application for solving financial problems Create financial and bookkeeping documentation Generate final results' assessment coefficients Assess investment project Produce expenditure, expenses and budget documents, calculation of production cost Find information on financial market regarding financial instruments and organise financial portfolios Analyse quantitative and qualitative results of a research Make conclusions and arguments based on the statistical analysis of marketing research Predict future sales and prices based on past statistical results Analyse market and environment forces; to compare competitors and week and strong sides in business SWOT analysis Analyse financial documentation of the organisation and make decisions regarding its financial position Analyse reasons that brings difference between budgeted and actual results Make optimal judgement when assessing investment projects Analyse special financial information from special TV programs and newspapers and to make correct judgment based on these information Present own vision in writing as well as to make presentation using modern technology Use appropriate terminology during a presentation Explain or tell appropriate information to the specialists as well as other interested individuals Participate in discussion Present detailed analysis of the result in writing Communicate fluently in Georgian and in English Use electronical communication at academic level Responsibility and autonomy State its own professional interests and independently identify preferable continuation of study at next level of education or progress knowledge by new certified courses Search required literature electronically and in library Constantly progress its knowledge by using Georgian and English special literature Consider liberal-democratic attitudes expressed by respecting individual and property Consider correct attitude towards physical and intellectual properties. Consider personal and collective responsibilities Consider responsibilities toward the community and state expressed as respect to the law and business ethics Consider the role of the values in developing of the State and welfare of future generation
Date of approval:	06-13-2012
Approval protocol number:	21-12
Date of program update:
Update protocol number:	31-16
Program details:	student has the opportunity to choose 12 free credits
Teaching Process Characteristics:	The length for undergraduate studies is defined as 4 years or 8 terms. University Study Day is divided in lectures (lessons).The lecture consists of several (two, three or four) parts (theoretical part, practical – seminar, lab), each of length - 60 minutes. At the University groups (classes) are formed as from 25 or 50 students. The minimum number of students per group is 10. If during the registration less than 10 students registered, the University reserves the right not to open the group.

University Core


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
BUSN1210E	Basics of Business and Economics	6	1
HIST1120E	Introduction to World History	6	1
KART1220E	Academic Writing	6	1
HIST1230E	Introduction to the History of Georgia	6	5
	Credits sum:	24

Program Core


Code	Subject	ECTS	Semester
MATH1111E	Mathematics for Economists I	6	1
ECON1290E	Principles of Microeconomics	6	2
LAWB4300E	Corporations	6	2
MATH1211E	Mathematics for Economists II	6	2
PSYC1275E	Social Psychology	6	2
ACCT2122E	Financial Accounting I (basics, Part I)	6	3
ECON2190E	Principles of Macroeconomics	6	3
INFO1133E	MS office	6	3
MGMT2110E	Basics of Management	6	3
MKTG2210E	Basics of Marketing	6	3
ACCT2210E	Basics of Managerial Accounting	6	4
ACCT2221E	Financial Accounting I (basics, Part II)	6	4
ECON2160E	Microeconomics I	6	4
MGMT2210E	Fundamentals of the Strategic Management	6	4
STAT2218E	Business Statistics	6	4
FINA3115E	Principles of Finance	6	5
MGMT3110E	Basics of Operation Management	6	5
COMM4130E	Basics of Advertising	6	6
ECON3210E	Basics of International Business and economics	6	6
MGMT3121E	Basics of Organizational Behavior	6	6
MGMT3221E	Business-communications	6	6
FINA3220E	Fundamentals of the Investment	6	7
MGMT3211E	Human Resource Management	6	7
MKTG3210E	Basics of customers Behavior	6	7
MKTG3220E	Marketing Researches	6	7
MKTG4110E	Brand Management	6	7
BUSN4250E	Project and Thesis in Business Adminsitration	30	8
	Credits sum:	186

Program Elective

student should take 12 ECTS from the given list. Georgian student can choose English language and foreign student Georgian language
Code	Subject	ECTS
MGMT2212E	Entrepreneurship	6
ENGL1110E	General English I	6
KART1141	Georgian, as a second language I	6
LING0015	Georgian as a Foreign Language I (General)	6
ENGL1120E	General English II	6
KART1241	Georgian, as a second language II	6
LING0017	Georgian as a Foreign Language II (General)	6
COMM4120E	Introduction to Public Relations	6
ECON2260E	Microeconomics II	6
INTR4210E	Internship in Business	12
MATH2111E	Mathematics for Economists III	6
MGMT4220E	Project Management	6
MKTG4220E	Electronic Commerce And Online Marketing	6
MKTG4230E	Global Marketing Strategies	6
BUSN3210E	Basics of Business and Economics Forecast	6
FINA4115E	Corporative Finances (intermediate)	6
INFO3212E	Decision Modeling in MS Excel	6
INTR4220E	Internship	3
INTR4309E	Internship in Economics and Business administration	6
	Credits sum:	117

Matrix Of Privequisites

Evaluation system

Weekly review	36 point / 36%;
Research Paper	10 point/ 10%;
Midterm exams	24 point / 24%;
Final exam	30 point / 30%

Point	GPA	The university assessment	The general assessment in Georgia
97-100	4,00	A+	A	Excellent
94-96	3,75	A
91-93	3,50	A-
87-90	3,25	B+		Very good
84-86	3,00	B	B
81-83	2,75	B-
77-80	2,50	C+	C	good
74-76	2,25	C
71-73	2,00	C-
67-70	1,75	D+	D	Satisfactory
64-66	1,50	D
61-63	1,25	D-
51-60	1,00	E	E	Sufficient
Not passed
41-50		FX	FX	Insufficient
<40		F	F	Failed