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Business Planning and Understanding

2026/2027
Danish title
Forretningsplanlægning og -forståelse
Study programme
Production Technology
Type of education
Full time education
Level of education
Academy Profession
Semester
2. semester
Duration of the subject/module
1 semester
Ects
5
Programme elements
Compulsory
Language
Danish and English
Start time
Spring
Location
Guldbergsgade 29 N, København N
Subject number
3277201
Responsible for the subject(s)/modul(es)
Dina Jacobsen ‏
  • Purpose and learning objectives

    Business planning will cover market analysis, business models (business model canvas), the business plan and basic financial management.

    Knowledge

    The student will gain knowledge about:
    • the practice of the profession and the subject area as well as key applied theory and methods in:
    o (2) business economics

    Skills

    The student will get the skills to:
    • apply the key methodologies and tools of the subject area as well as the skills associated with employment in the industry, including:
    o (2) using economics as a significant factor in deciding on own solutions, including
    • assessing the impact on the profit and loss account and balance sheet
    • contributing to the drawing up of calculations
    • budget preparation and assessment.
    • assess practice-orientated issues and suggest and select possible solutions, including:
    o (2) applying commonly used IT tools for the acquisition of knowledge, data processing and documentation.

    Competences

    The student will learn to: • manage development-orientated situations, including:
    o (2) qualification of a company's data in relation to quality, finances and resources
    • participate in academic and interdisciplinary cooperation based on a professional approach, including:
    o (2) preparation of a company business plan based on their own professional expertise
    • acquire new knowledge, skills and competencies in relation to the subject element in a structured context.

  • Type of instruction
    The teaching alternates between class teaching and casework in groups. The students apply theory and methods on selected cases in this theme.
  • Exam

    The learning outcomes of the exam are identical with the learning outcomes of the subject(s)/modul(es)

    Exam in one or more subjects
    Subject/module is tested with the following modules
    Type of exam
    Combined written and oral examination
    Formal requirements
    The report must be based on an approved synopsis
    -Max. 50 actual pages, including graphics (front page, table of contents and source
    reference/bibliography does not count)
    -Use an easily readable font in size 12
    • Title page presenting the following information:
    • Title of the report
    • Your full name(s)
    • The school name and logo
    • The names of the associated teachers/supervisors
    • Number of characters in the report, including spaces.
    • For assignments that stem from companies – or which are closely linked to a given
    company – the title page must also state the name of the company, as well as the
    name and email address of a contact at the company.
    -Exceeding the rapport extent (see above) can affect the grade. If the difference is significant, - is more than 25% - then formal requirements are not observed and it could result in a rejection of the project.
    -Projects are generally expected to have numerous relations to the business community, so it is important that you CLEARLY reference company association on the title page, and state
    whether the report may or may NOT be made public. See the section concerning publication.
    -It is expected that reports will feature elements of visual communication including sketches,
    figures, diagrams and so on.
    -Please note that the projects will be checked for plagiarised content. Plagiarised content also includes the reuse of more than one sentence from your previous projects unless the source is clearly stated.
    -Reports and synopses must be saved in PDF format and uploaded under “Besvarelse”
    (Answers) in WISEflow.
    NB: The maximum file size cannot exceed 25 MB – and appendices should be gathered in a
    combined PDF file with a table of content as the first page. Excel and Microsoft Project
    formats are exceptions, which are submitted in their original version. Appendices are not
    taken into account of the assessment of the report.
    -Reports uploaded as PDF image files will not be accepted. This means that text and tables
    must be able to be edited, scanned and marked in the uploaded pdf format.
    -For group submissions, makes sure that all group members submit the material in the relevant flows. The names of all group members must be stated on the title page or other form of front page.
    Individual exam or group exam
    Individual or group, 1-6 participants
    Exam languages
    Danish (Norwegian/Swedish)
    Type of evaluation
    7-point grading scale
    Examiners
    External censure
    Deadline for submission
    The deadline for submission is 12:00 on the dates stated on the semester plan. Failure to
    submit work within deadlines may result in projects not being approved and evaluated.
33
hours of teaching
104
hours of preparation
The figure shows the extent of workload related to the subject divided into different study activities.

In the subject Business Planning and Understanding you will receive 33 hours of instruction, which corresponds to 44 lessons (1 lesson = 45 min.) and 24% of your total workload for the subject.

The teaching primarily consists of the following activities: cases, group work, exercises, classroom teaching.
The preparation primarily consists of the following activities: reading your own notes, reading the curriculum.

Read about KEAs Study Activity Model

*KEA can deviate from the number of hours if this is justified by special circumstances