The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Business administration 2005 (marketing focused on sme) - Business environment
- Business administration 2005 (management accounting) - Business environment
- Business administration 2005 (international logistics) - Business environment
- Business administration 2004 (international logistics) - Basic business studies
- Business administration 2004 (marketing) - Basic business studies
- Business administration 2004 (management accounting) - Basic business studies
- Business administration 2004 (information technology) - Basic business studies
- Business administration 2006 (marketing focused on sme) - Business environment
- Business administration 2006 (management accounting) - Business environment
- Business administration 2006 (international logistics) - Business environment
- Business administration 2008 (management accounting) - Business environment
- Business administration 2008 (international logistics) - Business environment
- Business administration 2008 (marketing focused on sme) - Business environment
- Business administration 2007 (management accounting) - Business environment
- Business administration 2007 (international logistics) - Business environment
- Business administration 2007 (marketing focused on sme) - Business environment
- Business administration 2009 (management accounting) - Business environment
- Business administration 2009 (international logistics) - Business environment
- Business administration 2009 (marketing) - Business environment
- Business administration 2010 (marketing) - Business environment
- Business administration 2010 (international logistics) - Business environment
- Business administration 2011 (marketing) - Business environment
- Business administration 2011 (international logistics) - Business environment
- Business administration 2011 (financial management) - Business environment
- Business administration 2010 (financial management) - Business environment
- Business administration 2012 (financial management) - Business environment
- Business administration 2012 (international logistics) - Business environment
- Business administration 2012 (marketing) - Business environment
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is give the students a basic
understanding of basic microeconomic issues and for
macroeconomic issues, in particular relating to the
role of foreign trade in creating economic welfare.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected
to be able to
- identify central parts of the circular flow of
income - interpret national accounts and statistics
- describe the roles and tasks of the trade
organisations - derive effects of monetary police measures
- describe central theories in foreign trade
- calculate central foreign trade accounts
- describe economic relations with our
neighbouring countries' - decribre international cooperations
- identify the term busnessculture
Course contents
- demand, supply, and the market
- the determination of national income
- the government and resource allocation
- monetary policy
- business culture
- labour market
- foreign trade and the current account
- international trade theories
- international economic relations
Prerequisites and co-requisites
None
Previous course names
none
Additional information
More information of the course on Itslearning when the course begins.
Recommended or required reading
Kurslitteratur:
Eklund, Klas. Vår ekonomi: En introduktion till
samhällsekonomin. Norstedts Akademiska Förlag
2010.
Holmvall Leif och Åkesson Arne. Export och import
- att göra internationella affärer. 2010. Liber.
ISBN 91-47-09099-0
Moberg, Claes och Palm Gunnar. Internationell
ekonomi. Studentlitteratur 2006. ISBN 91-44-04636-
7
Övrig litteratur på området
Cameron, Duncan, Ekström, Cege, Holmvall, Leif,
Uhlin, Björn. Internationell ekonomi – En värld i
förändring. Liber Ab 2008. ISBN 978-91-47-08822-5.
Hellsten L, Osarenkhoe A.; Internationell Ekonomi,
Lund 2000. ISBN 91-89300-00-9
Study activities
- Lectures - 35 hours
- Excursions and demonstrations - 6 hours
- Practical exercises - 5 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 30 hours
- Individual studies - 57 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 133 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
More information in the begining of the course
Teacher
Sved Ann-Christine
Examiner
Sved Ann-Christine
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Assessment methods
- 2013-10-25 - Exams
- 2013-10-27 - Reports and productions