Course syllabus for Economy and Swedish law in optometry 2

Ekonomi och juridik för optiker 2

Essential data

Course code: 1OP029

Course name: Economy and Swedish law in optometry 2

Credits: 3.5

Form of Education: Higher education, study regulation of 2007

Main field of study: Not applicable

Level: GX - First cycle

Grading scale: Fail (U) or pass (G)

Department: Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Decision date: 2009-10-16

Revised by: Education committee CNS

Last revised: 2024-09-25

Course syllabus valid from: Spring semester 2012

Specific entry requirements

Passed results of at least 55 higher education credits from The Opometry programme's semester 1 and 2 and at least 45 higher education credits from semester 3 and 4.

Outcomes

After the course, the student should be able to:

- make economical calculations related to business aspects of running and how to run an optometric clinic.

- show knowledge of laws and rules as regulate the commercial part of optometric activities.

Content

The course is given as a distance education via the platform PingPong. The students work with exercises and laboratory sessions and written assignments at distance. The economics part contains: Companies and its other countries, Interested parties, aims and Economical concepts and relationship, Marketing, Funding and funding. The law part contains: Product liability, Sale of goods act, Label regulations, Marketing act, and Labour legislation.

Teaching methods

The courses include study materials, exercises and laboratory sessions via the distance education platform PingPong.

Examination

The examination consists of passed written assignments that are handed in via PingPong. The grades Fail/Pass (UG) are used.

Transitional provisions

The course has been cancelled and was offered for the last time in the fall semester of 2021.

Other directives

Course evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the guidelines established by the Board of Education.