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Degree Programme in Business Administration: PLIITS19

Code: PLIITS19

Degree title
Tradenomi (AMK), Bachelor of Business Administration
Credits
210 ects
Duration
3.5 years (210 cr)
Start semester
Autumn 2019
Teaching language
Finnish

Descriptions

The objective of the Degree Programme in Business Administration is to train multi-skilled professionals and developers for versatile tasks in business life and industry.

STRUCTURE OF THE STUDIES

In the basic studies, the student gets familiar with the basics of business and entrepreneurship. The studies also help to develop the communications and language skills necessary in the field, as well as team work, project work and networking skills

The professional studies deepen the student’s skills in the business operating environment and core skill areas.
In the advanced stage, the student specializes in the following skill paths:
• Marketing,
• Innovative Business and Entrepreneurship
• Financial Management
• Wellness Tourism
• Library and Information Skills.

The studies are complemented by the thesis, where the students apply their previously learned knowledge and skills. The thesis can be a development or research project made on a working life commission. In addition to the growth of one’s own expertise, the purpose of the thesis is to benefit the organization.

PEDAGOGIC APPROACHES

Studying in our Business Administration Programme is student- centered and working-life oriented. The student takes responsibility and an active role in the learning process and the teacher’s role is to support him/her in reaching the objectives.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment scale is 1-5 or accepted/failed. Versatile aspects and methods are used in assessment. Peer assessment and self assessment are used in addition to assessment carried out by the teacher or the commissioner of a project. Assessment criteria of a course is given in the course implementation plan. Assessment may be based on exams, tasks, assignments or large projects. Sometimes the object of assessment may be the team, e.g. how well they managed a project together.

FURTHER STUDIES

Master level studies in universities and universities of applied sciences.
After the Bachelor’s degree from a university of applied sciences, it is also possible to continue in Master level degree programmes in foreign higher education institutions.

University of applied sciences offers opportunities for continuing education in specialisation studies, apprenticeship-type continuing education, and working life-based continuing education. If a student completes a Master’s degree in a university of applied sciences, they can receive an opportunity for further education in scientific or arts-related further studies in universities.

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 Autumn 2019 Spring 2020 Autumn 2020 Spring 2021 Autumn 2021 Spring 2022 Autumn 2022 1. / 2019 2. / 2019 3. / 2020 4. / 2020 5. / 2020 1. / 2020 2. / 2020 3. / 2021 4. / 2021 5. / 2021 1. / 2021 2. / 2021 3. / 2022 4. / 2022 5. / 2022 1. / 2022 2. / 2022
Total 210

Asetuksen mukainen jäsentely AMK

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Professional studies
Digital Marketing Basics
Content Marketing
Cases in International Business
Digital Business Development Project
Business-to-Business Marketing and Sales
Customer Oriented Product Development
Market Research
Brand Management
Business Models and Marketing
Financial statements and corporate taxation
Payroll Management
Working in an Accounting Firm
Management Accounting
Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Analysis
Financial Management in SMEs
Financing and Risk Management
Digital Financial Management
Competence Tracks Optional Studies
Information Retrieval Skills 1
Information Retrieval Skills 2
Starting up a Business
Product and Service Innovation
Project Management
Managing Customer Projects
Developing the Business
Financial Management
Expert Sales and Negotiation Sklls
Expanding Business
International Business
Team Leadership and Management
Practical Training
Basic Practical Training
Professional Practical Training
Bachelor's Thesis

No attached course units

Basic Studies
Project Hatchery
Basics of Business Administration
Workplace Communication
Business English
Marketing
Financial Management
Applied Business Math
Service Design
Introduction to Digital Business
Organizational Behaviour
National Economics and International Economics
Swedish in working life, oral communication
Swedish in working life, written communication
Optional Studies
Brush up Your Swedish
Open Studies in Business 1
Open Studies in Business 2
Open Studies in Business 3
Not grouped
Basics of Business Law
Innovation Project
Consumer Behaviour and Consumption
Introduction to Library Profession
Library in the Society
Introduction to Library Pedagogy
Collection Development and Descriptive Metadata
Reading Encouragement
Training Digital Skills
Event Production
Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality
Wellness Tourism Concepts and Demand
Communication and Cultural Sensitivity in Service Encounters
Developing the Wellness Tourism Offering at Company Level
Experience Management
Developing Competitiveness in Wellness Business Tourism
Service Operations Management in a Wellness Company
Sales and Revenue Management
Developing Own Expertise
Event Production
Customer Oriented Sales
Productization
Digital Marketing
Intercultural Communication and Networking
Coaching and Mentoring
Future Business Models
Future Business Camp
Marketing Project
Project Management for Entrepreneurs
ICT Skills
Success Factors in Working Life
Swedish on the Net
Working in the Accounting Company TradeTase
Logistics and Supply Chain Systems
Human Resource Management
Family and Inheritance Law
Criminal and Procedural Law
Introduction to Building Web Pages and Image Processing
Integrated Marketing Communication
Research Methods
Methods in Development Work
Bachelor's Thesis

Code Name Credits (cr)
CORE COMPETENCE

(Choose all )

75
5000BZ68 Project Hatchery 5
PLIITS19-1002
Core Competence in Business

(Choose all )

65
3011392 Basics of Business Administration 15
3011364 Workplace Communication 5
3011391 Business English 5
3011519 Marketing 5
3011558 Financial Management 5
3011656 Applied Business Math 5
3011659 Service Design 5
KH00BO95 Basics of Business Law 5
3041232 Introduction to Digital Business 5
3011534 Organizational Behaviour 5
3011405 National Economics and International Economics 5
PLIITS19-1003
Swedish Business Communication, B1

(Choose all )

5
100116 Swedish in working life, oral communication 2
100117 Swedish in working life, written communication 3
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

(Choose ects: 135 )

135
TE00BL66 Innovation Project 10
PLIITS19-1004
MARKETING

(Choose ects: 45 )

45
PLIITS19-1005
Marketing in the Digital Era

(Choose all )

25
3041249 Digital Marketing Basics 5
3011660 Content Marketing 5
3011663 Cases in International Business 5
3011666 Digital Business Development Project 5
KH00BV03 Consumer Behaviour and Consumption 5
PLIITS19-1006
Business and Marketing

(Choose all )

30
3011667 Business-to-Business Marketing and Sales 5
3011664 Customer Oriented Product Development 5
3011662 Market Research 10
3011657 Brand Management 5
3011665 Business Models and Marketing 5
PLIITS19-1007
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

(Choose ects: 45 )

45
PLIITS19-1008
Financial Management

(Choose all )

15
3011461 Financial statements and corporate taxation 5
3011458 Payroll Management 5
3011460 Working in an Accounting Firm 5
PLIITS19-1009
Management Accounting

(Choose all )

30
3011221 Management Accounting 5
3011477 Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Analysis 5
3011478 Financial Management in SMEs 5
3011655 Financing and Risk Management 5
3011520 Digital Financial Management 5
3011671 Competence Tracks Optional Studies 5
PLIITS19-1014
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES

(Choose ects: 45 )

45
KH00BR43 Introduction to Library Profession 5
KH00BG46 Information Retrieval Skills 1 5
KH00BS65 Library in the Society 5
KH00BS66 Introduction to Library Pedagogy 5
KH00BS69 Collection Development and Descriptive Metadata 10
KH00BG47 Information Retrieval Skills 2 5
KH00BS67 Reading Encouragement 5
KH00BS68 Training Digital Skills 5
KH00BS64 Event Production 5
PLIITS19-1023
TOURISM AND WELLNESS AS A BUSINESS

(Choose ects: 45 )

45
PLIITS19-1024
Introduction to Wellness Tourism as part of Tourism Phenomenon

(Choose all )

15
3011583 Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality 5
3011584 Wellness Tourism Concepts and Demand 5
3011585 Communication and Cultural Sensitivity in Service Encounters 5
PLIITS19-1025
Developing Competitive Wellness Tourism

(Choose all )

15
3011587 Developing the Wellness Tourism Offering at Company Level 5
3011586 Experience Management 5
3011588 Developing Competitiveness in Wellness Business Tourism 5
PLIITS19-1026
Managing Wellness Operations

(Choose all )

15
3011589 Service Operations Management in a Wellness Company 5
3011590 Sales and Revenue Management 5
3011591 Developing Own Expertise 5
PLIITS19-1015
INNOVATIVE BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(Choose ects: 75 )

45 - 75
PLIITS19-1016
Starting up Business

(Choose all )

25 - 55
3011668 Starting up a Business 10
KH00BG77 Product and Service Innovation 5 - 15
KH00BG78 Project Management 5 - 15
KH00BG79 Managing Customer Projects 5 - 15
PLIITS19-1017
Developing Business

(Choose ects: 45 )

15 - 45
KH00BG80 Developing the Business 5 - 10
3011563 Financial Management 5
KH00BG83 Expert Sales and Negotiation Sklls 5 - 15
PLIITS19-1018
Expanding Business

(Choose ects: 40 )

10 - 40
KH00BG81 Expanding Business 5 - 10
KH00BG84 International Business 5 - 15
Optional Studies in BusinessAcademy

(Choose 0 )

0
KH00BG98 Event Production 5 - 15
KH00BH04 Customer Oriented Sales 5 - 15
KH00BH02 Productization 5 - 15
KH00BG97 Digital Marketing 5 - 15
KH00BG99 Intercultural Communication and Networking 5 - 15
KH00BG82 Team Leadership and Management 5 - 15
KH00BH01 Coaching and Mentoring 5 - 15
KH00BH00 Future Business Models 5 - 15
KH00BH03 Future Business Camp 5 - 15
Business Academy Courses for Exchange Students

(Choose all )

10
KH00BT88 Marketing Project 5
KH00BT89 Project Management for Entrepreneurs 5
PLIITS19-1019
OPTIONAL STUDIES

(Choose ects: 30 )

30
3011515 Brush up Your Swedish 3
KH00BO99 ICT Skills 3
3011652 Open Studies in Business 1 5
3011653 Open Studies in Business 2 5
3011654 Open Studies in Business 3 5
KH00BR95 Success Factors in Working Life 3
KH00BF91 Swedish on the Net 5
KH00BJ21 Working in the Accounting Company TradeTase 1 - 20
3041230 Logistics and Supply Chain Systems 5
3041248 Human Resource Management 5
KH00BJ81 Family and Inheritance Law 5
3011416 Criminal and Procedural Law 5
3011571 Introduction to Building Web Pages and Image Processing 5
3041197 Integrated Marketing Communication 5
PLIITS19-1020
PRACTICAL TRAINING

(Choose all )

30
3011550 Basic Practical Training 10
3011551 Professional Practical Training 20
PLIITS19-1021
BACHELOR'S THESIS

(Choose ects: 20 )

15 - 20
KH00BS56 Research Methods 5
KH00BN82 Methods in Development Work 5
KH00BS77 Bachelor's Thesis 15

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

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