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Degree Programme in SME Business Management, Multimodal implementation: MPK17

Code: MPK17

Degree
Bachelor of Business Administration
Degree title
Bachelor of Business Administration
Credits
210 ects
Duration
3.5 years (210 cr)
Start semester
Spring 2017
Teaching language
Finnish

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 Spring 2017 Autumn 2017 Spring 2018 Autumn 2018 Spring 2019 Autumn 2019 Spring 2020 3. / 2017 4. / 2017 5. / 2017 1. / 2017 2. / 2017 3. / 2018 4. / 2018 5. / 2018 1. / 2018 2. / 2018 3. / 2019 4. / 2019 5. / 2019 1. / 2019 2. / 2019 3. / 2020 4. / 2020 5. / 2020
MPK17-1022
PERUSOPINNOT

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50
MPK17-1014
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK

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20
MPK17-1015
Building competence

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10
YPO1A2 Study and working life skills 2 2 2 1 1
YPO2A2 Internationalization Skills 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
YPO3A3 Communication Skills 3 3 3 1 1 1
YPO4A3 ICT Skills 3 3 3 1 1 1
MPK17-1016
Business and entrepreneurship competence

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5
YPO1B3 Business Operations and Entrepreneurship 3 3 3 1 1 1
YPO2B2 Basics of Business Competence 2 2 2 1 1
MPK17-1017
Research and project work skills

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5
YPO1C2 Introduction to Research and Development 2 2 2 1 1
YPO2C3 Introduction to Project Work 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
MPK17-1002
PROGRAMME-SPECIFIC BASIC STUDIES

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30
KD07APLA010 Basics of accounting 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
LT00BE33 Basics of Marketing 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
LTYA101 Customer Service as a Success Factor 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KD07APOM126 Basics of operations management 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
KD07APOI010 Basics of law 4 4 4 2 2
LTYP106 Basics of Business Mathematics 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LTYP105 Introduction to Economics 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
LTYPMM01 Planning and Starting up a Business 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
MPK17-1000
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

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105
MPK17-1018
Entrepreneurship and Management of an SME enterprise

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13
KD07BYRP001 Family Business 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LTYA104 Organisational Behaviour and Leadership 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
KD07DCCH213 Strategic Management 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LT00BE34 Business Digitalization 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
MPK17-1019
Business Development and Growth

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15
LTVALK401 Strategic renewal of the company 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
KD07CHYR408 Business Growth and Development 3 3 3 1 1 1
LTVALK403 Networks and cooperation in the development of the company 3 3 3 1 1 1
KD07CHYR407 Buying, Selling and Valuation of the Firm 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
KD07CHYR409 Consulting in SME's 3 3 3 1 1 1
MPK17-1021
Business Finance, Taxation and Law

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21
LTYA103 Financial Managament of an Enterprise 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
LTVATH102 Labour Law and Payroll Management 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
KD07CLVE001 Company and Personal Taxation 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
LTVATH103 Value-Added Taxation 2 2 2 1 1
LTYA102 Contracts and liability for debts of a company 3 3 3 1 1 1
KD07CLLA321 Corporate Finance 2 2 2 1 1
MPK17-1020
Marketing Competence

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17
LTVAMA301 Planning Integrated Marketing Communications 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
LTVAMA302 Digital Marketing 3 3 3 1 1 1
LTVAMA402 Customer Relationship Management 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LTVAMA403 Brand Management 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
LT00BE37 Sales 3 3 3 1 1 1
MPK17-1023
Extending Business Competence

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9
LT00BE35 Internationalization of business 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KD07BVIE002 Strategic Corporate Communications 3 3 3 1 1 1
LTYA106 ICT Skills Follow-up Course 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
MPK17-1024
Professional Studies in accordance with the Personal Curriculum

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10
MPK17-1025
Studies Supporting R&D Skills

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5
LTHA108 Academic Writing 2 2 2 1 1
LT00BE36 Research methods for business and entrpreneurship 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KD07CPTU025 Thesis seminar 0
MPK17-1008
LANGUAGE STUDIES

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15
KD07AYRU022 Business Swedish 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
KD07CYRU112 Swedish business communication 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
VIRKARUKI Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written 0
VIRKARUSU Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral 0
LTYKEN101 English at Work 1 3 3 3 1 1 1
LTYKEN102 English at Work 2 3 3 3 1 1 1
LTYKVAL Alternative language course 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
MPK17-1013
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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10
LTVVO102 English, preparatory course 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
MPK17-1009
BACHELOR'S THESIS AND MATURITY TEST

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15
KD07FYOT20 Thesis 15 15 15 5 5 5
KD07FY0T100 Maturity Examination 0
MPK17-1012
PRACTICAL TRAINING

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30
KD07HYTH120 Practical Training 30 15 15 15 15 5 5 5 7.5 7.5
Total 210 29 68 64 31 29 28 40 39 25 16 15 9.7 9.7 9.7 14 14 13.3 13.3 13.3 19.5 19.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 8 8 5 5 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
Study and working life skills
Internationalization Skills
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Business Operations and Entrepreneurship
Basics of Business Competence
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Thesis
Maturity Examination
Practical Training
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
Study and working life skills
Internationalization Skills
Communication Skills
Business Operations and Entrepreneurship
Basics of Business Competence
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Basics of accounting
Basics of law
Introduction to Economics
Thesis
Maturity Examination
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
Study and working life skills
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Business Operations and Entrepreneurship
Basics of Business Competence
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Basics of operations management
Planning and Starting up a Business
Business Swedish
Swedish business communication
English at Work 1
English at Work 2
Practical Training
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 Business Competence
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Basics of Business Mathematics
Planning and Starting up a Business
Thesis
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
Internationalization Skills
Business Operations and Entrepreneurship
Introduction to Economics
Business Swedish
Swedish business communication
English at Work 1
English at Work 2
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.
Business Operations and Entrepreneurship
Basics of Business Competence
Basics of accounting
Customer Service as a Success Factor
Basics of operations management
Basics of law
Basics of Business Mathematics
Planning and Starting up a Business
7 Quality control competence

- Knowledge of the typical field-related quality control systems
- Understanding of quality-control and the requirements of quality-control systems.
Basics of Business Competence
Thesis
Maturity Examination
Not grouped
Basics of Marketing
Family Business
Organisational Behaviour and Leadership
Strategic Management
Business Digitalization
Strategic renewal of the company
Business Growth and Development
Networks and cooperation in the development of the company
Buying, Selling and Valuation of the Firm
Consulting in SME's
Financial Managament of an Enterprise
Labour Law and Payroll Management
Company and Personal Taxation
Value-Added Taxation
Contracts and liability for debts of a company
Corporate Finance
Planning Integrated Marketing Communications
Digital Marketing
Customer Relationship Management
Brand Management
Sales
Internationalization of business
Strategic Corporate Communications
ICT Skills Follow-up Course
Academic Writing
Research methods for business and entrpreneurship
Thesis seminar
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Alternative language course
English, preparatory course

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
Basics of accounting
Basics of operations management
Basics of law
Introduction to Economics
Planning and Starting up a Business
Business Swedish
Swedish business communication
English at Work 1
English at Work 2
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
Customer Service as a Success Factor
Introduction to Economics
Planning and Starting up a Business
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
Basics of Business Mathematics
Thesis
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.
Thesis
Maturity Examination
Practical Training
Not grouped
Study and working life skills
Internationalization Skills
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Business Operations and Entrepreneurship
Basics of Business Competence
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Basics of Marketing
Family Business
Organisational Behaviour and Leadership
Strategic Management
Business Digitalization
Strategic renewal of the company
Business Growth and Development
Networks and cooperation in the development of the company
Buying, Selling and Valuation of the Firm
Consulting in SME's
Financial Managament of an Enterprise
Labour Law and Payroll Management
Company and Personal Taxation
Value-Added Taxation
Contracts and liability for debts of a company
Corporate Finance
Planning Integrated Marketing Communications
Digital Marketing
Customer Relationship Management
Brand Management
Sales
Internationalization of business
Strategic Corporate Communications
ICT Skills Follow-up Course
Academic Writing
Research methods for business and entrpreneurship
Thesis seminar
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
Alternative language course
English, preparatory course

Bachelor’s Degree studies

1 Basic Studies
Study and working life skills
Internationalization Skills
Communication Skills
ICT Skills
Business Operations and Entrepreneurship
Basics of Business Competence
Introduction to Research and Development
Introduction to Project Work
Basics of accounting
Basics of Marketing
Customer Service as a Success Factor
Basics of operations management
Basics of law
Basics of Business Mathematics
Introduction to Economics
Planning and Starting up a Business
2 Professional Studies
Family Business
Organisational Behaviour and Leadership
Strategic Management
Business Digitalization
Strategic renewal of the company
Business Growth and Development
Networks and cooperation in the development of the company
Buying, Selling and Valuation of the Firm
Consulting in SME's
Financial Managament of an Enterprise
Labour Law and Payroll Management
Company and Personal Taxation
Value-Added Taxation
Contracts and liability for debts of a company
Corporate Finance
Planning Integrated Marketing Communications
Digital Marketing
Customer Relationship Management
Brand Management
Sales
Internationalization of business
Strategic Corporate Communications
ICT Skills Follow-up Course
Academic Writing
Research methods for business and entrpreneurship
Thesis seminar
Business Swedish
Swedish business communication
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written
Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral
English at Work 1
English at Work 2
Alternative language course
3 Free-Choice Studies
English, preparatory course
4 Training
Practical Training
5 Thesis
Thesis
Maturity Examination
Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
MPK17-1022
PERUSOPINNOT

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50
MPK17-1014
BASIC STUDIES COMMON TO ALL IN SEAMK

(Choose all )

20
MPK17-1015
Building competence

(Choose all )

10
YPO1A2 Study and working life skills 2
YPO2A2 Internationalization Skills 2
YPO3A3 Communication Skills 3
YPO4A3 ICT Skills 3
MPK17-1016
Business and entrepreneurship competence

(Choose all )

5
YPO1B3 Business Operations and Entrepreneurship 3
YPO2B2 Basics of Business Competence 2
MPK17-1017
Research and project work skills

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5
YPO1C2 Introduction to Research and Development 2
YPO2C3 Introduction to Project Work 3
MPK17-1002
PROGRAMME-SPECIFIC BASIC STUDIES

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30
KD07APLA010 Basics of accounting 5
LT00BE33 Basics of Marketing 4
LTYA101 Customer Service as a Success Factor 3
KD07APOM126 Basics of operations management 2
KD07APOI010 Basics of law 4
LTYP106 Basics of Business Mathematics 3
LTYP105 Introduction to Economics 4
LTYPMM01 Planning and Starting up a Business 5
MPK17-1000
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose all )

105
MPK17-1018
Entrepreneurship and Management of an SME enterprise

(Choose all )

13
KD07BYRP001 Family Business 3
LTYA104 Organisational Behaviour and Leadership 4
KD07DCCH213 Strategic Management 3
LT00BE34 Business Digitalization 3
MPK17-1019
Business Development and Growth

(Choose all )

15
LTVALK401 Strategic renewal of the company 4
KD07CHYR408 Business Growth and Development 3
LTVALK403 Networks and cooperation in the development of the company 3
KD07CHYR407 Buying, Selling and Valuation of the Firm 2
KD07CHYR409 Consulting in SME's 3
MPK17-1021
Business Finance, Taxation and Law

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21
LTYA103 Financial Managament of an Enterprise 4
LTVATH102 Labour Law and Payroll Management 5
KD07CLVE001 Company and Personal Taxation 5
LTVATH103 Value-Added Taxation 2
LTYA102 Contracts and liability for debts of a company 3
KD07CLLA321 Corporate Finance 2
MPK17-1020
Marketing Competence

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17
LTVAMA301 Planning Integrated Marketing Communications 5
LTVAMA302 Digital Marketing 3
LTVAMA402 Customer Relationship Management 3
LTVAMA403 Brand Management 3
LT00BE37 Sales 3
MPK17-1023
Extending Business Competence

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9
LT00BE35 Internationalization of business 3
KD07BVIE002 Strategic Corporate Communications 3
LTYA106 ICT Skills Follow-up Course 3
MPK17-1024
Professional Studies in accordance with the Personal Curriculum

(Choose ects: 10 )

10
MPK17-1025
Studies Supporting R&D Skills

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5
LTHA108 Academic Writing 2
LT00BE36 Research methods for business and entrpreneurship 3
KD07CPTU025 Thesis seminar 0
MPK17-1008
LANGUAGE STUDIES

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15
KD07AYRU022 Business Swedish 3
KD07CYRU112 Swedish business communication 3
VIRKARUKI Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written 0
VIRKARUSU Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral 0
LTYKEN101 English at Work 1 3
LTYKEN102 English at Work 2 3
LTYKVAL Alternative language course 3
MPK17-1013
ELECTIVE STUDIES

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10
LTVVO102 English, preparatory course 2
MPK17-1009
BACHELOR'S THESIS AND MATURITY TEST

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15
KD07FYOT20 Thesis 15
KD07FY0T100 Maturity Examination 0
MPK17-1012
PRACTICAL TRAINING

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30
KD07HYTH120 Practical Training 30

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

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