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SMF2294

Business Law

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Gjøvik
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

Engelsk

Overview of the sources of law and an introduction to legal methods

  • Company law
  • Contract law
  • Retail law
  • Labour law
  • Money and credit law

Learning outcome

Gained knowledge:

  • The course builds knowledge about the general legal framework for the pursuit of business activities and rules of law of particular importance for the organization and pursuit of such activities.
  • The course introduces the methodology of Law and a selection of themes within civil law

Skills:

Through active tasks and problem solving the students are trained in how to think in practical terms about

  • Agreement, Agreement Interpretation and Invalidity
  • Establishment of a business entity and corporate relations
  • Purchase and breach of contract upon breach of contract
  • The relation of a business entity to creditors and authorities.
  • Labor law

General competence

The student is competent in:

  • legal theory and legal methodology
  • Central legal areas for the exercise and organization of business activities

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, Exercises, assignments, self-study. One mandatory assignment must be approved in order to qualify for the exam in this course.

Compulsory assignments

  • Written assignment

Further on evaluation

Re-sit exam in August.

Passed mandatory work is valid for the two next academic years.

Later, the student must deliver and pass new mandatory work to be ready for a new exam.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Business Administration (BØA)
Business Management (BØKLEDC)
Civil Engineering - Engineering (BIBYGG)
Logistics Management (BLOG)

Course materials

To be decided at the outset of the semester

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SMF2294F 7.5 sp
AJ200115 7.5 sp Autumn 2018
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Economics and Administration

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids LOVDATA , LOVSAMLING Date 2025-12-02 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Mustad, Inngang D
Room M438 Eksamensrom 4.etg, Inngang D
41 candidates

Re-sit examination - Summer 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids LOVDATA , LOVSAMLING Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.