The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- International business 2013 - Corporate activities
- International business 2014 - Corporate activities
- International business 2015 - Corporate activities
- International business 2016 - Corporate activities
- International business 2017 - Corporate activities
- International business 2018 - Corporate activities
The course takes place in period
- 1 (2018-08-01 to 2018-10-21)
- 2 (2018-10-22 to 2018-12-31)
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
1
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is to give the student basic
skills in business mathematics and statistics.
Learning outcomes
After course completion the student is expected
to
-master percentage calculations and
understand how the value added tax is calculated
- understand how indexes are calculated and what
they are used for
- know how to perform interest and currency
calculations
- be familiar with different types of credit
forms and ways to perform investment
calculations
- understand the basics of price setting
- understand basic statistical concepts and
methods and
- know how to use SPSS for some elementary
statistical data processing
processing
Course contents
Percentages, Indexes, Interest, Currency,Loans,
Price setting,
Investment calculations, Graphs and tables,
Mean,
median,
Standard Deviation, Correlation and regression,
the
normal
distribution, z-,t- and chi-test
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Basic skills in mathematics
Previous course names
Business Math
Additional information
The course program, how we work on the course,
and the contents of the course can be found in
the course compendium (Part 1) which can be
downloaded from Itslearning.
Recommended or required reading
Business Mathematics and Statistics (two
compendiums)
Part 1 Business Mathematics
Part 2 Statistics
Additional reading - only if needed - can be
discussed with the teacher.
Study activities
- Lectures - 17 hours
- Practical exercises - 15 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 15 hours
- Individual studies - 88 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 135 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
Assessment requirements
To pass the course each part of the course must
be separately passed, hence you need a minimum
of 25 (of 50) points in the mathematics exam, a
minimum of 15 (of 30) points in the statistics
exam, and a minimum of 10 (of 20) points for
statistics assignments.
Teacher
Stenius Minna
Examiner
Hongell Linn
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit (58 students enrolled)
Assignments valid until
Until date 2019-07-31
Course enrolment period
2018-08-13 to 2018-09-09
Assessment methods
- Date of examination will be announced later - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Other assignments
Date | Time | Room | Title | Description | Organizer |
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2018-08-28 | 10:15 - 12:00 | D4106 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-08-29 | 12:45 - 14:45 | D4106 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-09-05 | 12:45 - 14:45 | A510 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-09-10 | 12:45 - 14:45 | A510 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-09-28 | 09:15 - 11:15 | A510 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-10-04 | 12:15 - 14:15 | A510 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-10-12 | 09:15 - 11:15 | A510 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-10-16 | 09:15 - 11:15 | D4106 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-10-24 | 12:15 - 15:00 | A510 | Business Mathematics and Statistics, exam part 1 | Karlsson Hanne | |
2018-10-30 | 13:15 - 15:15 | E385 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-11-08 | 12:00 - 14:00 | E385 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-11-14 | 13:00 - 15:00 | E385 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-11-16 | 12:15 - 15:00 | D4107-08 | Affärsmatematik och statistik, del 1(omtentamen 1) / Business math and Stat part 1 re-exam 1 | Stenius Minna | |
2018-11-21 | 12:45 - 14:45 | E385 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-11-28 | 12:00 - 14:00 | E385 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-12-05 | 09:00 - 11:45 | A510 | Affärsmatematik och statistik, del 1(omtentamen 2) / Business math and Stat part 1 (re-exam 2) | Stenius Minna | |
2018-12-05 | 12:15 - 14:15 | E385 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | Stenius Minna | |
2018-12-19 | 09:00 - 11:00 | D4106 | Business Mathematics and Statistics, part 2 EXAM | ||
2019-01-25 | 12:15 - 14:15 | F143 | Affärsmatematik och statistik, del 2 /Business Mathematics and Statistics, part 2 | Omtentamen 1 - Re-exam 1 | Stenius Minna |
2019-02-15 | 12:15 - 14:15 | D4107-08 | Affärsmatematik och statistik, del 2 /Business Mathematics and Statistics, part 2 | Omtentamen 2 - Re-exam 2 | Stenius Minna |