Course syllabus

Business for the Built Environment
Företagande för samhällsbyggare

VFTF40, 7.5 credits, G2 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2024/25
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED L
Date of Decision: 2024-04-12
Effective: 2024-05-08

General Information

Main field: Technology Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: First cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Mandatory for: L3
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English

Aim

The aim with the course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to be successful in the fields of real estate and the built environment in the future. The twin societal transition of green and digital calls for a holistic understanding of how organizations, both in the public and private sectors, operate, including a solid understanding of environmental and social issues, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

This course is a basic course preparing students for their further studies.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

The course introduces students to the world of business administration, and discusses how organizations, particularly in the real estate and built environment field, are managed. The core topics on the course comprise corporate social responsibility (environmental and societal issues), strategy, leadership, marketing, financial accounting, management accounting, organizational culture, and innovation.

We study businesses' goals, conditions under which they operate, and management and analysis tools. Special focus is placed on strategic management. Societally critical topics, including corporate social responsibility and transforming spatial needs due to the societal environmental and digital transition are widely discussed during the course.

A key part of the course (50 % of the grade) is a group project, Student groups will work towards a common goal to develop their creativity, critical thinking and collaborative skills. The groups will jointly innovate a novel business plan, complete with the solution, vision, mission, strategic analyses, team, marketing plan, and budget. The groups will pitch their idea to the peer group and an expert panel during a Pitch Day at the end of the course.

The teaching comprises lectures, group work, exercises and seminars.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment:

Written examination (50%) Group Project (50%).

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Modules
Code: 0121. Name: Business of the Built Environment.
Credits: 7.5. Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5).

Admission

The number of participants is limited to: No
Kursen överlappar följande kurser: VFT045 VFTF01

Reading list

Contact

Course coordinator: Riikka Kyrö, riikka.kyro@lth.lu.se
Course homepage: www.lantm.lth.se