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Valid for year : 2007
 
TEIE59 Industrial Economics, Basic Course, 4,5 ECTS credits.
/Industriell ekonomi, grundkurs/

For:   BKM   C   D   IT   TB   Y  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 52
Rec. self-study hours: 68

  Area of Education: Technology

Subject area: Industrial Economics and Management

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G1

Aim:
The course aims to give to the students orientation about the company's general conditions and activities. After the course the students should be able to utilize different product and investment calculation methods, understand the principles of accounting and financial reporting, analyse and draw conclusions from the annual financial reports and calculate some financial key figures. The aim of the course is also that the student shall be able to conduct a project work that for example describes and analysis a companies financial or market position.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)


Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Supplementary courses:
TEIE60 Industrial Economics, advanced course.

Organisation:
The lectures give a background to management and business conditions of the firm. The seminars and lessons are devoted to the solution of problems and to practical case discussions. A project work which consists of an analysis of company is a compulsory part of the course.

Course contents:
The objective of the company. Interest parties. Organisation. Analysis of the annual report. Interpretation of the company's external information. Economic assessment. Accounting and fiscal legislation. Analysis of balance sheet and profit and loss account. Prime cost and direct cost calculation. Investment calculations and investment decisions. Financing. Product portfolio choices.

Course literature:
(Literature in Swedish)

Examination:
A written examination which can be partly replaced with an oral examination and PRA2 by the examiner.
A project assignment that must be solved by the group.
Computer exercises
2 p
0,5 p
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2,5 ECTS
1 ECTS
1 ECTS
 



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: EKI.
Director of Studies: Daniel Kindström
Examiner: Sofi Rehme
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Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 12/11/2007