Purchasing and Sales in Industry (4 cr)
Code: 5091139-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 02.07.2019 - 19.09.2019
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 02.09.2019 - 03.12.2019
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4 cr
- Local portion
- 3 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 10 - 80
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Industrial Management Engineering
- Teachers
- Jouko Broman
- Paula Kullanmäki
- Course
- 5091139
Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
In this course the student will focus on the central purchasing and sales operations. The student is then able to
- define the key concepts of personal selling and purchasing
- recognize the main areas of competence in sales and purchasing
- describe the basic operations of a sales and purchasing organization
- give a sales presentation for a target group
Objective
In this course the student will focus on the central purchasing and sales operations. The student is then able to
- define the key concepts of personal selling and purchasing
- recognize the main areas of competence in sales and purchasing
- describe the basic operations of a sales and purchasing organization
- give a sales presentation for a target group
Materials
Selling, Building Partnerships; Stephen B. Castleberry and John F. Tanner Jr; Ninth edition, 2014. Other materials given during the course
Teaching methods
Lectures, Group working, reading and exam
Exam schedules
Will be informed as the course begins.
Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development
Basic theory on purchasing and sales is given by lecturing and reading. In connection to the materials, students will be divided into working groups (4 members +/-1 each). These teams will present their outcome, while the other students form an audience for listening, understanding, asking and discussing. At the end of the course the key elements will be iterated followed by an exam.
Completion alternatives
None. Be present at the lectures and participate in the Group working.
Student workload
2+2 points totally about 50 + 50 hours worth of active doing.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Luentojen ja kirjallisuuden teorian lisäksi ryhmät tekevät erikseen määriteltyjä tehtäviä liittyen aihepiiriin. Tehtävät puretaan kunkin ryhmän esittäessä aikaansaannoksensa. Tällöin kysymykset ja keskustelu ovat tervetulleita. Kurssin lopuksi opittu kerrataan ja tentitään osaaminen.
Arvioinnin kohteena tehtävien sisältö, esittäminen ja loppukoe.
Failed (0)
Tehtävät tekemättä tai esittämättä. Loppukoetta ei ole suoritettu.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
Tehtävät on tehty hätäisesti ja pintpuolisesti. Loppukokeesta 1 tai 2/5.
Assessment criteria, good (3-4)
Tehtävät on tehty asiallisesti materiaaliin perehtyen. Esittäminen on sujuvaa. Loppukokeesta 3-4.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Tehtävät on tehty perehtymällä annettuun materiaaliin ja lisäksi viitataan muihin lähteisiin tai annetaan esimerkkejä elävästä elämästä. Esittäminen on sujuvaa, vakuuttavaa, jopa hauskaa. Loppukokeesta vähintään 4/5.
Further information
Time is your most precious asset. Do not waste it. Manage your time so, that you will be able to participate the lectures. Absence allowed only in case of sickness and disease or other comparable serious reason. Even in such a case, the absence need to be informed to the lecturer in advance. Not doing so, may lead to dismissal of the course accomplishment.