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: to be decided. 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: Lisa Sutton (be@handels.gu.se) 

Course details

EKF113 is a 6 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. EKF113 is a full time course, lectured in English.

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 and Reading list EKF113

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

Study Guide EKF113 (available upon registration)

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. For more information, see the announcement on Canvas regarding the exam.

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.