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Entrepreneurship and Corporate Law

Structure Type: Study module
Code: TFP0202
Type: Compulsory / Basic Studies
Curriculum: T-FE 2011
Level: Bachelor of Business Administration
Year of Study: 1 (2011-2012)
Credits: 5 cr
Responsible Teacher: Teirfolk-Naarmala, Marika
Language of Instruction: Swedish

Courses During the Academic Year 2011-2012

Impl.Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
12011-08-29 – 2012-04-27Marika Teirfolk-Naarmala, Sören GranlundSwedish2011-08-19 – 2011-09-09
22011-08-29 – 2012-04-27Marika Teirfolk-Naarmala, Sören GranlundSwedish2011-08-19 – 2011-09-09

Learning Outcomes

The student will acquire a view of entrepreneurship in general and the skills required for self-employment with emphasis on finding a business idea and making a business plan and Corporate Law.

The student familiarizes him/herself with corporate planning and the criteria for choosing the form of enterprise. The course will give the student the basic knowledge needed when establishing a company. He/she also gets acquainted with the procedures and documents required in connection to the establishment of 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:135 hours
-of which scheduled studies: 65 hours
- of which autonomous studies: 70 hours

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous knowledge required

Contents

Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurs and enterprise environment, qualities of an entrepreneur, impediments and incentives of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship as a career and occupation, intrapreneurship, business idea, business plan, instruments of entrepreneurial decision making, corporte planning.

Company Law: Choosing the company form, establishment procedures and documents. Trade register and trade name.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Entrepreneurship

- Kinkki, S. – Hulkko, P. – Mäkinen, I. 2003. Att vara företagare. Tammerfors. WSOY.
- Centralhandelskammaren. Seanste upplaga. Att bli egen företagare. Helsingfors. Kustannuskamari.

Company establishment

Legislation in force.
- Bärlund, J. - Nybergh, F. - Petrell, K. 2005. Finlands civil- och handelsrätt. Helsingfors. Juristförbundets förlag.
- Suojanen,K. 2002. Opi Oikeutta. Vihti. KS-Kustannus Oy.(eller nyare upplaga).
- Ojajärvi, J.- Vainio, S. - Lindström, J.- Vainio, P. 2002. Ammattikorkeakoulun juridiikka 1, Helsinki. Otava.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

Assessment Criteria

Corporate Law:
1 the student understands some basics about company establishment

3 the student understands well the basics about company establishment and can apply learned issues in practice

5 the student understands excellent the basics about company establishment and can to a great extent apply the learned issues in practice

Assessment Methods

Entrepreneurship:

Written exams (50 %), assignments and project work (50 %). Numerical (0-5).


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