Course for international guest/part time students
- Faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
- Organization
- BTK Department of Translation and Interpreting
- Code
- BMA-FTOD17-108
- Title
- Basics of Business
- Usual semester
- Autumn
- ECTS
- 2
- Language
- hu
- Learning outcomes
- Knowledge: knows the basics of business and economy needed for translation. Skills: familiar with knows the major macro and microeconomic processes; has an overview of the various economic systems; understands issues related to the banking system, social security and exchange rates. Attitude: open to professional novelties; has critical thinking skills and can critically analyse the working conditions of translators open to professional novelties and continuous professional development; boasts lifelong learning skills. Autonomy and responsibility: has the knowledge, skills, expertise and experience to act as an autonomous professional; represents the professional and ethical principles of the profession; boasts professional awareness.
- Course content
- Basics of Business needed for the translation of economic texts. 1. Micro and macroeconomics; 2. Classification of economic systems; 3. Companies on the international markets; 4. Macro revenue indices; 5. The history of the banking system; 6. Financial leasing; 7. Budgetary policy, tax systems, 8. Social security systems; 9. Financing economic policy, public expenses; 10. The Hungarian Treasury, international financial institutions; 11. Exchange rate systems; 12. Current issues of international and national economic policy.
- Assessment method
- final exam (oral or written)
- Bibliography
- Kopányi-Petró-Vági. 2004. Közgazdaságtan I. Mikroökonómia. Budapest: Nemzeti Tankönyvkiadó. Gacsályi-Meyer-Misz-Simonits. 2004. Közgazdaságtan II. Makroökonómia. Budapest: Nemzeti Tankönyvkiadó. D. Pálinkó Éva-Solt Katalin-Szabó Márta. 1997. Gazdasági alapismeretek. Eger: Líceum Kiadó.