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Gateway to International Business: IGWIB20F

Code: IGWIB20F

Duration:
0.5 years (30 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2020

Descriptions

GATEWAY TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS/FALL is a one-semester programme on International Business intended for mobility students. The courses are from the Degree Programme for International Business (Bachelor of Business Administration)

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2020-2021 Autumn
2020
1. / 2020 2. / 2020
IGWIB20F-1001
Core courses in International Business

(Choose ects: 29)

0 - 29
KD19BINT002 International Business Operations and Strategies 6 6 6 3 3
KD19BINT003 Cross-Cultural Business and Marketing Communication 6 6 6 3 3
KD06BNMA622 International Marketing Management and Research 6 6 6 3 3
KD19BINT004 International Business Simulation 4 4 4 2 2
LT00BP62 Foreign Trade Operations 5
IB00CL22 Gateway Inno 2
IGWIB20F-1009
Choose Professional Studies in International Business or Digital Business

(Choose ects: 17)

0 - 17
IGWIB20F-1007
Professional Studies in International Business

(Choose ects: 17)

0 - 17
KE16BUTU123 Logistics 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KD06BNMA621 Business-to-Business Marketing 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KD06BNMA639 Business in the EU 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LT00BD70 Doing Business in the Nordic Countries 2 2 2 1 1
KD07CYEN294 Business in North America 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KD07CNMA692 Business in Latin America 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KD06CNMA710 Business in China 2
IGWIB20F-1008
Professional Studies in Digital Business

(Choose ects: 17)

0 - 17
LT00BP07 Digital Business Models 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
KD06CNTT720 Creating Websites 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LT00BP08 Digital Business Processes 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LT00BP12 Data Security and Digital Law 4
IGWIB20F-1006
Research skills

(Choose ects: 3)

0 - 3
KD19BRW002 Research Methods 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
IGWIB20F-1005
Language and Culture Studies

(Choose ects: 6)

0 - 6
KD06APSU012 Finnish Language and Culture 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KD07CYEN225 Doing Business in English 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
Total 30 61 61 30.5 30.5

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

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

Research Methods
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

International Business Simulation
Research Methods
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

International Business Simulation
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

Digital Business Models
Research Methods
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

International Business Operations and Strategies
Cross-Cultural Business and Marketing Communication
International Marketing Management and Research
International Business Simulation
Logistics
Business-to-Business Marketing
Business in the EU
Business in North America
Business in Latin America
Digital Business Models
Creating Websites
Digital Business Processes
Finnish Language and Culture
Doing Business in English
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.

International Business Operations and Strategies
Cross-Cultural Business and Marketing Communication
International Marketing Management and Research
International Business Simulation
Logistics
Business-to-Business Marketing
Digital Business Models
Digital Business Processes
Doing Business in English
7 Quality control competence

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

Research Methods
Not grouped
Foreign Trade Operations
Gateway Inno
Doing Business in the Nordic Countries
Business in China
Data Security and Digital Law

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.

International Business Simulation
Business in the EU
Business in North America
Business in Latin America
Doing Business in English
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.

Cross-Cultural Business and Marketing Communication
International Marketing Management and Research
International Business Simulation
Business in the EU
Business in North America
Business in Latin America
Creating Websites
Finnish Language and Culture
Doing Business in English
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.

International Business Operations and Strategies
International Business Simulation
Logistics
Digital Business Models
Digital Business Processes
Doing Business in English
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.

International Marketing Management and Research
International Business Simulation
Business-to-Business Marketing
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.

International Business Simulation
Digital Business Models
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
Foreign Trade Operations
Gateway Inno
Doing Business in the Nordic Countries
Business in China
Data Security and Digital Law
Research Methods

Code Name Credits (cr)
IGWIB20F-1001
Core courses in International Business

(Choose ects: 29)

0 - 29
KD19BINT002 International Business Operations and Strategies 6
KD19BINT003 Cross-Cultural Business and Marketing Communication 6
KD06BNMA622 International Marketing Management and Research 6
KD19BINT004 International Business Simulation 4
LT00BP62 Foreign Trade Operations 5
IB00CL22 Gateway Inno 2
IGWIB20F-1009
Choose Professional Studies in International Business or Digital Business

(Choose ects: 17)

0 - 17
IGWIB20F-1007
Professional Studies in International Business

(Choose ects: 17)

0 - 17
KE16BUTU123 Logistics 3
KD06BNMA621 Business-to-Business Marketing 3
KD06BNMA639 Business in the EU 3
LT00BD70 Doing Business in the Nordic Countries 2
KD07CYEN294 Business in North America 3
KD07CNMA692 Business in Latin America 3
KD06CNMA710 Business in China 2
IGWIB20F-1008
Professional Studies in Digital Business

(Choose ects: 17)

0 - 17
LT00BP07 Digital Business Models 5
KD06CNTT720 Creating Websites 3
LT00BP08 Digital Business Processes 5
LT00BP12 Data Security and Digital Law 4
IGWIB20F-1006
Research skills

(Choose ects: 3)

0 - 3
KD19BRW002 Research Methods 3
IGWIB20F-1005
Language and Culture Studies

(Choose ects: 6)

0 - 6
KD06APSU012 Finnish Language and Culture 3
KD07CYEN225 Doing Business in English 3