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Industrial Economics, 10 ECTS credits.
/Industriell ekonomi/
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Ii
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 96
Rec. self-study hours: 171
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Industrial Engineering and Management
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G1
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Aim:
The course aims to give students basic knowledge and skills to continue with advanced studies in industrial economics and management. The objective of the course is therefore to familiarise the student with business management, and provide skills in calculation, accounting, company analysis, and business communication. The course also contains introduction to IT support, scientific writing, and presentation techniques. More specifically, after the course the student shall be able to:
- Interpret, evaluate, and present a company's busines
- Apply methods for cost accounting and capital investment budgets
- Conduct basic book-keeping and accounting for a smaller firm
- Find, critically analyse, understand, and communicate technical and
economical information for the industrial firm.
- Plan, conduct, and communicate the result of work in a project team.
- Choose form and method for oral and written communication in Swedish and English.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Foundation course in Mathematics.
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.
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Supplementary courses:
Production economics, Economic analysis and theory, Economic control, Corporate planning
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Organisation:
The course is organized with a series of lectures, classes, seminars and computer-based laboratory work. Lectures aim at providing a basic knowledge and understanding of the subject industrial economics and management. Guest lecturers from industry participate. Classes give students practical training in understanding and problem-solving. At the computer-based laboratory work the acquired skills are applied to more complex problems. During the course an integrated project work at a real company is conducted. The result of the project is presented and discussed in case seminars.
The course runs over the entire autumn semester.
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Course contents:
The course gives a general understanding of economics and management, covers internal economical work, book-keeping and accounting and the area of external economic information and gives deeper understanding of financial information. All parts contain laboratory work and other practical work.
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Course literature:
Holmström, N: Företagsekonomi �?" från begrepp till beslut, Bonnier utbildning, latest edition, or similar book.
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Project assignment
Laboratory work
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6 ECTS
2 ECTS
2 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Johan Holtström
Examiner: Johan Holtström
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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