Business Law

Structure Type: Course
Code: KA01CLITO08
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 6.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Tiainen, Juha
Teacher Team: Laitila, Erkki
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Learning Outcomes

Students will be familiar with the main issues in legislation pertaining to SMEs and agricultural enterprises and know how to apply their acquired knowledge to practical management situations.

Student's Workload

Will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous studies are required.

Contents

The course comprises various parts, which pertain to the legislation regulating operations in SMEs and agricultural enterprises. The mentioned parts are as follows:
- Contractual relationships in business, incl. consumer protection policies
- Regulation of competition and public procurement
- Control and selling of fixed assets
- Social security of entrepreneurs, responsibilities of employers
- Company taxation
- Types of companies and choosing the right one

Each part of the course involves lectures, independent study and group work.

Recommended or Required Reading

Material/literature as indicated by the lecturer(s) for each part of the course.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and assignments

Assessment Criteria

Accebtable level: understanding of central legislation and terminology of each part and ability to use those principles in management work

Assessment Methods

Each part of the course will be evaluated separately as indicated by the lecturer(s), i.e. exam and/or assignments. The final grade is the average of the grade for each part of the course. Students may not complete individual parts of the course and receive an individual grade.

Work Placement

None

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