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ØKO1001 - Management

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Home exam
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Home exam 100/100 72 hours

Course content

Many with a university education will end up in various leadership positions, such as team leaders, project managers, department managers with financial responsibility and senior managers during their careers. The course gives a basic introduction to management, organizational theory, economics and management of businesses. This is naturally a very central theme for any business. Those who want to establish their own business will benefit greatly from this topic, as will others who want to become managers in various businesses.

This course is not intended for students studying business administration, or similar. See credit reductions for more information.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

After completing the course, the student should be able to explain:

  • Management theory and management principles
  • Goals and strategies in organizations
  • Organizational environment and its importance for a sustainable business
  • Different forms of organizational structures
  • Organizational culture and cultural understanding in a broader perspective
  • HR - development of human resources
  • Power, conflicts and ethics in organizations
  • Financial management's place in management
  • Economic decision-making problems
  • Performance Measurement
  • The decision-making processes in organizations
  • Change Management

Skills: After completing the course, the student should:

  • Be able to analyze, discuss and explain different management principles and management theories
  • Be able to analyze, discuss and explain how a business can be managed and developed
  • Be able to use analysis tools for decision making
  • Be able to analyze real cases based on the subject's subject matter

General competence:

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

  • Critically consider the assumptions on which good management and management are based, in light of sustainability and ethics
  • Apply personalized knowledge through individual and teamwork

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, case discussions, group work and exercises

Further on evaluation

Assessment: Individual homework - 72 hours Assessment expression. Graded grade. The leadership part weights 70 % while the managerial accounting part weights 30 %. Both parts must be evaluated at least to the grade E for the entire exam to be assessed to the grade E or better.

Course materials

Erichsen, Morten, Solberg, Frode og Stiklestad, Trond, 2022. Ledelse i små og mellomstore virksomheter, Bergen: Fagbokforlaget

Berg, Terje, 2019. Økonomiforståelse for ledere og styremedlemmer, Bergen: Fagbokforlaget

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
ORG2002 3.0 AUTUMN 2022
ORG1001 2.0 AUTUMN 2022
BØA1100 1.0 AUTUMN 2022
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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Foundation courses, level I

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2023

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Economics and Administration
Contact information
Course coordinator: Lecturer(s):

Department with academic responsibility
NTNU Business School

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: Home exam

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD Home exam 100/100

Release
2023-11-24

Submission
2023-11-27


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  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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