Artistic Entrepreneurship, Work Community Skills and Career Planning (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Students are familiar with the main aspects of being an entrepreneur. They know how to set up a business as a sole trader, and how to market and price their services. The students understand the importance of copyright and neighbouring right legislation in their own professional field, and can apply this knowledge in a business of their own. They can draw up contracts and understand the main points of contract law. They have a basic knowledge of financial management and taxation, as they apply to sole traders. They can open a tax account and keep it up-dated; they understand how their own freelance work is taxed.
Students are familiar with how work communities are structured in their professional field of interest, and with some principles of administration and other work-related issues. Students are conversant with contracts of employment, job application procedures, and the legislation and other regulations which apply to their field of work. They have planned a personal career path for their chosen profession.

Content (course unit)

Entrepreneurship for artists
- Main aspects of being an entrepreneur; entrepreneurship and freelance work compared
- Copyright
- Neighbouring right
- Contract law; drawing up contracts
- Basic issues of financial management for entrepreneurs
- Taxation
- Social security
- Financial grants
Work community skills and career planning
- Organisational structures
- Principles of administration and work-role related issues
- Regulations and guidelines
- Terms and conditions of employment
- Contracts of employment
- Job application procedures
- Planning a career path

Exam schedules

Ei tenttejä.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Opiskelija saa palautetta koko ajan opintojakson aikana. Arvioinnin perusteena ovat osallistuminen ja annettujen tehtävien suorittaminen.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

Luennot, demonstraatiot, omat harjoitukset, vierailijat.

Learning materials

Sovitaan opettajan kanssa.

Student workload

Lähiopetus 2 op, itsenäinen työskentely 1 op

Content scheduling

Pirkko Kivinen: 9.1.; 23.1. ja 6.3. (P2-06)
Leena Varis: 16.1.; 30.1. ja 20.2. (C1-23)
Mirja Kopra: 7.4. ja 28.4. klo 8.30-14 (7.4. P2-01, 28.4.P2-06)
7.4.2018
klo 9.30-11 Taike (Iiro Heikkinen ja Ville Pirinen)
klo 11-11.30 opintojakson tavoite ym. käytännöt
klo 11.30-12.30 lounas
klo 12.30-14 urateorioita, harjoittelun ja opinnäytetyön merkitys uralle, harjoitteita, seuraavan kerran sisältötoiveet ja –kysymykset
28.4.
klo 9.30-11 urapolkujen rakentamista, alumnitoiminta, erilaiset tukimuodot
klo 11-11.30 lounas
klo 11.30-12.30 Teosto (Antti Rask)
klo 12.30-12.45 tauko
klo12.45-15.00 loput aiheet ja opintojakson päättökeskustelu (myös muut osat)

Completion alternatives

Sovitaan opettajan kanssa.

Practical training and working life cooperation

Mukana alumneja.

International connections

Materiaalista osa voi olla kansainvälistä.

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Hyväksyttyyn suoritukseen opiskelijan on osallistuttava lähiopetukseen ja tehtävä annetut tehtävät. Hylätyssä suorituksissa jompi kumpi osa-alueista ei toteudu.