•   Automation and Robotics in Finance ECO028AS3AE-3001 20.10.2025-12.12.2025  5   (IBE5PAACC, ...) +-
    Learning objectives
    After completing this course, you will be able to:

    Identify concepts, functionalities, applicability of software robotics, and organizational roles and operating models related to automation development.
    Model financial processes, design, and develop software robots.
    Recognize the opportunities offered by intelligent automation in the development of financial processes.
    Calculate the benefits and cost savings of automation projects and prioritize development projects.
    Act as a business analyst (financial process expert) in the organization's financial management automation projects.
    Starting level and linkage with other courses
    Prerequisites and Connections to Other Courses

    Mandatory: ECO001HH1A Business Finance Recommended: ECO002TR1A Basics of Financial Management and Financing or equivalent knowledge. Note: Students do not need to know coding.
    Contents
    Financial processes, process modeling, and development
    Software robotics, artificial intelligence
    Profitability and feasibility of development projects
    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria - grade 1
    When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.
    Teaching methods and instruction

    Contact classes with practical assignments on course topics.

    Learning material and recommended literature

    Sachin Sahgal. 2023. RPA Solution Architect's Handbook: Design Modern and Custom RPA Solutions for Digital Innovation, Packt Publishing

    Langmann, C. & Turi, D. 2022. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) -- digitization and automation of processes : prerequisites, functionality and implementation using accounting as an example. Wiesbaden, Germany: Springer

    Microsoft Excel 365 Bible by Michael Alexander, Dick Kusleika. Released March 2022, Publisher(s): Wiley ISBN: 9781119835103
    Chapters 35-38 Power Query
    Chapters 39-44 Visual Basic

    Other material provided by teachers. These books are available as e-books at Haaga-Helia library.

    Working life connections

    Some cases are based on reall businesses. Possible visitor lecturers.

    Campus

    Pasila Campus

    Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

    Will be announced in moodle.

    Teaching language

    English

    Internationality

    Topic is international

    Timing

    20.10.2025 - 12.12.2025

    Learning assignments

    60 % Individual assignments with software 15 % Exam 25 % Groupwork

    Enrollment

    14.05.2025 - 22.05.2025

    Groups
    • IBE5PAACC
    • EXCH
    • CONTACT
    Alternative learning methods

    In case you have previous knowledge on the topic, you may RPL this course. Please contact course teachers for the RPL exam.
    Work and study, if you work in an international company's accounting, you might able to learn this course with WS method and at the end do the exam.

    Teachers

    Heli Kortesalmi, Jussi Hanni

    Seats

    15 - 45

    Further information

    Grading scale 1-5.

    Degree Programme

    INTBBA International Business

    R&D proportion

    0.00 cr

    Virtual proportion

    0.00 cr

    Evaluation scale

    H-5