Curriculum subject

Basics of Business

Subject
Subject code	ÕRK299
Subject name	Basics of Business
Credit points	3 ECTS
Grading method	Grade prelim
Subject program

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2017 TD
Study year	4
Semester	Fall semester
Subject type	Mandatory
Specialization	Technology and Product Development

Subject loads
Lecture	12

General description
Organising records management in the organisation, goals. Electronic document management. Principles of records management and document handling. Public regulative documents and reference materials: laws and government regulations, standards. Document forms, securing them. Creation and formalisation of documents. Types of documents, sample forms: legal documents (directive), business letter, e-mail, application, act, protocol. Managing document circulation within the organisation, obligation to register documents, documents eligible for registration. Examination and forwarding of documents. Signing of documents and finishing the procedure.

General aim
The course aims to provide knowledge of the records management and the regulative documents related to it, creation of source documents for the organisation's document system, document creation, management of document circulation and handling within the organisation.

Aim
After finishing the course, students will know the legal environment of records management, correct procedure for management, principles involved in the creation of documents, requirements for creating different kind of business letters, principles involving the registration, handling and systematisation of documents. After finishing this course, students will be able to create various business letters and documents.

Form description
Lectures, solving practical tasks/assignments, independent work

Current rounds
Basics of Business KRR51/61
Basics of Business RR51/61 TD72/82