Business competence in game industryLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The student understands the basics of game business
The student understands the importance of outsourcing in games industry
The student understands the importance of contracts and IPRs for a game company
The student can create a simple business plan for a small game company

Content

The business environment and different company types in games industry
Entrepreneurship within the games industry
Outsourcing in the games industry
Working as a freelancer
Contract types, templates and IPR

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. assess information sources critically.
c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.