The course takes place in period

1 (2020-08-01 to 2020-10-25)

Level/category

General studies

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

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
-Design an organizational structure for 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.

Learning outcomes

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 in this area.
The student familiarizes himself/herself with
how to organize a business.
The course provides elementary skills in
corporate profitability and planning.

Course contents

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

Prerequisites and co-requisites

No prior knowledge required.

Additional information

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

Recommended or required reading

Skripak, S. J. (2016). Fundamentals of Business.
Virginia Tech.
(copy the whole link!)
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/fun External link
damentals-of-business

Guide Become an Entrepreneur in Finland 2019
(copy the whole link!)
https://www.uusyrityskeskus.fi/wp External link-
content/uploads/2019/05/SUK_perustamisopas2019_E
NG_VERKKOON.pdf
More information and materials will be handed
out at the lectures.

Other study material will be announced during
the course.

Study activities

  • Lectures - 42 hours
  • Individual studies - 93 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 the student needs 50% of the
total points. The course can be passed by
passing four part-exams, each giving 20 points,
or by passing a final exam giving 80 points.
Attendance amounts to 20 points. The part-exams
are one chance only, for the final exam there
are re-exams.

Teacher

  • Broth Joacim
  • Pehrsson Patrik

Examiner

Pehrsson Patrik

Group size

No limit (54 students enrolled)

Assignments valid until

12 months after course has ended

Course enrolment period

2020-05-18 to 2020-09-09

Assessment methods

Date of examination will be announced later - Exams

Room reservations
Date Time Room Title Description Organizer
2020-08-26 10:30 - 12:00 Introduction to Business Administration Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67343534681?pwd=MnBpT3FtcUVvOWI4QTRqUUhHZm5Hdz09 Meeting ID: 673 4353 4681 Passcode: 406196 One tap mobile +358942451488,,67343534681# Finland +358972522471,,67343534681# Finland Dial by your location +358 9 4245 1488 Finland +358 9 7252 2471 Finland +358 3 4109 2129 Finland Meeting ID: 673 4353 4681 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cct0bpnq6U Join by SIP 67343534681@109.105.112.236 67343534681@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 673 4353 4681 Passcode: 406196 Broth Joacim
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2020-09-02 12:00 - 14:30 Introduction to Business Administration brothjoa@arcada.fi is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Lecture Time: Sep 2, 2020 12:00 PM Helsinki Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/65738497357?pwd=emRCRUJ1R25VcW9TNE1VWEdoV1RHQT09 Meeting ID: 657 3849 7357 Passcode: 356962 One tap mobile +358972522471,,65738497357# Finland +358341092129,,65738497357# Finland Dial by your location +358 9 7252 2471 Finland +358 3 4109 2129 Finland +358 9 4245 1488 Finland Meeting ID: 657 3849 7357 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/ciY7yASQk Join by SIP 65738497357@109.105.112.236 65738497357@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 657 3849 7357 Passcode: 356962 Broth Joacim
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2020-09-03 08:30 - 11:30 Introduction to Business Administration brothjoa@arcada.fi is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Lecture Time: Sep 3, 2020 08:30 AM Helsinki Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/65731269658?pwd=SjhNOElFMkQrTkpvM1drN0JKbFBhZz09 Meeting ID: 657 3126 9658 Passcode: 905187 One tap mobile +358972522471,,65731269658# Finland +358341092129,,65731269658# Finland Dial by your location +358 9 7252 2471 Finland +358 3 4109 2129 Finland +358 9 4245 1488 Finland Meeting ID: 657 3126 9658 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cdR4N61TJK Join by SIP 65731269658@109.105.112.236 65731269658@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 657 3126 9658 Passcode: 905187 Broth Joacim
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2020-09-09 13:00 - 15:00 Introduction to Business Administration brothjoa@arcada.fi is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Lecture Time: Sep 9, 2020 01:00 PM Helsinki Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/69812911022?pwd=YnplRVhSK25ReGd0TGt5bUplbFppdz09 Meeting ID: 698 1291 1022 Passcode: 729176 One tap mobile +358942451488,,69812911022# Finland +358972522471,,69812911022# Finland Dial by your location +358 9 4245 1488 Finland +358 9 7252 2471 Finland +358 3 4109 2129 Finland Meeting ID: 698 1291 1022 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cu3XCsK1V Join by SIP 69812911022@109.105.112.236 69812911022@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 698 1291 1022 Passcode: 729176 Broth Joacim
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2020-09-11 09:00 - 11:30 Introduction to Business Administration Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/65542455200?pwd=YTVBdlY2OEE0Sm5MdUdkQnRkNTdKUT09 Meeting ID: 655 4245 5200 Passcode: 084360 Join by SIP 65542455200@109.105.112.236 65542455200@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 655 4245 5200 Passcode: 084360 Broth Joacim
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2020-09-18 09:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Business Administration brothjoa@arcada.fi is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Lecture Time: Sep 18, 2020 09:00 AM Helsinki Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/63918234079?pwd=VGxtcU9KZGxyb3JFOW42REtRTUMyUT09 Meeting ID: 639 1823 4079 Passcode: 188609 One tap mobile +358972522471,,63918234079# Finland +358341092129,,63918234079# Finland Dial by your location +358 9 7252 2471 Finland +358 3 4109 2129 Finland +358 9 4245 1488 Finland Meeting ID: 639 1823 4079 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/ccxqQ8YsqP Join by SIP 63918234079@109.105.112.236 63918234079@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 639 1823 4079 Passcode: 188609 Broth Joacim
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2020-09-23 12:30 - 15:30 Introduction to Business Administration Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67610389637?pwd=RUlKeDV0RDQyZEkwSkZ1RlZPY0RNUT09 Meeting ID: 676 1038 9637 Passcode: 546707 Broth Joacim
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2020-09-25 09:00 - 10:00 Introduction to Business Administration (Exam. in Itslearning) Midterm exam (online) Broth Joacim
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2020-09-30 09:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Business Administration brothjoa@arcada.fi is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Lecture Time: Sep 30, 2020 09:00 AM Helsinki Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/64535769578?pwd=MDdxejRQU0RiVHJtUXJxZ1owUzNZUT09 Meeting ID: 645 3576 9578 Passcode: 345702 One tap mobile +358942451488,,64535769578# Finland +358972522471,,64535769578# Finland Dial by your location +358 9 4245 1488 Finland +358 9 7252 2471 Finland +358 3 4109 2129 Finland Meeting ID: 645 3576 9578 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cbBHTwdKya Join by SIP 64535769578@109.105.112.236 64535769578@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 645 3576 9578 Passcode: 345702 Broth Joacim
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2020-10-02 12:30 - 14:30 Introduction to Business Administration Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/63413152045?pwd=cXhqa09nSWhiZmhDTUxBbUg2ZEd0UT09 Meeting ID: 634 1315 2045 Passcode: 473180 Broth Joacim
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2020-10-07 09:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Business Administration Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/68373951621?pwd=QzJJTDJnNnBNU1pzTmZHYTV1RHg1dz09 Meeting ID: 683 7395 1621 Passcode: 421781 Broth Joacim
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2020-10-09 09:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Business Administration brothjoa@arcada.fi is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Lecture Time: Oct 9, 2020 10:00 AM Helsinki Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/65277326872?pwd=cHRSUmRCVVJwOHFVZ3ZjM0xCcmQ2Zz09 Meeting ID: 652 7732 6872 Passcode: 245478 One tap mobile +358972522471,,65277326872# Finland +358341092129,,65277326872# Finland Dial by your location +358 9 7252 2471 Finland +358 3 4109 2129 Finland +358 9 4245 1488 Finland Meeting ID: 652 7732 6872 Find your local number: https://arcada.zoom.us/u/cbvMKzbwe Join by SIP 65277326872@109.105.112.236 65277326872@109.105.112.235 Join by H.323 109.105.112.236 109.105.112.235 Meeting ID: 652 7732 6872 Passcode: 245478 Broth Joacim
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2020-10-12 10:15 - 11:45 Introduction to Business Administration Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/66873218539?pwd=MUk2Rk1wWVRkcjVSTElrREVEUDRJdz09 Meeting ID: 668 7321 8539 Passcode: 549164 Broth Joacim
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2020-10-14 09:00 - 11:00 Introduction to Business Administration Join Zoom Meeting https://arcada.zoom.us/j/67189590624?pwd=c2dKNngxN3ROU3IyVGt4TlhTUEZwUT09 Meeting ID: 671 8959 0624 Passcode: 456901 Broth Joacim
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2020-10-23 09:00 - 10:00 Introduction to Business Administration - Exam Broth Joacim
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2020-11-25 14:00 - 16:00 Företagsekonomins grunder/Introdcution to Business Administration/ Omtentamen 1/Re-exam 1 Broth Joacim
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2021-01-15 09:15 - 11:15 F143 Företagsekonomins grunder/Introdcution to Business Administration - Omtentamen 2/ Re-exam 2 Broth Joacim
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