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AI1110 Accounting for Real Estate Companies 7.5 credits

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Course syllabus AI1110 (Spring 2009–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus AI1110 (Spring 2009–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

Accounting for real estate companies. Financial analysis and formulation of a development plan for a real estate company.

Intended learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to enable students to understand the methods used to analyze the financial health of a real estate company.

After the course, students will be able to

  • Analyze and interpret a company’s financial statements
  • Analyze the impact of national and international accounting norms on a real estate company’s financial statements
  • Identify and explain special accounting problems peculiar to real estate companies
  • Calculate and analyze the main financial ratios of real estate accounting statements
  • Analyze a company and use the results to formulate a multi-year development plan for an existing company

Analyze and explain the practical differences between and income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

For students not registrered on a KTH programme (180hp/300hp):

Completed upper secondary education including documented proficiency in English (IELTS, TOEFL el al. and university studies of at least 150 hp out of which 30 hp Economics and 15 hp in law.

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

Grading scale

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

Examination

  • INL1 - Assignments, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 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.

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

Other requirements for final grade

Written exam (A-F) 5 hp with a compulsory group work (P/F) 2,5 hp

Examiner

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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/Real Estate Economics and Finance

Main field of study

Technology

Education cycle

First cycle

Supplementary information

This course will be given for the last time fall 2009 

Lectures and guest-lectures 30 h. Supervised seminars and compulsary group work 30 h.