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Global Business Environment and Opportunities (4 cr)

Code: AL00CE34-3009

General information


Enrollment

01.07.2022 - 04.09.2022

Timing

01.09.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

4 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management (LAB)

Campus

E-campus, Lahti

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business

Teachers

  • Jukka Korre

Scheduling groups

  • Luennot 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • LLTIIB22S
    Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business 22S Lahti
  • LLPRIB22S
    Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Business 22S Lappeenranta

Small groups

  • Luennot 1

Learning outcomes

Understanding the changing global business environment and its effects on international business operations and trade.
After completing the course student is able
- to explain the concepts of internationalization and globalization
- to identify and describe features of global business
- to analyse and interpret the changing global business environment and economics as well as their effects on business

Implementation and methods of teaching

This is remotely studied course. We´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
-How to justify and defend your thoughts and findings
-How to make suggestions based on your research
-Avoid making stupid decisions and even losing money

Assessment scale

1-5