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Management Control, 6 credits
Ekonomisk styrning, 6 hp
TDEI19
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleCourse type
Programme courseExaminer
Carl-Johan PetriDirector of studies or equivalent
Johan HoltströmEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 24 hRecommended self-study hours: 136 h
ECV = Elective / Compulsory / Voluntary
Main field of study
Industrial Engineering and ManagementCourse level
Second cycleAdvancement level
A1XCourse offered for
- Computer Science and Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management - International, M Sc in Engineering
- Industrial Engineering and Management, M Sc in Engineering
- Information Technology, M Sc in Engineering
- Computer Science and Software Engineering, M Sc in Engineering
Entry requirements
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge regarding management control.Intended learning outcomes
After the course is completed the student should have:
- developed an understanding of how organisations can be managed.
- be able to evaluate how the behaviour in an organisation is affected through different kind of management control
- be able to analyse management control systems in different contexts and suggest how the systems should be designed and used.
Course content
The following themes will be discussed:
- Basic concepts and models
- Traditional vs. modern management control
- Responsibility centres
- Transfer prices
- Strategic planning, budgeting and follow-up
- Performance management
- Corporate governance, internal control and risk management
- Social Return on Investment
Teaching and working methods
In this course the focus is on how management control systems are designed and used in order to formulate and implement strategies. The course consists of several themes (see below). Every theme is introduced through a lecture, and some of the are used as the theme for case studies.
Examination
| UPG2 | Case Seminars | 1 credits | U, G |
| UPG1 | Assignment | 2 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
| KTR1 | Written examination | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
The grade is given as a combination of the written examination and the hand-in assignment, but will only be given after the cases are completed and given the grade "G".
Grades
Four-grade scale, LiU, U, 3, 4, 5Other information
| Supplementary courses: Strategy and management control. |
Department
Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utvecklingDirector of Studies or equivalent
Johan HoltströmExaminer
Carl-Johan PetriCourse website and other links
http://www.iei.liu.se/indek/utbildning/ekonomiska-informationssystem/tdei19?l=svEducation components
Preliminary scheduled hours: 24 hRecommended self-study hours: 136 h
Course literature
Additional literature
Other
| Code | Name | Scope | Grading scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPG2 | Case Seminars | 1 credits | U, G |
| UPG1 | Assignment | 2 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
| KTR1 | Written examination | 3 credits | U, 3, 4, 5 |
The grade is given as a combination of the written examination and the hand-in assignment, but will only be given after the cases are completed and given the grade "G".
Regulations (apply to LiU in its entirety)
The university is a government agency whose operations are regulated by legislation and ordinances, which include the Higher Education Act and the Higher Education Ordinance. In addition to legislation and ordinances, operations are subject to several policy documents. The Linköping University rule book collects currently valid decisions of a regulatory nature taken by the university board, the vice-chancellor and faculty/department boards.
LiU’s rule book for education at first-cycle and second-cycle levels is available at http://styrdokument.liu.se/Regelsamling/Innehall/Utbildning_pa_grund-_och_avancerad_niva.
Additional literature
Other
Note: The course matrix might contain more information in Swedish.
I = Introduce, U = Teach, A = Utilize
| I | U | A | Modules | Comment | ||
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| 1. DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE AND REASONING | ||||||
| 1.1 Knowledge of underlying mathematics and science (G1X level) |
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| 1.2 Fundamental engineering knowledge (G1X level) |
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X
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UPG1
UPG2
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| 1.3 Further knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural science (G2X level) |
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X
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UPG1
UPG2
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| 1.4 Advanced knowledge, methods, and tools in one or several subjects in engineering or natural sciences (A1X level) |
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| 1.5 Insight into current research and development work |
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| 2. PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES | ||||||
| 2.1 Analytical reasoning and problem solving |
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X
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UPG1
UPG2
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| 2.2 Experimentation, investigation, and knowledge discovery |
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X
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UPG1
UPG2
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| 2.3 System thinking |
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X
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UPG1
UPG2
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| 2.4 Attitudes, thought, and learning |
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| 2.5 Ethics, equity, and other responsibilities |
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X
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UPG1
UPG2
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| 3. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS: TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION | ||||||
| 3.1 Teamwork |
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UPG1
UPG2
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| 3.2 Communications |
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X
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UPG1
UPG2
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| 3.3 Communication in foreign languages |
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| 4. CONCEIVING, DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING SYSTEMS IN THE ENTERPRISE, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT | ||||||
| 4.1 External, societal, and environmental context |
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X
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KTR1
UPG1
UPG2
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| 4.2 Enterprise and business context |
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KTR1
UPG1
UPG2
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| 4.3 Conceiving, system engineering and management |
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KTR1
UPG1
UPG2
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| 4.4 Designing |
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X
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KTR1
UPG1
UPG2
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| 4.5 Implementing |
X
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KTR1
UPG1
UPG2
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| 4.6 Operating |
X
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KTR1
UPG1
UPG2
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| 5. PLANNING, EXECUTION AND PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIETAL NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS | ||||||
| 5.1 Societal conditions, including economic, social, and ecological aspects of sustainable development for knowledge development |
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X
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KTR1
UPG1
UPG2
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| 5.2 Economic conditions for knowledge development |
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KTR1
UPG1
UPG2
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| 5.3 Identification of needs, structuring and planning of research or development projects |
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| 5.4 Execution of research or development projects |
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| 5.5 Presentation and evaluation of research or development projects |
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