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Open UAS Path Studies,Degree Programme in Business Management: POLKULITA20

Code: POLKULITA20

Duration:
1 years (60 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2020

Descriptions

This curriculum is for open UAS students. The curriculum includes first year studies and Basic Studies Common To All In SEAMK (Open UAS Path Studies,Degree Programme in Business Management). There is also some personal study planning in the open university's path studies.



PROFILE OF THE PROGRAMME
The Degree Programme in Business Management leads to the Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA: The length of the programme is 210 ECTS credits (3.5 years). The purpose of the degree programme is that students know the content, meaning and different areas of business operations. They are able to apply their knowledge and skills in practical business tasks and they are also able to assess and develop business operations.

During the first three semesters, students learn about the foundations of business management and acquire skills to work in the various areas of business.

After students have completed the studies common to all, they choose between a number of specialisations (see below), which provide them with the knowledge and skills they need to work as experts in a specific area of business in Finland and abroad. Expertise can be described as competence profiles that students have having completed their studies. The student may combine studies from different specializations in accordance with his/her personal career objectives.

The Marketing specialist is able to plan, implement and develop marketing in a business or public organisation. The student is an expert in marketing communication, customer service, product management and customer relationship management.

The Accounting specialist has the knowledge and skills required in different tasks of financial management. They are able to maintain and develop information systems that support management and decision-making. They are also able to utilise methods for financial planning, decision-making and management.

The specialist in Business Development is able to analyse and assess the current state of SME businesses and develop strategic plans for a business. He/she knows the meaning of innovative business ideas, networking and continuous development as a success factor in a changing operational environment. In addition, he/she is able to use foresight information when creating new business operations or developing the existing ones. He/she has the knowledge and skills to run an enterprise.

The digital business expert can analyze the business of an SME from a digitalisation perspective. They are able to acquire and customize the company's information systems so that they can make business more efficient. The digital business expert has the basic skills of programming that he has the ability to further develop. He / she is able to work in a variety of information management tasks.

The specialist in the management of Human Resources and Processes is able to operate and develop systems and processes connected with the operations of a business or organization. He/she is able to work in human resource management and development tasks.

The Specialist in International Business is able to analyse, plan, implement and develop international business operations and has competence in international business, marketing and management.

In addition to the areas of expertise mentioned above students have the following options of specialisation:

- By choosing the option Retail trade and entrepreneurship the student has an opportunity to participate in retail trade training organised by the K retail chain.
- In multi-field project studies students from different fields of study complete projects commissioned by companies and organisations.
- The study module on Industrial Management focuses on the basics of technological industries and industrial economics. The module is organised in cooperation with the School of Technology.
- In the study modules focused on international business contexts (LTVAKSA1, LTVAKVE1, LTVAKRU1, LTVAKEN1 ja LTVAKES1) the student develops his/her preparedness for international business operations in a specific language area.
- In the Business Pre-Incubator the student can develop their own business idea and entrepreneurial competence during the studies.
- Students have a chance to complete a Double Degree which allows them to receive a degree certificate both from Seinäjoki UAS and a foreign partner institution of higher education.

The degree programme also contains methodological studies for skills in research and development, practical training and a bachelor’s thesis. A comprehensive language programme gives an opportunity to develop and expand language skills. Studies in Swedish, English, German, French, Spanish and Russian are available. It is also possible to study Finnish as a foreign language.


OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES
The Degree Programme in Business Management prepares students for a wide range of tasks in business and in the public sector.

In accordance with competence profiles graduates can work in the following tasks, for example:

- Marketing specialist: tasks in marketing, sales, marketing communication, customer service management, market research, customer relationship management, product and brand management, liaison and communication
- Accounting specialist: tasks in bookkeeping, service counselling, investment counselling, controller, financial counselling and management, auditing, management accounting
- ICT specialist: tasks in digital services, web creation, Internet marketing, eCommerce, Programming, Information systems development and support
- Specialist in business development: entrepreneur, business adviser, business trainer, business researcher, trade ombudsman, consultant
- Specialist in the management of human resources and processes: personnel assistant, personnel planning officer, personnel manager, project manager

By choosing different options students may obtain further career opportunities.


PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH
The implementation of the curriculum focuses on experiential learning. In the learning process theoretical information is processed on the basis of concrete learning experiences. Self-evaluation is used to understand various phenomena and develop new ways of doing things.

The basic studies in business are integrated with the running of an enterprise, and learning is based on practical tasks. The professional studies involve planning and research assignments commissioned by a company, case studies and projects.

The basic studies in business are integrated with the running of a virtual enterprise, and learning is based on practical tasks. The professional studies involve planning and research assignments commissioned by a company, case studies and projects.

Studies are flexible and may be conducted as part of a project in accordance with student's personal curriculum. It is also possible for students to integrate their studies in the development of their own enterprise. Students may also complete some studies online, in which case the requirements for completing a course may differ from those described in the Study Guide.

The final thesis enables students to apply the knowledge and skills they have learned during their studies to practical problem-solving situations and the business development.

Development

Curriculum development is an ongoing process which takes into consideration the competence needs of the working life in the region, student and graduand feedback and the development work in the national networks of the field. Important sources of information for curriculum development include results of the follow-up studies of graduates, foresight information concerning technological development and changes in the operational environment as well as the SeAMK RDI work and its results.

Objective

Bachelors of Business Administration that have graduated from the Degree Programme in Business Management have an overall picture of business operations and know business processes. They have initiative as well as good teamwork, communication and interaction skills. They are able to look for and analyse information needed in business. They can apply their theoretical knowledge and develop business operations. They know how to take profitability into consideration in their work. They can communicate in at least one foreign language in professional contexts. They are able to operate as independent entrepreneurs and in tasks of business expertise.

Show study timings by semester, study year or period

Code Name Credits (cr) 2020-2021 Autumn
2020
Spring
2021
1. / 2020 2. / 2020 3. / 2021 4. / 2021 5. / 2021
POLKULITA20-1001
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK

(Choose all)

20
POLKULITA20-1002
Building competence

(Choose all)

10
XX00CG82 Studying at a University of Applied Sciences 2 2 2 1 1
XX00CG83 Career Planning and Internationalisation 2
YPO3A3 Communication Skills 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
YPO4A3 ICT Skills 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
POLKULITA20-1003
Business and entrepreneurship competence

(Choose all)

5
XX00CL55 Basics of Entrepreneurship 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
XX00BE91 SeAMK Innovation Week 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
POLKULITA20-1004
Research and project work skills

(Choose all)

5
YPO1C2 Introduction to Research and Development 2
YPO2C3 Introduction to Project Work 3 3 3 1 1 1
POLKULITA20-1005
BASIC STUDIES

(Choose all)

35
LTYP101 Planning a Business 7 7 7 3.5 3.5
LT00CG41 Starting up a Business 7 7 7 3.5 3.5
LT00CK55 Running a Business 7 7 7 2.3 2.3 2.3
LTYP104 Analysing and Developing a Business 7 7 7 2.3 2.3 2.3
LTYP105 Introduction to Economics 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
LTYP106 Basics of Business Mathematics 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
POLKULITA20-1006
COMMON PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose all)

6
POLKULITA20-1007
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES COMMON TO ALL

(Choose all)

6
LTYA101 Customer Service as a Success Factor 3 3 3 1 1 1
LT00CK95 Spreadsheet 3 3 3 1 1 1
POLKULITA20-1040
LANGUAGE STUDIES

(Choose all)

6
KD07AYRU022 Business Swedish 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LT00CG53 English at Work 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
POLKULITA20-1043
FREE CHOICE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 10)

10
LTVVO102 English, preparatory course 2
LTVVO101 Swedish preparatory course 2
LT00CG55 German 1 3
KD07CYVE010 Russian 1, elementary course 3
KD07CYES010 Spanish 1 3
KD07DWRA010 French 1 3
KD07DWJA001 Basics of Japanese 2
KD07APMT020 Mathematics, preparatory course 2
LT00CG61 Contract Law 3
KD07DWOI040 Real Estate Business 2
LT00BE98 Private Law 3
KD07DVOI47 Insolvency Law 2
LT00CK89 Basics of Investment Activities 4
LT00CK90 International auditing standards / Auditing techniques 6
LT00CK91 Corporate board member 2
KD07BMTI135 Statistical Processing 2
LT00CG66 Office 365 Advanced Course 3
LTVVO104 Web Page Construction 2
LT00CK93 Image Processing 2
LT00CK92 Continuation Course to Image Processing 3
LT00CK99 Basics of Publication Software 2
KD07DVTT018 Computer user's data security 2
LT00CG62 Financial Communications 2
LTVVO107 Presentation Confidence and Interaction 2
LT00CK94 Social Media in Corporate Communications 3
KD07BHHA245 Business Etiquette 2
KD07DVMA42 Window dressing and displays 2
LTVVO111 Introduction to the Financial Sector 2
KD07CHYR100 Family Business and Business Transfer 4
KE16D113121 Work Safety 2
LT00CG35 Employer Branding 5
Total 60 63 31 32 15.5 15.5 10.6 10.6 10.6

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

Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Career Planning and Internationalisation
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Planning a Business
Starting up a Business
Analysing and Developing a Business
Corporate board member
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

Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Career Planning and Internationalisation
Communication Skills
Basics of Entrepreneurship
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Planning a Business
Starting up a Business
Analysing and Developing a Business
Introduction to Economics
Contract Law
Real Estate Business
Private Law
Insolvency Law
Basics of Investment Activities
Corporate board member
Statistical Processing
Computer user's data security
Financial Communications
Work Safety
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

Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Basics of Entrepreneurship
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Planning a Business
Starting up a Business
Analysing and Developing a Business
Spreadsheet
Business Swedish
English at Work 1
English, preparatory course
Swedish preparatory course
German 1
Russian 1, elementary course
Spanish 1
French 1
Basics of Japanese
Office 365 Advanced Course
Web Page Construction
Image Processing
Continuation Course to Image Processing
Basics of Publication Software
Presentation Confidence and Interaction
Business Etiquette
Work Safety
Employer Branding
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

Basics of Entrepreneurship
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Planning a Business
Basics of Business Mathematics
Corporate board member
Employer Branding
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

Introduction to Economics
Business Swedish
English at Work 1
English, preparatory course
Swedish preparatory course
German 1
Russian 1, elementary course
Spanish 1
French 1
Basics of Japanese
Basics of Investment Activities
International auditing standards / Auditing techniques
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.

Basics of Entrepreneurship
Planning a Business
Starting up a Business
Analysing and Developing a Business
Basics of Business Mathematics
Customer Service as a Success Factor
Mathematics, preparatory course
Contract Law
Real Estate Business
Private Law
Insolvency Law
International auditing standards / Auditing techniques
Corporate board member
Business Etiquette
Window dressing and displays
Introduction to the Financial Sector
Family Business and Business Transfer
Employer Branding
7 Quality control competence

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

Statistical Processing
Not grouped
Running a Business
Social Media in Corporate Communications

Business Management, SME competencies

1 Business competence

A Bachelor of Business Administration:
- is able to identify and describe the core processes of an enterprise and understands the interaction between the different areas of business economics
- understands the interaction between business operations and the operational environment and adopts an entrepreneurial approach to doing business
- understands the principles of profitable business operations and is able to analyse business operations and risks
- understands the impact of an individual on the operations of a company or organisation and can achieve results in his/her work
- understands the significance of communication and ability to actively create interactive relationships between both internal and external interest groups also in the global business environment

Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Career Planning and Internationalisation
Communication Skills
Basics of Entrepreneurship
SeAMK Innovation Week
Introduction to Project Work
Planning a Business
Starting up a Business
Running a Business
Analysing and Developing a Business
Introduction to Economics
Business Swedish
English at Work 1
English, preparatory course
Swedish preparatory course
German 1
Russian 1, elementary course
Spanish 1
French 1
Basics of Japanese
Financial Communications
Presentation Confidence and Interaction
Business Etiquette
2 Advanced business competence

A Bachelor of Business Administration has in-depth knowledge of a specialised area of business (marketing, accounting, business administration and entrepreneurship, online services, international business) in accordance with his/her personal curriculum

Introduction to Economics
Customer Service as a Success Factor
Private Law
Insolvency Law
Basics of Investment Activities
International auditing standards / Auditing techniques
Corporate board member
Web Page Construction
Computer user's data security
Window dressing and displays
Introduction to the Financial Sector
Family Business and Business Transfer
Work Safety
3 Methodical business competence

A Bachelor of Business Administration
- has a basic knowledge of research and development work required for the acquisition and adoption of in-depth business competence
- knows applied business mathematics and statistical methods and knows how to use information systems for these purposes
- has a knowledge of the application of qualitative and quantitative research methods

Studying at a University of Applied Sciences
Career Planning and Internationalisation
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Basics of Entrepreneurship
Introduction to Research and Development
Starting up a Business
Basics of Business Mathematics
Spreadsheet
Mathematics, preparatory course
International auditing standards / Auditing techniques
Statistical Processing
Office 365 Advanced Course
Image Processing
Continuation Course to Image Processing
Basics of Publication Software
Social Media in Corporate Communications
4 Applied business competence

A Bachelor of Business Administration: - knows how to apply the theories of business economics and has the ability of creative problem solution, e.g. during one's practical training, project studies, and thesis writing process
- knows how to apply the latest business knowledge at the work place
- knows how to develop business processes and apply quality-based thinking in one's work.

ICT Skills
SeAMK Innovation Week
Planning a Business
Analysing and Developing a Business
Spreadsheet
English at Work 1
Contract Law
Real Estate Business
International auditing standards / Auditing techniques
Corporate board member
Office 365 Advanced Course
Financial Communications
Social Media in Corporate Communications
Employer Branding
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
POLKULITA20-1001
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK

(Choose all)

20
POLKULITA20-1002
Building competence

(Choose all)

10
XX00CG82 Studying at a University of Applied Sciences 2
XX00CG83 Career Planning and Internationalisation 2
YPO3A3 Communication Skills 3
YPO4A3 ICT Skills 3
POLKULITA20-1003
Business and entrepreneurship competence

(Choose all)

5
XX00CL55 Basics of Entrepreneurship 3
XX00BE91 SeAMK Innovation Week 2
POLKULITA20-1004
Research and project work skills

(Choose all)

5
YPO1C2 Introduction to Research and Development 2
YPO2C3 Introduction to Project Work 3
POLKULITA20-1005
BASIC STUDIES

(Choose all)

35
LTYP101 Planning a Business 7
LT00CG41 Starting up a Business 7
LT00CK55 Running a Business 7
LTYP104 Analysing and Developing a Business 7
LTYP105 Introduction to Economics 4
LTYP106 Basics of Business Mathematics 3
POLKULITA20-1006
COMMON PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose all)

6
POLKULITA20-1007
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES COMMON TO ALL

(Choose all)

6
LTYA101 Customer Service as a Success Factor 3
LT00CK95 Spreadsheet 3
POLKULITA20-1040
LANGUAGE STUDIES

(Choose all)

6
KD07AYRU022 Business Swedish 3
LT00CG53 English at Work 1 3
POLKULITA20-1043
FREE CHOICE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 10)

10
LTVVO102 English, preparatory course 2
LTVVO101 Swedish preparatory course 2
LT00CG55 German 1 3
KD07CYVE010 Russian 1, elementary course 3
KD07CYES010 Spanish 1 3
KD07DWRA010 French 1 3
KD07DWJA001 Basics of Japanese 2
KD07APMT020 Mathematics, preparatory course 2
LT00CG61 Contract Law 3
KD07DWOI040 Real Estate Business 2
LT00BE98 Private Law 3
KD07DVOI47 Insolvency Law 2
LT00CK89 Basics of Investment Activities 4
LT00CK90 International auditing standards / Auditing techniques 6
LT00CK91 Corporate board member 2
KD07BMTI135 Statistical Processing 2
LT00CG66 Office 365 Advanced Course 3
LTVVO104 Web Page Construction 2
LT00CK93 Image Processing 2
LT00CK92 Continuation Course to Image Processing 3
LT00CK99 Basics of Publication Software 2
KD07DVTT018 Computer user's data security 2
LT00CG62 Financial Communications 2
LTVVO107 Presentation Confidence and Interaction 2
LT00CK94 Social Media in Corporate Communications 3
KD07BHHA245 Business Etiquette 2
KD07DVMA42 Window dressing and displays 2
LTVVO111 Introduction to the Financial Sector 2
KD07CHYR100 Family Business and Business Transfer 4
KE16D113121 Work Safety 2
LT00CG35 Employer Branding 5