Course syllabus adopted 2024-02-16 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameEkonomi och organisation i byggsektorn fortsättning
- CodeTEK525
- Credits7.5 Credits
- OwnerTAFFS
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyIndustrial Engineering and Management, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- DepartmentTECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS
- GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 60116
- Maximum participants50
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0115 Project 1.5 c Grading: UG | 1.5 c | ||||||
| 0215 Project 2.5 c Grading: UG | 2.5 c | ||||||
| 0315 Examination 3.5 c Grading: TH | 3.5 c |
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In programmes
Examiner
Carl Sjöberger- Lecturer, Innovation and R&D Management, Technology Management and Economics
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.
Course specific prerequisites
BOM225 - Management and organisation in the construction sector or equivalent knowledge / abilities.Aim
The purpose of the course "Accounting and financial management" is to deepen and broaden the student's knowledge and abilities in economy and organisation.In area of economy the course concentrates on understanding the accounting (RR, BR), the function of budgets and introducing valuation of projects and assets.
Regarding organisation the course broaden the student's perspective on work safety and labor laws with a special focus on work environment and the aspiration towards safe workplaces in the construction industry.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- Describe the most common employment legislation on the Swedish labour market.
- Describe the requirements that different stakeholders/authorities in society place on the safety work at a construction site.
- Carry out a risk inventory of a construction project regarding physical and organizational risks, including the roles of subcontractors.
- Analyse, assess and propose measures to prevent identified risks and ill health.
- Conduct financial analysis based on given conditions.
- Understand and describe annual reports with a focus on the income statement and balance sheet.
- Describe, plan, and implement budgeting and budgeting processes.
- Describe financing and its basics.
- Describe different methods and models for valuation of projects and assets (location price, yield and production cost method).
- Recognize the connection between economics and current issues in gender equality, diversity and equal treatment.
Content
The course intends to deepen the financial & organisational field, of extra interest to project managers and business developers, from the basic course.In the organisational area, focus is on the construction industry's work environment and risk / safety handling. Basic employment legislation as well as safety and risk prevention work in practice will be touched upon.
In the economic field, basic book-keeping and budgeting will be addressed. Economic forecasts, outcomes and links between balance sheet, income statement and cash flow in decision-making situations as well as the valuation of financial outcomes will be discussed.
Investment calculation as a basis for valuation will be addressed and influencing parameters will be discussed. Other methods of valuation will also be presented.
Organisation
Learning activities in the course consist of lectures, seminars, exercises and projects.Projects have both a theoretical and practical basis and content.
Several parts of the course will be mandatory as experience accumulation through exchange with others is central to many areas of the course.
Literature
To be announced at the start of the course.Examination including compulsory elements
Both projects and the exam as well as all mandatory parts has to be approved to receive a approved final grade.Projects are carried out in groups and focus on different parts of the course content. Bonus points for the exam may (but need not) be applied.
The exam covers the entire content of the course and the outcome of the exam determines the degree of the final grade.
Alternative means of examination of the course in whole or in part can be used in special cases.
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.