The course work provides:
- consolidation and deepening of knowledge gained by students in the study of discipline “ Introduction to the profession "Economics ”;
- development of creative approach to the practical application of acquired knowledge and solve practical problems;
- attract students to work independently with professional literature;
- the skills necessary scientific research sources and materials in the study;
- develop skills in the use of modern information tools and technologies;
- enabling of students' experiences clearly, consistently and competently teach in the text of theoretical principles;
- developing the ability to analyze, summarize and draw conclusions.

Writing a term paper greatly contribute to better assimilation of theoretical knowledge and practical analysis of the course “ Introduction to the profession "Economics ”.

- previous courses: -
- following courses: Introduction to the profession "Economics", “Management”, “Political economy”, “Microeconomics”, “Macroeconomics”.

Evaluation of efficiency of investment in education. Ranking disciplines and evaluating the quality of educational services. Definition of own purposes. Formation of the student collective. Evaluation of business ideas. Simulation of optimal structure of enterprise.

Base literature
1. Rashkevych, Yu. M. (2014) The Bologna Process and the new paradigm of higher education. Monograph. Lviv, Lviv Polytechnic University Publishing House, 168 p. (in Ukrainian).
2. The historic edition. Lviv Polytechnic: LITTERIS ET ARTIBUS. Kyiv – Lviv: Publishing House "Logos Ukraine", 367 p. (in Ukrainian).
3. Petrovich J.M. (2004) Economics of Enterprise: a textbook / Ed. of J. M. Petrovich: Petrovich J.M., Kit A.F., Semeniv O.M. – Lviv: "The New World - 2000", 680 p. (in Ukrainian).

Auxiliary literature
1. Studying in Lviv Polytechnic. (2009) Lviv, Lviv Polytechnic University Publishing House, 140 p. (in Ukrainian).
2. Lviv Polytechnic National University. (2009) The historic edition. Kyiv: Publishing House "Logos Ukraine", 447 p. (in Ukrainian).
3. Educationally-professional program of preparation of bachelor of specialty 051 “Economics”
4. Educationally-professional program of preparation of master of specialty 051 “Economics”.
5. Structurally-logical schemes of preparation of bachelor, master of Economics.
6. Internal regulations of the Lviv Polytechnic National University.
7. Internal regulations of student hostels of the Lviv Polytechnic National University.
8. Rashkevych, Yu. M. (2014). Legal basis of the implementation of the Bologna Process in Ukraine: Monograph. Authors: Bugrov V., Hozhyk A., Zhdanov, K., Zarubinsky I., Zakharchenko V., Kalashnikov S., et al.; by the Society. K. : SE «SPC «Priorities», 256 (in Ukrainian).
9. Temporal position is "About the system of evaluation ofknowledge and determination of rating of students in thecredit-module system of preparation of specialists".
10. Sharapov, O. D., Derbentsev, V. D. & Semonov, D. Ie. (2003), Systemnyi analiz [System analysis], Kyiv, KNEU, 154 p. (in Ukrainian).

Internet sources
1. Commercial code of Ukraine - http://zakon5.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/436-15.
2. Official web site of the Lviv Polytechnic National University - http://www.lp.edu.ua/en/lp.
3. Official web site of the Academic Institute of Economics and Management - http://www.lp.edu.ua/en/iem
4. Official web site of the Department of Business Economics and Investment (BEI) - http://www.lp.edu.ua/en/bei.
5. The virtual educational environment of Lviv Polytechnic - http://vns.lp.edu.ua.
6. Informative database - http://smida.gov.ua.

Educational and methodical support
1. Electronic educational-methodical complex on discipline "Introduction to the specialty" Economics ". Contributors: Ph.D., Prof. Kozyk V.V., Assistant. Myshchyshyn O.L., Assistant. Yanevych N.Ya. E41-232-431 / 2015. id = 10427.
2. Summary of lectures [Electronic resource]. - Access mode: http://vns.lp.edu.ua.
3. Methodical instructions for conducting practical and seminar classes [Electronic resource]. - Access mode: http://vns.lp.edu.ua.
4. Methodological guidelines for independent work by students [Electronic resource]. - Access mode: http://vns.lp.edu.ua.
5. Methodical instructions for the implementation of course papers [Electronic resource]. - Access mode: http://vns.lp.edu.ua.

final control (100%, test control)

Students are expected to acquire following knowledges:
- basic information about university, department, educational and scientific institute; rules of internal organization of the university; the main traditions of the university, the department, the educational-scientific institute and the content of the most important elements of their corporate culture;
- structure of the specialty curriculum; structure and organization of the educational process; structural and logical scheme of training specialists in the specialty; educational-professional program and educational-qualification characteristics; production functions and typical tasks of activity;
- essence of national economy, enterprise economy, labor economy and its importance;
- essence, types, organizational forms and features of activity of enterprises and integrated structures;
- directions of activity of the enterprises;
- the essence of the enterprise as a production system and its organizational structure;
- the essence of the enterprise collective as a social group;
- the essence of the personnel of the enterprise;
- social and psychological features of the personnel of the enterprise as an object of management.


Students are expected to acquire following skills:
- to form their own views on studying at the university; to promote the achievements of the university and its corporate culture;
- use the state and industry standards of Ukraine in the field of education;
- summarize information and formulate approaches to solving problems by activity functions;
- to search, collect, organize and accumulate the necessary legal, social, economic, scientific-methodological, reference and other information necessary for training in the specialty;
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of economic concepts, scientific economic theories and methods in economics.

Prerequisites: Management, Political Economy, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics.

Co-requisites: Enterprise Economics, Entrepreneurship, Staff Motivation, Production Organization, Labor Organization.

The course "Introduction to the specialty" Economics "belongs to the list of required educational disciplines by educational level" bachelor ". The discipline is aimed at forming students' theoretical knowledge of the essence and content of the specialty "Economics", the system of organizing the educational process at the National University "Lviv Polytechnic" and requirements for specialists. The purpose of studying the discipline is to acquaint students with the educational institution, its history and traditions, structure and features of the department, educational-scientific institute, formation of the initial idea of the profession of economist.

1. Електронний навчально-методичний комплекс з дисципліни “Вступ до фаху «Економіка». http://vns.lpnu.ua/course/view.php?id=474.
2. Історичне видання. Львівська політехніка: LITTERIS ET ARTIBUS. Видавничий центр “Логос Україна”. Київ-Львів. 367 с.
3. Національний університет “Львівська політехніка”. Історичне видання. Київ: Видавничий центр “Логос Україна”, 2009. – 447 с.
4. Освітньо-професійна програма підготовки бакалавра зі спеціальності 051“Економіка”.
5. Освітньо-професійна програма підготовки магістра зі спеціальності 051“Економіка” за спеціалізацією “Управління персоналом та економіка праці”.
6. Ситник Й.С. Економіка підприємства: Навчальний посібник. – Львів: 2017. – 110 с.
7. Захарчин Г.М., Л.Р.Струтинська, Н.П.Любомудрова, Р.О. Винничук Управління персоналом: навч. посібник. – Львів: Видавництво Львівська політехніка . – 2013. – 260 с.

Final control (defense of course work – 100%):
- theoretical task (15%),
- analytical-applied, diagnostic and designing tasks (55%),
- oral questioning (30%).