Generating growth business
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | LTVALK402 |
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| Type: | Elective |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Sorama, Kirsti |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester
| Curriculum | Semester | Credits | Start of Semester | End of Semester |
| LITAKO-2015 |
2 spring |
3.0 |
2017-01-01 |
2017-07-31 |
| PK-2015 |
3 autumn |
3.0 |
2018-08-01 |
2018-12-31 |
| LITAKO-2016 |
2 spring |
3.0 |
2018-01-01 |
2018-07-31 |
| PK-2016 |
3 autumn |
3.0 |
2019-08-01 |
2019-12-31 |
Learning Outcomes
Student is able to assess and analyze the current state of the company from the perspective of growth and development of the business and evaluate existing key challenges to grow and develop the business from the SMEs point of view. Student can write out a growth strategy for SME and plan the key development proposals to implement the strategy
Student's Workload
Total work load of the course 81 h,
of which scheduled studies 30 h, and
autonomous studies 51 h
Contents
-further development of the existing company
-factors affecting on the growth of the company
-strategic planning tools for business growth
-alternative growth strategies
-sources of growth
-internal and external growth strategies
-challenges for the growth of SMEs
-SMEs’ growth management
Recommended or Required Reading
-Sorama ym. (2015). In search for growth - A follow-up study of growth firms. Publications of Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences A. Research Reports 20, 286 p.
-Material provided by the teacher
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
-classroom teaching, teamwork, autonomous working
Assessment Criteria
Excellent (5)
Student is actively involved in teaching and present own analytical views on the issues discussed in.
Student is able to draw up a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the current state of the com-pany and create an excellent growth strategy for case-company
Student can use diversely strategic planning tools for the analysis of internal and external operating environment of the company and is able to perfectly justified the strategic choices
Good (4-3)
Student participates in classroom work quite actively and present own opinions occasionally.
Student is able to write the current state analysis and growth strategy for case-company, but the analysis is not a systematic and comprehensive and the growth strategy is somewhat detached
Student is able to use some strategy design tools in analyzing the internal and external environment of the company, but the strategic choices are not justified sufficiently
Satisfactory (2-1)
Students participate in teaching passively; student does not participate in the debate
Student is able to write the current state analysis and growth strategy for case-company, but pro-duces conventional present moment derived strategic solutions.
Student uses strategy design tools, but the use is not comprehensive and the data generated are not used as systematic grounds for strategic choices
Assessment Methods
The grade of the course will be constitute of growth strategy (40 %) and development plan (50 %) for case-company
In addition, student draws up a learning diary (10 %)
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