Study Guide

Objective

Having completed this study unit
· You know the legal environment of a company.
· You have an overview of the legal regulations in the tourism field and their meaning in tourism business.
· You know the basics of contract and corporate law and their meaning and role in business.
· You know the basics of marketing regulation.
· You are able to retrieve and apply legal information.
· You recognise legal factors and challenges in the travel and tourism business.

Competences:

Content

Content:
Contract law:
• overview of the Finnish legal system
• basics and principles of contract law: legislation, law of the person, content and meaning of contracts especially in the travel and tourism field
• main principles of compensation for damage
Corporate law:
• regulation of businesses
• company forms and their special features
• establishing a company, changes and closing down a company
Marketing law:
• regulation of marketing (data protection, Consumer Protection Act, improper behaviour, IP rights)
Travel and tourism law:
• overview of the relevant legal regulations applied in the field (for example travel service combinations regulations, basics of safety legislation)
All parts:
• searching and applying judicial knowledge into practice

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Poor (1)
The student has basic knowledge of both business as well as travel and tourism related legislation. He/she can retrieve and apply legal information in simple cases with assistance. He/she recognizes some legal factors and challenges in the travel and tourism business. The assignments are completed but not always performed according to the instructions and deadlines.

Satisfactory (2)
The student shows basic-level analytical and reflective thinking and practical skills in his/her studies and work-related tasks. He/she has basic knowledge of both business as well as travel and tourism related legislation and he/she can describe it. He/she is able to find and use this legal information with assistance but cannot fully apply it. He/she recognizes the main legal factors and challenges in the travel and tourism business and can give examples of them. The assignments are completed but not always performed according to the instructions and deadlines.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3)
The student shows critical, analytical and reflective thinking and practical skills in his/her studies and work-related tasks. The student understands both the basics of business as well as travel and tourism related legislation. He/she can retrieve and apply relevant legal information by leaning to the study materials/given instructions. The student understands the main legal factors and challenges in the travel and tourism business. Most of the assignments are performed according to the instructions and deadlines.

Very good (4)
The student shows good critical, analytical and reflective thinking and practical skills in his/her studies and work-related tasks. He/she has good knowledge of both business as well as travel and tourism related legislation. He/she is able to find relevant legal information and apply it. The student understands the meaning of legal issues in the travel tourism business and can take these legal factors into account when making decisions. All the assignments are performed according to the instructions and deadlines.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)
The student shows excellent critical, analytical and reflective thinking and practical skills in his/her studies and work-related tasks. He/she has excellent knowledge of both business as well as travel and tourism related legislation. He/she can efficiently and independently retrieve and apply relevant legal information in problem solving and justify decisions. The student can foresee legal challenges in the travel and tourism business. All the assignments are performed according to the instructions and deadlines.