Recommended year of study: 2. year, autumn (for degree programme students)
Recommended complementary course: KATJOS42 Service Management

This course aims to develop your understanding of business ethics and how organisations follow the code of ethics in their daily operations. The course is designed to provide insights into ethical theories and tools for developing ethical business practices along with your own exploration of ethical decision making and how to develop ethical leadership. However, the part of learning is developing an appreciation of your own aptitude and commitment for becoming an ethical professional.

This course is available for independent study in periods II-IV.

No registration for the course. The electronic exam is open in I-IV periods: 15.9.2016-31.7.2017. The exam consists of essay questions about the books. Please, register for the electronic exam: https://tenttis.uta.fi

Contents: Traditional budgeting; Alternative approaches; Beyond budgeting

Optional online exercises, and obligatory written exercises. The course evaluation is based on exercices, which include three case studies on budgeting. No exam required.  For more information, see study guide

Once the students are accepted for the course, they are automatically linked to the online learning platform.

This course involves a conceptual and theoretical exploration of multilateralism and global governance which are key orientating literatures within the field of international organization.  Multilateralism has been understood as an institutional form, a particular type of diplomatic process and as a particular sub-type of negotiation theory, among others.  Global governance focuses on the authoritative rules, norms, institutions and practices of the international community as it manages its common affairs in the absence of global government. The course involves deep consideration of both concepts and how they have evolved, probing for areas of overlapping concern and distinctive approaches.  In individual research projects and presentations, students use the concepts and theories of multilateralism and global governance to assess a specific policy domain.

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP01 Introduction to International Relations

This course reviews recent developments in the use and understanding of violence within contemporary understandings of what security is and how it comes about. It introduces the debates around different understandings of security through the Copenhagen, Paris and Welch ‘schools’ and reviews how the theories of securitization, security bureaucracy and emancipatory security has developed. We also look at more recent research programmes on risk, security technologies, feminist security studies, new materialism in international security, and aesthetic approaches to international relations and security.

Throughout we ask how theories understand contemporary developments in violence and war, with a new case being in focus at each class. We analyze cases from recent conflicts such as the Syrian civil war, the war in Ukraine, international terrorism.

Students are expected to participate actively in analyzing cases and in presenting a theoretical framework of their own choice.

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOLP01 Introduction to International Relations

The course focuses on several key dimensions of the member states’ involvement in EU policymaking. The three selected dimensions explored in the course are: 1) the institutional set-up of member states’ participation in EU affairs (executive coordination and parliamentary control  in other words, how ministries, cabinets, and national parliaments take part in EU affairs); 2) formulation and articulation of national preferences and positions at the EU level; and 3) implementation of EU law at the domestic level (and the subsequent compliance with this law).  

The course structure consists of the following sections:

A. National executives and parliaments and EU affairs
B. Member states’ preferences in the EU
C. Implementation of EU law in the member states

Registration by email to Jan Karlas (jan.karlas@fsv.cuni.cz) by 15 September.

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science

After completing the course, students will understand the unique characteristics of American political system and the role of Congress in it, as well as understand the limits of presidential power in American domestic and foreign policy. Students will have a sound understanding of the evolution of American political institutions, the Constitution, electoral politics, and legislative-executive relationship in forming American foreign policy, including the use of American military power. Special attention will be paid to the upcoming presidential election in November 2016. 

Structure:

• Evolution of American political institutions and the Constitution
• Electoral politics, campaigning and gerrymandering
• How Congress works: decision making and formal/informal rules and procedures
• American presidency
• Congress, the President and American foreign policy

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science

Course contents:

• The course consists of introductory lectures   and four thematic parts: 1) War and conflict - preventing violence; 2 Abolishing  modern slavery; 3) Environment – harm prevention; 4) Development – ending suffering

Global Health and Development (GHD)-ohjelman järjestämä kurssi, jonka toteuttavat julkisoikeus ja politiikan tutkimus.

Voting is the cornerstone of American political life. As such, the act of voting has attracted

considerable attention from scholars and policymakers. This course addresses the field of voting

behavior in the United States in roughly four parts. First, we'll discuss general questions in the field and

introduce the major sociological, psychological, and rational choice interpretations of voting. Second,

we'll look at common heuristics used to simplify the vote decision and ways in which campaigns

mobilize voters. In the latter part of the semester we will turn our attention toward voting in

congressional and presidential contexts. The last portion of the course addresses special electoral

conditions: local elections, direct democracy, and the effects of certain electoral reforms.

Course Schedule:

September 2: Introduction

September 9: Representation and Turnout in the United States

September 16: The United States in Comparative Perspective

September 23: Two Voting Models

September 30: Party Affiliation ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE

October 7: No class this week

October 14: Issue Voting and Public Opinion

October 21: Candidate Evaluation

October 28: Political Advertising

November 4: Congressional Elections and Decision Making ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE

November 18: Voter Mobilization and the 2016 Elections

November 25: Predictive Models

December 2: Presidential Elections

December 9: Other Electoral Contexts: Direct Democracy and Local Elections

December 15: Final papers are due

The course can also be taken within the Degree Programme in Politics, when it will compensate one of the following Political Science study

units: POLVOA31 Political Institutions and Processes (https://www10.uta.fi/opas/opintojakso.htm?rid=9457&idx=0&uiLang=en&lang=en&lvv=2015),

or POLVOA41 Parties, Elections and Political Participation (https://www10.uta.fi/opas/opintojakso.htm?rid=9452&idx=0&uiLang=en&lang=en&lvv=2015).

Course contents:

• The course consists of introductory lectures   and four thematic parts: 1) War and conflict - preventing violence; 2 Abolishing  modern slavery; 3) Environment – harm prevention; 4) Development – ending suffering

Global Health and Development (GHD)-ohjelman järjestämä kurssi, jonka toteuttavat julkisoikeus ja politiikan tutkimus.

Participation in team work. Students are to develop a concept for the purposes’ of commercialisation and establishing an actual business model/project. Collaboration with other teams, taking part in the coaching events, and finally presenting the results in a public event are required.

Enrollment periods tbc.

For further information, please contact Demola staff: http://tampere.demola.net/about#contact.

Demola contact persons at the School of Management

Administrative studies: University Lecturer Markus Laine, Professor Harri Laihonen
Business studies: University Lecturer Janne Ruohonen, University Lecturer Kari Lohivesi
Politics: Professor Elina Kestilä-Kekkonen

Information on and registration for the Demola course, please see http://tampere.demola.net/ . After finalizing the project and approval of the official team report on the project, please, email the official report of the team, including the name of your team facilitator,  to the Demola contact person (please see above)  for the registration of the credits.

Students will work independently. The written essay based on literature (and instructions) shared in Moodle (opening to the accepted students 27.10.) is to be returned via e-mail to the teacher of the course 30.11. by latest. Only the students accepted to the course can do the essay.

KATVRP12 Introduction to risk management and insurance is a web-course that exploits learning2-platform. The course requires performance of weekly team assignments and two individual written exercises.

Attendance at Information Lecture (25 october) is compulsory.

Students will be working together in groups returning assignments throughout the course, thus they should have enough time for it in their timetable.

Before enrolling to this course, make sure you are able to complete KATVAA11 Business Ethics (5 ECTS) before the beginning of course KATVAA12.

KATVAA11 Business Ethics (5 ECTS) course (or corresponding studies) is a compulsory preceding course. Please notice, that it has to be completed before the beginning of course KATVAA12.

The course relies heavily on each student’s active participation in working with real life cases.
- The theoretical background of Business ideas and Business models.
- Different types of business models and business logic’s.
- Drafting one’s Business model toolkit through preparation of presentations of selected cases.
- Evaluation of one’s own learning and skills development in a final report.The course relies heavily on each student’s active participation in working with real life cases.
- The theoretical background of Business ideas and Business models.
- Different types of business models and business logic’s.
- Drafting one’s Business model toolkit through preparation of presentations of selected cases.
- Evaluation of one’s own learning and skills development in a final report.

The course is lectured in English in Fall during Period II and in Finnish in Spring during Period IV.

Englanniksi syyslukukauden II periodilla ja suomeksi kevätlukukauden IV periodilla.

First course exam (no need to sign up):
Wed 30.11. at 10-13 in Linna K103

Ethical theories and the concepts of business ethics; Ethical decision-making; Tools for developing business ethics practices.

Degree programme students and exchange students: No pre-registration is required, you enrol to course by signing in course page at Moodle (learning2.uta.fi): "KATVAA11 Business Ethics (independent assignment and exam)". The course page will open at the beginning of 2nd period.

Detailed instructions for completing the course are at the course page .

See also course description in the Curricula Guide 2015–2018

Electronic exam in II-IV periods.

Electronic exam open in II-IV periods.

Innovation Camp gathers engineering and business students to search novel and innovative solutions for company challenges

• University student innovation contest
• Cases set by companies
• Students work together as multidisciplinary teams searching the best solution to given challenges
• Inspiring and motivating presentations on the theme
• Coaches, sparring
• The event will culminate in the evening of the third day when the teams present their results and the judges reward the best teams

The Innovation Camp event consists of lectures and case exercise carried out in small multidisciplinary teams. The successful completion of the innovation camp requires completing the case assignment and the presentation of the case in time (1 credit). In order to receive 2 credits for the course a learning diary is required.

https://www.fimecc.com/content/fimecc-innovation-camp .

This course offers a way of analysing European integration as a process, and offers a deepened knowledge of the most important theories of European integration as well as of disintegration. Particular emphasis will be put on the consequences of integration and disintegration on the external relations of the EU and international relations more widely.

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOLP01 Introduction to International Relations

3.11 The de-carbonising energy transition in a historical-institutional context

10.11 Energy policy and the complex dimensions of energy transitions

17.11 Reading circle: energy transitions in the EU 

24.11 Reading circle: energy transitions in the Nordic countries

1.12. Reading circle: energy transitions in Asia

8.12 Workshop: student presentations

15.12 Workshop: student presentations 

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOLP01 Introduction to International Relations

The course addresses Russia’s foreign policy from Gorbachev’s New Thinking until 2016. Students will learn about key events, phenomena, actors, and classifications of foreign policy schools, and other concepts to interpret them. The course will also encourage students to pay attention to interaction between the domestic and foreign policy in the Russian context.

In order to pass the course, students should actively take part in the lectures, study the required materials for each lecture and prepare a public group presentation  (3 ECTS). In order to get 5 ECTS, students will write an essay on Russia’s foreign policy – the title to be specified and agreed on with the teacher -  in addition to the above mentioned requirements.

Please enroll in NettiOpsu by 17 October. Enrolment starts 19 September. A maximum of 50 students will be accepted to the course (RES and Politics students will be given priority, otherwise on the basis of first come, first served). The first lecture will take place 27 October and the last one 8 December. You cannot take this course unless you are able to come to our last meeting 8 December when a conference with your presentations will be organized.

Please enroll in NettiOpsu by 10 October. Enrolment starts 19 September.  A maximum of 50 students will be accepted to the course (RES and Politics students will be given priority, otherwise on the basis of first come, first served). The first lecture will take place 27 October and the last one  8 December. You cannot take this course unless you are able to come to our last meeting 8  December  when a conference with your presentations will be organized.

On June 23 2016 the British were asked to respond to a simple referendum question which read: Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union? Until the murder of the Labour MP Jo Cox on the street in her Batley constituency a week before the vote, the campaign was lively and hard-hitting. The ‘Britain Stronger in Europe’ campaign focused on the damaging economic consequences of a Brexit whilst the ‘Vote Leave’ campaign concentrated on the immigration question, adding that “instead of subsidising French farmers, we should take control back and spend our money (never the euro!) on our priorities like the National Health Service”. Sophie from Peterborough had other things on her mind: “If we leave the EU does it mean we would be banned from the Eurovision Song Contest?” The course will represent a detailed portrait of a decision from the origins of the referendum to the campaign, an in-depth analysis of the result and a discussion of its likely consequences

Lecture/seminar topics

October 25 ‘How come the ‘Battle for Britain’? The Background to Brexit

October 27 ‘Project Fear’ versus ‘Project Hate’: The Campaign

November 1 Polish bakeries on the High Street: Euroscepticism or Immigration Scepticism?

November 3 Did the north and the poor cause Brexit? Analysing the Result

November 8 “Get ready for indy ref 2”: the Future for Scotland and Northern Ireland? BREXIT5.pdf

November 10 “If Labour stays at home, Britain leaves” Was it Labour’s fault? BREXIT6.pdf

November 15 ‘So what the hell happens now?’ (Daily Mail). The Challenges Ahead BREXIT7.pdf

November 17 A prime minister who lives by the referendum must ultimately day by the referendum. The wider lessons of the referendum.

Email registration by October 1 essential

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science

Contemporary forms of representative democracy have been facing transitional challenges, which have prompted the rise of ‘democratic innovations’ discourse over the last decades. Participatory and deliberative democracy have challenged the elitist model of representative democracy based on the formalistic concept of electoral representation. A variety of democratic experiments from participatory budgeting programmes, deliberative polling, consensus conference, citizens’ assembly, to ‘crowdsourced’ legislation have been tried worldwide to expand unconventional forms of citizen participation. These experiments have also facilitated new approaches in democratic theory towards the concept of political representation itself. This course addresses the frontier issues of contemporary democratic theories and practices. Students examine various forms of democratic innovations and their real-life effects, discuss different theoretical perspectives, and reflect on their extensive implications for the future of representative democracy.

Email registration by 14 October essential.

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science

This course is an introduction to the Finnish Political System and Finnish Political History. The main focus of the course is on the development of the Finnish Political System from 1809 until the 21st century. This course provides an overview of the Constitution, political decision making and elections, political participation, tripartite agreements and welfare.  After the course, students are expected to understand the key features of Finnish political history, the political system and society, as well as able to perceive the political position and national identity of Finland in a wider context: Scandinavia, Russia and the EU.

This course provides an introduction and overview over the disciplines of political and critical discourse analysis. The course will focus on various approaches to political discourse analysis as a tool for analyzing power relations. There is no set single approach, as the field is quite porous. The related works of scholars will be made available for the students for reading, analysis, and reflection during the course.  After the course, the students are expected to better understand the various approaches to political discourse analysis and are better equipped to utilize these theories in their forthcoming work. The students will be more adept at spotting discursive practices in political speech and the media and evaluate possible underlying modes of discursive argumentation.  The course consists of two modules: lecture and seminar teaching in period II, and a practical analytic workshop in period III. Period II course is A42/S25/S33 for 5 ECTS, and period III is S25/S33 for 5 ECTS. Space permitting, however, intermediate level students can also attend the work shop. In addition, if you have previously attended the course for Intermediate studies (A42 5 ECTS), you can still attend the workshop for 5 ECTS for Advanced studies (S25/S33). Priority is given to students registering for both periods.  The language of the course is English, so students are expected to be reasonably proficient in reading and writing academic texts in this language.

Enrolment via email to teacher responsible by 30 September.

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).

27th of October:
Mikael Nylund, Senior adviser and business manager at Gofore Oy

3rd of November: Politics and digitalization
Researcher Rune Saugmann
Cases Digital War and Politics and digitalization

4th of November: Digital activism: All male panels and the politics of virality
Researcher Saara Särmä

10th of November: Governance and digitalisation
Professor Jan-Erik Johanson
Case Digital Finland 2.0 – Aleksi Kopponen

17th of November: New business potential through digitalisation
Professor Hannu Saarijärvi
Case Suunto: Customer Driven Business”

24th of November:
Research director Kirsi Heikkilä-Tammi: Work in change

1st of December:
Professor Arja Ropo: Leadership in change + case studies

8th December:
Research Director Harri Laihonen: Summary

Innovation Camp gathers engineering and business students to search novel and innovative solutions for company challenges

• University student innovation contest
• Cases set by companies
• Students work together as multidisciplinary teams searching the best solution to given challenges
• Inspiring and motivating presentations on the theme
• Coaches, sparring
• The event will culminate in the evening of the third day when the teams present their results and the judges reward the best teams

The Innovation Camp event consists of lectures and case exercise carried out in small multidisciplinary teams. The successful completion of the innovation camp requires completing the case assignment and the presentation of the case in time (1 credit). In order to receive 2 credits for the course a learning diary is required.

https://www.fimecc.com/content/fimecc-innovation-camp .

Both the lecture exam and the book exam need to be passed before receiving credit for this course.

Lectures and reading (Rosas-Armati) are examined together. You can use a dictionary in the lecture-exam.

The course is web-based. The course area in Moodle (learning2.uta.fi) will be opened on Mon 23 Jan 2017. Enrolment takes place automatically after the acceptance to the course.

The course consists of written assignments based on the study materials, a final essay and peer-review.

Please register for the course in advance through NettiOpsu. Registration begins in December.

Recommended year of study: 1. year, spring (for degree programme students)

Please note: Preceding studies

• KATVAA11 Business Ethics (5 ECTS) course (or corresponding studies) is a compulsory preceding course. You can complete Business Ethics course as independent study before or during KATVAA14 course. You will receive a grade for KATVAA14 course only after completing Business Ethics course or showing proof of corresponding studies.
• KATVAA12 Responsible Business and Social Accounting (5 ECTS) a recommended preceding course.

Course content

This course is available both on bachelor's and master's level. Master's level students will have more reading material.

Course exam: Thu 11.5. at 12-3 p.m. in Pinni B1096. No need to sign up.

Registering by email to eero.palmujoki(at)uta.fi.

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOLP01 Introduction to International Relations (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).

After completing the course students will be familiar with the formative moments and concepts of democracy in western societies: from demokratia in ancient Athens through Middle East and Italian republics to the American and French revolutions. The concept of representation will be introduced in relation to the revolutions and as an idea profoundly affecting our understanding of modern regimes today. During the course students will engage in intensive reading and discussing a variety of texts and writing summaries of them, thus learning how to read conceptually and summarize effectively.

Course schedule:

Jan 30: Introduction and instructions

Feb 2: Greek and eastern democracies (Hornblower, Pericles, Keane pp. 101–126)

Feb 6: Early parliaments and Italian city-republics (Keane pp. 169–188, Skinner)

Feb 9: American revolution (Wood, Madison)

Feb 13: French revolution (Fontana, Hobson)

Feb 16: Critical and radical democratic theory (Mendus, Rancière, Phillips)

Feb 20: Concept of representation (Pitkin, Urbinati 1998 & 2010)

March 2: Feedback

Compulsory preceding course: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).

Politics seems more and more concerned with the public and private lives and the ideas of politicians in leadership positions. Blair gave us Blairism, Reagan Reaganomics; Ed Miliband’s face did not fit; ‘alpha male’ Donald Trump groped women ‘like an octopus’; Bill Clinton lived a colourful extra-marital existence; the former French president François Mitterrand had a mistress throughout his period in office; and then there was Berlusconi! The media spotlight on leading politicians has appeared to elevate them above their party as well as exposing them to ruthless scrutiny regarding their capacity to lead. 

Lecture/seminar themes

1. The Presidentialisation of Politics

Have leaders become more prominent and powerful at the expense of parties, policies and parliamentarians?

2. The Mediatisation of Politics

Do the media effectively determine the outcome of elections?

Voting Advice Applications; Candidate videos; web television

3. Presidentialisation at the Grassroots?

Are election campaigns in the constituencies becoming more candidate-centred?

Electoral system and party incentives to ‘individualise’ campaigns

‘Decentralised personalisation’

4. Online personalisation

Do (and how do) candidates seek a cyber-space ‘relationship’ with voters – intimacy at distance?

E-campaigning, online candidate biographies, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Lecture Schedule

January 17 Personalisation: Exploring a multi-dimensional concept

January 19 The structural factors underpinning personalisation

January 24 ‘Centralised personalisation’: the ‘Presidentialisation of Politics’ thesis

January 26 The ‘personal party’: Glistrup, Lange, Wilders and Berlusconi

January 31 The mediatisation of politics: From Talk Shows to VAAs

February 2 ‘Decentralised personalisation’: the ‘Individualisation’ of candidate campaigns

February 7 Online personalisation

February 9 Personalisation and the Quality of Democracy 

Email registration essential by January 10, 2017

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).

UniPID course

See course homepage for registration.

Participation in team work. Students are to develop a concept for the purposes’ of commercialisation and establishing an actual business model/project. Collaboration with other teams, taking part in the coaching events, and finally presenting the results in a public event are required.

Enrollment periods tbc.

For further information, please contact Demola staff: http://tampere.demola.net/about#contact.

Demola contact persons at the School of Management

Administrative studies: University Lecturer Markus Laine, Professor Harri Laihonen
Business studies: University Lecturer Janne Ruohonen, University Lecturer Kari Lohivesi
Politics: Professor Elina Kestilä-Kekkonen

Information on and registration for the Demola course, please see http://tampere.demola.net/ . After finalizing the project and approval of the official team report on the project, please, email the official report of the team, including the name of your team facilitator,  to the Demola contact person (please see above)  for the registration of the credits.

KATVRP12 Introduction to risk management and insurance is a web-course that exploits learning2-platform. The course requires performance of weekly team assignments and two individual written exercises.

Attendance at Information Lecture (7th March) is compulsory.

This course includes visitors from business, thus requires attendance on most of the lectures.

Please notice:

Preceding studies KATVAA11 Business Ethics (5 ECTS) course (or corresponding studies) is a compulsory preceding course, and has to be completed before the beginning of the course KATVAA13.

Lectures will be held either on Tuesday or Thursday and the lecture rooms vary. The lecture on Tuesday March 14. is obligatory for all.

The course critically examines the underlying structural and institutional causes of the Euro crisis. After completion, students will have a better understanding of the basic features of economic governance under the Economic and Monetary Union and the governance reforms implemented during the euro crisis. Students will be able to orient current developments within an appropriate historical context and understand the limitations this history imposes on the contemporary policy landscape.

Compulsory preceding studies: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).

Concepts structure the way we see and make sense of the world. They live and change in time, providing answers to problems which trouble people in each social and political era. In this course we take a close look into a group of concepts customarily used in the fields of political science and social movement studies to make sense of the world of democracy and citizenship but which have of late been questioned by a growing body of literature. In the face of late-modern socio-political and technological changes like individualisation, political polarisation, social-mediatisation, and the rise of self-initiated pop up-style of activism, many traditional concepts and theories related to representative politics, citizenship, and social movements have become outdated. This course engages in critical and innovative rethinking of such concepts based on and contributing to the lecturers' new book project 'Concepts in Movement'.

Upon completing the course, the student will be familiar with the central concepts used to describe and explain the relationship between citizens and democracy, and is able to critically evaluate today's political trends and developments along with the arising forms of civic participation and activism.

No pre-enrolment.

Compulsory preceding course: POLPOP02 Introduction to Political Science (exchange students: equivalent studies at home university).