Business environment in game industry (5 cr)
Code: PO00EP09-3003
General information
- Enrollment
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07.04.2025 - 21.04.2025
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
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01.09.2025 - 21.12.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Information Technology
- Campus
- Kotka Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Game Technology
- Degree Programme in Game Programming
- Teachers
- Jani Ruotsalainen
- Teacher in charge
- Niina Mässeli
- Groups
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PTKT23SPGame technologies, full-time studies
- Course
- PO00EP09
Realization has 14 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 49 h 0 min.
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Wed 03.09.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 10.09.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 17.09.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 24.09.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 01.10.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 08.10.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 15.10.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 29.10.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 05.11.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 12.11.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 19.11.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 26.11.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 03.12.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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Wed 17.12.2025 time 08:15 - 11:45 (3 h 30 min) |
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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
Course material
Study materials will be announced on the course's Learn platform and, as appropriate, on the course's Teams team.
Study forms and methods
You participate in teaching and supervision as scheduled. Your studies will be paced according to schedules of the group meetings and the independent learning tasks.
RDI and work-related cooperation
Strong cooperation with RDI projects related to game programming. Opportunity to utilize the assignments in the course to develop a work assignment or your own product.
Timing of exams and assignments
The course ends at the time indicated in the implementation schedule, by which time the student has returned the required assignments, completed any exams and met all other requirements for the approved completion of the course.
International cooperation
Possible international cooperation will be announced at the beginning of the implementation on the course's Learn platform and, if necessary, in the Teams team of the course.
Student workload
The workload of the student is 135h, of which approx. 55h are lectures and group work under the guidance of a teacher, in accordance with the rules of procedure. Approx. 80 h are homework and assignments that can be worked on independently.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment criteria, good (3)
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. evaluate 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.
Assessment methods and criteria
Assignments, exams and participation in contact teaching.