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TEK928 TEK928 Introduction to industrial engineering and management lp1 HT26 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Technology Management And Economics

Contact details

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  • examiner
  • lecturer
  • teachers
  • supervisors

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Course purpose

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Schedule

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Course literature

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Also list reference literature, further reading, and other non-mandatory texts.

Course design

Description of the course's learning activities; how they are implemented and how they are connected. This is the student's guide to navigating the course. Do not forget to give the student advice on how to learn as much as possible based on the pedagogy you have chosen. Often, you may need to emphasize concrete things like how often they should enter the learning space on the learning platform, how different issues are shared between supervisors, etc.

Provide a plan for

  • lectures
  • exervises
  • laboratory work
  • projects
  • supervision
  • feedback
  • seminars

Should contain a description of how the digital tools (Canvas and others) should be used and how they are organized, as well as how communication between teachers and students takes place (Canvas, e-mail, other).

Do not forget to describe any resources that students need to use, such as lab equipment, studios, workshops, physical or digital materials.

You should be clear how missed deadlines and revisions are handled.

Changes made since the last occasion

A summary of changes made since the last occasion.

Learning objectives and syllabus

Learning objectives:

Knowledge and Understanding
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
Define key economic concepts including comparative advantage, elasticity, demand, supply, equilibrium, inflation, and unemployment.
Describe how economic agents make decisions within an economic environment.

Explain how different types of markets work and how they respond to changes in economic conditions and to changes in monetary and fiscal policies.

Competence and Skills
Students will develop the ability to:
Apply microeconomic and macroeconomic models to analyze real-world scenarios.
Calculate equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits across different market settings.
Analyze the effects of policy interventions on markets and aggregate economic performance.

Judgement and Approach
Upon completion, students will be able to:
Evaluate the efficiency and equity implications of different market structures and government policies.
Assess and critique the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policies in stabilizing economies.
Formulate reasoned arguments on contemporary economic issues such as globalization, antitrust regulation, and sustainability.
Integrate ethical and societal considerations into economic decision-making and policy analysis.

Link to the syllabus on Studieportalen.

https://www.chalmers.se/en/education/your-studies/find-course-and-programme-syllabi/course-syllabus/TEK928/?acYear=2026/2027

If the course is a joint course (Chalmers and Göteborgs Universitet) you should link to both syllabus (Chalmers and Göteborgs Universitet).

Examination form

Description of how the examination – written examinations and other – is executed and assessed.

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  • what components are included, the purpose of these, and how they contribute to the learning objectives
  • how compulsory and/or voluntary components contribute to the final grade
  • grading limits and any other requirements for all forms of examination in order to pass the course (compulsory components)
  • examination form, e.g. if the examination is conducted as a digital examination
  • time and place of examination, both written exams and other exams such as project presentations
  • aids permitted during examinations, as well as which markings, indexes and notes in aids are permitted

Do not forget to be extra clear with project assignments; what is the problem, what should be done, what is the expected result, and how should this result be reported. Details such as templates for project reports, what happens at missed deadlines etc. are extra important to include.

Course summary:

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