4.1.2.4 AE50 DEVELOPING BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND MANAGING CHANGE 6 - 36 CR

HUOM !!! ACADEMIC WRITING UUSI PAKOLLINEN  AE5000 From Strategies into Practice 3 CR compulsory  AA5001 Framgångsrika förhandlingar 1 CR compulsory  AA5002 Meeting and Negotiation Skills 1 CR compulsory  AE5500 – AE5505 Development Project Assignment 2 – 6 CR optional  AE5506 Developing Information Systems 2 CR optional  AE5507 Structural Change and Crisis 2 CR optional  AA5508 Organisation i omvandling 1 CR optional  AA5509 The Changing World 1 CR optional  AE5510 Managing Information Flow and Managing Change 2 CR optional  AA5511 Intern och extern kommunikation 1 CR optional  AA5512 Internal and external communication 1 CR optional  AE5513 Market Research 2 CR optional  AE5514 Developing Quality Control Sytem 2 CR optional  AA5515 Quality and Environment 1 CR optional  AE5516 Finance 2 CR optional  AE5517 Risk Management 2 CR optional  AE5518 Taxation Systems and Financial Statements 2 CR optional  AE5519 Focusing on Future 2 CR optional  AE5520 Mathematical Modelling and Problem Solving 2 CR optional  AE5521 Academic Writing 1 CR compulsory

AE5000 From Strategies Into Practice 3 CR

Objectives The student will form an understanding of the strategic management in the business operations. He/she understands the principles of strategic positioning and knows how to use the basic tools of strategic analysis. The student can formulate strategic objectives and relate them with strategy implementation and operative plans. Content The Basic Principles of Strategic Thinking and Dimensions of Strategic Management/Corporate Visions/Strategy Positioning/Key Dimensions of Strategic Management Process: Strategic Analysis, Strategy Formulation, Implementation and Control/ The Importance of Extensive Strategic Analysis for Setting Realistic Strategic Objectives/ Best Practices to Carry out External and Internal Strategic Analysis/Case: Analysis, Formulation and Implementation/ The Implementation will connect Strategic Objectives with Action Plans and Budgets.

AA5001 Framgångsrika förhandlingar 1 sv

Mål Att tillägna sig olika sätt att uttrycka, motivera och argumentera för sina åsikter samt kunna aktivt lyssna och ställa frågor, att självständigt kunna sköta dokumenteringen av möten och förhandlingar samt uppträda naturligt och övertygande. Innehåll Att planera och genomföra samt dokumentera och rapportera om möten och förhandlingar. Att finslipa de studerandes förmåga att kommunicera och uppträda.

AA5522 Meeting and Negotiation Skills 1 CR

Objectives The students will acquire the skills to express, defend, request, actively listen to, and argue about opinions and will be able to independently handle documentation concerning meetings and negotiations in a confident businesslike manner. Content The Language of Meetings and Negotiations/Improving Presentation Skills/Planning and Simulating a Meeting or a Negotiation (using all the working aids available to perform this work in a competent manner)

AA5521 Academic Writing 1 CR

Objectives The student will acquire good skills in using the specialised language needed in writing reports and thesis .They will also learn the different stages of the writing process and the main principles of academic writing. The student will be able to structure his/her own research and writing activities. The student will develop his/her skills regarding the research and writing processes of a research paper. Content Writing Process/Main Principles of Academic Writing/Text Types/CausalAnalysis/Problem Solving/Argumentation/ Summarising/Coherence

AE5500-5 Development Projects 2 - 6 CR

Objectives The student will be able to plan and/or implement a development project. The project will deepen and apply the skills previously acquired and will also reinforce the relations with business life. Content Will be agreed upon according to each project.

AE5506 Developing Information Systems 2 CR

Objectives The student will understand the meaning of information as part of company’s planning and follow-up process. The student will regognise development needs and he/she will be able to set goals for IT-development from the business operations’ point of view. Content IT-Systems/Development of an IT-Application/Business Re-engineering/Management Systems/IT-Technology and its Possibilities

AE5507 Structural Change and Crisis 2 CR

Objectives The student will be able to recognise and interpret both internal and external signals of change. He/she will be able to understand juridical, economic, social and psychological consequences caused by change. The student will recognise the most typical structural change and crisis situations in an organisation. He/she will be able to react each change in a correct way. Content Basics of Corporate Analysis/Organisation’s Structural Change such as rapid growth, internationalisation, merger, re-engineering, bankruptcy and Their Causes and Consequences/ Crisis in an Organisation/ Controlled Action in Change and Crisis

AA5508 Organisation i omvandling 1 CR

Mål Att sätta sig in i teman som behandlar ekonomiska och samhälleliga förändringar samt utnyttja de centrala medierna på språkområdet. Innehåll Att diskutera orsaker till de ekonomiska och samhälleliga fenomenen och deras konsekvenser.

AA5509 The Changing World 1 CR

Objective The students will become familiar with English texts dealing with economic, social, cultural difference and change through comprehension of quality media from the English-speaking world. Content Discussions on economic and social issues and their future implications and inter-relations.

AE5510 Managing Information Flow and Managing Change 2 CR

Description will be available for 2001 – 2002

AA5511 Intern och extern kommunikation 1 CR

Mål Att kunna utnyttja medier ändamålsenligt och producera kommunikativt material för intern och extern kommunikation speciellt i organisations-förändringar och kriser. Innehåll Intern och extern kommunikation, t.ex. personalmeddelande, pressrelease, resumé, rapport, muntligt referat, presskonferens.

AA5512 Internal and External Communication 1 CR

Objectives The students will be able to communicate effectively using different media and to produce material for both internal and external communication, especially in times of change and crisis. Content Internal and External Communications, e.g. Staff Memos/Press Releases/Reports/Written and Oral Summaries/Briefings/Press Conferences

AE5513 Marketing Research as Management Tool 2 CR

Objectives The student will be able to gather and analyse information and draw conclusions. She or he will be able to analyse operations of the company environment. The student will know the principles of marketing research. She/he will be able to acquire information by various methods and will be able to analyse information compiled by using statistical ADP-programs. Content Sources of Information for Research and Analyses/Use of the Sources: Research Methods (eg. the Main Principles of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods), the Phases of Research, Sampling Methods, Practical Measures, the Analysis of Information, Drawing Conclusions, Interpretation and Use of Information/ Processing and Analysing Information (Multivariate Analysis, SPSS-Statistical Program)/Future Visions/Outline of Activities in Situations with Different Risks and Probabilities, Forecasts and Potential Scenarios.

AE5514 Developing Quality Control System 2 CR

Description will be available for 2001 – 2002

AA5515 Quality and the Environment 1 CR

Objectives The students will become familiar with English texts dealing with international quality assurance and/or environmental systems and be able to apply them as a commitment to a company. Content Working on English Material Package used in the Quality and Environment Course, in conjunction with the Lecturer of that course.

AE5516 Finance 2 CR

Objectives The student will understand the importance of financial decisions and is able to plan the finance of a SME including capital structure decisions. He/she is able to identify the possible sources of funding and understand the importance of funding through trading. The student will understand the money tied up in working capital and is able to solve capital budgeting problems. The student is able to understand the difference between financial and cash flow statements. The student is prepared to negotiate with financiers. Content Planning the Short and Long Term Finance of a Company/ Securing the Necessary Funds for Operations (cash management)/Analysis and Comparison of Financial Instruments and Sources of Funding/Capital Structure/Financial Statements/Cash-flow Statements/ Working Capital/Capital Budgeting and Financial Decisions, Negotiations with Financiers

AE5517 Risk Management 2 CR

Objectives The student will acquire a holistic view of the company operations and risks relating to processes and various activities. The student will identify appropriate risk management methods and will be able to make a risk management plan. The student will understand the economic importance of risk taking and managing the risks. Content Holistic Survey and Analysis of the Risks of a SME in Relation to the Business Strategy and Operation/Risk Management Methods/Risk Management Strategy/Risk Management Plan

AE5518 Taxation Systems and Financial Statements 2 CR

Objectives The student will understand the connection between taxation and strategic planning in general and in relation to different types of enterprises. The student will be able to take into account taxation when preparing financial statements and he/she will be able to understand profit distribution practices in different types of enterprises. The student will be able to calculate the taxable income of a company and to present alternative financial statements. Content Taxation Procedure and Income Tax System/Taxation in a Partnership and Corporation/Avoir Fiscal/Taxable Income of an Enterprise/Options in Taxable Income Accounting

AE5519 Focusing on Future 2 CR

Objectives The student will develop his/her skills to identify alternative scenarios using the past and current information on a company, an economy or an international economic organisation. The student will develop his/her ability to analyse different trends and to design alternative scenarios. Content Research Methods/ Deepening of Future Visions from the point of view of a Company and a Field/Institutes Researching Future/Designing a Scenario for a Company or for a Field

AE5520 Mathematical Modeling and Problem Solving 2 CR

Description will be available for 2001 – 2002.

AA7302 Att förbereda sig för arbetspraktik 1 CR

Mål Att aktivera sina språkkunskaper och öka sina färdigheter att uttrycka sig. Innehåll Presentationer, hälsningar, artighetsfraser, fritid, studier, presentationer av hemort och hemland, familj och vänner. Kundbetjäning, aktuella frågor.

AA5003 Erfolgreiche Verhandlungen 1 CR

Mål Att aktivera sina språkkunskaper och öka sina färdigheter att uttrycka sig. Innehåll Presentationer, hälsningar, artighetsfraser, fritid, studier, presentationer av hemort och hemland, familj och vänner. Kundbetjäning, aktuella frågor.

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