4.1.2 AE2 PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
 
4.1.2.1 AE20 EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP 3 - 12 CR
 AE2000
Self-knowledge and Interaction

1 CR compulsory
 AE2001
Leadership and Supervisory Skills

2 CR compulsory
 AE2500
Employment Relations and
Legislation

2 CR optional
 AE2501
Career Strategy and New
Employment Alternatives

2 CR optional
 AA2502
Mot nya utmaningar

1 CR optional
 
 AE2504
Applying Your Training to
Serve Community

2 CR optional
 AE2505
Consultative Work Methods

2 CR optional
 

Objectives
The student will be able to understand the significance of human resource in business activities and will be able to act as an advisor, expert and a superior. The student will understand the significance of a job contract and is familiar with the basics of employment law in relation to employer/employee relationship. The student will be able to set his own development goals and process career strategy.
 
AE2000 Self-knowledge and Interaction 1 CR
Objectives
The student will be able to recognise one’s own skills and to set development goals. The student will have the ability to balance the personal goals and the goals of the organisation. The student will be able to use interpersonal skills in order to create an open and creative working environment that will be result-effective. The student will develop presentation skills needed in business.

Content
Overall Self-Development/Self-Assessment/Personal Communication and Presentation Skills/Problem Solving and Decision Making Skills/Mental and Physical Well-being/Group Dynamics: group behaviour, decision making, communication
 
AE2001 Leadership and Supervisory Skills 2 CR
Objectives
The student will understand the meaning of leading, supervising and managing. The student will have the ability to organise human resources and to lead and manage employees. The student will understand the importance of motivation and the significance of organisational culture.

Content
Organisation of Human Resources/Management Techniques/Supervising Systems/Developing Supervisory Skills/Leadership and Human Resource Management/Organisational Culture and Management
 
AE2500 Employment Relations and Legislation 2 CR
Description will be available for 2001 – 2002.
 
AE2501 Career Strategy and New Employment Alternatives 2 CR
Objectives
The student will be able to set his/her own goals for development. He/she will be aware of the current and future opportunities in business life.

Content
Flexible Career and Life-long Development/Marketing One’s own Expertise and Personal Networking/Facing and Managing Change/Different Alternatives for Employability
 
AA2502 Mot nya utmaningar 1 sv
Mål
Att bli medveten om sina resurser och kunna berätta om dem och lära sig att marknadsföra sitt kunnande.

Innehåll
Ansökningsmaterial t.ex. CV och ansökan, simulerade intervjuer, nonverbal kommunikation, självanalys.
 
AE2504 Applying Your Training to Serve Community 1 + 1 CR
Objectives
The student will improve the understanding of the varied dimensions of professional skills and will be able to make use of one’s professional abilities.
 
AE2505 Consultative Work Methods 2 CR
Objectives
The student will improve his/her ability to work as an expert and as a consultant in different organisations. The student will be able to choose the appropriate consultative style in various situations. The student will improve his/her consultative skills and be able to apply the working method to team work and problem solving.

Content
Different Forms of Consulting/Client-Oriented Approach in Consulting/Key Skills in Consulting/Consulting Process /Intervention Styles and Their Use/Developing Consulting Skills
 
4.1.2.2 AE30 ONE WORLD - MANY MARKETS 4 - 16 CR
 AE3000
Structure and Functioning
of Finnish Economy

2 CR compulsory
 AE3001
Internationalisation
Case Seminar

2 CR compulsory
 AE3502
Cultural Crossings

2 CR optional
 AE3500
Global Economy

2 CR optional
 AE3505
Highlighting a Target Market

2 CR optional
 AE3503
Legal Environment

2 CR optional
 AE3506
International Business Operations

2 CR optional
 AE3507
Finnish Society

2 CR optional
 

Objective
The student will learn the main structures and principles of operation in economic, judicial and cultural environments. The student will understand the relationship between an organisation and its operating environment and will be able to rationally discuss related matters. The student will be able to monitor the development taking place in this operating environment and be able to analyse the possibilities and restrictions caused by this development in relation to oneself and the organisation. The student will be capable of influencing the operating requirements of an organisation.
 
AE3000 Structure and Functioning of Finnish Economy 2 CR
Objectives
The student will know the structure and development of the Finnish economy and the national and international factors influencing economic development. The student will also understand the significance of the EU membership to the Finnish economy. The student will be able to follow and analyse economic development in relation to individuals, organisations and business areas.

Content
Structure and Resources of Finnish Economy/Business Cycles/Inflation and Unemployment/Money and Currency Markets/Public Finance and Economic Policy/Economic Growth/Environment and Welfare.
 
AE3001 Internationalisation Case Seminar 2 CR
Objectives
The student will become familiar with international business and different types of operations in the international business environment. He/she will understand the opportunities and threats existing in the international business environment. The student will develop skills to make decisions in international business.

Content
Phases and Areas of Internationalisation

Studieresa 1 sv
Ingår som 1 studievecka i helheten “Internationell affärsverksamhet” (2 sv)

Innehåll
Reseplan, researrangemang, reseprogram, presentationsmaterial, kontakter, presentationer och tacktal, reserapport samt tackbrev. Att komma överens om praktiska arrangemang.

Excursion abroad 1 cr
This is a (1 CR) section of the (2 CR) course in Internationalisation case seminar/excursion.

Content
Itinerary Preparation/Making Plans and Travel Arrangements/Arranging and Making Appointments/Presentation Material/Standard Communications/Presentations and Speeches/Preparing Travel Reports/Follow-Up/Good Manners and Related Customs
 
AE3500 Global Economy 2 CR
Objectives
The student will be familiar with different regional economic areas, their features and with the different forms of international co-operation. The student will be able to acquire, analyse and use information in relation to an organisation. The student will understand the increasing significance of globalisation to Finland.

Content
World trade: Current Situation and Future Visions, Key Countries and Economic Areas/Foreign Trade – Causes and Consequences/Free Trade/Protectionism/Growth/Environment and Welfare/Regional and Global Integration/International Money and Currency Markets/International Capital Flows /International Economic Organisations/Finland in European
Union.
 
AE3502 Cultural Crossings 2 CR
Objectives
The student will become familiar with the typical features in both the local culture and the major global cultures. The student will understand both the significance of cultural structures and how values, stereotypes and situations influence one’s action. The student will be able to communicate with people from different cultural and ethnic groups and to utilise his/her professional skills in different cultural environments.

Content
Typical Features in Both the Finnish Culture and the Major Global Cultures/Cultural Structure and Dimensions/How Does Culture Mould a Person?/Cross-Cultural Communication/Working in Multi-Cultural Groups /Professional Cross-Cultural Negotiations/Living in Another Culture
 
AE3503 Legal Environment 2 CR
Objectives
The student will know the main principles of the Finnish legal system, the structure of international law and private international law. The Student will be familiar with the Community Law. The student will understand the legal problems concerning international co-operation. The student will learn to be aware of the legal risks and to seek for expert help.

Content
Most Essential Legal Systems/Structure of International Law and Private International Law/Legal Sources of Community Law and Their Relevance to Finnish National Law/Legal Procedure in Finland
 
AE3505 Highlighting a Target Market 2 CR
Objectives
The student will become familiar with the typical features (political, economic, cultural, legal, commercial) of the target market selected, especially in relation to an international career or business potential. The student will develop his/her skills in market analysis.

Content
Choosing Target Market/Carrying Out Market Research
 
AE3506 International Business Operations 2 CR
Objectives
The student will deepen his/her understanding of different types of operations in the international business environment. He or she will learn to assess the advantages and disadvantages of different operation modes in relation to the objectives of international business and to the target market. The student will be able to compile an integrated and reasonable internationalisation plan.

Content
Aims for Internationalisation/Choice Process for Target Market/Evaluation of Different Forms of International Operations/Internationalisation as a Process.
 
AE3507 Finnish Society 2 CR
Objectives
The student will become familiar with the main features and actors in the Finnish cultural, economic and political life. The student will deepen his/her knowledge about the Finnish society and way of life and the Finnish business environment.

Content
History/Political and Social Systems/Economy/Main Business Sectors
 
4.1.2.3 AE40 BUSINESS PROCESSES 14 CR
 AE4000
Establishing Customer
Relationship

2 CR compulsory
 AE4500
Developing Customer Relationship

2 CR optional
 AA4501
Som värd och gäst


1 CR optional
 AA4503
Empfang
ausländischer Gäste


1 CR optional
 AE4504
Graphic Design


2 CR optional
 AE4505
Design Management


2 CR optional
 AE4506
IT Applications in
Monitoring Company
Performance

2 CR optional
 AE4507
Clients, Values and Life-styles


2 CR optional
 

Objectives
The student will adopt and apply the principles of process thinking and will understand the resulting added value to the customer. The student will be able to work with the organisation’s processes and will be able to analyse. Plan and develop the processes in accordance with the strategic goals. The student will develop interpersonal skills and communication skills to add success factors.

Study entity Business Processes is based on the principles of process management. According to these principles, different types of processes form the basis for the activities and direction of an organisation. These processes extend throughout the entire mechanism. They are often classified as core processes of business operations, adding value and support at all levels. The descriptions of operational core principles may vary greatly from one company to another.
 
AE4000 Establishing Customer Relationship 2 CR
Objectives
The student will be able to build and develop the image of an organisation by modes of communication. The student will be able to communicate effectively in customer contact situations and will be able to use the most appropriate modes and tools of communication. The student will be able to integrate the using of various communication methods in different cultural and language environment. The student will aim to open communication culture while taking into consideration effective norms.

Content
Building Company Image/Planning, Implementation and Control of Promotion
 
AE4500 Developing Customer Relationship 2 CR
Objectives
The student will be able to create a development strategy for customer relationships on different customer groups. The student will be able to build a customer-based service system and use it in the business processes. The student will be able to assess the long term value of the
customer relationship.

Content
Designing the Customer Relationship Programme/Communication Methods in Support of the Development of Customer Relationships /Research on Customer Satisfaction and its Use/ Service System and Customer Relationship Programme as Competitive Advantage.
 
AA4501 Som värd och gäst 1 sv
Mål
Att förstå vikten av att upprätthålla och utveckla kundrela-
tioner samt betydelsen av kommunikation.

Innehåll
Inbjudan, program, att motta och ta hand om gäster, att pre-
sentera företagets processer, tal, kvällsprogram, uppföljning.
 
AA4503 Empfang ausländischer Gäste 1 Sw
Ziel
Der Student/die Studentin kennt die Bedeutung der Kundenkontakte und deren Entwicklung. Er/Sie beherrscht den dazu erforderlichen Sprachgebrauch.

Inhalt
Einladungen, Programm, Empfang der Gäste, Beratung und Präsentation der Unternehmensfunktionen, Reden, Abendprogramm, Nachpflege der Kundenkontakte z.B. Dankesbriefe.
 
AE4504 Graphic Design 2 CR
Objectives
The student will learn the basics of computer aided graphic design. He/she will be able to use an illustration program and a publishing program.

Content
CorelDraw 8.0/PageMaker 6.5/Layout/Use of Colours/ Producing Printed Material
 
AE4505 Design Management 2 CR
Objectives
Corporate identity is seen in a holistic way as influencing the success of a company. The functions of design management are understood as part of the interpretation of the competencies to different audiences.

Content
Design Management and Competitive Edge/Corporate Culture and Corporate Message, Identity, Profile and Image/Design Management-Process/Role of Product/Operating Environment, Behaviour and Graphic Specifications in Building Corporate Image.

 
AE4506 IT Applications in Monitoring Company Performance 2 CR
Description will be available for 2001 - 2002.
 
AE4507 Clients, Values and Life-styles 2 CR
Objective
The student will become familiar with consumer behaviour based on behavioural science. The student will deepen his/her knowledge about the general development of the society and its effects on life-styles.

Content
Historical Development of Society/Buyers and Their Social and Psychological Profile/Buying Process/ Organisational Buying Process
 
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.
 
4.1.2.5 AE73 FINANCE AND MANAGING RISKS, LEONARDO PILOT PROJECT MIRF in Espoo 12 - 20 CR
   AE7314
Managing Risks in International
Marketing
(MIRF)

2 CR optional
 AE7315
Managing Risks in
International Human
Resources Management
(MIRF)

2 CR optional
 AE7316
Management of International
Financial Risks (MIRF)

2 CR optional
 AE7317
Managing Risks in Activities
and Projects (incl. IT
risks) (MIRF)

2 CR optional
 AE7318
Risks in the Operating
Environment (MIRF)


2 CR optional

EU Leonardo Pilot Project MIRF (Managing International Risks and Finance) 12 - 20 CR supports specialisation studies in risk management. When attending MIRF-Project the student completes the courses AE7314 – 7318 and the Case study: Assessing and Managing International Risk” either as “Development Project” (AE5500-5505 2 – 6 CR) or ”Thesis” (10 CR).
 
AE7314 Managing Risks in International Marketing/MIRF 2 CR
Objectives
The student will be able to analyse risks and opportunities in international trade and reduce risks through planning of international marketing, strategic entry options and international operations in accordance with risk management principles and means.

Content
Exploration of Challenges in the International Operating Environment in View of Company Marketing Strategy and Internal Organisation/Ability to Use Market Information/Operational Performances and Marketing Decisions/Adapting Risk Management Process to Issues Explored
 
AE7315 Managing Risks in International Human Resource Management/MIRF 2 CR
Objectives
The student will be able to evaluate sources of labour within the EU, to identify major constraints in employment law and to assess the long term profitability with the help of Human Resources Accounting. The student will understand the importance of ‘life-long learning’ and will be able to identify and manage risks in recruitment and selection. The student will be able to analyse cultural differences and problems confronted with expatriate staff.

Content
Sources of Labour, Remuneration and Social Chapter/ Employment Law/ Manpower Planning/Human Resources Accounting/ Life-long Learning Programmes/Special Risks with Expatriate Staff: Risks in Recruitment and Selection, Cultural and Ethical Values, Working Patterns and Working Environment
 
AE7316 Management of International Financial Risks/MIRF 2 CR
Objectives
The student will acquire understanding of international finance and financial risks and of their management compared to domestic finance.The student will acquire an understanding of company risk management policy and risk management strategy and of the importance of risk taking. He/she will be able to identify, measure and communicate financial risk and make suggestions and give advice on how to manage them.

Content
Risk Taking Policy Stated in Company Strategy/Differences in International and Domestic Finance and Use of Risk Management Methodologies/Main Categories of Financial Risk: Counterparty (including Credit Risk), Funding, Derivatives (the basics), Interest Rate, Currency, Risks Due to Introduction of EURO
 
AE7317 Managing Risks in Activities and Projects (incl. IT Risks) MIRF 2 CR
Objectives
The student will be able to understand the business processes and identify risks involved in processes, activities and projects, IT and electronic trading also in international context. The student will be able to use techniques and methods in planning and organising work, and will be able to identify and understand the importance of management, exchange of information, and communication factors.

Content
Planning and Organisation of Work (Microsoft Project)/Co-ordination of Human, Physical and Financial Resources in Carrying Out Activities and International Projects/Review and Monitoring: Value Analysis, Systems Analysis; Performance Standards and Indicators; Impact on Technology; Activity Based Accounting;Incompatibility of IT Systems and Programmes of International Partners, Year 2000 Problems in different countries/Risks in Extranets and Internet, Electronic Trading
 
AE7318 Risks in the Operating Environment/MIRF 2 CR
Objectives
The students will be able to understand and evaluate the risks both in national and international operating environments. The student will be able to take these risks into account in planning and decision making.

Content
Economic Systems/Exchange Rates /Trade Policies/Culture/ Environmental Risks: Environmental Damage and Social Responsibilities, Regulatory Controls and Law Relating to Environment, Sustainable Development and Environmental Accounting/Technological Risks/Political Risks
 
AA7330 Financial English 2 CR
Objectives
The student will be able to understand financial articles and reports and discuss financial matters, He/she will be able to understand international Balance Sheets and Profit and Loss Accounts/Income Statements.The student will be able to use financial and accounting terminology in negotiations, budgeting and reporting.

Content
Financial Markets/Financial Instruments/ Financial and Accounting Terminology/ Differences in American and British practice
 
AA7331 Finansieringsspråk 2 CR
Mål
Att förstå och diskutera texter och rapporter som handlar om finansiering och att kunna läsa och tolka internationella, speciellt nordiska balans- och resultaträkningar. Studerande kan använda finansierings- och redovisningsterminologi i förhandlingar, budgetering och rapportering.

Innehåll
Finansieringsmarknader och -instrument samt finansierings- och redovisningsterminologi
 
AE9000 Job Placement I 8 - 12 CR
Objectives
Application of theory to real life work situations. The student will have a Placement Diary and will be given a placement assignment to analyse on-the-job learning.
 
AE9005 Job Placement II 8 - 12 CR
Objectives
The second Job Placement period relates to the student’s specialisation studies. The student will apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the specialisation studies. The students will become acquainted with probable development needs and tasks at their Job Placement organisations and will compile a development plan.


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