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1 32E11100 Legal Aspects of Finance (6 cr) Responsible teacher: Matti Rudanko Status of the Course: Master program, advanced studies. Aalto-course studies I (Fall 2016). 1. Lectures 18 h and seminar (group work or essay) - 6 h (not compulsory) - Self study 133 h - Final exam 3 h Learning Outcomes: The aim of the course is to get acquainted with the regulative framework for securities markets and to gain an understanding of the cooperation between legal and business economic factors affecting various forms of corporate finance. Among the practical objectives of the course there are various skills of market related corporate finance, such as an ability to evaluate the influence of legal rules for the choice of optimum forms of corporate finance and skills to produce and interpret information provided in legal rules for securities markets. Content: The contents of the course include legal rules of listing, disclosure duties of issuers of securities, legal duties related to public bids, mergers and acquisitions, regulation of insiders and market abuse and the customer relationships of investment service firms. Also law and economics, sociological and information science aspects of information in securities markets and investor relations are discussed. Assessment Methods and Criteria: 1. Lectures 18 h and seminar (group work or essay) 6 h (not compulsory), Professor Matti Rudanko. 2. Final exam (100%) on the course literature. Study Material: Rudiger Veil (Editor), Rebecca Ahmling (Translator) (2013) European Capital Markets Law. Hart Publishing Ltd. Availability Course Homepage: Registration for Courses: Registration for the lectures and for the final exam via WebOodi. Language of Instruction: English Further Information: Law books are not allowed in the exam. 32E29000 European and International Tax Law (6 cr) Status of the Course: Masters program, advanced studies Aalto-course III (Spring 2017). Töölö campus Lectures 24 h Preparing for lectures 26 h Preparing for exam 79 h Preparing for lecture exam 28h Exam 3h Learning Outcomes: After the course students will have basic knowledge of international and European tax law. The course gives readiness to cope with typical cross-border tax problems of multinational companies. Students will become familiar with landmark tax case law of the European Court of Justice and its practical implications for companies. In addition, the students will learn how to find information about international and European tax law on the internet. Content: During the course the key concepts and sources of European and international tax law are introduced. The European Court of Justice s landmark case law and its implications particularly for Finnish tax laws are examined. In addition, the significance of EU corporate tax directives and EU state aid rules will be discussed in light of practical examples. The basics of the EU value added tax (VAT) rules on goods and services are also covered. Assessment Methods and Criteria: 1. Lectures 24 h, Prof.Tomi Viitala. Lectures are followed by a written lecture exam 3h. The credit 1

2 points received in the exam may be used to substitute the book Helminen Marjaana: EU Tax Law Direct Taxation The credit points (0-20) received in the exam correspond to 40 % of the final mark. 2. Additional 10 credit points (20% of the final grade) may be received by delivering a tax case presentation. The case must concern international and/or European tax law. Preferably the tax case should be decided by the European Court of Justice or the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland or of another country. The length of the presentation is minutes if held by one student and minutes if held by a group of 2-3 students. 3. Students may also complete an international tax assignment individually or in pairs. The credit points (20-40 % of the final grade) received may be used to substitute the final exam questions from books Helminen, Marjaana, Finnish International Taxation and/or the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital. The assignment enables students to learn how to find relevant information on and to apply international tax laws and tax treaties in practice. 4. Final book exam 3h. Study Material: Helminen, Marjaana, Finnish International Taxation 2013, ISBN Helminen, Marjaana, EU Tax Law Direct Taxation 2015, ISBN Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Committee on Fiscal Affairs (2014) Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital: Condensed Version Availability Substitutes for Courses: This course replaces the courses 32E22000 European Tax Law and 32C23000 International Taxation. If a student has completed either of these courses, he/she cannot register for this course. Course Homepage: Further Information: The lecture exam is an open book exam meaning that books and other materials on International and European tax law and a dictionary may be used. It will be graded in line with how well the students apply the course materials to the questions. The questions are only in English. Students may answer in English or Finnish. 32E30001 Tax Challenges for Multinational Enterprises (6 cr) Status of the Course: M.Sc. degree, advanced course in business law Aalto-course. V (Spring 2017) Töölö campus - Classroom hours 16 h - Class preparation 76 h - Exam or group work preparation 65 h - Exam 3 h Learning Outcomes: The students learn how to apply the concepts of international corporate taxation and the role of taxation in the decision making process of the international enterprises. In addition, you will learn the building blocks of international tax planning such as the arm s length principle, transfer pricing methods and permanent establishments. Content: The course focuses on topical issues of international corporate taxation. Various tax planning techniques applied by international enterprises such as debt financing and intellectual property (IP) management are examined. In addition, the corporate social responsibility aspects of international taxation are discussed. Assessment Methods and Criteria: Exam (100%) or group work (100%) according to the instructions of the teacher. The group work includes a written report on a selected topic on international tax planning and an oral presentation on the key findings. Study Material: Lecture notes and an extensive package of readings will be distributed on MyCourses. 2

3 Substitutes for Courses: Replaces course 32E30000 Tax Planning of International Enterprises Course Homepage: Prerequisites: Bachelor s degree. The course is an advanced MSc level course. Further Information: This course replaces course 32E30000 Tax Planning of International Enterprises. Students who have completed the previous course, cannot participate in this course. 32E32000 Fundamentals of Intellectual Property Law I (6 cr) Status of the Course: Master s degree, Advanced studies in Business Law. I (Fall 2017) Hanken See more specific schedule in Hanken s web pages with the code Please note that the course starts already on 29th of August. Lectures, exercises, self-study, term paper. Learning Outcomes: After having successfully completed the course the course the students will be able to: - master general knowledge of fundamental concepts of intellectual property law - analyze and apply principles of IP law in a global setting Content: The aim of the course is to give a comprensive overview of fundamental concepts and principles of intellectual property law (especially copyright, trademark, patent, and design law) in Europe. Topics include the requirements for protection, right holders, scope of protection of intellectual property rights in the EU directives, regulations and CJEU case laws. Assessment Methods and Criteria: Written examination (80 % of the grade), which is based on the literature (including lectures), term paper (20 % of the grade) Study Material: MacQueen, H., Waelde, C. & Laurie, G. (2010). Contemporary Intellectual Property. Law and Policy. Oxford University Press. Lecture notes, slides, articles and cases as pointed out by the instructor. All articles, slides as well as cases are required for the exam. Course Homepage: Evaluation: 1-5 Opintojaksot Registration for Courses: Via WebOodi using code 32E See the registration time in WebOodi. Further Information: The students are also expected to learn the contents of lecture notes. The lecture notes will be made available during the course on the website. The course will be lectured at Hanken. See more specific schedule in Hanken s web pages with the code A maximum of 40 Aalto Econ MSc students will be accepted to the course in order of registration. Students of Aalto register to this course via Aalto s Weboodi using the code 32E E33000 Taxes and Corporate Finance (6 cr) Status of the Course: Master s degree, advanced studies. III-IV (Spring 2017) Hanken See more specific teaching schedule in Hanken s web pages with the code hours divided into Scheduled (contact) hours: 24 Non-scheduled work: 190 3

4 Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course students will be able to: - study the individual and corporate tax issues relating to corporate finance - apply tools and practices in the context of customary debt or payout policy planning of the Finnish enterprises Assessment Methods and Criteria: Written examination (70 % of the grade), which is based on the course material (including lectures), and term paper (a case study, 30 % of the grade). Study Material: Lecture notes and an extensive package of readings will be distributed. Additional readings: Kukkonen, M: Capital Gains Taxation and Realization Behaviour. HSE A-168, Course Homepage: Prerequisites: Introductory course in tax law is recommended. Evaluation: 1-5 Opintojaksot Further Information: Please see the Hanken study guide and website for more information. Hanken course code is Please note that registering for the course will be via Aalto WebOodi using code 32E The course will be lectured at Hanken. A maximum of 40 Aalto Econ MSc students will be accepted to the course in order of registration. Only students of Aalto Econ MSc programs can be accepted to the course. Priority will be given to students of the Business Law MSc program. 32E36000 Monetizing IPR in Creative Industries (6 cr) Monetizing IPR in Creative Industries Responsible teacher: Petri Kuoppamäki Status of the Course: Master s degree, Advanced studies in Business Law. Aalto course III-IV (Spring 2017) Töölö campus Project work in teams 94 h Classroom hours 30 h Individual work 30 h Team meetings with facilitator 6 h Total 160 h (6 op) Learning Outcomes: The course will enhance the understanding of future business leaders and buyers of design on the strategic importance of intellectual property rights. On the other hand the course will give to the future experts of creative industries insights on IPR they will in their creative work. After completing the course, students will be able to identify, analyze and solve IPR related problems from a multi-disciplinary viewpoint apply the knowledge and skills gained during their studies to real-life tasks and challenges manage complex projects and work in diverse teams present a case report both orally and in writing critically reflect on their learning process and outcomes Content: The course deals with intellectual property rights in creative industries. Creative industries rely upon complex systems of intellectual property rights, from copyright, patent, design rights, to trademark laws that can be used either alone or in various combinations in order to protect innovative designs and implementations. The course will deal with IPR issues in creative industries in a problem-oriented and practical manner from the perspective of monetization of these intangible assets. The monetization angle creates the backbone of the course in terms of business economics and enables a common language between the business and art students. In the lecturers a two speaker model will be utilized. One lecturer will cover the topic from a practical, substantive and business development angle and the other primarily from the perspective of IPR creation, protection and monetization. This informal and discursive setting aims at making it easier for the student to bring her own questions and experiences to the discussion. The course consists of an applied, real-life problem-based projects and IPR related cases that students identify, analyze and solve in multi-disciplinary teams. In the course, there are ten 3 hour seminar lectures. The lectures will take place at the beginning of the period III. After the lectures each working team (4-5 students from different disciplines) identifies a 4

5 real-life IPR related problem they select. After getting the project idea approved by the course leaders, the team works independently to provide a solution for the identified problem. The case and the solution are then presented in the closing seminar towards the end of the period IV by each team. Between the seminars, each student team meets with their facilitator (at least) twice, to report on their progress and to receive feedback. Assessment Methods and Criteria: The course consists of mandatory attendance and three main assignments, the first of which is divided into three parts as follows: 1. Written team case report 50% a. Progress report 1 b. Progress report 2 c. Final report 2. Oral team case presentation 30% 3. Individual student portfolio 20% All assignments must be completed to pass the course. Late assignments are not accepted. All the assignments are assessed on a 0-5 scale based on the following rubrics that are all available in the course workspace in Moodle: The written team case report is assessed based on the Business writing and Capstone rubrics The oral team case report is assessed based on the Business presentations rubric The individual student portfolio is assessed based on the Capstone rubric Study Material: With their team, students are expected to identify and use readings from several different sources such as textbooks, articles, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet. Including but not limited to: Walter Isaacson: Steve Jobs. Simon & Schuster 2011 John Palfrey: Intellectual Property Strategy. MIT Press Essential Knowledge 2011 Course Homepage: Language of Instruction: English 5