Topical Issues in Business Forums (2 cr)

Objective

The aim is to become acquainted with and understand the changing trends and requirements of working life in an international operating environment.

Content

Each of the topics in the current affairs forum.

Students actively participate in forums and other workshops.

Location and time

The course takes place in September and October.
Teaching is weekly contact teaching on campus and includes two full conference days in September.

Materials

All learning material is available on the course's BackpackMoodle platform and on the NBF website.
A computer and internet connection are required.

Teaching methods

The course is taught in class.
Meetings will include working in small groups and preparing to attend a business conference.
The course will culminate in a group presentation based on the conference themes and literature.

Employer connections

During the course students will hear from international business experts and discuss topical issues.

Exam schedules

The course does not include an exam. The performance is done as a group or individual presentation.

International connections

During the course the students will hear speeches from international business experts and research findings in the field.

Completion alternatives

Participating in a business conference and preparing a presentation on its themes. Conference and theme to be agreed with the teacher in advance.

Student workload

The scope of the course is 2 credits, which means about 50 hours of student work.

The course includes a preliminary assignment, active participation in the conference livestream (two days), group work, and preparation and presentation of a group presentation in the course.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Student has completed the preliminary tasks and followed the seminar for two days and on based of the seminar compiled the final report according to the instructions given by the lecturer.

Content scheduling

Schedule:
Starting session, orientation and course instructions

Group work kick off

Group work continuation

Independent work on group work

Online NBF Stream, place: TA21L148 (Taito 2 auditorium)

Presentations of the group work. Taito 2 auditorium

Evaluation scale

Hylätty/Hyväksytty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

A student attends actively both into forum work and workshops. A student shares the knowledge produced in groups actively and produces a reflective blog text.

Assessment methods and criteria

The course requires active and independent participation of the student in group work, preparation of group work, conferencing and performance.