AB-1-006 (1) - Introduction to Business Administration

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1 (2018-08-01 to 2018-10-21)

Swedish

Compulsory

First

1

5 cr

After a completed course the student is expected
to be able to
-Describe the role of business activity for the
society and owners of businesses
-Describe how to set up a company (limited
liability) in Finland
-Discuss what to consider when setting up a
business
-Name some of the most important laws that
concern businesses in Finland and seek answers
to elementary queries about the legislation
-Describe what a business plan is and what
elements it typically consists of
-Explain how a business takes care of its day-
to-day finances, makes simple profitability
calculations and explain what annual accounts
include.

The aim of the course is to give the student
basic knowledge of business administration and
the role of business activity for the society
and business owners.
The student familiarizes himself/herself with
the relevant legislation on this area.
The student familiarizes himself/herself with
how to practically get started when setting up a
business.
The course offers opportunities for the student
to familiarize himself/herself with different
organizational models.
The course provides elementary skills in
corporate profitability and planning.

- the purpose of firms and business
- organisation and leadership
- different legal forms of companies and
relevant legislation
- basics of corporate analysis

No prior knowledge required.

More information will be given at the introduction
and on Itslearning.
The course is taught both in Swedish and in
English.

P-H Skärvad, j Olsson:Företagsekonomi 100,
Faktabok,Liber 2013
Skripak, S. J. (2016). Fundamentals of Business.
Virginia Tech.
(copy the whole link!)
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/BookDetail.as External link
px?bookId=319

Guide Become an Entrepreneur in Finland 2018
(copy the whole link!)
https://www.uusyrityskeskus.fi/wp External link-
content/uploads/2018/04/SUK_perustamisopas2018_E
NG_verkkoon-1.pdf

More information and materials will be handed
out at the lectures.

• Lectures - 42 hours
• Individual studies - 73 hours
• Internet-based studies - 20 hours

• Total workload of the course: 135 hours
• Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
• Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Multiform education

• Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
• Itslearning-based questions

To pass the course the student needs 50% of the
total points. The written exam gives max. 60
points and the Itslearning-based exams
max.40 points.
More information will be given at the
introduction and on Itslearning.

• Puukko Linda
• Stenius Andreas
• Stenius Minna
• Pehrsson Patrik

Stenius Andreas

https://arcada.itslearning.com/ External link

No limit (141 students enrolled)

Until date 2019-07-31

2018-08-13 to 2018-09-09

• 2018-10-16 - Exams
• Date will be announced later - Other assignments