Degree Programme in International Operations and Business: PIOBUK26

Descriptions

The Bachelor of International Operations and Business in Finance & Services sector produce experts who are capable of work in various jobs in today's and tomorrow's international operations. The bases of the educations are supply chain systems planning, sourcing & procurement, logistics, and business controlling. In the supply chain systems planning, sourcing & procurement, logistics students learn about essence of building well-functioning supply chain network with needed elements. Also they learn to measure and analyze economical side of the supply chain network efficiency.

The studies consist of core competences and complementary competence. Core competences includes the basic studies (65 credits) and complementary competence include professional studies (75 credits), optional studies (20 credits), practical training (30 credits in total) and the thesis (20 credits). In total the education is 210 credits and the normative time of graduation is three and a half year.

Objective

After the graduation students will be able to deal with the tasks and work methods in the fields of international operations in business and can learn more necessary skills and attain more necessary knowledge in their field. The education also introduces the students to organizations in their field and helps them create connections to them as well as give the students an understanding of the significance of productivity, profitability and entrepreneurship. The education is done following the principles of innovation pedagogy, giving the students generic skills needed in working life such as interaction, teamwork and networking skills.
The education emphasizes knowledge and skills that help in getting a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities connected to international operations in business.

At the start of the studies the emphasis is on basic business processes, mathematics and logistics studies, which give the student the basic knowledge required for business and make it possible to proceed to the professional studies. The professionality begins 1 year after starting the studies. The professional studies are mostly international operations, supply chain management and business control studies. In addition, the student will have skills in communication, marketing, management and entrepreneurship.

The basic principle is to offer each student an education that makes the possibility for employment after graduation and gives the best possible basis for lifelong learning. The students get:
• Good and tailor-made vocational skills and knowledge
• Social skills and networks needed in working life
• The professional identity of an international business
• The attitude of an entrepreneur

Development

Several educational methods are implemented in the Degree Programme. These include traditional lecturing, educational discussion and debate, group and seminar work, participative teaching methods, project work, research and development work and homework.

Further information

Various assessment method are used in order to measure the learning results and to motivate students to invest time in studying. The main evaluation basis consists of written exams, project works, exercises and other performances. The grading scale is normally from 1 to 5 but some courses might be assessed by grades "passed" or "failed". Additionally self-assessment and peer-assessment are being used.