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Study Tour to St. Petersburg (TUOL0084), 3 op
Basic information
| Course name: | Study Tour to St. Petersburg Study Tour to St. Petersburg |
| Course Winha code: | TUOL0084 |
| Kurre acronym: | STSt.Petersburg |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Type and level of course: | Optional Studies |
| Year of study, semester or study period: | 4.year |
| Implementation: | Autumn semester, 1.period |
| Semester: | 0607 |
| Language of tuition: | English |
| Teacher: | Ingmar Tollet |
| Final assessment: | Grading scale (0-5) |
Descriptions
Prerequisites
Doing Business in Russia
Course contents (core content level)
Course is part of the Technology Business Module.
One - week long study tour to St. Petersburg.
The highlights of the technical program are company visits such as Elcoteq Network Corporation, the Russian Novaja Era (Electronics) and the Baltika Brewery companies and university visits such as SPbSPU (St. Petersburg State Politechnical University) and two business universities SPbSUEF (St. Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance) and ENGECON (St. Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics).
Course contents (additional)
Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)
This 8-day / 5-day study tour is designed to introduce the students to Russian business and academic atmospheres at the very spot in St. Petersburg. After completion of this course the students will be able to have an understanding of the operation of foreign and domestic companies in St. Petersburg, to know how business transactions are carried on and to have an understanding of the study environments at both technical and business universities in Russia.
Core content level learning outcomes (skills)
After completion of this course the student is able to perform basic Russian market surveys, also, he or she may do starting business activities in Russia and starting company activities in Russia.
Recommended reading
Teaching and learning strategies
Lectures 10 h
Project 20 h
Student individual workload 50 h
Total 80 h
Teaching methods and student workload
Lectures
Project
Self-study
Assessment weighting and grading
Assessment of the compulsory report. In order to pass the course (grade 1) only the compulsory report has to be completed successfully.
Related competences of the degree programme
International and intercultural skills
Competence in principles of business operations
Information acquisition skills and adaptation of new knowledge
Comprehensive competence in organization development
Entrepreneurial, business and leadership skills