Industrial Business (5cr)

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General information

Enrollment: 02.11.2020 - 30.11.2020; Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 17.05.2021 - 31.07.2021; Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face

Unit: School of Technology

Campus: Main Campus

Teaching languages: English

Seats: 10 - 25

Degree programmes: Bachelor's Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology; Bachelor's Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering; Bachelor's Degree Programme in Electrical and Automation Engineering

Teachers: Matti Kurki; Anneli Kakko

Groups: TKN21VK
Konetekniikka (AMK), vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies; TKN20S1
Konetekniikka (AMK)

Course: TWZZ0121

Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Industrial Business TWZZ0121-3001. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

Industrial Business is a Bachelor's level elective course.
The main objective of the course is to give you an overview of international business management concepts and practices.

Knowledge and understanding:
The learning process enable you to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of mathematics and other basic sciences underlying their engineering specialisation, at a level necessary to achieve the other programme learning outcomes.

Investigations and information retrieval:
You have ability to conduct searches of literature, to consult and to critically use scientific databases and other appropriate sources of information, and to carry out simulation and analysis, in order to pursue detailed investigations and research of technical issues

Communication and team-working:
You have ability to ability to function effectively in a national and an international context as an individual and as a member of a team.

Content

During the course you will explore the cultural, political and technological environment in which multinational companies (MNCs) operate across national boundaries. A special attention will be given to some of the current issues in international business, including the issues of sustainable development, emerging markets, impact of globalization and corporate social responsibility. Throughout the course you will be exposed to comparative analysis of practices among MNCs from different countries.

Location and time

May 2021

Materials

The study materials created by teachers

Teaching methods

Lectures, team work, independent study, study visits at companies and exams

Employer connections

Exam schedules

Two exams: the first one in the middle and the second one in the end of the course

Completion alternatives

Face-to-face course

Student workload

Lectures 64 hours
Company visits 8 hours
Team work 30 hours
Individual study 25 hours
Exams 8 hours
Totally 135 hours

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student takes part in all lectures, team work, company visits and has presentations. Student also does two exams.

Qualifications

No prerequisites