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Company Establishment

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: TIP0204B
Type: Compulsory / Basic Studies
Curriculum: IB 2017
Level: Bachelor of Business Administration
Year of Study: 1 (2017-2018)
Credits: 2 cr
Responsible Teacher: Mannila, Margit
Language of Instruction: English

Courses During the Academic Year 2017-2018

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
5T-IB-2-12018-01-08 – 2018-04-27Margit MannilaEnglish2017-12-11 – 2018-01-15
6T-IB-2-22018-01-08 – 2018-04-27Margit MannilaEnglish2017-12-11 – 2018-01-15

Still need to take the course? See the courses during the academic year 2020-2021.

Learning Outcomes

The student will require a view of entrepreneurship in general and the skills required for self-employment. The student familiarizes him/herself with corporate planning and the criteria for choosing the form of enterprise.
The course will give the student a basic knowledge in establishing a company. The student gets acquainted with the procedures and required documents in connection with establishing a company. The course will also familiarize the student with registration in the Trade register and the student should understand the meaning of registration.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course:54 h
-of which scheduled studies: 26 h
of which autonomous studies 28 h
The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in contact lessons.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Entrepreneuship

Contents

Entrepreneur and enterprise environment, qualities of an entrepreneur, entrepreneurship as a career and occupation, establishing a business, corporate planning. Choosing the company form, establishment procedures and documents. Trade register and trade name.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

- Establishing and doing Business in Finland, Edita Publishing 2009
- Legislation in force
- Lecture materials

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, project learning, group work, discussions, individual studies and presentations.

Assessment Criteria

level 5
- give reasons for solutions made when acting in tasks of an expert
- use independently various problem solving methods
- apply the professional ethical principles

level 3
take into account the responsibilities and obligations connected with the utilisation of information (e.g. copyrights and plagiarism)
– utilise the problem-solving methods learnt during the study unit
- find the essential parts of the problem

level 1
- recognise the area of expertise in his/her field
- utilise the problem-solving methods dealt with during the study unit when given guidance
- has a positive attitude towards developing
- identify the values of the field and the professional ethical principles

Assessment Methods

Active course particiption and assignments 40%, written exam 60%. Numerical (0-5).


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