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Introduction to Business Operations and Legal Aspects (3 cr)

Code: 3B00CT25-3004

General information


Enrolment period
12.06.2017 - 03.09.2017
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.08.2017 - 22.10.2017
Implementation has ended.
Credits
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
International Business
Campus
TAMK Main Campus
Teaching languages
English
Degree programmes
Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business
Teachers
Marjo Hirvonen
Mark Curcher
Person in charge
Mark Curcher
Course
3B00CT25

Objectives (course unit)

This course is an introduction to company processes and functions in a modern business environment. The aim is to cover the essentials for business operations and introduce the key legal aspects of setting up a business in Finland and choosing a company legal type. The students will learn to search for and apply professionally significant legal information.

After completing the course, the students will be able to:
• have a good insight into functions of modern business environment.
• adopt the principles of business profitability, liquidity and solvency.
• analyze the interdependence of various business variables.
• indentify and use the key sources of Finnish law
• describe the type of enterprise and their key differences
• understand the procedures required to establish a company
• draw up documents for the formation and registration of a company

Content (course unit)

• What is a company and business operations?
• How to evaluate and measure the success of a business?
• What is organisational structure and its functions?
• What are the key sources of law and how to utilize them?
• Who has the right to trade in Finland
• What legal considerations are relevant to setting up a business?
• What are the key differences between the company legal forms?

Exam schedules

After 1st module

Assessment methods and criteria

Teamwork 50%, exam 50&

Teaching methods

Contact lessons, teamwork

Learning materials

Available (Tabula)

Student workload

3 credits

Completion alternatives

None

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

No participation into teamwork or not approved exam results

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Satisfactory results from teamwork and exam

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Good results from teamwork and exam

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Excellent results from teamwork and exam

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