Study Guide

Objective

Students can describe the central role of contracts in business relations.
Students are familiar with the requirements and consequences of contractual obligations.
Students are able to evaluate the contractual risks for an organisation and take them into account when contracts are being made.
Students are able to explain to the seller and buyer how a binding sales contract is made, and what their rights and obligations are in the sale of goods.
Students are able to recognize the need to protect intellectual property rights and plan marketing operations that will not infringe the rights of others.

Content

What are the general principles of the contract law?
What are the special characteristics of the main types of contracts in business?
What are the consequences of a breach of contract?
How can the contractual compensation for damages be determined in contractual relations?
How is a binding sales contract made and under what conditions will a contract be invalid?
What are the rights and obligations of the seller and buyer in the sale of tangible goods?
How do B-to-B and consumer sales differ?
How can a business protect its rights?
How should intellectual property rights be taken into account in marketing?

Materials

The study material is presented in more detail on the Learn page of the course.

Some of the study materials deal specifically with Finnish contract law and commercial law. The other part of the material deals more generally and internationally with agreements and other matters covered by this course.

Most of the material is linked to the Learn page of the course.

Books (available from XAMK's Kaakkuri Library as an e-book):
- Sund-Norrgård Petra: Contract Law in Finland (2017) or e-book.
- Book: Surakka Aapo: Access to Finnish Law (2012) or e-book (partly)

Texts:
- Website-guide "Doing Business in Finland", (linked to Learn pages)
- Separate text picked up by the teacher for a text task (Exam 3) (Linked to Learn pages)

Videos: Picked up by teacher (linked to the Learn pages)

Teaching methods

Self-study-based course with 2 exams and one text exam where you get the texts and answer the exam's questions based on them.

Employer connections

The course does not include guided working life co-operation.

Exam schedules

The course is automated and includes 2 exams and 1 text exam related to study materials.

The students can complete the exams according to their own schedule according to their completion time window. The timetables given must be respected.

The course starts on 14.2.2022
The course ends on 1.5.2022
Exams and quizzes can be completed between 18.2.-1.5.2022.

International connections

The course does not include guided international co-operation

Student workload

On average, 135 hours, which corresponds to a 5 credits.

Content scheduling

The course consists of three main components:

A. Section Basics of Finnish contract law. The part is carried out on one mandatory exam.

B. Section Basics of Finnish consumer law and intellectual Property rights. The part is carried out on one mandatory exam.

C. Section Details of the topic of the course. The part is carried out on one mandatory text exam.

The course is based on the student's own independent work and it is automated. The calculation of execution points is also fully automated.

Further information

The course is based on the student's own responsibility for his/her performance and self-study. For the most part, there is no teaching during the course.

The timetables given must be respected.

This course is carried out by Xamk Open University of Applied Sciences.
Xamk degree students cannot enroll on open UAS courses.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is automated. The evaluation is based entirely on the total number of points received from online exams.

Grades: Rejected, or approved 1-5

More information from Learn-sites.