Marketing and CommunicationLaajuus (5 cr)
Code: 3H00DP00
Credits
5 op
Objectives
During the course the students familiarize themselves with the principles of marketing and how it can be used as a competitive tool for a company. They know the principles of formal, customer oriented communication. They recognise their own strengths in presentation skills and are able to utilize them.
MARKETING 2 cr
Students
- know the basic principles of marketing in the 2020s
- are able to define the company's target audience and target operations for them
- are able to define the competitive tools of marketing and use them in marketing a company
- can create a marketing plan for a small business start-up.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 1 cr
Students
- have the knowledge of the basic guidelines and common practices of target oriented business communication
- are able to make practical documents for corporate communication purposes
- understand how to develop their personal communication skills as a part of professional growth.
PRESENTATION SKILLS 2 cr
Students
- recognize their own strengths as presenters and speakers and are able to utilize these strengths in different communication situations
- show familiarity to presentation techniques and different methods of visualizing information
- know how to act in different work contexts in a goal-oriented and interactive manner
- know different methods on how to relieve speech anxiety and understand it as a part of communication skills.
Content
MARKETING
What are the components of marketing?
What does segmentation mean and how is it utilized?
What are the competitive tools used in marketing?
What does a company’s marketing plan contain?
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
What are the main properties of good and fluent business-like documents?
How to implement target oriented communication actions
How to write the most frequently used business documents (e.g. e-mails, trade documents, bulletins, memos etc.)?
How to cooperate and negotiate successfully in the business environment?
PRESENTATION SKILLS
What is the significance of communication in a work organization?
How to target, visualize and structure one’s own communication?
How to convince listeners in an appropriate and effective manner?
How to create a creditable presentation?
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
MARKETING
The student knows the marketing basics and segmentation. They are able to draw up a satisfactory marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has completed all required assignments but the level of analyzing and reflecting communication skills as a larger phenomenon and as personal communication behavior is weak. They do not apply theoretical knowledge about communication into their own communication behavior and significant development of skills cannot be detected.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
MARKETING
The student has mastered the basics of marketing and segmentation issues. They have also mastered the process and the content of a marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The students has comprehensively completed all required assignments and is able to analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations development is being detected, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
MARKETING
The student knows how to excellently apply the basic principles of marketing and segmentation. The marketing plan has been done carefully and extensively and includes insightful reflection. The task is a thoughtful and polished entity.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has comprehensively and innovatively completed all required assignments. They know how to diversely analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations the student’s own communication behavior is well controlled and functional, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, pass/fail
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Pass
Student participates in the classes and submits the written lessons according to the given instructions and schedule.
Enrolment period
07.06.2023 - 30.08.2023
Timing
01.08.2023 - 22.10.2023
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Business and Media
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Niina Syrjälä
- Eija Lähteenmäki
- Mari Rytisalo
Person in charge
Niina Syrjälä
Groups
-
23LIKO1
Objectives (course unit)
During the course the students familiarize themselves with the principles of marketing and how it can be used as a competitive tool for a company. They know the principles of formal, customer oriented communication. They recognise their own strengths in presentation skills and are able to utilize them.
MARKETING 2 cr
Students
- know the basic principles of marketing in the 2020s
- are able to define the company's target audience and target operations for them
- are able to define the competitive tools of marketing and use them in marketing a company
- can create a marketing plan for a small business start-up.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 1 cr
Students
- have the knowledge of the basic guidelines and common practices of target oriented business communication
- are able to make practical documents for corporate communication purposes
- understand how to develop their personal communication skills as a part of professional growth.
PRESENTATION SKILLS 2 cr
Students
- recognize their own strengths as presenters and speakers and are able to utilize these strengths in different communication situations
- show familiarity to presentation techniques and different methods of visualizing information
- know how to act in different work contexts in a goal-oriented and interactive manner
- know different methods on how to relieve speech anxiety and understand it as a part of communication skills.
Content (course unit)
MARKETING
What are the components of marketing?
What does segmentation mean and how is it utilized?
What are the competitive tools used in marketing?
What does a company’s marketing plan contain?
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
What are the main properties of good and fluent business-like documents?
How to implement target oriented communication actions
How to write the most frequently used business documents (e.g. e-mails, trade documents, bulletins, memos etc.)?
How to cooperate and negotiate successfully in the business environment?
PRESENTATION SKILLS
What is the significance of communication in a work organization?
How to target, visualize and structure one’s own communication?
How to convince listeners in an appropriate and effective manner?
How to create a creditable presentation?
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows the marketing basics and segmentation. They are able to draw up a satisfactory marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has completed all required assignments but the level of analyzing and reflecting communication skills as a larger phenomenon and as personal communication behavior is weak. They do not apply theoretical knowledge about communication into their own communication behavior and significant development of skills cannot be detected.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student has mastered the basics of marketing and segmentation issues. They have also mastered the process and the content of a marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The students has comprehensively completed all required assignments and is able to analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations development is being detected, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows how to excellently apply the basic principles of marketing and segmentation. The marketing plan has been done carefully and extensively and includes insightful reflection. The task is a thoughtful and polished entity.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has comprehensively and innovatively completed all required assignments. They know how to diversely analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations the student’s own communication behavior is well controlled and functional, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Pass
Student participates in the classes and submits the written lessons according to the given instructions and schedule.
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
07.06.2023 - 30.08.2023
Timing
01.08.2023 - 22.10.2023
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Business and Media
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Niina Syrjälä
- Eija Lähteenmäki
- Mari Rytisalo
Person in charge
Mari Rytisalo
Groups
-
23LIKO2
Objectives (course unit)
During the course the students familiarize themselves with the principles of marketing and how it can be used as a competitive tool for a company. They know the principles of formal, customer oriented communication. They recognise their own strengths in presentation skills and are able to utilize them.
MARKETING 2 cr
Students
- know the basic principles of marketing in the 2020s
- are able to define the company's target audience and target operations for them
- are able to define the competitive tools of marketing and use them in marketing a company
- can create a marketing plan for a small business start-up.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 1 cr
Students
- have the knowledge of the basic guidelines and common practices of target oriented business communication
- are able to make practical documents for corporate communication purposes
- understand how to develop their personal communication skills as a part of professional growth.
PRESENTATION SKILLS 2 cr
Students
- recognize their own strengths as presenters and speakers and are able to utilize these strengths in different communication situations
- show familiarity to presentation techniques and different methods of visualizing information
- know how to act in different work contexts in a goal-oriented and interactive manner
- know different methods on how to relieve speech anxiety and understand it as a part of communication skills.
Content (course unit)
MARKETING
What are the components of marketing?
What does segmentation mean and how is it utilized?
What are the competitive tools used in marketing?
What does a company’s marketing plan contain?
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
What are the main properties of good and fluent business-like documents?
How to implement target oriented communication actions
How to write the most frequently used business documents (e.g. e-mails, trade documents, bulletins, memos etc.)?
How to cooperate and negotiate successfully in the business environment?
PRESENTATION SKILLS
What is the significance of communication in a work organization?
How to target, visualize and structure one’s own communication?
How to convince listeners in an appropriate and effective manner?
How to create a creditable presentation?
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows the marketing basics and segmentation. They are able to draw up a satisfactory marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has completed all required assignments but the level of analyzing and reflecting communication skills as a larger phenomenon and as personal communication behavior is weak. They do not apply theoretical knowledge about communication into their own communication behavior and significant development of skills cannot be detected.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student has mastered the basics of marketing and segmentation issues. They have also mastered the process and the content of a marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The students has comprehensively completed all required assignments and is able to analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations development is being detected, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows how to excellently apply the basic principles of marketing and segmentation. The marketing plan has been done carefully and extensively and includes insightful reflection. The task is a thoughtful and polished entity.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has comprehensively and innovatively completed all required assignments. They know how to diversely analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations the student’s own communication behavior is well controlled and functional, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Pass
Student participates in the classes and submits the written lessons according to the given instructions and schedule.
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
07.06.2023 - 30.08.2023
Timing
01.08.2023 - 22.10.2023
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Business and Media
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Niina Syrjälä
- Eija Lähteenmäki
- Mari Rytisalo
Person in charge
Mari Rytisalo
Groups
-
23LIKO3
Objectives (course unit)
During the course the students familiarize themselves with the principles of marketing and how it can be used as a competitive tool for a company. They know the principles of formal, customer oriented communication. They recognise their own strengths in presentation skills and are able to utilize them.
MARKETING 2 cr
Students
- know the basic principles of marketing in the 2020s
- are able to define the company's target audience and target operations for them
- are able to define the competitive tools of marketing and use them in marketing a company
- can create a marketing plan for a small business start-up.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 1 cr
Students
- have the knowledge of the basic guidelines and common practices of target oriented business communication
- are able to make practical documents for corporate communication purposes
- understand how to develop their personal communication skills as a part of professional growth.
PRESENTATION SKILLS 2 cr
Students
- recognize their own strengths as presenters and speakers and are able to utilize these strengths in different communication situations
- show familiarity to presentation techniques and different methods of visualizing information
- know how to act in different work contexts in a goal-oriented and interactive manner
- know different methods on how to relieve speech anxiety and understand it as a part of communication skills.
Content (course unit)
MARKETING
What are the components of marketing?
What does segmentation mean and how is it utilized?
What are the competitive tools used in marketing?
What does a company’s marketing plan contain?
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
What are the main properties of good and fluent business-like documents?
How to implement target oriented communication actions
How to write the most frequently used business documents (e.g. e-mails, trade documents, bulletins, memos etc.)?
How to cooperate and negotiate successfully in the business environment?
PRESENTATION SKILLS
What is the significance of communication in a work organization?
How to target, visualize and structure one’s own communication?
How to convince listeners in an appropriate and effective manner?
How to create a creditable presentation?
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows the marketing basics and segmentation. They are able to draw up a satisfactory marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has completed all required assignments but the level of analyzing and reflecting communication skills as a larger phenomenon and as personal communication behavior is weak. They do not apply theoretical knowledge about communication into their own communication behavior and significant development of skills cannot be detected.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student has mastered the basics of marketing and segmentation issues. They have also mastered the process and the content of a marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The students has comprehensively completed all required assignments and is able to analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations development is being detected, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows how to excellently apply the basic principles of marketing and segmentation. The marketing plan has been done carefully and extensively and includes insightful reflection. The task is a thoughtful and polished entity.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has comprehensively and innovatively completed all required assignments. They know how to diversely analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations the student’s own communication behavior is well controlled and functional, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Pass
Student participates in the classes and submits the written lessons according to the given instructions and schedule.
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
07.06.2023 - 30.08.2023
Timing
01.08.2023 - 22.10.2023
Credits
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Business and Media
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Niina Syrjälä
- Eija Lähteenmäki
- Mari Rytisalo
Person in charge
Niina Syrjälä
Groups
-
23LIKO4
Objectives (course unit)
During the course the students familiarize themselves with the principles of marketing and how it can be used as a competitive tool for a company. They know the principles of formal, customer oriented communication. They recognise their own strengths in presentation skills and are able to utilize them.
MARKETING 2 cr
Students
- know the basic principles of marketing in the 2020s
- are able to define the company's target audience and target operations for them
- are able to define the competitive tools of marketing and use them in marketing a company
- can create a marketing plan for a small business start-up.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 1 cr
Students
- have the knowledge of the basic guidelines and common practices of target oriented business communication
- are able to make practical documents for corporate communication purposes
- understand how to develop their personal communication skills as a part of professional growth.
PRESENTATION SKILLS 2 cr
Students
- recognize their own strengths as presenters and speakers and are able to utilize these strengths in different communication situations
- show familiarity to presentation techniques and different methods of visualizing information
- know how to act in different work contexts in a goal-oriented and interactive manner
- know different methods on how to relieve speech anxiety and understand it as a part of communication skills.
Content (course unit)
MARKETING
What are the components of marketing?
What does segmentation mean and how is it utilized?
What are the competitive tools used in marketing?
What does a company’s marketing plan contain?
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
What are the main properties of good and fluent business-like documents?
How to implement target oriented communication actions
How to write the most frequently used business documents (e.g. e-mails, trade documents, bulletins, memos etc.)?
How to cooperate and negotiate successfully in the business environment?
PRESENTATION SKILLS
What is the significance of communication in a work organization?
How to target, visualize and structure one’s own communication?
How to convince listeners in an appropriate and effective manner?
How to create a creditable presentation?
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows the marketing basics and segmentation. They are able to draw up a satisfactory marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has completed all required assignments but the level of analyzing and reflecting communication skills as a larger phenomenon and as personal communication behavior is weak. They do not apply theoretical knowledge about communication into their own communication behavior and significant development of skills cannot be detected.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student has mastered the basics of marketing and segmentation issues. They have also mastered the process and the content of a marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The students has comprehensively completed all required assignments and is able to analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations development is being detected, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows how to excellently apply the basic principles of marketing and segmentation. The marketing plan has been done carefully and extensively and includes insightful reflection. The task is a thoughtful and polished entity.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has comprehensively and innovatively completed all required assignments. They know how to diversely analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations the student’s own communication behavior is well controlled and functional, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Pass
Student participates in the classes and submits the written lessons according to the given instructions and schedule.
Assessment scale
0-5
Enrolment period
09.06.2022 - 31.08.2022
Timing
01.08.2022 - 24.10.2022
Credits
5 op
Virtual portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning
Unit
Business Administration
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
15 - 160
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Marita Mäki
- Kirsi Tanner
- Taina Matis
- Hanna Laasanen
Person in charge
Kirsi Tanner
Groups
-
22LIKO1
Objectives (course unit)
During the course the students familiarize themselves with the principles of marketing and how it can be used as a competitive tool for a company. They know the principles of formal, customer oriented communication. They recognise their own strengths in presentation skills and are able to utilize them.
MARKETING 2 cr
Students
- know the basic principles of marketing in the 2020s
- are able to define the company's target audience and target operations for them
- are able to define the competitive tools of marketing and use them in marketing a company
- can create a marketing plan for a small business start-up.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 1 cr
Students
- have the knowledge of the basic guidelines and common practices of target oriented business communication
- are able to make practical documents for corporate communication purposes
- understand how to develop their personal communication skills as a part of professional growth.
PRESENTATION SKILLS 2 cr
Students
- recognize their own strengths as presenters and speakers and are able to utilize these strengths in different communication situations
- show familiarity to presentation techniques and different methods of visualizing information
- know how to act in different work contexts in a goal-oriented and interactive manner
- know different methods on how to relieve speech anxiety and understand it as a part of communication skills.
Content (course unit)
MARKETING
What are the components of marketing?
What does segmentation mean and how is it utilized?
What are the competitive tools used in marketing?
What does a company’s marketing plan contain?
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
What are the main properties of good and fluent business-like documents?
How to implement target oriented communication actions
How to write the most frequently used business documents (e.g. e-mails, trade documents, bulletins, memos etc.)?
How to cooperate and negotiate successfully in the business environment?
PRESENTATION SKILLS
What is the significance of communication in a work organization?
How to target, visualize and structure one’s own communication?
How to convince listeners in an appropriate and effective manner?
How to create a creditable presentation?
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows the marketing basics and segmentation. They are able to draw up a satisfactory marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has completed all required assignments but the level of analyzing and reflecting communication skills as a larger phenomenon and as personal communication behavior is weak. They do not apply theoretical knowledge about communication into their own communication behavior and significant development of skills cannot be detected.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student has mastered the basics of marketing and segmentation issues. They have also mastered the process and the content of a marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The students has comprehensively completed all required assignments and is able to analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations development is being detected, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows how to excellently apply the basic principles of marketing and segmentation. The marketing plan has been done carefully and extensively and includes insightful reflection. The task is a thoughtful and polished entity.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has comprehensively and innovatively completed all required assignments. They know how to diversely analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations the student’s own communication behavior is well controlled and functional, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Pass
Student participates in the classes and submits the written lessons according to the given instructions and schedule.
Location and time
Teaching starts in August and ends in October 2022. More detailed in electronic timetable.
Exam schedules
More detailed dates for exams can be found on Moodle.
Basics of marketing: weekly distance lectures and online tests, and at the end of the course, a marketing and sales plan.
Business communication: Timings of written assignments in Moodle.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
As teaching methods in the course, e.g. distance learning, team learning, independent study.
Marketing basics: distance and online teaching, exercises and assignments.
Presentation skills: close contact lessons, discussions, exercises and assignments.
Business communication: distance and online teaching and exercises.
Learning materials
Bergström S., Leppänen A. 2015: Yrityksen asiakasmarkkinointi.
In addition will be announced in Moodle when the course starts.
Student workload
Each course section will be explained in more detail at the beginning of the course.
Content scheduling
Marketing Basics 2 credits: a joint start as a distance lecture of 2 hours, after which the weekly sections can be completed independently. Close contact session 2 h, independent study according to course modules 52 h.
Presentation Skills 2 credits: 3 t x 5 contact sessions (the last of which is independent work) and exercises.
Business Communication 1 credit: 3 hours x 3 contact times and written exercises.
Completion alternatives
Marketing Basics: None.
Performance Skills: None.
Business Communication: None.
Further information
MARKETING BASICS, 2 credits
Tasks to be returned:
3 online tests (individual assignment, 30%)
6 weekly assignments (in group, peer assessment, 20%)
Weekly returns of the marketing and sales plan (in the group)
Completed marketing and sales plan (in group, 50%)
PERFORMANCE SKILLS, 2 credits
- Presence at all (total 5) contact meetings; replacing the absence with an appropriate output (passed/failed)
- Completing the exercises and assignments in class (passed/failed)
- Learning diary (scale 0-5, 50%)
- Impressive speech (scale 0-5, 50%)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION, 1 credit
- Presence at all 3 contact meetings in total. Compensating the absence with an appropriate output (passed/failed).
- Completion of exercises and assignments in class (passed/failed).
- One written output is evaluated on a scale of 0-5, from which the grade for the communication part is formed.
Enrolment period
09.06.2022 - 31.08.2022
Timing
01.08.2022 - 24.10.2022
Credits
5 op
Virtual portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning
Unit
Business Administration
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
15 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Marita Mäki
- Kirsi Tanner
- Hanna Laasanen
- Taina Matis
- Liiketalous Virtuaalihenkilö
Person in charge
Kirsi Tanner
Groups
-
22LIKO2
Objectives (course unit)
During the course the students familiarize themselves with the principles of marketing and how it can be used as a competitive tool for a company. They know the principles of formal, customer oriented communication. They recognise their own strengths in presentation skills and are able to utilize them.
MARKETING 2 cr
Students
- know the basic principles of marketing in the 2020s
- are able to define the company's target audience and target operations for them
- are able to define the competitive tools of marketing and use them in marketing a company
- can create a marketing plan for a small business start-up.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 1 cr
Students
- have the knowledge of the basic guidelines and common practices of target oriented business communication
- are able to make practical documents for corporate communication purposes
- understand how to develop their personal communication skills as a part of professional growth.
PRESENTATION SKILLS 2 cr
Students
- recognize their own strengths as presenters and speakers and are able to utilize these strengths in different communication situations
- show familiarity to presentation techniques and different methods of visualizing information
- know how to act in different work contexts in a goal-oriented and interactive manner
- know different methods on how to relieve speech anxiety and understand it as a part of communication skills.
Content (course unit)
MARKETING
What are the components of marketing?
What does segmentation mean and how is it utilized?
What are the competitive tools used in marketing?
What does a company’s marketing plan contain?
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
What are the main properties of good and fluent business-like documents?
How to implement target oriented communication actions
How to write the most frequently used business documents (e.g. e-mails, trade documents, bulletins, memos etc.)?
How to cooperate and negotiate successfully in the business environment?
PRESENTATION SKILLS
What is the significance of communication in a work organization?
How to target, visualize and structure one’s own communication?
How to convince listeners in an appropriate and effective manner?
How to create a creditable presentation?
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows the marketing basics and segmentation. They are able to draw up a satisfactory marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has completed all required assignments but the level of analyzing and reflecting communication skills as a larger phenomenon and as personal communication behavior is weak. They do not apply theoretical knowledge about communication into their own communication behavior and significant development of skills cannot be detected.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student has mastered the basics of marketing and segmentation issues. They have also mastered the process and the content of a marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The students has comprehensively completed all required assignments and is able to analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations development is being detected, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows how to excellently apply the basic principles of marketing and segmentation. The marketing plan has been done carefully and extensively and includes insightful reflection. The task is a thoughtful and polished entity.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has comprehensively and innovatively completed all required assignments. They know how to diversely analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations the student’s own communication behavior is well controlled and functional, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Pass
Student participates in the classes and submits the written lessons according to the given instructions and schedule.
Location and time
Teaching starts in August and ends in October 2022. More detailed in electronic timetable.
Exam schedules
More detailed dates for exams can be found on Moodle.
Basics of marketing: weekly distance lectures and online tests, and at the end of the course, a marketing and sales plan.
Business communication: Timings of written assignments in Moodle.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
As teaching methods in the course, e.g. distance learning, team learning, independent study.
Marketing basics: distance and online teaching, exercises and assignments.
Presentation skills: close contact lessons, discussions, exercises and assignments.
Business communication: distance and online teaching and exercises.
Learning materials
Bergström S., Leppänen A. 2015: Yrityksen asiakasmarkkinointi.
In addition will be announced in Moodle when the course starts.
Student workload
Each course section will be explained in more detail at the beginning of the course.
Content scheduling
Marketing Basics 2 credits: a joint start as a distance lecture of 2 hours, after which the weekly sections can be completed independently. Close contact session 2 h, independent study according to course modules 52 h.
Presentation Skills 2 credits: 3 t x 5 contact sessions (the last of which is independent work) and exercises.
Business Communication 1 credit: 3 hours x 3 contact times and written exercises.
Completion alternatives
Marketing Basics: None.
Performance Skills: None.
Business Communication: None.
Further information
MARKETING BASICS, 2 credits
Tasks to be returned:
3 online tests (individual assignment, 30%)
6 weekly assignments (in group, peer assessment, 20%)
Weekly returns of the marketing and sales plan (in the group)
Completed marketing and sales plan (in group, 50%)
PERFORMANCE SKILLS, 2 credits
- Presence at all (total 5) contact meetings; replacing the absence with an appropriate output (passed/failed)
- Completing the exercises and assignments in class (passed/failed)
- Learning diary (scale 0-5, 50%)
- Impressive speech (scale 0-5, 50%)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION, 1 credit
- Presence at all 3 contact meetings in total. Compensating the absence with an appropriate output (passed/failed).
- Completion of exercises and assignments in class (passed/failed).
- One written output is evaluated on a scale of 0-5, from which the grade for the communication part is formed.
Enrolment period
09.06.2022 - 31.08.2022
Timing
01.08.2022 - 24.10.2022
Credits
5 op
Virtual portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning
Unit
Business Administration
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
15 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Marita Mäki
- Kirsi Tanner
- Hanna Laasanen
- Taina Matis
- Liiketalous Virtuaalihenkilö
Person in charge
Kirsi Tanner
Groups
-
22LIKO3
Objectives (course unit)
During the course the students familiarize themselves with the principles of marketing and how it can be used as a competitive tool for a company. They know the principles of formal, customer oriented communication. They recognise their own strengths in presentation skills and are able to utilize them.
MARKETING 2 cr
Students
- know the basic principles of marketing in the 2020s
- are able to define the company's target audience and target operations for them
- are able to define the competitive tools of marketing and use them in marketing a company
- can create a marketing plan for a small business start-up.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 1 cr
Students
- have the knowledge of the basic guidelines and common practices of target oriented business communication
- are able to make practical documents for corporate communication purposes
- understand how to develop their personal communication skills as a part of professional growth.
PRESENTATION SKILLS 2 cr
Students
- recognize their own strengths as presenters and speakers and are able to utilize these strengths in different communication situations
- show familiarity to presentation techniques and different methods of visualizing information
- know how to act in different work contexts in a goal-oriented and interactive manner
- know different methods on how to relieve speech anxiety and understand it as a part of communication skills.
Content (course unit)
MARKETING
What are the components of marketing?
What does segmentation mean and how is it utilized?
What are the competitive tools used in marketing?
What does a company’s marketing plan contain?
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
What are the main properties of good and fluent business-like documents?
How to implement target oriented communication actions
How to write the most frequently used business documents (e.g. e-mails, trade documents, bulletins, memos etc.)?
How to cooperate and negotiate successfully in the business environment?
PRESENTATION SKILLS
What is the significance of communication in a work organization?
How to target, visualize and structure one’s own communication?
How to convince listeners in an appropriate and effective manner?
How to create a creditable presentation?
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows the marketing basics and segmentation. They are able to draw up a satisfactory marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has completed all required assignments but the level of analyzing and reflecting communication skills as a larger phenomenon and as personal communication behavior is weak. They do not apply theoretical knowledge about communication into their own communication behavior and significant development of skills cannot be detected.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student has mastered the basics of marketing and segmentation issues. They have also mastered the process and the content of a marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The students has comprehensively completed all required assignments and is able to analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations development is being detected, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows how to excellently apply the basic principles of marketing and segmentation. The marketing plan has been done carefully and extensively and includes insightful reflection. The task is a thoughtful and polished entity.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has comprehensively and innovatively completed all required assignments. They know how to diversely analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations the student’s own communication behavior is well controlled and functional, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Pass
Student participates in the classes and submits the written lessons according to the given instructions and schedule.
Location and time
Teaching starts in August and ends in October 2022. More detailed in electronic timetable.
Exam schedules
More detailed dates for exams can be found on Moodle.
Basics of marketing: weekly distance lectures and online tests, and at the end of the course, a marketing and sales plan.
Business communication: Timings of written assignments in Moodle.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
As teaching methods in the course, e.g. distance learning, team learning, independent study.
Marketing basics: distance and online teaching, exercises and assignments.
Presentation skills: close contact lessons, discussions, exercises and assignments.
Business communication: distance and online teaching and exercises.
Learning materials
Bergström S., Leppänen A. 2015: Yrityksen asiakasmarkkinointi.
In addition will be announced in Moodle when the course starts.
Student workload
Each course section will be explained in more detail at the beginning of the course.
Content scheduling
Marketing Basics 2 credits: a joint start as a distance lecture of 2 hours, after which the weekly sections can be completed independently. Close contact session 2 h, independent study according to course modules 52 h.
Presentation Skills 2 credits: 3 t x 5 contact sessions (the last of which is independent work) and exercises.
Business Communication 1 credit: 3 hours x 3 contact times and written exercises.
Completion alternatives
Marketing Basics: None.
Performance Skills: None.
Business Communication: None.
Further information
MARKETING BASICS, 2 credits
Tasks to be returned:
3 online tests (individual assignment, 30%)
6 weekly assignments (in group, peer assessment, 20%)
Weekly returns of the marketing and sales plan (in the group)
Completed marketing and sales plan (in group, 50%)
PERFORMANCE SKILLS, 2 credits
- Presence at all (total 5) contact meetings; replacing the absence with an appropriate output (passed/failed)
- Completing the exercises and assignments in class (passed/failed)
- Learning diary (scale 0-5, 50%)
- Impressive speech (scale 0-5, 50%)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION, 1 credit
- Presence at all 3 contact meetings in total. Compensating the absence with an appropriate output (passed/failed).
- Completion of exercises and assignments in class (passed/failed).
- One written output is evaluated on a scale of 0-5, from which the grade for the communication part is formed.
Enrolment period
09.06.2022 - 31.08.2022
Timing
01.08.2022 - 24.10.2022
Credits
5 op
Virtual portion
3 op
Mode of delivery
40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning
Unit
Business Administration
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
15 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Administration
Teachers
- Marita Mäki
- Kirsi Tanner
- Hanna Laasanen
- Taina Matis
- Liiketalous Virtuaalihenkilö
Person in charge
Kirsi Tanner
Groups
-
22LIKO4
Objectives (course unit)
During the course the students familiarize themselves with the principles of marketing and how it can be used as a competitive tool for a company. They know the principles of formal, customer oriented communication. They recognise their own strengths in presentation skills and are able to utilize them.
MARKETING 2 cr
Students
- know the basic principles of marketing in the 2020s
- are able to define the company's target audience and target operations for them
- are able to define the competitive tools of marketing and use them in marketing a company
- can create a marketing plan for a small business start-up.
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 1 cr
Students
- have the knowledge of the basic guidelines and common practices of target oriented business communication
- are able to make practical documents for corporate communication purposes
- understand how to develop their personal communication skills as a part of professional growth.
PRESENTATION SKILLS 2 cr
Students
- recognize their own strengths as presenters and speakers and are able to utilize these strengths in different communication situations
- show familiarity to presentation techniques and different methods of visualizing information
- know how to act in different work contexts in a goal-oriented and interactive manner
- know different methods on how to relieve speech anxiety and understand it as a part of communication skills.
Content (course unit)
MARKETING
What are the components of marketing?
What does segmentation mean and how is it utilized?
What are the competitive tools used in marketing?
What does a company’s marketing plan contain?
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
What are the main properties of good and fluent business-like documents?
How to implement target oriented communication actions
How to write the most frequently used business documents (e.g. e-mails, trade documents, bulletins, memos etc.)?
How to cooperate and negotiate successfully in the business environment?
PRESENTATION SKILLS
What is the significance of communication in a work organization?
How to target, visualize and structure one’s own communication?
How to convince listeners in an appropriate and effective manner?
How to create a creditable presentation?
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows the marketing basics and segmentation. They are able to draw up a satisfactory marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has completed all required assignments but the level of analyzing and reflecting communication skills as a larger phenomenon and as personal communication behavior is weak. They do not apply theoretical knowledge about communication into their own communication behavior and significant development of skills cannot be detected.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student has mastered the basics of marketing and segmentation issues. They have also mastered the process and the content of a marketing plan.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The students has comprehensively completed all required assignments and is able to analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations development is being detected, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
MARKETING
The student knows how to excellently apply the basic principles of marketing and segmentation. The marketing plan has been done carefully and extensively and includes insightful reflection. The task is a thoughtful and polished entity.
PRESENTATION SKILLS
The student has comprehensively and innovatively completed all required assignments. They know how to diversely analyze the communication behavior of themselves and others by utilizing theoretical knowledge. In individual and group communication situations the student’s own communication behavior is well controlled and functional, which expresses the skills of applying knowledge and motivation.
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
Pass
Student participates in the classes and submits the written lessons according to the given instructions and schedule.
Location and time
Teaching starts in August and ends in October 2022. More detailed in electronic timetable.
Exam schedules
More detailed dates for exams can be found on Moodle.
Basics of marketing: weekly distance lectures and online tests, and at the end of the course, a marketing and sales plan.
Business communication: Timings of written assignments in Moodle.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
As teaching methods in the course, e.g. distance learning, team learning, independent study.
Marketing basics: distance and online teaching, exercises and assignments.
Presentation skills: close contact lessons, discussions, exercises and assignments.
Business communication: distance and online teaching and exercises.
Learning materials
Bergström S., Leppänen A. 2015: Yrityksen asiakasmarkkinointi.
In addition will be announced in Moodle when the course starts.
Student workload
Each course section will be explained in more detail at the beginning of the course.
Content scheduling
Marketing Basics 2 credits: a joint start as a distance lecture of 2 hours, after which the weekly sections can be completed independently. Close contact session 2 h, independent study according to course modules 52 h.
Presentation Skills 2 credits: 3 t x 5 contact sessions (the last of which is independent work) and exercises.
Business Communication 1 credit: 3 hours x 3 contact times and written exercises.
Completion alternatives
Marketing Basics: None.
Performance Skills: None.
Business Communication: None.
Further information
MARKETING BASICS, 2 credits
Tasks to be returned:
3 online tests (individual assignment, 30%)
6 weekly assignments (in group, peer assessment, 20%)
Weekly returns of the marketing and sales plan (in the group)
Completed marketing and sales plan (in group, 50%)
PERFORMANCE SKILLS, 2 credits
- Presence at all (total 5) contact meetings; replacing the absence with an appropriate output (passed/failed)
- Completing the exercises and assignments in class (passed/failed)
- Learning diary (scale 0-5, 50%)
- Impressive speech (scale 0-5, 50%)
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION, 1 credit
- Presence at all 3 contact meetings in total. Compensating the absence with an appropriate output (passed/failed).
- Completion of exercises and assignments in class (passed/failed).
- One written output is evaluated on a scale of 0-5, from which the grade for the communication part is formed.