Study Guide

Objective

The student knows the basic procurement process and the role and meaning of procurement in an organization.
He/she knows the management process of procurement. The student recognizes special features in procurement in different industries.
He/she has a holistic understanding of procurement and its relation to sustainability and profitability of an organization.

Competences: Economics and Financial Management Competence, Sustainable Development Competence

Content

-Procurement and purchases

-Procurement management

-Procurement process and special features in different industries

-Procurement and purchasing skills and tools

-Role and meaning of procurement in an organization

-Networks and co-operation in procurement

-Sustainable procurement and purchasing

Teaching methods

Orientation lecture in Jokiväylä (Showroom)
Other lectures in Zoom

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1
Procurement :
The student is able to describe the basic procurement process and the role and meaning of procurement in an organization.
He/she is able to describe the management process of procurement.
The student is able to name some special features in procurement in different industries.
He/she has a holistic understanding of procurement and its relation to sustainability and profitability of an organization.

Level 2
Procurement :
The student is able to explain the basic procurement process and the role and meaning of a procurement in an organization.
He/she is able to explain the management process of procurement.
The student is able to explain some special features in procurement in different industries.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3
Procurement :
The student has good understanding of the basic procurement process and its role and meaning in an organization.
He/she understands the management process of procurement.
The student understands the special features in procurement in different industries.

Level 4
Procurement :
The student has a command of the basic procurement process and its role and meaning in an organization.
He/she has a good command of the management process of procurement.
The student has a good understanding of the special features in procurement in different industries.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5
Procurement :
The student can analyze the procurement process of an organization and can foresee the effects of different decisions made in procurement.
He/she understands the meaning of the management process of procurement.
The student can take into account the special features in procurement in different industries.