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2007 - 2008 gammel / Course descriptions / AE101106 Introduction to business economics  

AE101106 Introduction to business economics

Course Code
AE101106

Course Name
Introduction to business economics

Credits
5.00

Target Audience
Export Marketing, Business Administration and Management, International logistics, Innovation and Entrepeneurship,Shipping and Business Administration, Shipping and Logistics, Nutrition Technology, Biotechnology, Aquatic Biology, Nautical Studies

Prerequisites

Minimum university college entrance requirements

Objectives

Give basic knowledge in business economic theory and methods as well as a survey of the various functions of the business enterprise.

Topics

*The business enterprise and its place in the economic system
*Economic management and its place in the enterprise
*Introduction to investment analysis
*Costs, classification of costs and the theory of demand
*The theory of market adaptations
*Product calculations
*Cost-volume-profit analysis
*Analysis of constraints and optimal product mix

Instruction

Lectures, group - and individual exercises. The learning management system Classfronter will be used to some extent in the exchange of information.

Mandatory Assignments

2 compulsory papers to be passed before sitting for the final exam.

Evaluation

3 hours written individual exam

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Revised date
20/02/2007

Revised by
Jakob Valderhaug