Liiketoiminta / Business and Hospitality Management

- Introduction to globalization and internationalization - political, legal and socio-cultural business environment - economic business environment - economic trade areas - role of trade organizations

We will cover the following topics: What is international law and where does it come from The Finnish legal system EU law

Students understands the basic legal structure of international business. Student is also able to apply fundamental principles of international business. Student is familiar with the legal terminology and is able to communicate with legal experts as well as to seek information on legal aspects in international business. Student will also familiar with the core concepts of international business law and how the business opportunities will be contracted. Course topic areas: Legal framework of international business European Union and it's legal framework International NGO organizations (WTO; ICC, UN and regional trade blocks) organizations International contract law with special emphasis in the contractual aspects in corporations International dispute settlement Special legal problems in foreign business transactions Case law examples

Major topics: - the basic concepts of micro- and macroeconomics - employment, unemployment and labour market - macroeconomic problems and economic policy - foreign exchange market

- Percentages - Taxation - Contribution margin calculation - Index numbers - Simple interest - Compound interest - Periodic payments - Credits and loans

Word processing standard layout of documents, styles, templates. Basic usage of MS Word. Create professional looking presentations with MS PowerPoint, set timings and other presentation settings. Presenter tools while giving a presentation. Creating spreadsheets with MS Excel. Autosum and other basic functions (SUM, AVERAGE, COUNT, MIN, MAX), copy formula to other rows/columns/worksheets, absolute cell reference, create time series, conditional formatting, create and edit charts, conditional calculation functions (IF, COUNTIF, SUMIF), date and time functions, lookup functions, sort and filter data, Pivot tables and charts.

Methods and techniques of quantitative and qualitative research. Qualitative research methods: Concepts related to research. Research path. Special features of qualitative research. Different qualitative research methods (e.g. case study). Acquisition of data. Data analysis. Content of a research report. Quantitative research methods: Surveys, Data analysis, tables and charts, cross tables, Pearson correlation coefficient, statistical tests (Chii-squared test)

Research process and basic concepts. Features of qualitative research. Nature of qualitative research method and its 'sub-methods', e.g. grounded theory, discourse analysis, and case-study. Collecting the empirical data. How to analyse the empirical data. Content of the research report. Features of quantitative research. Basic statistical concepts. Sampling. Measurement. Descriptive analysis: transformations, tables, graphs. Numerical descriptive measures: measures of central tendency, variation and shape. Statistical relationships: linear correlation, cross tabs and chi-square test. Excel used as analysis tool.

Student is able to - integrate foresight and innovation to respond to a changing operating environment - search, structure, create, and utilize foresight information - innovate and create new solutions using agile development methods

Student is able to - link foresight and innovation into the strategic management of an organization in a changing operating environment - search, structure, create and utilize foresight information - innovate and create new solutions with agile development methods

Tiimiytymisen aloitus sekä markkinointiosuuskunnan perustaminen. Tutustuminen ammattikirjallisuuteen, oppimisesseisiin sekä dialogiin oppimismenetelmänä. Projektin suorittaminen annetulle toimeksiantajalle.

- appropriate genres and styles in business communication - terminology of sales and purchases, typical phrases - import and export document models and their use - internal and external business communication including newsletters and press releases

- appropriate genres and styles in business communication - terminology of sales and purchases, typical phrases - import and export document models and their use - internal and external business communication including newsletters and press releases

- appropriate genres and styles in business communication - terminology of sales and purchases, typical phrases - import and export document models and their use - internal and external business communication including newsletters and press releases

Primary course objective: Students are able to produce effective business documents using appropriate genres and styles. They can use standard business document templates and apply the terminology used in most common business documents. Course contents: 1. Formal language for writing business documents (specific to this course) 2. Common business transaction documents (e.g, inquiry letter, reply letter, quotation letter, etc.) 3. Information regarding delivery and payments in business transactions 4. Other business letters

Primary course objective: Students are able to produce effective business documents using appropriate genres and styles. They can use standard business document templates and apply the terminology used in most common business documents. Course contents: 1. Formal language for writing business documents (specific to this course) 2. Common business transaction documents (e.g, inquiry letter, reply letter, quotation letter, etc.) 3. Information regarding delivery and payments in business transactions 4. Other business letters

Learning vocabulary-building strategies, summary writing, reading techniques (skimming, scanning, critical reading), and text structure by using reading comprehension exercises.

Learning vocabulary-building strategies, reading techniques (skimming, scanning, critical reading), and text structure by using reading comprehension exercises. The course is delivered in three modules: - Module 1: Reading strategies - Module 2: Vocabulary expansion - Module 3: Comprehension + Summary