Peculiarities of economics and business studies in technological faculties

Abstract

The purpose of this study was the investigation of peculiarities related to the education of managerial competence and to the need of economics and business knowledge for engineering studies students. According to business representatives, many engineering graduates lack of managerial competence and knowledge of economics. The study was performed at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU). A complex investigation consisting of three parts, i.e., an evaluation of students’ attitude, an academics’ approach analysis and an estimation of the attitude of business representatives as potential employers for high school graduates, has been chosen. The need for economics and business courses for students studying in technological faculties, the features of psychological environment of economics and business studies in those faculties, as well as weaknesses and strengths of learning economics and business subjects were revealed during the research.