Business and financial mathematics (5cr)
Code: LT00AA96-3023
General information
- Enrollment
- 14.12.2020 - 14.01.2021
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 11.01.2021 - 09.05.2021
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Business, Mikkeli (deprecated)
- 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
-
LTMI20SMBusiness Management, part-time studies
- Course
- LT00AA96
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Business and financial mathematics LT00AA96-3023. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Objective
You have the mathematic skills necessary in the most common problem solving situations. You are able to apply mathematical skills especially in decision making and when describing different phenomena in business or economics. You are able to plan and maintain your own financial affairs. You are able to use software tools in calculations related to financial and business matters.
Content
How are taxes and profitability calculated? Why 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? What kinds of financial instruments are available? How can the profitability of investments be measured?
Evaluation
Students can
a. systematically use professional vocabulary
b.look for information in the key information sources of the field
e. use the key models, methods, software and technologies of the professional field
Course material
Saaranen-Kolttola-Pösö: Liike-elämän matematiikka, EDITA, 2016 tai uudempi.
Learn-alustalla oleva materiaali.
Tarvittavat apuvälineet:
Funktiolaskin ja taulukkolaskentaohjelmisto (Excel)
Timing of exams and assignments
Sovitaan erikseen opintojakson käynnistyessä.
Student workload
5 op on noin 130 h opiskelijan työtä, joka sisältää verkossa olevien materiaalien opiskelun, annettujen tehtävien suorittamisen, lähiopetukseen osallistumisen ja loppukokeeseen valmistautumisen.
Further information
Opettaja Tommi Salmela, tommi.salmela@xamk.fi
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Arviointi perustuu loppukokeeseen (yksityiskohtaiset kriteerit käydään läpi, kun opintojakso käynnistyy).