Business relationships and networks (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

EUR-ACE Knowledge and Understanding/EUR-ACE Engineering Analysis: Value is increasingly created in networks of organizations and inter-organizational relationships.

EUR-ACE Engineering Practice: Student understands networking as part of company's strategic management. Students will better understand the concept and meaning of the value networks and collaborative business relationships.

EUR-ACE Transferable Skills: Student will be able to act in business relationships as an individual in order to enhance the business objectives.

Content

The main content will include
- Networks and networking
- Value networks
- Inter-organizational relationships
- Interaction and collaboration in business relationships

Materials

Study material and course literature will be presented at the course itself.

Teaching methods

Course consists of face-to-face lessons and independent study.

Face-to-face lessons consists of lectures, visitor lectures, workshops and possible company excursion.

Independent study consists of orientation assignments, learning assignments and learning diary.

Course exam is made as group exam.

Employer connections

Possible company excursions and visitor lecturers from working life.

Exam schedules

Exam is arranged at week 49, 2021

1. re-exam: week 50, 2021
2. re-exam: week 51, 2021

Completion alternatives

Accreditation procedure is described in study guide. Course teacher will give additional information of other possible methods to take this course.

Student workload

One credit means 27 hours of student work. Therefore 5 credit course means 135 hours of student work.

Course plan:
- contact lessons, 7 times, around 26 hours
- Company excursion, around 8 hours
- Independent study, around 100 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient (1): Student has gained knowledge of course objectives but faces challenges to utilize them in practice.

Satisfactory (2): Student has gained knowledge of course objectives and can utilize them partly in practice.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): Student has gained understanding of course objectives and can utilize them in practice.
Very good (4): Student has attained very good level of course objectives and can apply them into practice.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): Student has attained an excellent level of course objectives and can apply them into practice in innovative manner.

Qualifications

Basics of purchasing. The students are able to find information independently and to prepare reports. They have the basic knowledge of logistics processes.

Further information

Course assessment is based on orientation assignments, learning assignments, learning diary and exam.