Business Game (4 op)

Osaamistavoitteet (Opintojakso)

In this course students operate as a management team of a global company. Management teams come up with a company strategy and make decisions to maximize the profits and company value. Company operations are carried out in a business simulation game in a competitive team environment.

After completing the course, the students will be able to:

Utilize the role of strategy as a key success factor.
Learn the interdependence between the different company operations.
Develop their knowledge and skills in financial review, company analysis, and strategy formulation.
Develop tools for their entrepreneurial thinking.

Sisältö (Opintojakso)

What is a role of a strategy to manage a company?
How does product portfolio, pricing, marketing and product features impact the demand of the product?
How to analyze company's financial performance and how to impact it?
How to work as a successful team utilizing each team players' strengths?

Aika ja paikka

TAMK Kuntokatu Campus

Tenttien ja uusintatenttien ajankohdat

The game has several game rounds. The schedule of the rounds will be presented in the first lecture. The course will end with the final presentation.

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

* Quality of written tasks and ranking and performance in the game (grade 0-5), 50% weight
* Final presentation (0-5), 50% weight
* Quiz and company audit (pass/fail)
ATTENDANCE and activity impact the grade:
*2 absences; impact on grade -1, 3 absences; impact on grade -2, 4 or more absences; impact on grade -3

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

Learning simulation, lectures, quiz, coaching

Oppimateriaalit

Material available in Tabula (lectures and business simulation guide)

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

4 credit points (27 hours per credit point)

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

The detailled schedule will be presented in the first lecture. THE FIRST HALF OF THE COURSE REQUIRES A LOT OF PRESENCE. During the latter half of the course the teams can work also out of the class if the team follows the course deadlines. The last Business Game meeting is reserved for the teams' final presentation (mandatory participation).

Arviointikriteerit - hylätty (0) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

The student does not participate to the team work or does not do the mandatory course tasks.

Arviointikriteerit - tyydyttävä (1-2) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

The student is participating to the team work but has great trouble to read the market and company information and utilize that data in decision making. The student is struggling to see the link between the decisions in different company functions and the financial outcome. The student has done all the required course tasks but the quality of those tasks is inadequate.

Arviointikriteerit - hyvä (3-4) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

The student actively participates to the teamwork and returns all the required tasks with good quality. The student is able to analyze the market and company information in order to form a company strategy. The student shows progress in decision making so that the company's financial status will improve. The student understands the link between the various company functions. The student is able to give a presentation about the company strategy and value and answer to the questions relating those topics.

Arviointikriteerit - kiitettävä (5) (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

The student is actively participating to the teamwork and is demonstrating a problem-solving attitude. The student successfully analyzes the market and company information in order to form a rational company strategy and is able to make decisions aligned with the chosen strategy. The student understands the link between the various company functions. The student is able to give a clear and justified presentation about the company strategy and the company value. The student is able to answer to various questions about the market situation and the company's value proposal.