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AF1740 Economics, calculation and organization 7.5 credits

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Termin

Information for Spring 2026 Start 16 Mar 2026 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
16 Mar 2026 - 1 Jun 2026
Periods
P4 (7.5 hp)
Pace of study

50%

Application code

60047

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

Swedish

Course memo
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Number of places

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Course syllabus as PDF

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Course syllabus AF1740 (Spring 2025–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus AF1740 (Spring 2025–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

  • Capital investment calculations
  • Cost and revenue analysis
  • Construction costing
  • Organization theory

Intended learning outcomes

After passing the course, the student should be able to

  • apply investment calculations with different methods (Net Present Value, Pay-Back, Internal rate of return, Annuity)
  • arrange and apply calculation methods based on direct as well as on indirect costs, to execute prime cost calculations, and utilize calculation models based on direct variable costs as well as on marginal costing in construction management
  • analyze different organization models based on structure, performance and application.
  • analyze market strategic aspects of business operations
  • describe a marketing process and create an action plan for a sustainable development of the business concept in a business plan
  • describe the main features of the practical application of Swedish labor law.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Course registered at:

AF1737

AF1744

AF1745

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • PRO1 - Project, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 6.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

The course is examined through a project assignment (PRO1) and a written exam (TEN1). 

Examiner

Profile picture Åsa Laurell Lyne

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

ABE/Constructional Engineering and Design

Main field of study

Technology

Education cycle

First cycle