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Experts from multiple different fields work together in projects and teams in today's business life. Seamless cooperation calls for understanding of business dependencies and logic as well as knowledge of focal concepts. Basic business studies ?study package (=LITO) offers students an opportunity to complement their knowledge and to enhance their working life capabilities. During the course, the student will familiarize themselves with how companies operate and the factors that influence their actions.
After completing the courses, the student will understand how a company operates as an entity and can evaluate his/her own role as an expert in the entity. The student will be capable of applying the focal concepts of business and economics in their own work. In addition, the student will be able to solve problems as part of a diverse team.
Basic business studies study package is carried out as a joint effort of nine Finnish universities. Each course features respected experts who describe business and economic phenomena. All of the courses are completely online.

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Prerequisites

It is advisable to start with one or more of the following courses:
- Introduction of management and organization
- Basics of marketing and sales
- Introduction to accounting and financial management
Taking the course Understanding and managing a business as a dynamic whole ? VIBu business simulation game presumes knowledge of the focal concepts. Therefore, the prospective student either has to take at least three other LITO courses or otherwise possess equivalent knowledge.

Further information

There are 30 places on each course. The student registers for the courses before taking them. Registration opens one month before the beginning of the course and closes two weeks prior to the start of the course.

The courses are meant for students taking business studies as optional studies. Priority is given to degree students of administration studies and politics.

Before taking LITO courses, the student must make sure that:
1. the chosen courses can be included in their degree studies
2. the chosen courses do not overlap content-wise with other courses in their degree studies.

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