Course syllabus

Course overview

This course commences the Bachelor's Programme in Business and Economics. The course provides an overview of economics and business administration, the two main subjects of the programme. The first of the three topical days about sustainability, which will be provided successively during the programme, is also included in the course: Sustainability Day – Challenges.

Please read the study guide to prepare for the course.

Course Coordinators: Henrik Agndal, Fredrik Carlsson

Semester Representatives: Arjo Dasgupta, Nazifa Hassan Milisha. You can contact the semester representatives 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

EKFN11 is lectured in English. It is a full-time course of 2 credits which is offered in the first cycle (bachelor's level) and is included in the first semester of the Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics. It is not offered as a freestanding course.

Course dates: 28 August - 1 September - these three days are voluntary but make it easier for you to pass the course and prepare for the rest of the semester. Official dates of the course are 2 September - 8 September.

Course registration in LadokLinks to an external site. opens 26 August. Registration is required for all students. Please register for the course as soon as possible.

Syllabus EKFN11

Reading list EKFN11

Schedule EKFN11 

Study guide EKFN11

Assessment

The learning outcomes of the course are assessed through a written e-examination and a self-correcting test regarding academic honesty.

Exam dates

Please note: Exam registration (sign up) in Ladok is required for all exams. For this examination, the registration period is 22 - 28 August. The registration deadline for later courses 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 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 system no later than five working days prior to the exam.