Business Operations and Entrepreneurship

Structure Type: Course
Code: YPOE1B3
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 3.0 points
Language of Instruction: English

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
INBUS2-2015   1 autumn   3.0   2015-08-01   2015-12-31  
INBUS2-2016   1 autumn   3.0   2016-08-01   2016-12-31  

Learning Outcomes

The student is able to
- explain the content and features entrepreneurship and its role in society and as part of his/own professional activity
- interpret the meaning of business operations - also in his/her own field - in the life of individuals, in society and global economy
- identify and analyse charateristics of the operational environment of his/her own educational field, such as importance to national economy, possible licensing and legislation in his/her own field

Student's Workload

- contact teaching and guided exercises 27 h
- independent study 54 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

- no prerequisites

Contents

- importance of business operations to Finnish and international economy (tax revenue, jobs, innovations etc.)
- entrepreneurship, meaning of entrepreneurship at the individual level
- business operations in the student's own field
- main principles of legislation regulating business operations
- presentation of the business incubator (Yritystalli) of SeAMK and FramiPro
- presentations of organizations supporting business operations
- company visits and entrepreneur profiles

Recommended or Required Reading

- material provided by the teacher, online material

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- specialist lectures, personal learning diary, group work, company visits, online studies

Assessment Criteria

- The course is assessed on the scale pass/fail
- For the pass grade active participation, completing a learning diary and other learning assignments is required.

Assessment Methods

- participation in lectures, learning diary and other learning assignments

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