Planning an Enterprise

Structure Type: Course
Code: KD19APYR004
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 12.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Mäkiniemi, Osmo
Teacher Team: Mäkiniemi, Osmo ; Koski, Miia ; Potka-Soininen, Tuulia ; Salonen, Marja ; Latvanen, Jaana ; Isaacs, Cory ; Leppänen, Ritva
Language of Instruction: English

Learning Outcomes

The student is able to plan business operations. The student is able to describe the meaning of the business environment. The student is capable of preparing a business plan and is able to function in a multicultural group.

Student's Workload

- lectures and guided practice 202 h
- work in practice enterprise 44 h
- independent work 78 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No prerequisites

Contents

Entrepreneurship
- Business plan and its components: vision, strategy, business idea, business process, clients, competition, financial plan, profitability and pricing
- Information seeking in business
- Business environment and its sectors
- Basics of organisations, organisational design and leadership
- Intercultural communication competencies
- Business English communication
- Introduction to information systems, Office software

Recommended or Required Reading

- Kubr Thomas et al. 1998. Starting up. Achieving success with professional business planning, McKinsey & Company.
- Isaacs et al. 2009. Engineer Your English, Edita Publishing, Helsinki
- Kewin. 2007. Networking Cultural Knowledge, WSOY.
- Kotler P., Armstrong G., Saunders J. & Wong V. 2008. Principles of Marketing.
- Harrison-Horngren. 2008. Financial Accounting. Pearson Education: New Jersey.
- Surakka. 2005. Access to Finnish Law. WSOY.
- Hogan. 2009. Practical Computing. Prentice Hall.
- Other material distributed by the lecturer.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Lectures and guided practice
- Work in the practice enterprise
- independent work

Assessment Criteria

Excellent (5)
The student is able to plan business operations. The student is able to describe the meaning of the business environment. The student can apply her knowledge in preparing and developing a business plan. The student participates in team activities on a regular basis and is able to do the team's tasks in different roles. The student is able to develop the team's work.

Good (4-3)
The student is able to plan business operations. The student is able to describe the meaning of the business environment. The student is able to prepare a business plan.
The student participates in team activities on a regular basis and does the team's tasks in her role carefully.

Satisfactory (2-1)
The student is able to describe basic business operations. The student is able to describe the meaning of the business environment. The student is able to participate in planning a business plan. The student participates in team activities on a regular basis.

Assessment Methods

Group performance: business plan 40 %
Individual performance:
- exam (Introduction to Business Operations) 40 %
- essay 10 %
- information seeking 10 %

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