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Entrepreneurship and Business Environment

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: TTKA0901
Type: Compulsory / Basic Studies
Curriculum: T-TK 2010DT
Level: Bachelor of Business Administration
Year of Study: 1 (2010-2011)
Credits: 3 cr
Responsible Teacher: Rehn, Anneli
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Academic Year 2010-2011

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
1T-TK-1-12011-03-07 – 2011-05-27Anneli RehnEnglish2011-02-14 – 2011-03-13
2T-TK-1-22011-03-07 – 2011-05-27Anneli RehnEnglish2011-02-14 – 2011-03-13

Learning Outcomes

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 will acquire a view of entrepreneurship in general.
The student understands essential business processes and functions understands the role of ICT within an organization and its supportive role in business processes and their development
The student become acquainted with the procedures and required documents in connection with establishing a company and will required skills for self-employment with emphasis on finding a business idea and making a business plan.

Student's Workload

- sheduled studies 26 h
- autonomous studies 54 h
Total work 80 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

None

Contents

Entrepreneur 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.

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

McKinsey & Company. 2000. Starting up - Achieving Success with Professional Business Planning. Porvoo. Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö.(Entrepreneurship) Veper, K.H.2000. New Venture Mechanics. Prentice Hall. Eaglewood Cliffs. New Jersey. Legislation in force Pöyhönen, J. 2002. An Introduction to Finnish law. Helsinki. Kauppakaari

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

Assessment Criteria

- Interwiew of an entrepreneur 40 %
- Business Plan 40 %
- Themes about entrepreneurship 20 %

Assessment Methods

Active course particiption, assignments, written exam. Numerical (0-5).


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