Introduction to Business Operations and Legal Aspects (3cr)

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

11.10.2018 11.00 - 14.00 A3-27

Assessment methods and criteria

Introduction to Business Operations (2 cr):
- Individual exam (70%)
- Active participation and group work in class (30%)
Legal Aspects (1 cr):
- Individual exam (90%)
- Active participation and group work in class (10%)

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact lessons, group work, self-study

Learning materials

Information related to teaching materials is available in Tabula.

Student workload

3 credits

Completion alternatives

None

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

Not approved exam results; no participation in class activities.

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

Satisfactory results from the exam and minimal participation in class activities.

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

Good results from the exam and participation in class activities.

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

Excellent results from the exam and active participation in class activities.