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Business Economics 1

2022/2023
Danish title
Erhvervsøkonomi 1
Study programme
Business Economics & Information Technology
Type of education
Full time education
Level of education
Bachelor Programme
Semester
1. semester
Duration of the subject/module
1 semester
Ects
5
Programme elements
Compulsory
Language
Danish
Start time
Autumn
Spring
Location
Guldbergsgade 29 N, København N
Subject number
9141112
Responsible for the subject(s)/modul(es)
Finn Andersen
Morten Pieper
Sertan Evin Yücel
  • Purpose and learning objectives

    This programme element provides a basic understanding of the economic actions a company must account for and which give rise to accounting transactions as well as company forms, accounting requirements and key performance indicators, and critical reading of company accounts.

    Knowledge

    The student has gained development-based knowledge, understanding and an ability to reflect on applied theories and methods of
    • accounting principles
    • legislation in relation to financial statements
    • double-entry book-keeping.

    Skills

    The student masters skills related to the use of
    • the profit and loss account, the balance sheet and cash flow analysis
    • key figures (ratios) for analysing a company’s financial situation.

    Competences

    The student is able to handle complex and development-oriented issues regarding
    • assessment of companies based on the annual report.

    The student is able to identify their own learning requirements and develop their own knowledge, skills and competencies in relation to
    • book-keeping and accounting.

  • Type of instruction
    During class there will be both group work and lectures
  • Exam

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

    Prerequisites for access to the examination
    Hand in assignments can be bound prerequisites. It will appear on the semester plan, which assignments are bound prerequisites. Bound prerequisites are part of demonstrating the active enrolment of the individual student.
    Exam in one or more subjects
    Subject/module is tested with the following modules
    There are three part-exams in the semester, each weighted 20 pct., 20 pct. and 60 pct. The exams are with an internal examiner.
    - The student must take part in all the part-exams and submit an assignment. Otherwise, one will be disenrolled from the programme.
    - Part-exam 1 and part-exam 2 need not necessarily be passed.
    - Part-exam 3, also known as the semester project, must be passed.
    - The semester is passed, if the student achieves a total grade of 02 without rounding up.
    - If the semester is not passed, the student must take part in re-exams of those part-exams, that was not passed, so the total semester is passed.
    - If more than one part-exam is not passed, the re-exams must be passed in the same order, they had on the semester, until the total semester is passed.

    When the part-exams will take place, will be published on KEA's learning platform at the start of the semester.
    Type of exam
    Combined written and oral examination
    The part-exams that are weighted 20 pct. are written exams.

    The part-exams test whether the learning objectives for the individual semester modules have been. However, the part-exams that are weighted 20 pct. focus mainly on the learning objectives for the knowledge and skills categories.

    The part-exam that is weighted 60 pct. is a written assignment with an individual oral defence. It is the project submitted by the student that serves as the starting point for the oral part of the part-exam that is weighted 60 pct. The 60 pct. part-exam tests the learning objectives within the categories of knowledge, skills and competencies for all the semester modules.

    The oral exam lasts 30 min. incl. grading. An overall grade is given according to the 7-point grading scale.
    Formal requirements
    The project must be interdisciplinary and problem oriented.

    Any assignment formalia will appear on the assignment presentation including number of group members, however typically between two and seven.
    Individual exam or group exam
    Group, 5-7 max participants
    Exam languages
    Danish (Norwegian/Swedish)
    Duration
    1. Individual presentation based on report: 5 minutes.
    2. Individual examination: 20 minutes.
    3. Discussion of performance and announcement of grade: 5 minutes.
    This exam is a common exam for all teaching subjects at 1. semester.
    Permitted exam aids
    A laptop can be used for presentation during the exam.
    Type of evaluation
    7-point grading scale
    Examiners
    Internal censure
    Exam criteria
    The overall grade for the semester is the weighted result of part-exam 1, part-exam 2 and part-exam 3/the semester project.
    The overall grade is the arithmetic rounded result to the nearest grade on the 7-point grading scale and it is the weighted result of:
    - The grade for part-exam 1 (20 pct.).
    - The grade for part-exam 2 (20 pct.).
    - The grade for part-exam 3/the semester project (60 pct.).
    The grade of 02 cannot be obtained by rounding up.

    The evaluation of the students performance is based on the degree to which it complies with the purpose and learning objectives of the subjects, as described in the curriculum.
    Deadline for submission
    Will appear on the assignment presentation.
    Re-examination and re-examination due to illness
    The exam will be held in the same way as the normal exam. The new project can either be based on the same problem as the original exam project or on a new problem.
62
hours of teaching
75
hours of preparation
The figure shows the extent of workload related to the subject divided into different study activities.

In the subject Business Economics 1 you will receive 62 hours of instruction, which corresponds to 82 lessons (1 lesson = 45 min.) and 45% of your total workload for the subject.

The teaching primarily consists of the following activities: internal lecturers.
The preparation primarily consists of the following activities: reading the curriculum.

Read about KEAs Study Activity Model

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