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Course syllabus - Production Economics
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
KPP207
Valid from
Autumn semester 2013
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Product and Process Development
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2013-02-15
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Kalkylering för produkter och investeringar
4. [rev.] uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2011 - 288 s.
ISBN: 978-91-44-07735-2 LIBRIS-ID: 12449320
Kalkylering för produkter och investeringar. : Övningsbok
4., [rev.] uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2011 - 249 s.
ISBN: 978-91-44-07736-9 LIBRIS-ID: 12442512
Other materials
Kompletterande material som finns inom Blackboard.
Akademin för innovation, design och teknik,
Objectives
The aim of the course is to:
-give the required knowledge on how costs are generated and calculated in a production process and also devided to different products and services.
-give the required knowledge on how an investment project is carried through and how one judges the project profitabilty both in qualitative as well as quantitative terms
Learning outcomes
After the course the student must be able to show her:
- knowledge on how costs are generated and calculated in a production process and also devided to different products and services
- knowledge on how an investment project is carried through and how one judges the project profitabilty both in qualitative as well as quantitative terms
- understanding of how environmental legislation influences the economics of a product or project.
Course content
Product and investment calculation
Profitability measurement
Making kapital cost effective
Activity Based Costing
Activity Based Management
Target Costing
Life Cycle Costing
Tuition
Teaching is in the form of lecturing, homework and projectwork
Examination
Exercise (INL1), 3 credits, marks Pass (G)
Examination (TEN1), 4.5 credits, marks 3, 4 or 5
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
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Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass with credit, Pass, Fail