APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

BIK 2907 Management Competence at Board Level II

Responsible for the course
Benedicte Brøgger, Frode Solberg

Department
Department of Innovation and Economic Organisation

Term
According to study plan

ECTS Credits
7,5

Language of instruction
Norwegian

Introduction
The course is a follow up of Management Competence at Board Level I, and includes elements like the processes in the board room and board management. The course is based on Management Competence at Board Level I.

Learning outcome
Knowledge:
The participants are expected to acquire better understanding of the theoretical, the judicial and practical framework, of the work inside the board room.
The participants are expected to understand how the board of directors should work with the company's risk factors
The participants are expected to understand the co-operation between the different stakeholders of a company
The participants are expected to understand the corporate governance principles, the role of the chairperson and important board processes
Skills:
The participants are expected to be able to use the theory in practical situations
The participants should be able to develop methods for the work of the chairperson
The participants should be able to develop methods for the work of the board of directors in different companys
Reflection:
The participants are expected to be able to contribute to the development of ethical reflecions in the boardroom and thus influence common attitudes
The participants are expected to develop respect for the complexity of the work within the board
the participants are expected to develop attitudes regarding the necessity to prepare for the work within the boardroom

Prerequisites
Similar to Management Competence at Board Level I.

Compulsory reading
Books:
Selvik, Arne. 2009. Styreverden. Fagbokforlaget

Articles:
Aktuelle artikler

Other:
Aksjeloven av 13. juni 1997, nr. 44. Den bør være kjøpt etter 01.01.2009
Norsk anbefaling Eierstyring og selskapsledelse. www.nues.no. 54 sider


Recommended reading
Books:
Lütken Merete. 2013. Supergirl : finansthriller. Pargas
Standal, Elbjørg Gui og Arild I. Søland. 2009. Håndbok i økonomi for styremedlemmer. 2. utg. Universitetsforlaget

Course outline
The board and the legal framework
How to prepare for board work
Tools
The board’s role when trying to get new share capital
The board’s role towards the owners
The board’s role towards the general manager
The work inside the board room
The board’s role during changes
The moral and ethics in the board room
Corporate governance questions
Board work in NGO, family business, publicly owned companies, etc.
The evaluation of board work
The role of the nomination committee
The board and the relationship to medias

Computer-based tools
itslearning

Learning process and workload
The course consists of 36 lectures over a period of 5 days, 2 + 3 days as a standard.



Participation in the lectures 36 hours
Preparation for lectures 80 hours
Term paper 54 hours
Written tasks 15 hours
Individual work/group work 15 hours

The progress is secured through discussions and debates during the lectures. The students get councelling with the term paper, and the students must hand in a problem suggestion that they would like to work with after the first session. The lecturer gives feed back on the suggested topic, and are also available for follow up discussions during the lectures


Examination
The students hand in a term paper at the end of the course, the project paper may be done in groups of maximum 3 students

Examination code(s)
BIK 29071 Management Competence at Board Level II. The term paper counts 100% towards the final grade in BIK 2907, and gives 7,5 credits

Examination support materials


Re-sit examination
Re-sit at the next ordinary exam

Additional information