Course syllabus

Course overview

Accounting is the language of business, describing economic phenomena in numbers and text. Financial accounting, specifically, focuses on providing useful information to stakeholders — primarily capital providers — that are external to the firm. In the course, participants receive an introduction to the issues that arise in going from economic phenomena to useful information.

Please read the study guide to prepare for the course (available upon registration).

Course Coordinators: Emmeli Runesson and Niuosha Samani

Student Course Representatives: Arjo Dasgupta, Nazifa Hassan Milisha. You can contact the student representative by using the messaging function in Canvas. For alternative means of contact and further information, see the course evaluation and development page.

Course Administrator: Emilio Suarez Ardiles (be@handels.gu.se)

Course details

EKF112 is an 8 credits course offered in the first cycle (bachelor's level) and is included at the 1st semester of the Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics. The course is also open for visiting exchange students, as a free standing course. EKF112 is a full time course, lectured in English.

Course dates: 9 September - 13 October

Course registration in Ladok. opens on 2 September. Registration is required for programme students and students on freestanding course. Please register for the course as soon as possible.

Syllabus EKF112

Reading list EKF112

Schedule EKF112 

Study Guide EKF112 

Assessment

The learning outcomes of the course are assessed through a written e-examination, an a group assignment and a seminar.

Exam dates

Please note: Exam registration (sign up) in Ladok is required for all exams. The registration deadline is 10 days prior to each exam date. You can find information regarding start time and location of the exam under the tab Examinations (Examinationstillfällen) on Ladok.  

The Student Portal has comprehensive information about e-exams in the university's examination halls. Please note that you, as a student, are responsible for complying with the rules for written examinations at the University of Gothenburg. It is therefore important that you read through this information well before your exam.

Some aspects of undertaking an e-examination are different from those of writing a paper-based exam. For example, a brought computer must meet specific system requirements, be able to connect to the eduroam network and have the Safe Exam Browser client installed. All necessary information can be found at the Student Portal. If you want to borrow a computer, it must be reserved in the TimeEdit systemLinks to an external site. no later than five working days prior to the exam.