Introduction to Business Law (5cr)
Code: 3Y00FC63-3002
General information
- Enrolment period
- 03.07.2021 - 31.08.2021
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 02.08.2021 - 27.02.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- RDI portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Online learning
- Unit
- Entrepreneurship and Team Leadership (Proacademy)
- Campus
- TAMK Main Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 15 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Entrepreneurship and Team Leadership
Objectives (course unit)
The student will be able to:
• understand the basics of the Finnish legal system and use the main sources for legal information.
• know the basic rules regarding the different company types in Finland.
• discern the legal and fiscal responsibilities in running a business in Finland.
• know the basic process of drafting contracts and understand their validity and legality and the most important rules and principles with regard to consequences of breach of contract.
• take into account the basic regulation central to running a company in his/her own team enterprise.
Content (course unit)
How is the Finnish legal system structured and what are the main sources for legal information?
What legal and regulatory responsibilities are there in running an enterprise?
How to make binding contracts and what may follow from violating a contract?
What rules and regulations must be taken into account in business operations and customer relationships?
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)
The student knows the meaning of the basic concepts related to business and contract law in Finland.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)
The student has good understanding of the basic concepts related to business and contract law in Finland. The student is able to reflect on basic problems within the topic area and suggest and justify his/her solutions. The student is able to apply what he/she has learned in practice together with others.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)
The student masters the basic concepts related to business and contract law in Finland. He/She is able to analyze practical problems within the topic area and suggest and justify solutions in a comprehensive manner. The student is able to search for and suggest alternative solutions to demanding legal or regulatory cases.
Location and time
On-line -course. Instructions and schedule in the Moodle.
Assessment methods and criteria
Minimum 50% attendance in studies. Contact studies 80%. Active participation during the lecture days. Tasks done according the instructions.
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
Lectures, Tasks, Group and Individual work - feedback and discussions. Content, dates and material provided in the Moodle-course.
Student workload
5 x 27 h = 135 h
Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
Not attending most of the lecture days, most of the tasks not done.
Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
The student knows the meaning of the basic concepts related to business and contract law in Finland.
Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
The student has good understanding of the basic concepts related to business and contract law in Finland. The student is able to reflect on basic problems within the topic area and suggest and justify his/her solutions. The student is able to apply what he/she has learned in practice together with others.
Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
The student masters the basic concepts related to business and contract law in Finland. He/She is able to analyze practical problems within the topic area and suggest and justify solutions in a comprehensive manner. The student is able to search for and suggest alternative solutions to demanding legal or regulatory cases.