Business Competition, International Business Strategy (5 cr)
Code: AL00CJ28-3004
General information
Enrollment
07.05.2025 - 31.08.2025
Timing
01.08.2025 - 31.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management (LAB)
Campus
Lahti Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 60
Degree programmes
- Complementary competence, Bachelor's
Teachers
- Jonathan Bradshaw
- Marja Viljanen
- Sirpa Varajärvi
Scheduling groups
- Luennot 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
-
LLABTO25-26EComplementary competence (Bachelor's) 2025-2026, Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management
Small groups
- Lecture 1
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- read cases, solve cases and present solutions
- apply critical thinking skills to complex business problems
- develop skills to identify and evaluate key issues, generate and evaluate possible solutions to the problems, recommend solutions and communicate these in an effective manner
Implementation and methods of teaching
Contact lectures
Case solving sessions
Individual assignments and group assignments
Timing and attendance
According to the course timetable. There is 80% attendance requirement for the course overall and compulsory attendance for case-solving sessions and group presentations.
Learning material and recommended literature
Material from the Moodle learning platform &
material provided by the lecturer.
Alternative completion methods
There is no substitute work.
Learning environment
The Moodle learning platform
Classroom lectures and case-solving sessions.
Student time use and work load
A student's estimated workload is 5 x 27 hours
consisting of:
- Contact lectures and case-solving sessions
- Individual reading tasks
- Different individual and group course assignments.
Estimated workload is the following:
- Contact lectures and workshops: 24 hrs
- Reading and preparation: 20-25 hrs
- Individual and group assignments: 40-45 hrs
- Case-solving preparations and case-solving sessions: 40-45 hrs
Contents
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- read cases, solve cases and present solutions
- apply critical thinking skills to complex business problems
- develop skills to identify and evaluate key issues, generate and evaluate possible solutions to the problems, recommend solutions and communicate these in an effective manner
Assessment scale
1-5
Assessment criteria: assessment scale failed/approved
The student has a good command of the course content.
The student can read cases, solve cases and present solutions.
The student can apply critical thinking skills, identify and evaluate key issues, generate and evaluate possible solutions to the problems, recommend solutions and communicate these in an effective manner