Business Plan (LMSB6400)

Business Plan, 5 cr - LMSB6400

Business Plan (LMSB6400-3001), 01.01.2021 – 31.05.2024,
5 cr (LMS20S1) — Face-to-face, Online learning + -
Language of instruction

Finnish

Timing

01.01.2021 - 31.05.2024

Lecturer(s)

Jaana Auer, Kaisa Kinnunen

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

lessions, assignments, creating your own business plan, independent learning

Learning materials and recommended literature

Hesso, Johannes. 2015. Hyvä liiketoimintasuunnitelma. e-kirja. Jamk verkkoaineistot. Myös painettuna.
Tietoja ja palveluja yrityksille ja yrityksen perustajille. https://www.suomi.fi/yritykselle
Blackwell, Edward.2008. How to prepare a business plan.

Campus

Institute of Bioeconomy

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

no exam, evaluation of business plan

Learning assignments and student workload

lessions 32 h, assignments 20 h, independent study 83 h

Enrollment

02.11.2020 - 30.11.2020

Content scheduling

The course starts in the first study year and ends in the fourth year. Exchange students make their business plan during their exchange period.
Groups
- LMS20S1
Seats

0 - 40

Assessment methods

Self evaluation and lecturer evaluation of business plan

Exchange Student 5

Degree Programme

Bachelor's Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Industries

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face, Online learning

Share of R&D studies

2 cr

Share of virtual studies

2 cr

Unit

School of Technology
Business Plan (LMSB6400-3002), 01.01.2022 – 30.06.2025,
5 cr (LMS21S1) — Face-to-face, Online learning + -
Language of instruction

Finnish

Timing

01.01.2022 - 30.06.2025

Lecturer(s)

Jaana Auer, Kaisa Kinnunen

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

lessions, assignments, creating your own business plan, independent learning

Learning materials and recommended literature

Hesso, Johannes. 2015. Hyvä liiketoimintasuunnitelma. e-kirja. Jamk verkkoaineistot. Myös painettuna.
Tietoja ja palveluja yrityksille ja yrityksen perustajille. https://www.suomi.fi/yritykselle
Blackwell, Edward.2008. How to prepare a business plan.
Osterwalder, A. & Pigneur, Y. 2010. Business model generation. A handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. eBook.
Pigneur, Osterwalder, Smith & Bernarda. 2014. Value proposition design: how to create products and services customers want. eBook.

Campus

Institute of Bioeconomy

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

no exam, evaluation of business plan

Learning assignments and student workload

Exchange students: assignments 80 h, independent study 55 h. Total 135 h.

Enrollment

01.11.2021 - 09.01.2022

Content scheduling

The course starts in the first study year and ends in the fourth year. Exchange students make their business plan during their exchange period.
Groups
- LMS21S1
Seats

0 - 40

Assessment methods

Self evaluation and lecturer evaluation of business plan

Exchange Student 5

Degree Programme

Bachelor's Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Industries

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face, Online learning

Share of virtual studies

4 cr

Unit

School of Technology
Business Plan (LMSB6400-3004), 01.01.2023 – 30.06.2026,
5 cr (LMS22S1) — Face-to-face, Online learning + -
Language of instruction

Finnish

Timing

01.01.2023 - 30.06.2026

Lecturer(s)

Kaisa Kinnunen

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

lessions, assignments, creating your own business plan, independent learning

Learning materials and recommended literature

Hesso, Johannes. 2015. Hyvä liiketoimintasuunnitelma. e-kirja. Jamk verkkoaineistot. Myös painettuna.
Tietoja ja palveluja yrityksille ja yrityksen perustajille. https://www.suomi.fi/yritykselle
Blackwell, Edward.2008. How to prepare a business plan.

Campus

Institute of Bioeconomy

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

no exam, evaluation of business plan

Learning assignments and student workload

lessions 32 h, assignments 20 h, independent study 83 h

Enrollment

01.11.2022 - 05.01.2023

Content scheduling

The course starts in the first study year and ends in the fourth year. Exchange students make their business plan during their exchange period.
Groups
- LMS22S1
Assessment methods

Self evaluation and lecturer evaluation of business plan

Degree Programme

Bachelor's Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Industries

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face, Online learning

Share of virtual studies

2 cr

Unit

School of Technology
Business Plan (LMSB6400-3005), 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2024,
5 cr (LMS21KM) — Face-to-face + -
Language of instruction

Finnish

Timing

01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024

Lecturer(s)

Kaisa Kinnunen

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

lessions, assignments, creating your own business plan, independent learning

Learning materials and recommended literature

Hesso, Johannes. 2015. Hyvä liiketoimintasuunnitelma. e-kirja. Jamk verkkoaineistot. Myös painettuna.
Tietoja ja palveluja yrityksille ja yrityksen perustajille. https://www.suomi.fi/yritykselle
Blackwell, Edward.2008. How to prepare a business plan.

Campus

Institute of Bioeconomy

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

no exam, evaluation of business plan

Learning assignments and student workload

lessions 32 h, assignments 20 h, independent study 83 h

Enrollment

01.11.2022 - 05.01.2023

Content scheduling

The course starts in the second study year and ends in the fourth year. Exchange students make their business plan during their exchange period.
Groups
- LMS21KM
Assessment methods

Self evaluation and lecturer evaluation of business plan

Degree Programme

Bachelor's Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Industries

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Technology
Business Plan (LMSB6400-3006), 30.08.2022 – 31.07.2023,
5 cr (ZJA22SLNO1, ...) — Online learning + -
Language of instruction

Finnish

Timing

30.08.2022 - 31.07.2023

Lecturer(s)

Jaana Auer, Kaisa Kinnunen

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

distance learning, assignments, creating your own business plan, independent learning

Learning materials and recommended literature

Hesso, Johannes. 2015. Hyvä liiketoimintasuunnitelma. e-kirja. Jamk verkkoaineistot. Myös painettuna.
Tietoja ja palveluja yrityksille ja yrityksen perustajille. https://www.suomi.fi/yritykselle
Blackwell, Edward.2008. How to prepare a business plan.
Osterwalder, A. & Pigneur, Y. 2010. Business model generation. A handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. eBook.
Pigneur, Osterwalder, Smith & Bernarda. 2014. Value proposition design: how to create products and services customers want.

Campus

Institute of Bioeconomy

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

no exam, evaluation of business plan

Learning assignments and student workload

business plan 85 h, independent study 50 h. total 135 h

Enrollment

01.08.2022 - 31.05.2023
Groups
- ZJA22SLNO1
- ZJA22SLNO2
- ZJA23KLNO3
Assessment methods

Self evaluation and lecturer evaluation of business plan

Degree Programme

Bachelor's Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Industries

Mode of delivery

Online learning

Share of virtual studies

5 cr

Unit

School of Technology
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Objectives
The possibility to fulfill your own dreams and ideas motivates you to good performance and success. On compliance of this course you have a tested and feasible business plan based on your own business idea.

Competences
Business knowledge
Entrepreneurship knowledge

Learning outcomes
Based on your own dreams, ideas and interests you have a business idea, from which during this course you plan a customer-based bioeconomy product or service and design a profitable business model. You will refine your business idea piece by piece during your study. On different courses you can do outputs that suits for your business plan, for example cropping, feeding and marketing plan, product profit and pricing calculations, plans for production technology and energy use. During the bioeconomy business piloting you can test the customer need of your business idea, make product development, experiment different methods in production processes or face some other arising challenges. In your thesis you can apply yourself to research important problems coming up from your business idea. On practical trainings you can familiarize yourself with the methods in the field of business and create networks. You make your tested business plan by putting together all the know-how you have got during your study and which is related to your business idea. For your business plan you are able to do financial plans, such as profitability, liquidity, investment and financing calculations.

You may outline your business plan as you wish as long as all issues below are included in it one way or another. You can widen, condense or join together themes. The content of the business plan:
1. Business idea, innovation
2. Business model
3. Product or service, value proposition
4. Customers, market analysis
5. Market situation, competitors
6. Sales and marketing: customer relationship, channels, communications, pricing
7. Production: production processes, facilities, location, means of production, capital requirement, product development
8. Human resources: employees, company form, organization and management, human resource development
9. Partners and stakeholders
10. Revenues and costs, financial plan: profitability, liquidity, investment and financing calculations
11. Risks and outlines
12. Self-evaluation: your own know-how, SWOT-analysis of yourself and your business, conclusions of you business plan

0-5

Sufficient 1: You can do a feasible business plan based on your own business idea. You give your reasons for your decisions based on analyses and testing, but some of them are narrow and inadequate. You know how user oriented design and testing support business plan.

Satisfactory 2: You can do a feasible business plan based on your own innovative business idea. You give your reasons for your decisions based on adequate analyses and testing.

Good 3: You can do a feasible and competitive business plan based on your own innovative business idea. You give your reasons for your decisions based on wide and versatile analyses and testing. You make the business plan independently.

Very good 4: You can do a feasible and competitive business plan based on your own innovative business idea. You give your reasons for your decisions based on wide and versatile analyses and testing. Your conclusions are logical, strategically reasonable and convincing. You make the business plan independently.

Excellent 5: You can do a feasible and competitive business plan based on your own innovative business idea. Your reasons for your decisions are innovative and based on wide and versatile analyses and testing. Your conclusions are logical, strategically reasonable and convincing. You make the business plan independently and assess it critically.

Business Plan, 5 cr - LMSB6400

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