Business and financial mathematics (5 cr)

Code: LT00EL71-3021

General information

Enrollment: 06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 09.01.2024 - 09.05.2024
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: Hoa Ngo; Vesa Partanen

Teacher in charge: Vesa Partanen

Groups: LTMI23SM
Business Management, part-time studies

Course: LT00EL71

Realization has 1 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 2 h 30 min.

Time	Topic	Location
Tue 09.04.2024 time 14:00 - 16:30 (2 h 30 min)	Talous- ja rahoitusmatematiikka LT00EL71-3021	D117 Kampussali D

Changes to reservations may be possible.

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 (hoa.ngo@xamk.fi) kanssa erikseen.

Student workload

5 op tarkoittaa noin 133 tuntia opiskelijan työtä.

Further information

Opettajana toimii lehtori Hoa Ngo(hoa.ngo@xamk.fi).

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Tentti, josta saadun pistemäärän perusteella määritetään lopullinen arvosana.