Course syllabus

Course overview

Business administration in general, and management control and accounting in particular, is about creating, understanding and applying different models for decision making. The models are expected to support the economically rational decision making of managers and co-workers. The control instruments discussed during the course are intended to contribute to the implementation of organisational strategies. In management accounting, basic concepts and models are used to evaluate the profitability of organisational units, products and services.

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

Course Coordinator: Mikael Cäker

Student Course Representatives: Arjo Dasgupta and 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

EKF113 is lectured in English. It is a course of 6 credits course offered in the first cycle (bachelor's level) and is included in the first semester of the Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics. The course is also open to visiting exchange students.

Course dates: 14 October - 10 November

Course registration in LadokLinks to an external site. opens 7 October. Registration is required for programme students and students on freestanding course. Please register for the course as soon as possible.

Syllabus EKF113

Reading list EKF113

Access the literature

Schedule EKF113 (preliminary until 14 days prior to course start)

Study Guide EKF113 (updated 20241031, changes in yellow)

Zoom-room used during EKF113: https://gu-se.zoom.us/j/67985027528 

Assessment

The learning outcomes of the course are assessed through a written e-examination and a case study.

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 exams on this course differ from regular DISA exams. You will be provided with a computer by the examination hall. You should not bring your own computer. 

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.