Financial Management to Support Leadership (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Period 1, Autumn 2025

Online sessions are on following Wednesdays at 17.40 - 20.30:
20.8.2025
3.9.2025
17.9.2025
1.10.2025

Please also be prepared to work for the course during the weeks between.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Depending on the implementation. Learning takes place in contact lessons, as independent studies, teamwork and/or online-studies. Learning methods include dialogic, experimental and collaborative contact lessons, simulation practices, guest lecturers, cases and development of the strategy models in student´s own organization. The course includes the assessment of one’s own learning.

Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
If a student has acquired the required competence in previous work tasks, recreational activities or on another course, s/he can show their competence via a demonstration. The demonstration must be agreed with the course teacher. More information and instructions for recognising and validating prior learning (RPL) are available at https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning Look at "Instructions to students (master)"

Intro

Welcome to learn about financial planning and control for businesses! This course is especially designed for those who want to deepen their financial thinking and may not have been directly involved in these issues in their work before. This course provides students with an understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting. will become familiar with investment calculations and financing models and learn how to apply these to support business strategy. The course will also cover profitability calculation and pricing to ensure that a company's financial operations are efficient and profitable. The course emphasizes the application of economic thinking, the use and development of calculations and the grounding of strategy in practice.

Materials

Will be informed in the beginning of the course and available in Moodle.

Teaching methods and instruction

Online implementation which consists of weekly assignments for 8 weeks and four online meetings.
Online sessions are on following Wednesdays at 17.40 - 20.30:
20.8.2025
3.9.2025
17.9.2025
1.10.2025
Sessions are compulsory and follow Haaga-Helia's attendance rules.

Working life connections

Student can apply the cases at own workplace.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

The course is based on weekly assignments and there are no final exam.

Internationality

The topics apply both in Finland and internationally.

Completion alternatives

RPL - if you already have knowledge on this topic, please email teacher.

Learning assignments

Will be provided in the Moodle platform.

Assessment methods

Assessment is based on the weekly assignments which are informed in the beginning of the course.