Business and financial mathematics (5 cr)
Code: LT00EL71-3011
General information
- Enrollment
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07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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09.01.2023 - 07.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Business
- Campus
- Mikkeli Campus
- 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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LTMI22SMBusiness Management, part-time studies
- Course
- LT00EL71
Objective
You have the mathematic skills necessary in the most common problem solving situations. You are able to apply them especially in decision making and when describing different phenomena in business or economics. You are able to solve problems concerning investments and finance. You are able to utilize a spreadsheet as an instrument to help with calculation and demonstration.
Content
How are taxes and profitability calculated? Why and how 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, and how to calculate them? What kinds of financial instruments are available? How can the profitability of investments be measured?
Course material
Learn-alustalla oleva materiaali.
[Suositus taustalukemistoksi: Saaranen-Kolttola-Pösö: Liike-elämän matematiikka, Edita, 2016 tai uudempi.]
Funktiolaskin.
Taulukkolaskentaohjelmisto (Excel).
Study forms and methods
Itsenäinen opiskelu (opettajan ohjaamana) hyödyntäen lähiopetustapaamisia, Learn-alustalla olevia videotaltiointeja ja muuta materiaalia.
Opintoja nopeuttava oppimisväylä:
Sovittava opettajan (tommi.salmela@xamk.fi) kanssa erikseen.
Timing of exams and assignments
Ilmoitetaan opintojakson alussa.
Student workload
5 op tarkoittaa noin 133 tuntia opiskelijan työtä.
Further information
Opettajana toimii lehtori Tommi Salmela (tommi.salmela@xamk.fi).
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Tentti, josta saadun pistemäärän perusteella määritetään lopullinen arvosana.