Global Business Opportunities (5 cr)
Code: AL00BV28-3002
General information
Enrollment
19.11.2021 - 09.01.2022
Timing
01.01.2022 - 31.05.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management (LAB)
Campus
E-campus, Lappeenranta
Teaching languages
- English
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Business
Teachers
- Jukka Korre
Groups
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LLPRLII20SV
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- analyse global success stories and identify success factors
- become aware of and understand how a country’s culture influences national and individual mode of thinking and behaving
- become aware of cultural differences in global business
Implementation and methods of teaching
I`ll be recording videos for you to watch. I´ll be talking about fundamentals of business and analyzing, why certain companies have been successful and why others operating in the same industry have failed. Is there some kind of secret formula explaining or forecasting success or failure?
If you are or planning to be a
-Product manager
-Sales manager
-Analyst
-Entrepreneur
You are asked to do, or you feel that you need to analyze
-Competition
-Customers
-New potential markets
-Investment opportunities
-Business Plan
-Etc
You need to know, how to
-Write text
-Find information and analyze it`s reliability
-Justify and defend your thoughts and findings
-Make suggestions based on your research
-Avoid making stupid decisions and even loosing money
Timing and attendance
This is 100% remotely studied course.
Learning material and recommended literature
I`ll give you articles to read and YouTube videos to watch
Assessment criteria
You will write a mini thesis about a company you have chosen. In that thesis you analyze those business fundamentals.
Assessment scale
1-5