Business Operations and Entrepreneurship (3cr)

Objective

The student is able to
- explain the content and features entrepreneurship and its role in society and as part of his/own professional activity
- interpret the meaning of business operations - also in his/her own field - in the life of individuals, in society and global economy
- identify and analyse charateristics of the operational environment of his/her own educational field, such as importance to national economy, possible licensing and legislation in his/her own field

Content

- importance of business operations to Finnish and international economy (tax revenue, jobs, innovations etc.)
- entrepreneurship, meaning of entrepreneurship at the individual level
- business operations in the student's own field
- main principles of legislation regulating business operations
- presentation of the business incubator (Yritystalli) of SeAMK and FramiPro
- presentations of organizations supporting business operations
- company visits and entrepreneur profiles

Materials

materials are reported in the beginning of the course

Teaching methods

lessons and assignments

Student workload

80 hours, from which lessons about twenty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

- The course is assessed on the scale pass/fail
- For the pass grade active participation, completing a learning diary and other learning assignments is required.

Qualifications

- no prerequisites