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Bachelor of Business Administration, DP in International Business, Full-time studies: IB14

Code: IB14

Degree title
Bachelor of Business Administration
Credits
210 ects
Duration
3.5 years (210 cr)
Start semester
Autumn 2014
Teaching language
English

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 Autumn 2014 Spring 2015 Autumn 2015 Spring 2016 Autumn 2016 Spring 2017 Autumn 2017 1. / 2014 2. / 2014 3. / 2015 4. / 2015 5. / 2015 1. / 2015 2. / 2015 3. / 2016 4. / 2016 5. / 2016 1. / 2016 2. / 2016 3. / 2017 4. / 2017 5. / 2017 1. / 2017 2. / 2017
IB14-1052
BASICS OF BUSINESS STUDIES

(Choose all )

66
IB14-1051
Basics of Business Operations

(Choose all )

45
IB14-1055
Planning an Enterprise

(Choose all )

9
KDPE01 Group Performance: Business Plan 4 4 4 2 2
KDPE02 Introduction to Business Operations 4 4 4 2 2
KDPE03 Essay 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
IB14-1053
Setting up an Enterprise

(Choose all )

9
KDSE01 Group Work: Company Presentation 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
KDSE02 Business Communication 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KDSE03 Marketing 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KDSE04 Information seeking 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
KDSE05 Peer Evaluation 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
IB14-1054
Running an Enterprise

(Choose all )

9
KDRE01 Group Work 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
KDRE02 Basics of Law 3 3 3 1 1 1
KDRE03 Basics of Accounting 3 3 3 1 1 1
KDRE04 Learning Diary 1 1 1 0.3 0.3 0.3
IB14-1056
Assessing and Developing an Enterprise

(Choose all )

9
KDADE01 Group work: Development Plan and Presentation 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
KDADE02 Group work: Group Learning Diary 1 1 1 0.3 0.3 0.3
KDADE03 Group work: Portfolio 1 1 1 0.3 0.3 0.3
KDADE04 Basics of Business IT 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KD19APKT013 Introduction to Economics 4 4 4 2 2
KD19APMT010 Business Mathematics 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
IB14-1069
Study Skills and Professional Development

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3
KD19APOP021 Study Skills and Professional Development 1 1 1 1 0.3 0.3 0.3
KD19APOP022 Study Skills and Professional Development 2 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
KD19APOP023 Study Skills and Professional Development 3 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
IB14-1066
Language Studies

(Choose ects: 18 )

18
IB14-1063
For all students

(Choose all )

6
KD19AFOLA2 Foreign language 2 6
IB14-1062
For Finnish students

(Choose all )

12
KD19APSU001 Business communication in Finnish 2
KD07AYRU022 Business Swedish 3
KD07CYRU112 Swedish business communication 3
KD19ALTLANG Alternative language studies 4
IB14-1064
For non Finnish students

(Choose all )

12
KD19APFIN01 Finnish 1 3
KD19APFIN02 Finnish 2 3
KD19APFIN03 Finnish 3 3
KD19APFIN04 Finnish 4 3
IB14-1067
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose all )

99
IB14-1057
International Business, Marketing and Management

(Choose all )

41
KD06BNMA622 International Marketing Management and Research 6 6 6 3 3
KD19BINT002 International Business Operations and Strategies 6 6 6 3 3
KD19BINT003 Cross-Cultural Business and Marketing Communication 6 6 6 3 3
KD19BINT004 International Business Simulation 4 4 4 2 2
KD06BNEC002 International Economics and Finance 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KD19BMIN001 Customer Relationship Management 3 3 3 1 1 1
KD07DVUL111 Export and Import Operations 3 3 3 1 1 1
KD19BNMA002 Human Resource Managament and Organisations 3 3 3 1 1 1
KD06BNMA664 International Human Resource Management 3 3 3 1 1 1
KD06BNMA626 Financial Management 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
IB14-1060
One of the following:

(Choose ects: 11 )

11
IB14-1058
A. Industrial Management

(Choose all )

11
KD06BNMA621 Business-to-Business Marketing 3
KD07DVLA004 Operations Management 3
KE16BUTU123 Logistics 3
KD06BNMA629 Sales/Personal Selling 2
IB14-1059
B. E-Business

(Choose all )

11
KD06BNMA634 Introduction to E-Business 3
KD06BNMA635 Web Communication 3
KD06BNMA636 E-Commerce Web Design 5
IB14-1061
ELECTIVE COURSES

(Choose ects: 8 )

8
KD06BNMA631 International Negotiations 2
KD07DVUL103 Strategic Management 4
KD06BNMA639 Business in the EU 3
KD06CNMA710 Business in China 2
KD07DVJA05 Business in Japan 2
KD07CNMA692 Business in Latin America 3
KD07CYEN291 Business in North America 3
KD19BVMA004 Seminar on Business in Estonia 3
KD06CNMA690 Seminar on Business in Scandinavia 3
KD06BNMA637 Document Management 3
KD06APMA014 Knowledge Management 3
KD06BNMA644 ERP and Financial Reporting 3
KD06CNTT720 Creating Websites 3
KD07CYEN225 Doing Business in English 3
KD19CNTT012 Excel Spreadsheet Calculation in Business 2
IB14-1065
International Business Studies in the Target Area

(Choose ects: 30 )

30
IB14-1068
Research Work

(Choose all )

9
KD19APTI010 Basics of Statistics 3 3 3 1 1 1
KD19BRW004 Introduction to Research and Writing Skills 3 3 3 1 1 1
KD19BRW002 Research Methods 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KD19BRW005 Thesis Seminar 0
IB14-1071
WORK PLACEMENT

(Choose all )

30
KD19HYTH200 International Work Placement 30 30 30 10 10 10
IB14-1070
THESIS

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15
KD19FYOT200 Bachelor's Thesis 15 15 15 7.5 7.5
KD19FYOT100 Maturity Test 0
Total 210 49 45 30 19 22 27 26 19 0 30 19 11 11 9 9 9 13 13 6.3 6.3 6.3 0 0 10 10 10 9.5 9.5

General competencies (Bachelor’s Degrees)

1 Learning competence

- is able to self-evaluate and develop one’s competence and learning style orientation
- is able to retrieve and analyze information and evaluate it critically
- is capable of taking responsibility for collaborative learning and sharing knowledge in teams

No attached course units

2 Ethical competence

- is able to take responsibility for one’s own actions and for the consequences of these actions
- is able to work according to the ethical principles of the subject field
- is able to take other people into account in one’s actions
- is able to apply the principles of equality
- is able to apply the principles of sustainable development
- is capable of social influencing using one’s know-how and based on ethical values

No attached course units

3 Working community competence

- is able to operate as a member of a work community
- is able to operate in communicative and interactive situations in working life
- is able to utilize information and communications technology in one’s subject field
- knows the working life in one’s subject field and is able to create personal contacts in working life and to operate in professional networks
- is capable of decision making in unpredicted situations
- is able to apply the principles of organizational management and leadership in working life and has abilities for supervision tasks
- possesses entrepreneurial skills

No attached course units

4 Innovation competence

- is able to conduct research, development and innovation projects applying the existing knowledge and methods of the field
- is able to work in projects
- is capable of creative problem solving and development of working methods
- is able to find customer-oriented, sustainable and profitable solutions

No attached course units

5 Internationalization competence

- possesses communicative competence necessary for one’s work and for professional development in the subject field
- is able to operate in a multicultural environment
- takes into account the effects of and opportunities for internationalization development in one’s own field

No attached course units

6 Entrepreneurial competence

- Understanding of the interaction involved in the operations in a company and the business environment, and of the concept of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial way of working.
- Understanding of the principles associated with a profitable business, and ability to analyse the operations and risks in a business.

No attached course units

7 Quality control competence

- Knowledge of the typical field-related quality control systems
- Understanding of quality-control and the requirements of quality-control systems.

No attached course units

Not grouped
Group Performance: Business Plan
Introduction to Business Operations
Essay
Group Work: Company Presentation
Business Communication
Marketing
Information seeking
Peer Evaluation
Group Work
Basics of Law
Basics of Accounting
Learning Diary
Group work: Development Plan and Presentation
Group work: Group Learning Diary
Group work: Portfolio
Basics of Business IT
Introduction to Economics
Business Mathematics
Study Skills and Professional Development 1
Study Skills and Professional Development 2
Study Skills and Professional Development 3
Foreign language 2
Business communication in Finnish
Business Swedish
Swedish business communication
Alternative language studies
Finnish 1
Finnish 2
Finnish 3
Finnish 4
International Marketing Management and Research
International Business Operations and Strategies
Cross-Cultural Business and Marketing Communication
International Business Simulation
International Economics and Finance
Customer Relationship Management
Export and Import Operations
Human Resource Managament and Organisations
International Human Resource Management
Financial Management
Business-to-Business Marketing
Operations Management
Logistics
Sales/Personal Selling
Introduction to E-Business
Web Communication
E-Commerce Web Design
International Negotiations
Strategic Management
Business in the EU
Business in China
Business in Japan
Business in Latin America
Business in North America
Seminar on Business in Estonia
Seminar on Business in Scandinavia
Document Management
Knowledge Management
ERP and Financial Reporting
Creating Websites
Doing Business in English
Excel Spreadsheet Calculation in Business
Basics of Statistics
Introduction to Research and Writing Skills
Research Methods
Thesis Seminar
International Work Placement
Bachelor's Thesis
Maturity Test

BBA competencies

1 International Business Awareness

A Bachelor of Business Administration (IB):
- is able to outline and evaluate the key patterns and trends in international business activity, the different approaches to internationalisation, the influence of increasing globalisation, international trade systems and financial relations and the role of several principal institutions (e.g. WTO, EU, IMF, World Bank) in international business
- is able to evaluate the impact of trends in the international business environment on one's own activities and on business policy.

No attached course units

2 Intercultural Adaptability

A Bachelor of Business Administration (IB):
- is able to evaluate the differences between national, organisational and occupational cultures and to outline strategies for adapting to these differences in e.g. human resources management, marketing and intercultural communication
- is able to identify the relevant dimensions of cultures and develop self-awareness with regard to one's own cultural background
- is able to adapt one's behaviour to the standards of other cultures and to maintain an international network essential to one's duties.

No attached course units

3 International Operations Management

A Bachelor of Business Administration (IB) is able to evaluate processes and make decisions involved in developing international export/import operations, for example, and focusing on supply-chain management and to explain the meaning and application of key logistical concepts.

No attached course units

4 International Marketing Management

A Bachelor of Business Administration (IB):
- is able to carry out a country analysis on the macro-, micro- and industrial levels and to conduct an international market survey for evaluating foreign market opportunities and competition
- is able to formulate market-entry strategies, draft an international marketing plan and to implement, co-ordinate and manage an international marketing (and sales) scheme and project
- is able to create, develop and maintain profitable customer relationships.

No attached course units

5 International Strategic Management

A Bachelor of Business Administration (IB):
- is able to utilise the conceptual and visionary skills to contribute to the development, evaluation and implementation of the internationalisation strategy of a company
- is able to pro-actively seek and commercially evaluate business opportunities for both new and existing products; understands risk-taking as a way to optimise business profit
- is able to compile and defend a business plan for a (start-up) company
- is able to perform a variety of cost and revenue calculations and to transform these data into information needed for decision-making and budgeting
- is able to contribute to and evaluate key accounting summaries and investment opportunities.

No attached course units

6 Organisational Development

A Bachelor of Business Administration (IB) is able to research and analyse relevant international business problems, to propose policy objectives and to prepare alternative solutions to optimise business and human resource processes for strengthening the synergy between strategic, structural and cultural aspects of an organisation.

No attached course units

Not grouped
Group Performance: Business Plan
Introduction to Business Operations
Essay
Group Work: Company Presentation
Business Communication
Marketing
Information seeking
Peer Evaluation
Group Work
Basics of Law
Basics of Accounting
Learning Diary
Group work: Development Plan and Presentation
Group work: Group Learning Diary
Group work: Portfolio
Basics of Business IT
Introduction to Economics
Business Mathematics
Study Skills and Professional Development 1
Study Skills and Professional Development 2
Study Skills and Professional Development 3
Foreign language 2
Business communication in Finnish
Business Swedish
Swedish business communication
Alternative language studies
Finnish 1
Finnish 2
Finnish 3
Finnish 4
International Marketing Management and Research
International Business Operations and Strategies
Cross-Cultural Business and Marketing Communication
International Business Simulation
International Economics and Finance
Customer Relationship Management
Export and Import Operations
Human Resource Managament and Organisations
International Human Resource Management
Financial Management
Business-to-Business Marketing
Operations Management
Logistics
Sales/Personal Selling
Introduction to E-Business
Web Communication
E-Commerce Web Design
International Negotiations
Strategic Management
Business in the EU
Business in China
Business in Japan
Business in Latin America
Business in North America
Seminar on Business in Estonia
Seminar on Business in Scandinavia
Document Management
Knowledge Management
ERP and Financial Reporting
Creating Websites
Doing Business in English
Excel Spreadsheet Calculation in Business
Basics of Statistics
Introduction to Research and Writing Skills
Research Methods
Thesis Seminar
International Work Placement
Bachelor's Thesis
Maturity Test

Bachelor’s Degree studies

1 Basic Studies
Group Performance: Business Plan
Introduction to Business Operations
Essay
Group Work: Company Presentation
Business Communication
Marketing
Information seeking
Peer Evaluation
Group Work
Basics of Law
Basics of Accounting
Learning Diary
Group work: Development Plan and Presentation
Group work: Group Learning Diary
Group work: Portfolio
Basics of Business IT
Introduction to Economics
Business Mathematics
Study Skills and Professional Development 1
Study Skills and Professional Development 2
Study Skills and Professional Development 3
Foreign language 2
Business communication in Finnish
Business Swedish
Swedish business communication
Alternative language studies
Finnish 1
Finnish 2
Finnish 3
Finnish 4
2 Professional Studies
International Marketing Management and Research
International Business Operations and Strategies
Cross-Cultural Business and Marketing Communication
International Business Simulation
International Economics and Finance
Customer Relationship Management
Export and Import Operations
Human Resource Managament and Organisations
International Human Resource Management
Financial Management
Business-to-Business Marketing
Operations Management
Logistics
Sales/Personal Selling
Introduction to E-Business
Web Communication
E-Commerce Web Design
Basics of Statistics
Introduction to Research and Writing Skills
Research Methods
Thesis Seminar
Maturity Test
3 Free-Choice Studies
International Negotiations
Strategic Management
Business in the EU
Business in China
Business in Japan
Business in Latin America
Business in North America
Seminar on Business in Estonia
Seminar on Business in Scandinavia
Document Management
Knowledge Management
ERP and Financial Reporting
Creating Websites
Doing Business in English
Excel Spreadsheet Calculation in Business
4 Training
International Work Placement
5 Thesis
Bachelor's Thesis
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
IB14-1052
BASICS OF BUSINESS STUDIES

(Choose all )

66
IB14-1051
Basics of Business Operations

(Choose all )

45
IB14-1055
Planning an Enterprise

(Choose all )

9
KDPE01 Group Performance: Business Plan 4
KDPE02 Introduction to Business Operations 4
KDPE03 Essay 1
IB14-1053
Setting up an Enterprise

(Choose all )

9
KDSE01 Group Work: Company Presentation 1
KDSE02 Business Communication 3
KDSE03 Marketing 3
KDSE04 Information seeking 1
KDSE05 Peer Evaluation 1
IB14-1054
Running an Enterprise

(Choose all )

9
KDRE01 Group Work 2
KDRE02 Basics of Law 3
KDRE03 Basics of Accounting 3
KDRE04 Learning Diary 1
IB14-1056
Assessing and Developing an Enterprise

(Choose all )

9
KDADE01 Group work: Development Plan and Presentation 2
KDADE02 Group work: Group Learning Diary 1
KDADE03 Group work: Portfolio 1
KDADE04 Basics of Business IT 5
KD19APKT013 Introduction to Economics 4
KD19APMT010 Business Mathematics 5
IB14-1069
Study Skills and Professional Development

(Choose all )

3
KD19APOP021 Study Skills and Professional Development 1 1
KD19APOP022 Study Skills and Professional Development 2 1
KD19APOP023 Study Skills and Professional Development 3 1
IB14-1066
Language Studies

(Choose ects: 18 )

18
IB14-1063
For all students

(Choose all )

6
KD19AFOLA2 Foreign language 2 6
IB14-1062
For Finnish students

(Choose all )

12
KD19APSU001 Business communication in Finnish 2
KD07AYRU022 Business Swedish 3
KD07CYRU112 Swedish business communication 3
KD19ALTLANG Alternative language studies 4
IB14-1064
For non Finnish students

(Choose all )

12
KD19APFIN01 Finnish 1 3
KD19APFIN02 Finnish 2 3
KD19APFIN03 Finnish 3 3
KD19APFIN04 Finnish 4 3
IB14-1067
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose all )

99
IB14-1057
International Business, Marketing and Management

(Choose all )

41
KD06BNMA622 International Marketing Management and Research 6
KD19BINT002 International Business Operations and Strategies 6
KD19BINT003 Cross-Cultural Business and Marketing Communication 6
KD19BINT004 International Business Simulation 4
KD06BNEC002 International Economics and Finance 3
KD19BMIN001 Customer Relationship Management 3
KD07DVUL111 Export and Import Operations 3
KD19BNMA002 Human Resource Managament and Organisations 3
KD06BNMA664 International Human Resource Management 3
KD06BNMA626 Financial Management 4
IB14-1060
One of the following:

(Choose ects: 11 )

11
IB14-1058
A. Industrial Management

(Choose all )

11
KD06BNMA621 Business-to-Business Marketing 3
KD07DVLA004 Operations Management 3
KE16BUTU123 Logistics 3
KD06BNMA629 Sales/Personal Selling 2
IB14-1059
B. E-Business

(Choose all )

11
KD06BNMA634 Introduction to E-Business 3
KD06BNMA635 Web Communication 3
KD06BNMA636 E-Commerce Web Design 5
IB14-1061
ELECTIVE COURSES

(Choose ects: 8 )

8
KD06BNMA631 International Negotiations 2
KD07DVUL103 Strategic Management 4
KD06BNMA639 Business in the EU 3
KD06CNMA710 Business in China 2
KD07DVJA05 Business in Japan 2
KD07CNMA692 Business in Latin America 3
KD07CYEN291 Business in North America 3
KD19BVMA004 Seminar on Business in Estonia 3
KD06CNMA690 Seminar on Business in Scandinavia 3
KD06BNMA637 Document Management 3
KD06APMA014 Knowledge Management 3
KD06BNMA644 ERP and Financial Reporting 3
KD06CNTT720 Creating Websites 3
KD07CYEN225 Doing Business in English 3
KD19CNTT012 Excel Spreadsheet Calculation in Business 2
IB14-1065
International Business Studies in the Target Area

(Choose ects: 30 )

30
IB14-1068
Research Work

(Choose all )

9
KD19APTI010 Basics of Statistics 3
KD19BRW004 Introduction to Research and Writing Skills 3
KD19BRW002 Research Methods 3
KD19BRW005 Thesis Seminar 0
IB14-1071
WORK PLACEMENT

(Choose all )

30
KD19HYTH200 International Work Placement 30
IB14-1070
THESIS

(Choose all )

15
KD19FYOT200 Bachelor's Thesis 15
KD19FYOT100 Maturity Test 0

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

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