Title: Introduction to Business Studies 3 ECTS
Course: Study PrepProg Introduction to Business & Business English, Part 1

Welcome to the course on Introduction to Business Studies!

Course Contents

Learning objectives: The course offers students the skills needed to pursue business studies in Finland. This course will provide information about the Finnish education system and Bachelor level business studies at Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS). This course will also give insight into planning a person’s educational future and business career possibilities. Furthermore, the professional language used supports the ongoing business studies by including field-specific terms.

Contents:
Business studies at Bachelor level in Finnish UAS, employability issues in the field of business (including career planning, self-reflection for competence development), applying for business education.

Study instructions

This part is taught by Teacher's Name. Completing this part involves:
- participating actively in the online lessons on Schedule (and in the final exam),
- doing independent exercises,
- completing the assignment "Plan of next step" by Date (at the latest), and
- taking the final exam on Date.

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We hope that you will actively participate in the online classes. Participating in discussions and exchanging opinions and ideas will support your own learning and equally contribute to the enrichment of our shared learning environment. In addition to online classes, it is important to invest your time in reading the course materials (books etc.), thinking (self-reflection) as well as doing the assignments and utilizing versatile, reliable sources. Kindly pay attention to time management and planning, as there can be course assignments with due dates. We also emphasize and encourage students' ability to plan, manage and complete studies independently and team working skills. It is also important to follow any given instructions (including assignments and reporting formats) and timelines. Naturally, the teachers will help you and provide you with guidance. It is nice to have you in the course!

This part will be assessed in the final exam taking place on Date. The final exam consists of both parts (Introduction to Business Studies and Fundamentals of Business). The final exam will be organised in Moodle. Please, study the course material for the exam. The assignments in Moodle will be assessed pass/fail.