International Organizations and Transnational Corporations

Major: International Economic Relations
Code of subject: 6.292.00.O.065
Credits: 5.00
Department: Management and International Business
Lecturer: Ph.D, Assoc. Prof. Kara N.I.
Semester: 6 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: The study of the discipline involves the formation and development of students in the following program competencies: SC1 Ability to identify the characteristics and trends of the world economy, especially the implementation of economic policy and global integration / disintegration processes, including Euro-Atlantic integration. SK2 Ability to use basic categories and the latest theories, concepts, technologies and methods in the field of international economic relations, taking into account their basic forms, to apply theoretical knowledge about the functioning and development of international economic relations. SC4 Ability to substantiate the peculiarities of the implementation of forms of international economic relations at the mega-, macro-, meso- and micro-levels. SC8 Ability to determine the functional features, nature, level and degree of relationships between the subjects of international economic relations of different levels and to establish communication between them. SC10 Ability to justify the use of legal, economic and diplomatic methods (means) of resolving conflict situations at the international level. SK16 Ability to constantly improve the theoretical level of knowledge, generate and effectively use them in practice. FCS1.2 Ability to conduct a comprehensive marketing research of the foreign market, search, selection and establishing contacts with a foreign partner. FCS1.4 Ability to conduct commercial negotiations with contractors and sign foreign trade contracts. FCS2.4 Ability to analyze and evaluate the innovation potential of the enterprise, as well as the competitiveness of the innovative enterprise. FCS2.5 Understanding the features of accounting, taxation and international insurance in the field of investment and innovation. FCS4.2 Ability to conduct economic diagnostics of customs activities, as well as the calculation of economic indicators of these activities. FCS4.4 Ability to justify the use of tools and technologies for informatization of customs activities. As a result of studying the discipline, the student must be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes: PH2 To communicate freely on professional issues in the state and foreign languages ??orally and in writing, to use economic terminology professionally. PH3 Use modern information and communication technologies, software packages for general and special purposes. PH4 To systematize and organize the received information on processes and phenomena in the world economy; assess and explain the impact of endogenous and exogenous factors on them; formulate conclusions and develop recommendations taking into account the peculiarities of the national and international environment. PH9 Understand and be able to apply, in accordance with other requirements of the educational program, modern theories and methods of solving specialized complex problems and practical problems in the field of international trade in goods and services, international capital movements, international monetary and financial relations, mobility of human resources, international technology transfer. РН11 To substantiate one's own opinion on specific conditions for the implementation of forms of international economic relations at the mega-, macro-, meso- and micro-levels. PH17 Identify the causes, types and nature of international conflicts and disputes, justify and apply economic, legal and diplomatic methods and means of resolving them at the international level, defending the national interests of Ukraine. РН22 Apply appropriate methods, rules and principles of functioning of international economic relations for the development of foreign economic activity of Ukraine. Zn1 Conceptual knowledge acquired in the process of learning and professional activity, including certain knowledge of modern achievements. K1 Reporting to specialists and non-specialists information, ideas, problems, solutions and own experience in the field of professional activity. K2 Ability to effectively form a communication strategy. AB2. Responsibility for professional development of individuals and / or groups of individuals.
Required prior and related subjects: prerequisite: International economic relations co-requisite: International Finance
Summary of the subject: International organizations in the regulation of economic relations. The mechanism of functioning of international organizations. Intergovernmental economic organization. International non-governmental economic organization. UN and international economic cooperation. International Organization for regulation of world trade. International monetary organizations. TNC as an international business. Formation of the TNC as a result of the internationalization process of the company. Theories of foreign direct investment and multinational corporations. Economic fundamentals of TNCs. Place and role of international politics in society. Ukraine on the international arena.
Assessment methods and criteria: • writing reports on individual assignments, oral interviews, reference work (30%): • final control (70%): written component (50%), oral component (20%)
Recommended books: 1. Synopsis of lectures on the subject "International organizations and TNCs" for students of the first (bachelor's) level of higher education specialty 292 "International economic relations" in the field of knowledge 29 "International relations" of all forms of education / Encl. Verbytska GL, NI Kara. - Lviv: Publishing Center of the Department of MMP INEM of the National University "Lviv Polytechnic". № 8653 dated March 28, 2019 - 99 p. 2. Methodical instructions for independent work in the discipline "International organizations and TNCs" for students of the first (bachelor's) level of higher education specialty 292 "International economic relations" in the field of knowledge 29 "International relations" of all forms of education / Encl. Verbytska GL, NI Kara. - Lviv: Publishing Center of the Department of MMP INEM of the National University "Lviv Polytechnic". № 8654 dated March 28, 2019. - 23 p. 3. Methodical instructions for conducting practical classes and performing individual work in the discipline "International organizations and TNCs" for students of the first (bachelor's) level of higher education specialty 292 "International economic relations" in the field of knowledge 29 "International relations" of all forms of education / Encl. Verbytska GL, NI Kara. - Lviv: Publishing Center of the Department of MMP INEM of the National University "Lviv Polytechnic". № 8655 dated March 28, 2019 - 30 p. 4. Stroyko TV International organizations: Textbook. manual / TV Stroyko. - К .: Кондор-Видавництво, 2015.-250 с. Yakubovsky SO, Kozak YG, Savchuk OV etc. 5. Transnational corporations: features of investment activities: Textbook. manual / ed. S.O. Yakubovsky, Yu.G. Kozaka, Savchuk OV - К .: ЦНЛ, 2006 - с. 6. Cossack. Modern methodology for the analysis of international economic relations: ethno-cultural features. EcoSoEn, Scientific Journal of Economics, Social and Engineering Sciences Year 3, Nr.1-2 / 2020.