Course syllabus for Profitability analysis and financial management

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Course syllabus adopted 2019-02-21 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameLönsamhetsanalys och styrning
  • CodeIDY024
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTKIEK
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyIndustrial Engineering and Management
  • DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 51112
  • Maximum participants130
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0119 Intermediate test 5 c
Grading: TH		 5 c
  • 19 Jan 2021 pm J
  • 07 Apr 2021 pm J
  • 20 Aug 2021 pm J
0219 Written and oral assignments 2.5 c
Grading: UG		 2.5 c

In programmes

Examiner

  • Gunnar Wramsby
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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Aim

Industrial economics aims to build e bridge between technology and economics/management in industrial companies. The purpose of this class is to present and create understanding for foundational terminology and models used for management and distribution of scarce resources within industrial companies.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • Being able to use foundational terminology within managerial economics
  • Apply foundational models within budgeting, product calculation and investment calculation
  • Choose appropriate relevant model in various situations
  • Being able to communicate relevant information in a correct and functional way in academic reports
  • Being able to receive and formulate text critics in a meaningful way

Content

  • Introduction to economic analysis
  • Cashflow- income- and balance sheet budgeting and how they are interrelated
  • Foundation product calculation and handling of indirect costs
  • Capital budgeting and time value of money
  • Foundational knowledge in excel
  • Science, language and communication

Organisation

  • Lectures and exercises, supported by scheduled consultations
  • Mandatory guest lectures with individual reflections
  • Mandatory exercises and hand-ins in excel
  • Literature study
  • Project work tutoring

Literature

The literature for the course will be announced at the course homepage no later than two weeks before the start of the course.

Examination including compulsory elements

  • Individual 4-hour exam
  • Individual written reflections
  • Mandatory exercises in excel
  • Written report in project work including language and communication

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to examination:
    • 2021-02-04: Exam date Exam date changed by B Engrell
      [32019, 52435, 3], New exam for academic_year 2020/2021, ordinal 3 (not discontinued course)
    • 2021-02-04: Exam date Exam date changed by B Engrell
      [32019, 52435, 2], New exam for academic_year 2020/2021, ordinal 2 (not discontinued course)
    • 2020-11-30: Grade raising No longer grade raising by GRULG
    • 2020-11-18: Examination datetime Examination datetime changed from 2021-01-11 Afternoon to 2021-01-19 Afternoon by Gunnar Wramsby
      [2021-01-11 5,0 hec, 0119]