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Company Law (3 cr)

Code: LTVATH203-3014

General information


Enrollment

14.11.2022 - 15.01.2023

Timing

20.02.2023 - 30.04.2023

Credits

3 op

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management

Teachers

  • Tiina Wakaume

Student groups

  • LITA21A

Objective

The student is able to find and apply in practice the essential legislation concerning partnership companies and limited companies. The student is able to explain the owner's liability for the obligations of a company and is able to explain who can perform legal acts on behalf of the company.

The student is able to prepare the foundation documents and a legally valid company name of a partnership company and a limited company. The student is able to describe the meaning of the trade register notice in different stages of business activity.

Content

- Companies Act (624/2006)
- Legislation concerning partnerships
- Company Names Act (128/1979)
- Trade Register Act (129/1979)

Materials

Material announced by the teacher + Moodle

Teaching methods

Lectures, doing exercises in the groups

Student workload

Lectures 8 h + independent work and doing exercises in the groups 73 h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to find the essential legislation concerning partnership companies and limited companies. S/he is able to explain the owner's liability for the obligations of a company and is able to explain who can perform legal acts on behalf of the company. The student is able to prepare the foundation documents of a partnership company and a limited company.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to find and apply in practice the essential legislation concerning partnership companies and limited companies. S/he is able to explain the essential differences between corporate forms. The student is able to prepare the foundation documents of a partnership company and a limited company by himself.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to find and apply in practice the legislation concerning partnership companies and limited companies. S/he is able to compare dissimilar corporate forms. The student is able to prepare the foundation documents of a partnership company and a limited company by himself and s/he is able to make a comparison between these documents.

Assessment methods and criteria

A written exam, group exercise

Qualifications

Basics of Law