Introduction to Business (5op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Tavoitteet

This course covers an introduction to the world of business and all of its disciplines. After completing this course, you are able to identify the different aspects of business and how they are interconnected. You can explain how a business can achieve its business goals sustainably and you are able to identify and approach an organisation’s main stakeholder groups. You will also be able to name business functions where you would like to specialise in later.

Sisältö

- Basics of business
- Strategy
- Finance
- Marketing and sales
- Research and development
- Information technology
- Human resources
- Communications
- Governance
- Stakeholders

Oppimateriaalit

Skripak, Stephen J. and Poff, Ron (2020). Fundamentals of Business, 3rd Edition, Blacksburg, VA: VT Publishing. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99283. Licensed with CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0.

Opetusmenetelmät

This course covers an introduction to the world of business and all of its disciplines. After completing this course, you are able to identify the different aspects of business and how they are interconnected. You can explain how a business can achieve its business goals sustainably and you are able to identify and approach an organisation’s main stakeholder groups. You will also be able to name business functions where you would like to specialise in later.

Contents include items such as:

- teamwork
- basics of business
- accounting and finance
- economics
- ethics and social responsibility
- international business
- management and leadership
- human resources management and motivation
- starting your own business

In the team presentations you will be acquainted with some Finnish companies that operate internationally.