Curriculum 2011 – HLVPO (in English)

LAUREA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

Degree Programme in Business Management, Peer to Peer (Laurea Tikkurila, liko), HLVPO

                                                                                        1. year
OP                     STUDIES                                                                    30
125                    ELECTIVE STUDIES
0406                   ORGANISAATIOIDEN VASTUULLISUUS
01553                  Organisaatioiden vastuullisuus
V1315                  Business Plan
V1316                  Communication tools
V1322                  Business Game
V1327                  Business plan - managerial accounting
V1331                  Financial Accounting
V1349                  Business Plan - Communication
01171                  English I
01172                  English II
01182                  Swedish
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125 ELECTIVE STUDIES, 0 cr

Description:
Students use elective studies to deepen and broaden their competence in various themes and ge-neric
competences. Students should choose study units to align the content of their studies with their own personal
interests and career objectives.

Content:
Each curriculum contains a theme consisting of elective studies. In the students’ personal study plans, the theme
should be made up of the study units chosen by the student from Laurea’s language studies, Laurea’s shared
studies or another degree programme’s curriculum. Any studies completed at another higher education institution
(university of applied sciences, university, Online University of Applied Sciences, foreign institution) that cannot be
recognised for the degree programme but that the student wishes to include in the degree should be classified
under this theme. The number of credits from elective studies can be set separately for each degree programme,
tak-ing into account recommendations for the field of study. The aim is to have at least 15 cr of elective studies in
each degree programme


0406 ORGANISAATIOIDEN VASTUULLISUUS, 1.5 cr


01553 Organisaatioiden vastuullisuus, 1.5 cr


V1315 Business Plan, 5 cr

The student is able to:
- recognize his/her potential for entrepreneurship
 - find and evaluate business opportunities
 - create a profitable business model
 - analyze customer needs and create a sustainable competetive advantage
 - create a realistic and customer-oriented business plan

Contents of the study unit:
Business Idea
- Innovation of business ideas and exploration of entrepreneurship
- Specification of business idea
- Benchmarking
- Presentation of business ideas and critical review

Analysis
- Environmental analysis
- Market and competitor analysis

Marketing plan
Strategy
SWOT ja risk analysis
Formalities when starting up a business
Prensentation the business plan

Study unit description:
Business plan is created during the course

Previous studies:
Ei edeltäviä opintoja. Opintojaksoon kytkeytyy kaksi samassa yhteydessä suoritettavaa opintojaksoa,
Liiketoimintasuunnitelma - Viestintä (5 op) sekä Liiketoimintasuunnitelma - Talous ja rahoitus (5 op).


V1316 Communication tools, 5 cr
The student is able to:
Knows how to use office software

 Knows how to use text editing, spreadsheet, presentation, form, and software and can utilize them in versatile
project work.

Knows how to collaborate in developing IT software and Web services.

Knows how to edit images with Photoshop Basics.

Knows how to make effective use of information retrieval and information services.

Knows how to apply ICT skills in project work.

Contents of the study unit:
Student is able to take advantage of the most common business and community communications software.

 Student acquires skills to take advantage of the use of networks for in project work as well as creating the
conditions for use of social media in business.

Becomes familiar with ICT - methods.

Student is able to search for information in computer networks.

Study unit description:
Bachelor of Business Administration, professional knowledge within software tools.

Studies consist of independent study of software guides, exercises and projects carried out in teams

Previous studies:
Ei edeltäviä opintoja.


V1322 Business Game, 5 cr

The student is able to:
- understand accounting vocabulary both in English and in Finnish
 - budget the operations of a company
 - interpret financial key figures

Contents of the study unit:
Decision making within the business game
Translation of financial terminology
Building a budgeting tool
Financial analysis

Study unit description:
Global Management Challenge is played during the study unit.

Previous studies:
Managerial Accounting 5 cr, Financial Accounting 5 cr


V1327 Business plan - managerial accounting, 5 cr

The student is able to:
- calculate basic profitability-, financing and investment ratios
 - analyze different financing options
 - evaluate the profitability of different business ideas
- formulate investment plans and financing calculations

Contents of the study unit:
- to get to know basic concepts of financing and profitability
 - to get to know financing markets
 - to calculate profitability ratios
 - to calculate financing options
 - to outline investment plans
 - to calculate working capital

Study unit description:
Profitability rations, financing options and investment plans are calculated during the study unit.

Previous studies:
No prerequisites . Study study unit is linked with two other simultaneously running study units Communication 5 cr
and Business Plan 5cr.


V1331 Financial Accounting, 5 cr

The student is able to:
- to understand the role as a source of information of financial accounting to taxation and owners
 - to understand basics of financial accounting routines

Contents of the study unit:
- basic concepts and operating principles of the bookkeeping
 - taking care of the bookkeeping of the small company
 - drawing up of year end and taxation reports
 - drawing up of internal reports

Previous studies:
No prerequisites.


V1349 Business Plan - Communication, 5 cr

The student is able to:
- design a well-argumented plan that’s based on reliable sources
 - choose the appropriate communication means and style
 - apply the basic skills of business communication
 - recognize the role of communication skills as a part of professionalism and expertise communicate efficiently in a
team

Contents of the study unit:
Basics of academic writing: the structure of the text, argumentation, references, appropriate style

 Different kind of texts in business: business plan, project plan, report, abstract, newsletter, bid for tender, tender,
reclamation

Language planning, revising and finalizing texts
Presentation of a business plan
Giving supportive feedback

Previous studies:
No previous studies.


01171 English I, 5 cr
01172 English II, 5 cr


01182 Swedish, 5 cr