Course syllabus for Industrial management in theory and practice

Course syllabus adopted 2026-02-19 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameIndustriell verksamhetsutveckling i teori och praktik
  • CodeTEK692
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTIEPL
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyIndustrial Engineering and Management, Mechanical 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

    68133

  • Maximum participants

    65

  • Open for exchange students

    No

Credit distribution

Module
Sp1
Sp2
Sp3
Sp4
Summer
Not Sp
Examination dates
0126 Project 3 c
Grading: UG		 3 c
0226 Oral examination 4.5 c
Grading: TH		 4.5 c

In programmes

Examiner

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

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

Course specific prerequisites

Managerial economics (7,5 hp), Financial statement analysis and corporate valuation (7,5 hp), Production development (7,5 hp), Lean production (7,5 hp), Quality and reliability control (7,5 hp) or equivalent competence.
Please note that courses must be completed.

Aim

This course will provide the student with both broadened and in-depth knowledge and understanding of how to lead and organize various production systems, and the way operations management contributes to overall company strategy and competitiveness. The course will have an challenge driven approach where the students work with cases to develop both theoretical and practical-based skills for analysis and suggestions for improvement. During the course, the students will be trained to analyze and solve production and managerial problems based on an interdisciplinary approach.

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

Knowledge and understanding

  • Explain how work motivation arises and analyse its relationship to individual and group performance
  • Describe how teams function as an organisational form within industrial operations and identify factors that influence team effectiveness
  • Explain how communication, organisational culture, power structures and decision-making processes affect organisational efficiency and development
  • Explain and discuss the difference between problem solving and problem formulation and its significance in addressing industrial challenges

Skills and abilities

  • Plan and justify measures to create a sound organisational and social work environment
  • Analyse and propose actions for effective leadership and successful change management in industrial organisations
  • Evaluate and analyse a company’s technical, financial, organisational and social situation, and develop decision support for long-term sustainability, profitability and efficiency
  • Independently and in groups formulate and define problems, using data from various types of sources to address complex challenges in industrial operations
  • Independently and in groups apply theoretical concepts and methods within industrial management to propose and justify measures for organisational change and development

Judgement and approach

  • Analyse and critically assess challenges related to leadership, gender equality, diversity, sustainable development and technological development in industrial contexts
  • Critically discuss the significance of different theoretical perspectives in industrial operations and evaluate how these perspectives can be used to understand and manage complex situations

Content

The course deals with various aspects of the interaction between market, social, technical and management factors in an industrial system. The course intends to deepen the knowledge of the individual's relation to the task and his / her social environment, as well as knowledge of how to analyse and design systems for goods and services, and how this affects the company's organisational and financial conditions.

Organisation

The course consists of lectures, exercises, seminars, case studies and a group project. 

Literature

"Hur moderna organisationer fungerar" (latest edition). Jacobsen and Thorsvik. Studentlitteratur.
Complementary literature and articles, distributed via Canvas.

Examination including compulsory elements

The examination consists of two main parts: 
1. Project, including compulsory elements (i.e. exercises, seminars and presentations) 
2. Oral exam
All course material, including literature, articles, lectures and exercises are included in the material to be examined. 
Alternative types of examination may be used. 

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 about disability study support.

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