BIK 2940 Management Competence at Board Level
BIK 2940 Management Competence at Board Level
Course code:
BIK 2940
Department:
Law and Governance
Credits:
7.5
Course coordinator:
Frode Solberg
Course name in Norwegian:
Styrekompetanse
Product category:
Executive
Portfolio:
Executive - Special Course
Semester:
2018 Autumn
Active status:
Active
Level of study:
Bachelor
Teaching language:
Norwegian
Course type:
One semester
Introduction
The course shall give knowledge about important issues and theories that has relevance for practicing a directorship in the private or public sector. Vital issues in the course include understanding the connection between the companies various governing impulses (vision and strategies), the organizational system (including juridical and economic issues) and the management competence at board level.
Learning outcomes - Knowledge
- Enable the students to discuss theoretical perspectives of board work
- Have knowledge of Norwegian laws governing the start up and running of Pl's, Ltd's and companies with unlimited responsibility
- Have knowledge of the boards role as management an desicion making function
- Have knowledgeng of central pricnciples for strategic developement, CSR, finance and risk management
Learning outcomes - Skills
- To be able to develop methods for the cooperation between the manager and the board of directors
- To be able to develop methods to control the company management
- To be able to run a strategic process
Learning Outcome - Reflection
- Have a clear understanding of the role of a board member
- Have a clear understanding of the board of directors responsiblity for and obligations towards the company's various stakeholders
Course content
- Perspective on the board - the function of the board - board management and the board's work
- The role of the Board seen from the side of the share holders, the company and the society
- Various roles played in the boardroom, formal structures and informal work
- The roles of the owners, the Board and the Management. Role conflicts
- The competance required for Board members and the boards typologies
- The Boards various functions in Plcs, Ltds and Foundations
- The digtal change and the boards role in the digitalization
- Laws and regulations of importance for the work in the boardroom and the individual board members responsibility and legal position with primary focus on Lov om Aksjeselskaper av 1997 (Plcs and Ltds)
- Recruitment of board members and of CEOs
- The Boards responsibility to develop overall management tools through focus on inovation,strategy - value creation.
- The Boards responsibility in connection with finances and risk management.
Learning process and requirements to students
The course has 36 lecturing hours, primary in modules
Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Qualifications
Higher Education Entrance Qualification
Required prerequisite knowledge
None
Assessments
| Assessments |
|---|
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 100 Grouping: Group/Individual (1 - 3) Duration: 1 Semester(s) Comment: Term paper, which may be solved in groups of maximum 3 persons Exam code: BIK 29401 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
Exam organisation:
Ordinary examination
Total weight:
100
| Course code | Credit reduction |
|---|---|
| BST 9742 | 100 |
Reduction description
Kurset BIK 2940 sperrer 100% mot kurset BST 9742 Bedriftsutvikling for SMB.
Student workload
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
|---|---|---|
Teaching | 36 Hour(s) | Participation in the lectures |
Student's own work with learning resources | 30 Hour(s) | Individual work/group work |
Group work / Assignments | Hour(s) | |
Prepare for teaching | 62 Hour(s) | Preparation for lectures |
Examination | 72 Hour(s) | Term paper |
Sum workload:
200
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.