Business environment in Finland and RussiaLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Students are able to:explain concepts and theories concerning the business environmentapply concepts about the business environment to actual tourism business situations in Finland and Russiaanalyze business cases in the area of international tourism and build up a good foundation for further studyIdentify and assess socio-cultural environments and their influences in tourism business between Finland and Russia

Content

Which principles, techniques, and terms are used by tourism business practitioners?How to use the concepts and models of international tourism business environment to interpret and analyze real problems?What are the major drivers and barriers in tourism business environment in Finland and Russia?How to evaluate and assess opportunities and threats arising in the tourism business environment in Finland and Russia?

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Final group research work, grading 1-5