Business and financial mathematics (5 cr)
Code: LT00EL71-3014
General information
- Enrollment
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06.04.2023 - 21.04.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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11.09.2023 - 17.12.2023
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 2 cr
- Virtual portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Department of Business
- Campus
- Kouvola Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 60
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Business Management
- Teachers
- Marko Ukkola
- Teacher in charge
- Atte Reijonen
- Groups
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LTKV23KMBusiness management, full-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
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Study forms and methods
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RDI and work-related cooperation
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Evaluation scale
1-5