Title: Welcome to the course
Course: Study PrepProg Introduction to Business & Business English, Part 1

Welcome to the course Introduction to Business and Business English, Part 1 (5 cr)

Welcome to study business! This course will give you information about the Finnish education system and Bachelor level business studies at Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS). This course will also give you insight into planning your educational future and business career possibilities. Furthermore, you will learn about the basic functions of business and the business environment.

The course runs from XX to XX, 202X. This course includes 25 online lessons (one lesson is 45 minutes). The online lessons will be held in Zoom.

Please note the Pre-task (see tab "Pre-task" for instructions), and submit your essay on XX, XX, 202X at the latest.

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Guidance and support for learning

The teachers provide guidance and support throughout the course. It is important that you also read and follow the given instructions in each part of the course. The course not only involves online teaching but also independent outside lessons. You are welcome to ask the teachers if you have any questions related to the course, tasks/assignments etc. We are happy to help you!

Course teachers

Teachers are X (e-mail address) and X (e-mail address) from X (organization). The best way to contact us is by email. Please, see our video greeting below.

Course assessment

Introduction to Business and Business English part I will be assessed with the scale from 1 to 5, and the assessment is based on 1) the written assignment "My next steps" in Introduction to Business studies (50 %) and the final exam (50 %) that includes both parts of this course (Introduction to Business Studies and Fundamentals of Business).

This study module was created with materials from the project Preparatory Programme for Higher Education Studies in English (PrepProg) The project was funded by Ministry of Education and Culture in 2023-2024.