| Course title | Legal Basics of Entrepreneurship |
| Course code | VadZ2048 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 3 |
| Total Hours in Course | 81 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 16 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 16 |
| Independent study hours | 49 |
| Date of course confirmation | 19/12/2018 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Business and Management Science |
| Course developers | |
| Mg. paed., pasn. Laura Joma |
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| Prior knowledge | |
| Citi4016, Labour and Civil Protection Ekon3045, Taxes and Duties JurZ2035, Labour Law VadZ2035, Document Management |
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| Course abstract | |
| The course provides students with knowledge of the legal basics of entrepreneurship, government functions related to entrepreneurship (business), registers of the Register of Enterprises, the legal forms of business organisations, the fundamentals of obligations law, the kinds of transactions and contracts, the fundamentals of communication law, the legal framework for the production process and prerequisites for international cooperation | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| 1.Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the substance, concepts and role of business law in the modern society - Practical assignments
2.Demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the most important components of entrepreneurship - Multiple choice test 3.Independently analyse and apply the legal framework for entrepreneurship - Tests, practical assignments 4.Identify and deal with the legal framework of an industry - Tests, practical assignments 5.Reasonably explain and discuss the legal framework for entrepreneurship - Discussions in classes 6.Responsibly plan the completion of the assignments given - Practical assignments 7.Reasonably draw and substantiate conclusions on the requirements of the legal framework for entrepreneurship - Practical assignments 8.Present an independent or a common group opinion after performing an analysis of the legal framework for entrepreneurship - Practical assignments, group work 9.Explain various legal terms and understand the hierarchy of legal documents – Test 10.Identify and analyse the most important requirements of the legal framework for entrepreneurship - Test, practical assignments 11.Draw up legally effective documents for an enterprise - Practical assignments |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1.Politic of entrepreneurship and legislation process. (lecture – 1 hour, practical – 1 hour)
2.State Administration Structures, monitoring and control system. (lecture – 1 hour, practical – 1 hour) 3.Registers of the Enterprise Register. (lecture – 1 hour, practical – 1 hour) 4.Performers of economic activities (lectures – 2 hours) 5.Establishing, reorganization and liquidation of Performers of economic activities. (lecture – 1 hour, practical – 3 hours) Multiple choice test: about establishing enterprise (practical – 1 hour) 6.Obligation laws (lectures – 2 hours) 7.Transactions and contracts. (lecture – 1 hour, practical – 2 hours) 8.Commercial transactions (lecture – 1 hour, practical – 2 hours) 9.Administrative Procedure and Criminal Procedure. (lecture – 1 hour, practical – 1 hour) 10.Communication rights. (lecture – 1 hour, practical – 1 hour) 11.Legal framework of Production and service delivery process. (lecture – 1 hour, practical – 2 hours) 12.Preconditions for international cooperation. (lecture – 1 hour, practical – 1 hour) Test: all themes about (practical – 1 hour) |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| Test. The Test consist of:
•35% multiple choice test in the Moodle system about Policies on entrepreneurship and the relevant legal framework, the state administration structure, the supervision and control system, registers of the Register of Enterprises, economic operators and the foundation, reorganization and liquidation of enterprises; •25% test in the Moodle system about Transactions and contracts, obligations law, commercial transactions, administrative procedure and criminal procedure, communication law, prerequisites for international cooperation •25% practical assignment of Practical planning activities (drawing up enterprise foundation documents and a contract, an analysis of one legal act regulating the production process) •5 % registered attendance. 10% are equal to one point on a 10-point marking scale. A mark of at least 4 has to be acquired in the practical works, seminar, test must be credited positive. |
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| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| Internet materials studies on regulatory enactments regulating the economic sector.
Preparing and presenting the practical assignments. Preparing for a tests and multiple choice test. |
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| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| Test mark is as accumulating mark of all course marks. | |
| Compulsory reading | |
| 1. Komerclikums: LR likums [tiešsaiste]. Pieņemts 13.04.2000. Stājas spēkā 01.01.2002. [Skatīts 18.10.2019.]. Pieejams: https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=5490
2. Par individuālo (ģimenes) uzņēmumu un zemnieka vai zvejnieka saimniecību: LR likums [tiešsaiste]. Pieņemts 08.01.1992. Stājas spēkā 06.02.1992. [Skatīts 18.10.2019.]. Pieejams: https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=72428 3. Par nodokļiem un nodevām: LR likums [tiešsaiste]. Pieņemts 02.02.1995.Stājas spēkā: 01.04.1995. [Skatīts 18.10.2019.]. Pieejams: https://likumi.lv/ta/id/33946-par-nodokliem-un-nodevam |
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| Further reading | |
| 1.Uzņēmējdarbība lauku ilgtspējīgā attīstībā: mācību līdzeklis. Jelgava: LLU, 2004. 318 lpp.
2.Laikraksts „Latvijas Vēstnesis” http://www.la.lv; 3.Latvijas Republikas Ministru kabinets http://www.mk.gov.lv; |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1.Žurnāls „Dienas Bizness”. Pieejams: http://www.db.lv/ | |
| Notes | |
| Field professional specialization study course (Part B2) for the 1.th level professional highest educational study program “Commercial sciences” students | |