Liiketoiminnan juridiikka (5op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

A more detailed schedule/ programme is given in the implementation plan

Tavoitteet

Having completed this study unit

• You know the legal environment of a company.
• You knows 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 recognizes main legal factors and challenges in business in the field of contract and corporate law.

Comptences: Financial Management and Business related Law Competence

Sisältö

Basics of contract law:
- an overview of Finnish legislation and the courts of justice
- law of the person
- the meaning and contents of contract
- different types of contracts
- sale of goods
- consumer protection
- the main principles of compensation for damage

Basics of corporate law:
- freedom of trade
- establishing a company
- company forms and their special features

Marketing law:
- regulation of marketing (data protection, Consumer Protection Act, improper behaviour, IP rights)

All parts:
- searching and applying judicial knowledge into practice in the field of contract and corporate law.

Aika ja paikka

Spring 2026, weeks 3-11.

Oppimateriaalit

Learning material for the exam:

1) Access to Finnish law, Aapo Surakka, 2011: pages 15-74, 87-107, 129-161,171-176, 221-248, 264-267 ( or pages 9-72, 84-105, 126-165, 205-225, 240-249 of the same book from year 2005).

E-book available.

2) Lessons (powerpoints) / notes / Moodle -material

Opetusmenetelmät

Learning process includes lectures, teamwork, problem solving, case studies, exam, independent studies and knowledge acquisition activities.

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

Case assignments based on real life / businesses.
Link to the Arctic Valley business simulation project.

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

Exam and presentation on week 11.

Kansainvälisyys

A link to the Arctic Valley business simulation game and co-operation with the Finnish students' learning companies.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

5 ects = 133 hours of student's work.
Contact teaching and independent studies.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Level 1
Business Law
You know the basics of contract and corporate law.
You know the basics of marketing regulation.
You are able to retrieve and apply legal information in simple cases as well as recognize the meaning of legal factors and main legal challenges in business in the field of contract and corporate law

Level 2
Business Law
You are able to explain the basic knowledge of contract and corporate law and give examples of them.
You are able to explain the basics of marketing regulation.
You are able to find and use this legal information but cannot fully apply it.
You are able to give examples/describe legal challenges in business in the field of contract and corporate law.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

Level 3
Business Law
You understand the basics of contract and corporate law.
You understand the basics of marketing regulation
You are able to retrieve and apply relevant legal information by leaning on the study material/given instructions.
You have an understanding of legal factors and the main legal challenges in business.

Level 4
Business Law
You have a good knowledge and understanding of the basics of contract and corporate law.
You have a good knowledge and understanding of the basics of marketing regulation.
You are able to take legal factors into account when making decisions.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Level 5
Business Law
You have a command of the basics of contract and corporate law.
You have a command of the basics of marketing regulation.
You are able to efficiently retrieve and apply legal information in business problem solving and justify the decisions.
You are able to foresee legal challenges in business in the field of contract and corporate law.

Esitietovaatimukset

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