Basics of Business CompetenceLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The students master and understand the framework of business activity and entrepreneurship and their significance to the operations of society. They perceive the different fields of business activity, understand their interrelationships and have an idea of the business activity perspective of the field they are studying. The students perceive also the concepts of internal entrepreneurship and management and the significance of company planning from the company’s development perspective.

Content

Business activity and entrepreneurship
Company in the market
Organization and resourcing business activity
Managing business activity
Sustainable future of a company

Qualifications

Basics of ICT.
Wordprocessing reports according to the instructions of Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent (5): The students master the terminology and they work actively as group members. They recognize and understand the different fields of business activity, their interrelationships and their significance to a company’s business, and R&D activities. The students are also able to perceive the significance of marketing, management, financial management and design for business activity and they understand the significance of business activity to society. They are able to produce wide documents of different fields and they are able to produce extensive descriptions of the activity of a company.
Good (3-4): The students show that they understand the basic terminology and they work in a group as parts of it. They recognize and understand the different fields of a company’s activity and their interrelationships and they perceive the significance of R&D activities for a company’s activity. The students can produce descriptions from the activity of a company by utilizing information technological solutions. They are also able to produce documents of the different fields of a company’s activity.
Satisfactory (1-2): The students show that they understand the basic terminology and they are able to participate in group work in a purpose-oriented way. They are able to produce simple descriptions of the activity of a company by using information technological solutions and they perceive the significance of R&D activities for a company’s activitty. They understand also the different fields of a company and the consisting entity.