Course syllabus for Financial management

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Course syllabus adopted 2022-02-10 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameFinansiell styrning
  • CodeTEK950
  • Credits6 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 51135
  • Maximum participants130
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0121 Intermediate test 4.5 c
Grading: TH		 4.5 c
  • 12 Jan 2024 pm J DIG
  • 03 Apr 2024 pm J DIG
  • 27 Aug 2024 pm J DIG
0221 Written and oral assignments 1.5 c
Grading: UG		 1.5 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, capital budgeting and product calculation
  • Being able to use excel for solving relevant problems

Content

  • Introduction to economic analysis
  • Cashflow- income- and balance sheet budgeting and how they are interrelated
  • Capital budgeting and time value of money including tax and inflation incl analysis of profitability measures
  • Foundational product calculation 
  • Working capital deduction
  • Foundational knowledge in excel

Organisation

  • Lectures and exercises, 
  • Mandatory exercises and hand-ins in excel

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 in excel
  • Mandatory exercises in excel

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.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to examination:
    • 2024-02-26: Location Location changed from Johanneberg, Computer to Johanneberg by Examinator
      [2024-08-27 4,5 hec, 0121]
    • 2024-02-26: Location Location changed from Johanneberg, Computer to Johanneberg by Examinator
      [2024-04-03 4,5 hec, 0121]
  • Changes to module:
    • 2023-11-15: Digital exam Changed to digital exam by Examinator
      [0121 Intermediate test 4,5 credit] Changed to digital examination