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Company Economics

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: TDA0302
Type: Compulsory / Basic Studies
Curriculum: T-ITE 2009
Level: Bachelor of Business Administration
Year of Study: 2 (2010-2011)
Credits: 6 cr
Responsible Teacher: Kallenberg, Niklas
Language of Instruction: Swedish

Courses During the Academic Year 2010-2011

Impl.Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
52010-08-30 – 2010-12-17Niklas KallenbergSwedish2010-08-20 – 2010-09-05

Learning Outcomes

The student understands the basic principles and procedures related to fundamental financial accounting as well as indirect taxation. He is able to record, measure and report the financial performance and status of the firm. The student understands the fundamentals of costs and cost behaviour. He is able to generate financial information for planning, budgeting and decision-making.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 135 h
- of which scheduled studies: 60 h
- of which autonomous studies: 75 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No prerequisits needed

Contents

General picture of the economic administration in a company. Basics of accounting: entities and balance sheets. Income measurement: the accrual basis. The recording process: journals and ledgers. Accounting adjustments and financial statement preparation. Accounting cycle: recording, formal presentation and major elements of basic financial statements. Costs, cost behaviour and estimation. Cost-volume-profit relationship. Contribution margin calculations. Pricing. Budgeting. Software-solutions.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

- Ax, C. - Johansson, C. - Kullvén, H. 2002. Den nya ekonomistyrningen. Malmö. Liber Ekonomi.
- Tomperi, S. 2002. Bokföring i praktiken. Utbildningsstyrelsen.
- Tomperi, S. 2002. Bokföring i praktiken; övningsbok. Utbildningsstyrelsen.
- Material given by the lecturer.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exercises.

Assessment Criteria

1 the student understands some basics about the fundamental economical processes in a company
3 the student understands well the basics about the fundamental economical processes in a company
5 the student understands excellent the basics about the fundamental economical processes in a company

Assessment Methods

Written test, active participation. Assessment on scale 0-5.


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