Business and financial mathematics (5 cr)
Code: LT00AA96-3025
General information
- Enrollment
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14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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11.01.2021 - 30.04.2021
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Liiketalouden koulutusyksikkö, Mikkeli (vanhennettu)
- Campus
- Ecampus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 60
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Management
- Teachers
- Tommi Salmela
- Teacher in charge
- Tommi Salmela
- Groups
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LTMI20SVBBusiness Management, online studies
- Course
- LT00AA96
Objective
You have the mathematic skills necessary in the most common problem solving situations. You are able to apply mathematical skills especially in decision making and when describing different phenomena in business or economics. You are able to plan and maintain your own financial affairs. You are able to use software tools in calculations related to financial and business matters.
Content
How are taxes and profitability calculated? Why are indices used to describe the phenomena in business and economics? How do currencies affect the different factors in economy? What are simple interest and compound interest? What kinds of financial instruments are available? How can the profitability of investments be measured?
Course material
Saaranen-Kolttola-Pösö: Liike-elämän matematiikka, EDITA, 2016 tai uudempi.
Learn-alustalla oleva materiaali.
Tarvittavat apuvälineet:
Funktiolaskin ja taulukkolaskentaohjelmisto (Excel)
Timing of exams and assignments
Sovitaan erikseen opintojakson käynnistyessä.
Student workload
5 op on noin 130 h opiskelijan työtä, joka sisältää verkossa olevien materiaalien opiskelun, annettujen tehtävien suorittamisen, ja loppukokeeseen valmistautumisen.
Further information
Opettaja Tommi Salmela, tommi.salmela@xamk.fi
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Arviointi perustuu loppukokeeseen (yksityiskohtaiset kriteerit käydään läpi, kun opintojakso käynnistyy).