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Business and financial mathematics (5 cr)

Code: LT00EL71-3011

General information


Enrollment
07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
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
LTMI22SM
Business Management, part-time studies
Course
LT00EL71
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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.

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