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Degree Programme in Entrepreneurship and Team Leadership: 23TIJO

Code: 20TIJO

Degree:
Bachelor of Business Administration

Degree title:
Bachelor of Business Administration

Credits:
210 ects

Duration:
3.5 years (210 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2023

Description

Proakatemia
Name of the degree programme
DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TEAM LEADERSHIP
Degree
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Scope and duration
210 cr, 3,5 years
Proakatemia Finlayson
Head of Proakatemia:
Veijo Hämäläinen
Applicability: See TAMK www-pages and applicability for Bachelor’s degree programmes www.tamk.fi
Skills developed in the degree programme
The framework for studying at the Proakatemia is the team enterprise founded at the beginning of the studies. Through working in the team enterprise, the students learn various aspects of business, such as developing a business idea, productisation, sales, marketing, financial management of a company and leadership. The students also constantly learn collaboration and organisational skills, such as team learning and giving and receiving feedback. The students continuously apply the skills they have learned by implementing customer-based projects through their team enterprise.
Working life placement
About 40 % of the graduates continue as entrepreneurs, and the rest find employment in diverse tasks in the working life. The interests discovered during the studies guide the career choices. In many cases, the graduates find employment through the contacts acquired during the studies.
Value basis for education
Proakatemia offers the possibility for team entrepreneurship, international work and unique networks. The value path of Proakatemia, trust, boldness, actions, learning and success, describes the learning process.
Teaching methods
Learning in Proakatemia requires being present and active participation. Important learning methods at Proakatemia are dialogue, reading processional literature and producing essays, seminars, innovation tasks and customer projects.

Further information

Veijo Hämäläinen

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027 Autumn 2023 Spring 2024 Autumn 2024 Spring 2025 Autumn 2025 Spring 2026 Autumn 2026 1. / 2023 2. / 2023 3. / 2024 4. / 2024 1. / 2024 2. / 2024 3. / 2025 4. / 2025 1. / 2025 2. / 2025 3. / 2026 4. / 2026 1. / 2026 2. / 2026
20TIJO-1001
Basic and Professional Studies

(Choose all )

117 - 177
20TIJO-1002
Preparations for Starting Entrepreneurs

(Choose all )

29
3H00EO55 Team Learning and Businessmodels 8 8 8 4 4
3H00EO57 Economic Thinking 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
3H00EO59 Business Mathematics 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
3H00EO61 Innovation 2 2 2 1 1
3H00EO65 Communication 4 4 4 2 2
3H00EO77 Business Law 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
20TIJO-1003
Starting Entrepreneurs

(Choose 30)

30
3H00EO67 Starting a Team Enterprise 8 8 8 4 4
3H00EO69 Experience Economy and Team Entrepreurship 8
3H00EO71 Service Design 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
3H00EO73 Sales Expertise 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
3H00EO63 Marketing 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
3H00EO75 Project Management 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
20TIJO-1004
Developing Entrepreneurial Skills

(Choose 0)

0
3H00EO79 Building a Business Network 6 6 6 3 3
3H00EO81 Growth Entrepreneurship 6 6 6 3 3
3H00EO83 Profitable Business 6 6 6 3 3
3H00EO85 Turning Ideas into Sustainable Business 6 6 6 3 3
3H00EO87 Final Camp 6 6 6 3 3
3H00EO89 Projects 10 5 5 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
20TIJO-1005
Leadership and Management

(Choose 20)

0 - 20
3H00EO91 Self-management 3 - 10 10 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
3H00EO93 Team Leadership 3 - 10 10 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
3H00EO95 Building a Learning Organization 3 - 10 5 5 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
20TIJO-1006
Sales, Marketing, Customer Relationship and Business Networks

(Choose 20)

0 - 20
3H00EO97 Marketing Communications 3 - 10 10 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
3H00EO99 Value-based Selling 3 - 10 10 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
3H00EP01 Digital Business Communications 3 - 10 5 5 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
20TIJO-1007
Corporate Finance for Entrepreneurs

(Choose 20)

0 - 20
3H00EP03 Corporate Finance 3 - 10 10 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
3H00EP05 Management by Corporate Finance 3 - 10 10 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
20TIJO-1008
Successful Business Operations

(Choose 45)

45
3H00EP07 Global Business 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
3H00EP09 Creative Products and Business Models 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
3H00EP11 Digital Business 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
3H00EP13 Sustainable and Responsible Business 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
3H00EP15 Trade Specific Competence 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
3H00EP17 Experience Economy 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
20TIJO-1009
Language Studies I

(Choose all )

10
3H00EP19 Professional Swedish for BBA Studies, Spoken 2 2 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
3H00EP21 Professional Swedish for BBA Studies, Written 3 3 1.5 1.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
3H00EP23 Professional English for BBA Studies 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
20TIJO-1010
International Studies

(Choose ects: 3)

3
20TIJO-1011
Free-choice Studies

(Choose ects: 15)

15
NN00FK98 Being a Sustainable Entrepreneur 1
NN00FK99 Sustainable Business Modelling 1
NN00FL00 Measuring the Impact of Your Actions 1
NN00FO10 Modern Digital Marketing 1
NN00FO11 Modern Digital Selling 1
NN00FO12 Self Branding 1
NN00FQ15 Student Self-Leadership 1
NN00FQ16 The ABC of Entrepreneurial Finance 1
NN00FQ17 Introduction to Futures Studies and Foresight 1
NN00FQ18 From Expert to Entrepreneur 1
NN00FQ19 Types of Futures Knowledge 1
NN00FQ20 Futures Studies and Foresight Methods 1
NN00FO34 Innovation Challenges (ECIU) 5
NN00FZ11 Design Thinking in Practice 5
NN00FZ06 HUBS Pre-incubator 5
NN00FQ17 Introduction to Futures Studies and Foresight 1
NN00FQ20 Futures Studies and Foresight Methods 1
NN00FQ19 Types of Futures Knowledge 1
NN00FQ15 Student Self-Leadership 1
3Y00FW27 Team Mastery Program 10
3Y00GU75 Sateentekijät - Leadership Development Program 0 - 10
20TIJO-1012
Practical Training

(Choose all )

30
3H00EP45 Practical Training 1 10 10 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
3H00EP47 Practical Training 2 10 5 5 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
3H00EP49 Practical Training 3 10 5 5 5 5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5
20TIJO-1013
Bachelor's Thesis

(Choose all )

15
7F00FH00 Thesis Plan 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
7F00FH01 Implementing Thesis 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
7F00FH02 Reporting Thesis 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
Total 210 65 80 72 31 31.5 33.5 49 31 31 41 31 15.8 15.8 16.8 16.8 24.5 24.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 20.5 20.5 15.5 15.5

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Degree Certificate - Bachelors's degree (EQF6)

Structuring for Degree Certificate for Bachelor's Degree, according to AMK legislation. (Basic model).

Practical Training
Practical Training 1
Practical Training 2
Practical Training 3
Bachelor's Thesis
Thesis Plan
Implementing Thesis
Reporting Thesis
Basic and Professional Studies
Team Learning and Businessmodels
Economic Thinking
Business Mathematics
Innovation
Communication
Business Law
Starting a Team Enterprise
Experience Economy and Team Entrepreurship
Service Design
Sales Expertise
Marketing
Project Management
Building a Business Network
Growth Entrepreneurship
Profitable Business
Turning Ideas into Sustainable Business
Final Camp
Projects
Self-management
Team Leadership
Building a Learning Organization
Marketing Communications
Value-based Selling
Digital Business Communications
Corporate Finance
Management by Corporate Finance
Global Business
Creative Products and Business Models
Digital Business
Sustainable and Responsible Business
Trade Specific Competence
Experience Economy
Professional Swedish for BBA Studies, Spoken
Professional Swedish for BBA Studies, Written
Professional English for BBA Studies
Free-Choice Studies

No attached course units

Unclassified
Being a Sustainable Entrepreneur
Sustainable Business Modelling
Measuring the Impact of Your Actions
Modern Digital Marketing
Modern Digital Selling
Self Branding
Student Self-Leadership
The ABC of Entrepreneurial Finance
Introduction to Futures Studies and Foresight
From Expert to Entrepreneur
Types of Futures Knowledge
Futures Studies and Foresight Methods
Innovation Challenges (ECIU)
Design Thinking in Practice
HUBS Pre-incubator
Introduction to Futures Studies and Foresight
Futures Studies and Foresight Methods
Types of Futures Knowledge
Student Self-Leadership
Team Mastery Program
Sateentekijät - Leadership Development Program

Tamprere3 common learning outcomes

Ethics

The student
- takes responsibility for his/her actions and the consequences of those actions
- is familiar with the principles of sound scientific practice and acts accordingly
- complies with the research and professional ethics of his/her field
- applies the principles of equality, accessibility and fairness
- is able to influence the community and society on the basis of ethical values and by using the competence he/she has gained

Team Learning and Businessmodels
International outlook and global responsibility

The student
- actively follows up on the international developments in his/her field and understands the effects and opportunities
- works in international operating environments and is capable of international and intercultural communication in his/her work and in its development
- anticipates and takes advantage of the impact and opportunities offered by the development of the international outlook in his/her work
- identifies local and global issues related to sustainable development and their interrelationships within the ecological, socio-cultural and economic dimensions of sustainable development
- orients him/herself to the future by identifying the consequences that decisions and choices have for sustainable development
- is familiar with sustainable development issues and ways of forming knowledge about sustainable development in his/her scientific or other field
- is able to critically specify and analyse sustainable development aspects in his/her field and in cross-disciplinary settings, and be committed in the way he/she applies the things he/she has learned
- is able to act in a goal-oriented manner and organise activities to find and implement solutions that promote sustainable development

Final Camp
Global Business
Sustainable and Responsible Business
Professional Swedish for BBA Studies, Spoken
Professional Swedish for BBA Studies, Written
Professional English for BBA Studies
Learning skills and critical thinking

The student
- evaluates and develops his/her know-how and learning methods
- continually enhances his/her skills
- is able to solve new and complex problems and make decisions even in unexpected situations
- gathers, processes, evaluates, analyses and uses information in a versatile, critical and ethical way
- evaluates and develops his/her information gathering processes
- cooperates in the higher education community to construct information, and understands the importance of sharing information as a part of building his/her skills
- understands scientific thinking, reasoning and explanation

Team Learning and Businessmodels
Social understanding and economic and leadership skills

The student
- has sufficient economic and leadership skills in his/her field and a willingness to expand this know-how
- is able to manage his/her work in a goal-oriented manner in working life
- is capable of planning work, working independently in expert positions and acting as an immediate supervisor when necessary
- understands the importance of economics and leadership in his/her field and knows how to build competitiveness through them
- understands the meaning of his/her work in the societal context and is able to participate in the public debate in his/her field

Economic Thinking
Business Mathematics
Business Law
Starting a Team Enterprise
Project Management
Self-management
Team Leadership
Building a Learning Organization
Corporate Finance
Management by Corporate Finance
Information technology and digital skills

The student
- is able to use information and communications technology
- understands the importance of digitalisation in his/her field and utilises the digital operating environments available in the field
- promotes the development of digital operating environments in his/her field
- knows the risks associated with digital environments and takes them into account in his/her own actions

Business Mathematics
Digital Business
Employability skills

The student
- is able to act as a member of a work community and promote the community’s and his/her own well-being
- takes into account the diversity of actors in the work environment
- functions appropriately in complicated situations
- understands the importance of networks in working life and has the ability to develop his/her own networks

Team Learning and Businessmodels
Communication
Starting a Team Enterprise
Self-management
Team Leadership
Building a Learning Organization
Innovation

The student
- implements research and development activities by using existing knowledge and methods in his/her field, and produces new knowledge and methods for the field
- finds and creates new customer-oriented, sustainable and economically viable solutions
- thinks creatively and sees alternative solution-oriented ways of working in a variety of cross-disciplinary and working life situations
- understands the importance of the global problems humankind is facing, as well as the significance of development and innovation in solving them
- has entrepreneurial skills

Innovation
Service Design
Turning Ideas into Sustainable Business
Creative Products and Business Models
Interaction and communication skills

The student
- works in communication and interaction situations in working life as required by the task as a member of the community, such as in a team or a project group
- is able to engage in constructive and expert social debate
- is able to discuss research-based knowledge and understand the status of different presentations and media texts
- is able to communicate and work with people from different cultures and master the language skills required in his/her field
- has mastered at least one foreign language at a level that allows him/her to follow the developments in the field and to work in an international environment

Communication
Sales Expertise
Marketing Communications
Value-based Selling
Digital Business Communications
Unclassified
Experience Economy and Team Entrepreurship
Marketing
Building a Business Network
Growth Entrepreneurship
Profitable Business
Projects
Trade Specific Competence
Experience Economy
Being a Sustainable Entrepreneur
Sustainable Business Modelling
Measuring the Impact of Your Actions
Modern Digital Marketing
Modern Digital Selling
Self Branding
Student Self-Leadership
The ABC of Entrepreneurial Finance
Introduction to Futures Studies and Foresight
From Expert to Entrepreneur
Types of Futures Knowledge
Futures Studies and Foresight Methods
Innovation Challenges (ECIU)
Design Thinking in Practice
HUBS Pre-incubator
Introduction to Futures Studies and Foresight
Futures Studies and Foresight Methods
Types of Futures Knowledge
Student Self-Leadership
Team Mastery Program
Sateentekijät - Leadership Development Program
Practical Training 1
Practical Training 2
Practical Training 3
Thesis Plan
Implementing Thesis
Reporting Thesis

Code Name Credits (cr)
20TIJO-1001
Basic and Professional Studies

(Choose all)

117 - 177
20TIJO-1002
Preparations for Starting Entrepreneurs

(Choose all)

29
3H00EO55 Team Learning and Businessmodels 8
3H00EO57 Economic Thinking 5
3H00EO59 Business Mathematics 5
3H00EO61 Innovation 2
3H00EO65 Communication 4
3H00EO77 Business Law 5
20TIJO-1003
Starting Entrepreneurs

(Choose 30)

30
3H00EO67 Starting a Team Enterprise 8
3H00EO69 Experience Economy and Team Entrepreurship 8
3H00EO71 Service Design 5
3H00EO73 Sales Expertise 5
3H00EO63 Marketing 3
3H00EO75 Project Management 5
20TIJO-1004
Developing Entrepreneurial Skills

(Choose 0)

0
3H00EO79 Building a Business Network 6
3H00EO81 Growth Entrepreneurship 6
3H00EO83 Profitable Business 6
3H00EO85 Turning Ideas into Sustainable Business 6
3H00EO87 Final Camp 6
3H00EO89 Projects 10
20TIJO-1005
Leadership and Management

(Choose 20)

0 - 20
3H00EO91 Self-management 3 - 10
3H00EO93 Team Leadership 3 - 10
3H00EO95 Building a Learning Organization 3 - 10
20TIJO-1006
Sales, Marketing, Customer Relationship and Business Networks

(Choose 20)

0 - 20
3H00EO97 Marketing Communications 3 - 10
3H00EO99 Value-based Selling 3 - 10
3H00EP01 Digital Business Communications 3 - 10
20TIJO-1007
Corporate Finance for Entrepreneurs

(Choose 20)

0 - 20
3H00EP03 Corporate Finance 3 - 10
3H00EP05 Management by Corporate Finance 3 - 10
20TIJO-1008
Successful Business Operations

(Choose 45)

45
3H00EP07 Global Business 3
3H00EP09 Creative Products and Business Models 3
3H00EP11 Digital Business 3
3H00EP13 Sustainable and Responsible Business 3
3H00EP15 Trade Specific Competence 3
3H00EP17 Experience Economy 3
20TIJO-1009
Language Studies I

(Choose all)

10
3H00EP19 Professional Swedish for BBA Studies, Spoken 2
3H00EP21 Professional Swedish for BBA Studies, Written 3
3H00EP23 Professional English for BBA Studies 5
20TIJO-1010
International Studies

(Choose ects: 3)

3
20TIJO-1011
Free-choice Studies

(Choose ects: 15)

15
NN00FK98 Being a Sustainable Entrepreneur 1
NN00FK99 Sustainable Business Modelling 1
NN00FL00 Measuring the Impact of Your Actions 1
NN00FO10 Modern Digital Marketing 1
NN00FO11 Modern Digital Selling 1
NN00FO12 Self Branding 1
NN00FQ15 Student Self-Leadership 1
NN00FQ16 The ABC of Entrepreneurial Finance 1
NN00FQ17 Introduction to Futures Studies and Foresight 1
NN00FQ18 From Expert to Entrepreneur 1
NN00FQ19 Types of Futures Knowledge 1
NN00FQ20 Futures Studies and Foresight Methods 1
NN00FO34 Innovation Challenges (ECIU) 5
NN00FZ11 Design Thinking in Practice 5
NN00FZ06 HUBS Pre-incubator 5
NN00FQ17 Introduction to Futures Studies and Foresight 1
NN00FQ20 Futures Studies and Foresight Methods 1
NN00FQ19 Types of Futures Knowledge 1
NN00FQ15 Student Self-Leadership 1
3Y00FW27 Team Mastery Program 10
3Y00GU75 Sateentekijät - Leadership Development Program 0 - 10
20TIJO-1012
Practical Training

(Choose all)

30
3H00EP45 Practical Training 1 10
3H00EP47 Practical Training 2 10
3H00EP49 Practical Training 3 10
20TIJO-1013
Bachelor's Thesis

(Choose all)

15
7F00FH00 Thesis Plan 5
7F00FH01 Implementing Thesis 5
7F00FH02 Reporting Thesis 5