Course Catalog 2008-2009 Basic Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Jouni Lyly-Yrjänäinen, Santiago Velasquez Franco

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 1 : Tuesday 16 - 20, F PIENI SALI 1 Wednesday 16 - 20, F PIENI SALI 1 Thursday 16 - 18, F PIENI SALI 1
Implementation 2	Per 4 : Monday 16 - 20, F PIENI SALI 1 Thursday 16 - 20, F PIENI SALI 2

Requirements

1. Group Presentation 2. Exam
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

The objective of the course is to give students an introduction to industrial management. Students will learn the basic concepts used in marketing, strategy, accounting, and business management in general. Production and product development are key elements in industrial management which are also discussed. Furthermore, group assignments with multi-national teams will provide new perspectives to intercultural communication.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	The lectures will be a combination of traditional lectures, group assignments, and exercises. During the lectures and group assignments, the multi-cultural group also enables the course content to be discussed in intercultural context. Therefore, students will be encouraged to present their own points of view and share their experiences.
2.	Selected guest lecturers will provide industrial perspective to the topics discussed in the class.
3.	The written report and presentation given by the students will enhance the students' ability to apply the different managerial tools and business terminology in practice.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Exam

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Book	Understanding Business	Nickels - McHugh - McHugh	0-07-232054-0		0-07-232054-0		English

Correspondence of content

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1	The objective of the course is to give students an introduction to industrial management. Students will learn the basic concepts used in marketing, strategy, accounting, and business management in general. Production and product development are key elements in industrial management which are also discussed. Furthermore, group assignments with multi-national teams will provide new perspectives to intercultural communication. PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN-IN IN MOODLE (HTTP://MOODLE.TUT.FI), BECAUSE ALL OF THE INFORMATION OF THE COURSE AND THE LECTURES WILL BE POSTED THERE. THIS COURSE WILL BE TAUGHT DURING THE FOURTH PERIOD (STARTING ON THE 05.02.2009), EVERY THURSDAY (16.00-20.00 / F PIENI SALI 2) AND FRIDAY (12.00-16.00 / TB111)	Lectures Excercises Practical works	Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %
Implementation 2	The objective of the course is to give students an introduction to industrial management. Students will learn the basic concepts used in marketing, strategy, accounting, and business management in general. Production and product development are key elements in industrial management which are also discussed. Furthermore, group assignments with multi-national teams will provide new perspectives to intercultural communication. PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN-IN IN MOODLE (HTTP://MOODLE.TUT.FI), BECAUSE ALL OF THE INFORMATION OF THE COURSE AND THE LECTURES WILL BE POSTED THERE. THIS COURSE WILL BE TAUGHT DURING THE FOURTH PERIOD (STARTING ON THE 02.02.2009), EVERY Monday (16.00-20.00 / F PIENI SALI 1) AND Thursday (16.00-20.00 / F PIENI SALI 2)	Lectures Excercises	Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	22.08.2008
Modifier	Marja-Leena Kaakkolammi