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Simulation GameLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: HBIT3400

Credits

5 op

Teaching language

  • English

Responsible person

  • Juha Saukkonen

Objective

- Employ theoretical and conceptual knowledge to identify and analyze business problems in global contexts
- Identify and place into practice information-based decision making approaches to business and managerial problems
- Gather, analyse and evaluate business data and information and transform empirical data into useful and actionable information
- Apply proven theoretical and conceptual knowledge of global business challenges in multicultural contexts
- Operate effectively within a multicultural team environment demonstrating teambuilding, leadership and intercultural communication skills
- Communicate effectively in English in oral, written and electronic formats using communication and information technology for business applications, and is able to prepare and present reports and presentations

Content

The course consists of:
- start-up tutorings sessions of the game interface and schedule
- playing the simulation game in teams (of JAMK students and potentially also tems of foreign partner universities) in a practice round + pre-decided nr of actual game rounds
- analysing the achievements of teams in the game and linking the results to decisions made and market conditions
- reporting of the reuslts of the team and refelcting the learning occurred

Qualifications

Basic understanding of core processes of a firm (marketing, strategy, financiam management)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The general criteria of the competences that the Bachelor's Degrees awarded by Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences provide can be found on JAMK's web pages. The learning outcomes of individual courses are assessed in relation to the objectives of the course concerned. Assessment is based on knowledge, skills and competence in accordance with the National and European Qualifications Framework, level 6
- Excellent (5) –The student shows exceptionally solid knowledge of fundamentals and development methods. The student is able in an outstanding manner to identify and place into practice information-based findings. The student shows high-level ability to gather and analyze business data and complex management situations. Student shows high level of ability to identify and analyze managerial situations and propose viable solutions as a key of a member multicultural team. Student is able to present in a convincing manner in oral and written communications in English. - Very Good (4) –The student has above average level of knowledge of fundamentals and development methods of business. The student is able in a convincing manner identify and place into practice information-based findings and tackle managerial challenges. The student demonstrates good ability to gather and analyze business data and complex management situations. Student shows good ability to identify and analyze managerial situations and propose viable solutions contributing to the process of a multicultural team. Student shows ability over average of his/her peers to present in oral and written communications in English. - Good (3) The student shows solid knowledge of fundamentals and main development methods of business and capability in identifying and placing into practice information-based findings of managerial challenges. The student demonstrates average level ability to gather and analyze business data and complex management situations from multiple perspectives. Student is well able to identify and analyze managerial situations and propose viable solutions and can add value to the joint process of a multicultural team. Student is able to present in a good manner in oral and written communications in English. - Satisfactory (2)- The student demonstrates capability to in mastering some key theoretical knowledge parts of fundamentals and development methods of business. The student shows some ability to identify and place into practice information-based findings of managerial challenges. The student demonstrates cler ability to gather and analyze business data and complex management situations. Student shows ability to identify and analyze most managerial situations and propose some viable solutions. Student can contribute to the joint process of a multicultural team. Student is able to present in a relatively fluent way in oral and written communications in English. Sufficient (1) - The student shows some but limited knowledge of fundamentals and development methods of business. The student is able identify some managerial challenges and is able to place into practice some information-based findings, but these skills need clear improvement. The student shows some evidence in ability to analyze business data and complex situations. Student can participate to the process of a multicultural team. Student is able to present in English in oral and written communications in a way that need improvement.