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E-Business Strategies (L0041), 3 op

Basic information

Course name:E-Business Strategies
E-Business Strategies
Course Winha code:L0041
Kurre acronym:e-BusStr
Credits:3
Type and level of course:Optional Studies
Year of study, semester or study period:3.year
Implementation:Spring semester, 4.period
Semester:0607
Language of tuition:English
Teacher:Ari-Matti Auvinen
Final assessment:Grading scale (0-5)

Descriptions

Prerequisites

Introduction to Entrepreneurship, Introduction to Marketing, Electronical Business

Course contents (core content level)

Optional studies (Course is part of the e-Business Module)

- e-Business in the strategic framework of companies
- Key success factors in e-Business strategies
- Various models of e-Business strategies (Agora, Aggregation, Value Chain, Alliance)
- e-Business strategies and the requirements of infrastructure
- Practical corporate cases of e-Business strategies.

Course contents (additional)

E-Business strategy planning and implementation: key stakeholders in e-Business strategies.

Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)

After finishing the course, the student can identify the key features and characteristics of successful e-Business strategies, can understand e-Business activities in the strategic framework of the companies, and can assess the key milestones in the building of an e-Business strategy.

Core content level learning outcomes (skills)

After finishing the course, the student can critically assess the e-Business strategies of various companies, can implement a SWOT analysis on the e-Business strategy of given companies, and can report in writing a comparison of the e-Business strategies of two companies within the same industry.

Recommended reading

Slides and other supporting material in the OVI portal
Short reading assignments in English during the lectures
Articles in ABI Inform and EBSCO databases

Teaching and learning strategies

Lectures 28 h
Individual written project work 52 h
Total 80 h

Teaching methods and student workload

Lectures
Project

Assessment weighting and grading

In the assessment the grade is based on the individual written project work, in which the students assess and compare the e-Business strategies of two companies within the same industry.

Related competences of the degree programme

International and intercultural skills
Competence in principles of business operations
Marketing skills
Entrepreneurial, business and leadership skills

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