Open University: Business and administration studies
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Introduction to Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Tampere University and Tampere University of Applied Sciences form a multidisciplinary Tampere University community. The strengths of the university are in technology, health, and society.
Study Options
The university offers various study options, including:
- Competence module in responsible business and sustainability
- Digital commerce
- Public administration
- Human resource management and well-being at work
- Management and development of public organizations
- Business studies
- Marketing
- Finance
- Economics
- Insurance and risk management
- Corporate governance
- Corporate accounting
- Business law and tax law
Competence Module in Responsible Business and Sustainability
This module recognizes and understands the elements of responsible and sustainable business. The student understands the relationships between social, environmental, and economic issues in business and is familiar with the challenges related to their interlinkages.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Business Ethics (5 cr)
- Sustainability Reporting (5 cr)
- Sustainable Business Practices (5 cr)
- Business, Society and Nature (5 cr)
Digital Commerce
This study module provides a comprehensive understanding of digital commerce and its impact on the trade sector. The courses are closely linked to practice, providing both theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of commerce.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Management of procurement and supplier relationships in trade (6 op)
- Sales and buyer behavior in retailing (6 op)
- Digitalizing trade (5 op)
- Distribution channels and trade chain business (5 op)
- Brand experience in retailing (5 op)
- Digital commerce in practice (6 op)
- Digital platforms and analytics (5 op)
Public Administration
This study module provides a general knowledge base for public administration as a field of science, its research objects, and the thinking patterns and basic concepts of its specializations.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Introduction to public administration (5 op)
- Introduction to municipal and regional management (5 op)
- Introduction to environmental policy and regional studies (5 op)
- Introduction to legal system (5 op)
- Introduction to public financial management (5 op)
- Current phenomena in public administration (5 op)
Human Resource Management and Well-being at Work
This study module provides a comprehensive understanding of human resource management and well-being at work. The student recognizes the central role of employees in private and public sectors and understands the legal regulation of employment relationships.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Human resource management (5 op)
- Well-being and management (5 op)
- Readings in organizational behavior (5 op)
- Labor economics (5 op)
- Labor and public service law (5 op)
- Labor and organizational psychology (5 op)
Management and Development of Public Organizations
This study module provides a comprehensive understanding of management and development in public organizations. The student understands the significance of management and development in public organizations and recognizes the challenges related to their interlinkages.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Public administration and politics (5 op)
- Human resource management (5 op)
- Management of public services (5 op)
- Strategic management in public organizations (5 op)
- Performance evaluation of public activities (5 op)
- Basics of public law (5 op)
- Change in environmental administration (5 op)
- Municipal and welfare area law (5 op)
- Public procurement (5 op)
Business Studies
This study module provides a comprehensive understanding of business studies. The student understands the significance of business studies in organizations and recognizes the challenges related to their interlinkages.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Basics of marketing (5 op)
- Basics of corporate governance (5 op)
- Basics of accounting (5 op)
- Basics of economics (5 op)
- Introduction to legal system (5 op)
- Introduction to risk management and insurance (5 op)
Marketing
This study module provides a comprehensive understanding of marketing. The student understands the role of marketing in successful and sustainable business and recognizes the challenges related to their interlinkages.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Brand management and communication (5 op)
- Consumer behavior (5 op)
- Digital marketing (5 op)
- Readings in service and experience economy (5 op)
- Readings in business models and transformations (5 op)
Finance
This study module provides a comprehensive understanding of finance. The student understands the significance of finance in organizations and recognizes the challenges related to their interlinkages.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Basics of finance (5 op)
- Finance follow-up course (10 op)
- Monetary economics (5 cr)
- Corporate taxation (5 op)
- Banking law (5 op)
- Financial law (5 op)
- Econometrics (5 op)
Economics
This study module provides a comprehensive understanding of economics. The student understands the significance of economics in organizations and recognizes the challenges related to their interlinkages.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Microeconomics I (5 op)
- Microeconomics II (5 op)
- Macroeconomics I (5 op)
- Macroeconomics II (5 op)
- Econometrics (5 op)
- Economics mathematics (5 op)
- Public finance (5 op)
- Labor economics (5 op)
- Monetary economics (5 op)
- Economics and economic policy (5 op)
- Environmental economics (5 op)
Insurance and Risk Management
This study module provides a comprehensive understanding of insurance and risk management. The student understands the significance of insurance and risk management in organizations and recognizes the challenges related to their interlinkages.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Risk management (5 op)
- Management of social risks (5 op)
- Insurance products and law (5 op)
- Basics of finance (5 op)
- Damage and personal insurance (5 op)
- Insurance business I (5 op)
Corporate Governance
This study module provides a comprehensive understanding of corporate governance. The student understands the significance of corporate governance in organizations and recognizes the challenges related to their interlinkages.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Organizational behavior (5 op)
- Corporate strategy (5 op)
- Management of work and people (5 op)
- Business ethics (5 op)
- Well-being and management (5 op)
- Business, society, and nature (5 op)
- Sustainable business practices (5 op)
- Readings in organizational behavior (5 op)
Corporate Accounting
This study module provides a comprehensive understanding of corporate accounting. The student understands the significance of corporate accounting in organizations and recognizes the challenges related to their interlinkages.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Accounting and financial reporting (5 op)
- Management accounting basics (5 op)
- Financial management basics (5 op)
- Auditing law (5 op)
- Finance follow-up course (10 op)
- Sustainability reporting (5 op)
- Sustainable business practices (5 op)
Business Law and Tax Law
This study module provides a comprehensive understanding of business law and tax law. The student understands the significance of business law and tax law in organizations and recognizes the challenges related to their interlinkages.
Course Structure
The module consists of the following courses:
- Basics of business law (5 op)
- Basics of tax law (5 op)
- Public law basics (5 op)
- Contract law (5 op)
- Income taxation (5 op)
- Corporate taxation (5 op)
- Labor and public service law (5 op)
- Financial law (5 op)
- Banking law (5 op)
- Auditing law (5 op)
- Intellectual property law (5 op)
- Market and competition law (5 op)
- Value-added taxation (5 op)
- Tax procedure and legal protection in taxation (5 op)
- International taxation (5 op)
- Inheritance, gift, and property transfer taxation (5 op)
