Course syllabus

Course overview

EKF116  contains a business game that is about practicing, in an interactive and realistic way, the knowledge in business administration that the student has acquired during the first academic year. The course contains an element of repetition of key concepts from earlier courses on the programme. In small groups, the students will simulate that they are responsible for the operation of a company or an organisation.

Business events are simulated, decisions are made, and outcomes are compared with competing organisations i.e. with other students. Everything takes place in a digital environment. The game promotes analysis of complex situations, cooperation in groups and decision-making.

Please read the study guide to prepare for the course (available upon registration). N.B. The course is taught at the school with physical lessons and group meetings, it is impossible to attend at a distance. 

Course Coordinator: Niuosha Samani

Student Course Representatives: Linus Björkman

Course Administration: Heléne Larsson, Måns Ramberg and Lisa Sutton, ep@handels.gu.se

Course details

Applied Business Administration is part of the Bachelor’s Programme in Business and Economics during semester 2. 

Course dates: 26 May to 8 June

Course registration in Ladok opens on 12 May. Please register for the course as soon as possible.  

Study guide EKF116

Syllabus EKF116

Reading list EKF116 

Schedule EKF116

Detailed schedule for business game TBC.pdf

Assessment

The learning outcomes of the course are assessed through an online course, a written business plan, active participation in a business game and a written individual examination. 

Exam dates

Please note: You must register (sign-up) on Ladok for each exam you intend to take . 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 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.