Data-driven Decision Making (5cr)
Code: HL00BQ82-3030
General information
- Enrollment
- 28.11.2022 - 04.12.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 11.01.2023 - 01.04.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Campus
- Laurea Virtual Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 20 - 60
- Degree programmes
- Turvallisuuden ja riskienhallinnan koulutus (HTA2), Laurea Leppävaara (Finnish)
- Teachers
- Saifuddin Saif
- Groups
-
HTA222KATurvallisuuden ja riskienhallinnan koulutus, monimuotototeutus, K22, Leppävaara
- Course
- HL00BQ82
Teachin methods
Lectures (Online in Zoom)
Exam (online. individual assignment)
Business Simulation Game (online, Team assignments)
Assessment of this study unit is based on exam (30%) and team assignments (70%), and individual assignments which have to be passed (in Business Simulation Game)
The exam is based on textbooks 1 - 4 (chapters listed below)), lectures, and the Business Simulation Game Documentation
Materials
Book 1
Strategic Management
M. Jeyarathmm. 2008. Global Media
eBook: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/laurea/detail.action?docID=3011305&query=Jeyarathmm, M.
Chapters: 1 The Strategic Management Process, 2. Missions and Goals, 5. Porter's Five Forces Model, 10. Strategy Formulation: At the Business Level, 11 Strategy Formulation: Functional Strategy
Book 2
Service Management: An integrated approach
Van Looy, B., Gemmel,P & Van Dierdonck, R. 2013. Essex:Pearson Education Limited.
Chpater 21: Defining Service Strategy (pdf document in Optima)
Book 3
The Business Owner's Guide to Reading and Understanding Financial Statements : How to Budget, Forecast, and Monitor Cash Flow for Better Decision Making
Lita Epstein.2012. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Chapters: Chapters 1 - 5
eBook: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/laurea/reader.action?docID=818089
Book 4
Financial analysis & decision making: tools and techniques to solve financial problems and make effective business decisions. Vance, David E.
Published:New York : McGraw-Hill, 2002.
Chapters: 1 Financial Statements and Accounting Concepts, 2 Financial Ratios and Other Measures of Performance 15 Master Budgets and Vanriance Analysis
eBook: http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/laurea/detail.action?docID=4655115
Further information
The following applies to digital service development and cyber sercurity students: The last study unit implementation of the study unit targeted for your gropus is scheduled for spring semester 2026 (please check the study offering for any changes). After this you can complete the study unit ND00CC10 Data-driven IT 5 cr instead.
Objective
The student is able to
- use planning, analysis and decision-making tools and techniques in strategic planning
- analyze financial statements and business reports and use them as a basis for decisions
- make business decisions in various business contexts
- apply data in decision making
Evaluation scale
H-5