Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to give students a basic proficiency in production economic thinking, argumentation and analysis. Upon completing the course, the student masters the basic concepts and key dynamics of production as an economic activity, and is through these able to understand and evaluate business-opportunities, design and evaluate business-processes, and analyze the financial state of a business. Further, throughout the course, the student learns basic skills of engineering work, such as project planning, -organizing and -management.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 13.09.2021 - 13.12.2021

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Mikael Öhman, Paul Lillrank

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Industrial engineering and management as a science; Value as the foundation of business; Production systems and organizations; The production process and production control; Production as part of the value chain; Projects and investments; Accounting and profitability.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, lecture pre-assignments, course project, online assignments and exam, of which the three latter are compulsory.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures 16 h, tutored teamwork 14 h, non-tutored teamwork 30 h, independent studies 74 h. Lecture and exercise session attendance is recommended, but not mandatory.

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lecture materials, pre-lecture materials, exercise materials, compendium, recommended literature.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    There are three parallell courses taught in Finnish (TU-A1100), Swedish (TU-A1200) and English (TU-A1300). You may only attend one of these courses.

    Teaching Period:

    2020-2021 Autumn I-II

    2021-2022 Autumn I-II

    Course Homepage: https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=TU-A1300

    Registration for Courses: In the academic year 2021-2022, registration for courses will take place on Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi) instead of WebOodi.