LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student shall be able to
- use system and anticipatory thinking as a tool in entrepreneurship law
- understand basic legal, business and human concepts and their relevance for the individual entrepreneur, business and society
- describe basics of contract and commercial law as well as taxation relevant for starting and running a business (a start-up/company/private trader)
- describe different forms of cooperation and understand their legal implications
- identify the implications and legal requirements for different exit strategies
- acquire independently information on basic legal aspects for running a business and understand when professional help is needed
Credits: 3
Schedule: 21.10.2024 - 01.12.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Petra Hietanen-Kunwald, Kalle Airo
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
Companies are main tools in any entrepreneur’s toolkit. In this course you will start from deciding what is the potential role of a company in your life and what is your potential role in the company you start. You will learn the main legal building blocks for a company which helps you to reach your goals as an entrepreneur, be it a freelancing business, consulting company, small business or a scalable startup aiming to change the world.
The core content of the course are basic legal concepts and issues relevant during the lifecycle of a start-up/company/private trader regarding
- Business Entities: purpose, formation agreements.
- Financing: debt/equity main alternatives.
- Intellectual property rights protection: ownership and protection
- Taxation and Social Security
- Contracts and negotiations/liability
- Employment law
- Consumer protection
- Data protection
- Insolvency
- Liquidation
- Start-up culture
- Exit
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Online assignments, quizzes and exams.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
This is an asynchronous online course: independent studying, written assignments and quizzes.
DETAILS
Study Material
valid for whole curriculum period:
Pre-recorded lectures and interviews, official internet platforms, books/articles, legislation
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn II
2024-2025 Spring IV
2025-2026 Autumn II
2025-2026 Spring IVRegistration:
The course is compulsory for the students of the Master's Programme in Sustainable Entrepreneurship (the max intake is 60 SE students).