Course syllabus for

Economy and Swedish law in optometry 3, 4 credits

Ekonomi och juridik för optiker 3, 4 hp
This course has been cancelled, for further information see Transitional provisions in the last version of the syllabus.
Please note that the course syllabus is available in the following versions:
Spring2010 , Spring2012
Course code
1OP030
Course name
Economy and Swedish law in optometry 3
Credits
4 credits
Form of Education
Higher Education, study regulation 2007
Main field of study 
Not applicable 
Level 
GX - First cycle 
Grading scale
Fail (U) or pass (G)
Department
Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Decided by
Programnämden för optikerprogrammet
Decision date
2009-10-16
Revised by
Education committee CNS
Last revision
2024-09-25
Course syllabus valid from
Spring 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.

Objectives

After the course, the student should be able to:

- make economic calculations related to optometric business activities.

- show knowledge of laws and rules that regulate the commercial part of optometric business.

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: Economic concepts and relationship, Marketing, and Funding.
The Law part contains: Product liability, laws related to buying and selling, marketing rules and regulations and Labour legislation.

Teaching methods

The courses include study material, exercises and laboratory sessions via PingPong.

Examination

The examination consists of passed written assignments that are handed in via PingPong. The course is marked as Failed/Passed (U/G).

Transitional provisions

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

Other directives

The examination consists of passed written assignments that are handed in via PingPong. The course us marked as Failed/Passed (U/G).

Literature and other teaching aids