Program Overview
Course Syllabus for Industrial Management
Essential Data
The course code for Industrial Management is 4BP039, with the course name being Industrial Management. It is worth 6 credits and falls under the category of higher education, study regulation of 2007. The main field of study is Bioentrepreneurship, and the level is AV - Second cycle. The grading scale used is Fail (U), pass (G), or pass with distinction (VG). The Department of Learning, informatics, Management, and Ethics is responsible for this course. The course syllabus is valid from the Autumn semester 2024.
Specific Entry Requirements
To be eligible for this course, students must have a bachelor's degree or a professional degree equivalent to a Swedish Bachelor's degree of at least 180 credits in health care, biomedicine, biology, cellular and molecular biology, pharmaceutics, chemistry, medicine, biotechnology, or the equivalent. Additionally, students must have proficiency in English equivalent to English B/English 6.
Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Describe and explain various technology-based business models and the dynamics of value creation, value proposition, and value capture in industrial enterprises.
- Describe and explain how industrial activities are managed and organized.
- Select, use, and interpret economic calculations as a basis for decision-making in different business situations.
- Use the basic concepts and principles for bookkeeping and accounting, and describe and explain how the operations of an industrial enterprise can be financed.
- Compile and analyze financial reports for an industrial enterprise.
- Describe the activities and strategic position of an existing industrial enterprise by means of concepts from the subject industrial management and carry out a basic economic analysis of the company's operations, financial position, and how it is financed.
Content
The course focuses on basic concepts and models to understand and handle economic, organizational, and management issues in technology-based and industrial activities, as an engineer. The course is divided into three modules:
- Module 1: Industrial value creation, covering technical development as a competition factor, technology-based business models and strategies, innovation, production, and marketing, organization, human resource management, and leadership.
- Module 2: Product costing, including C/I (Cost/Income) analysis, product costing, and investment appraisal.
- Module 3: Financial accounting and corporate finance, covering book-keeping and accounting, annual report and financial analysis, and corporate finance.
Teaching Methods
The course consists of lectures and exercises. A voluntary business simulation, including assignments related to the simulation, can provide bonus points on the first exam.
Examination
The examination consists of three written exams (fail/pass/pass with distinction) and one assignment (fail/pass). The grade on the course will be a combination of the grades from the written exams and the assignment. Special considerations may be made for students with disabilities, and compulsory participation is assessed by the examiner.
Transitional Provisions
Examination will be provided during a time of two years after a possible cancellation of the course. Examination can take place according to an earlier literature list during a time of one year after the date when a major renewal of the literature list has been made.
Other Directives
The course language is English, and course evaluation is carried out according to the guidelines established by The Committee for Higher Education.
Literature and Other Teaching Aids
Mandatory literature includes:
- Modern industrial management by Engwall, Mats; Jerbrant, Anna; Karlson, Bo; Storm, Per (Second edition, Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2020)
- Exercises for Modern industrial management by Engwall, Mats; Karlson, Bo; Akhbari, Mohammad (Second edition, Lund: Studentlitteratur, 2020)