International Business Law - Opinto-opas

After having completed this course or attained an equivalent competence level, the student
-recognizes the main legal concepts and framework regulating businesses in EU;
-is able to describe how companies generally are administered and how assets are distributed;
-knows the basic contractual principles relevant to conclusion and validity of contracts and is able to assess the main effects of contractual liability;
-knows consumer protection rules safeguarding the basic rights of consumers and
-knows the core rules regulating employment relationships.

No previous prerequistions

Main legal concepts and framework regulating businesses in EU
Relevance of EU law, international treaties and national laws for an EU member state using Finland as an example
Basics of company laws
Introduction to contract law
Consumer protection
Introduction to employment law

The student recognizes core legal issues regulating business activities and related essential legal sources.

The student recognizes core legal issues regulating business activities, finds appropriate legal sources and is able to apply them to basic practical situations.

The student recognizes core legal issues regulating business activities, is able to find a broad variety of legal sources and apply them to customary practical situations. The student understands the significant effect of regulations on business activities.

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.

Student can demonstrate the level of their prior learning. This must be completed in the beginning of the course. Contact the responsible teacher Pia Vapaavuori for more information. The assessment is based on the demonstration by the student of their competence to meet the learning criteria and their knowledge on course content. Courses can also be completed through work-based learning.

More information can be found at https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning.

This course is contact. Lessons are held on Mondays and Wednesdays 11-13:45 at Pasila.

Since there is no final exam, you can choose any other literature covering basics of international business law. For example, you can use:

Robert W. Emerson: Business Law. 2015. Peterson´s Guides.
August, Ray - Mayer, Don - Bixby, Michael, Pearson: International business law : text, cases and readings. 2013. Pearson Education.

During the course the teacher also provides material in Moodle.

Pasila Campus

There will be no final exam. Since there is no final exam there is no possibility of renewal.

English

25.03.2024 - 17.05.2024

During this course there will be learning assignments that are graded. All learning assignments have to be done in time in order to pass. The timetable and instructions of the assignments will be announced during the first online meeting and Moodle.

02.01.2024 - 22.03.2024

CONTACT
IBE2PA2

RPL - recognizition of prior learning

Student can show the level of his/her prior learning. This has to be done in the beginning of the course. RPL will be evaluated by the responsible teacher (Kirsi Ola) and the criteria for the evaluation is how the student has been able to show that s/he meets the study goals and contents and what is the level of knowledge.

Nea Helin

15 - 45

All assignments are graded accepted/ fail or between 1-5.

INTBBA International Business

0.00 cr

H-5