MAN 5131 Law for school leaders
MAN 5131 Law for school leaders
The course MAN 5131 Law for school leaders can be included in the Executive Master of Management grade with spesialisation in i School Management in which MAN 5148 Leadership and Change comprises the foundation of the programme and MAN 5131 will be a part of the 2. year. This course can be taken as a single course, or as a component of the EMM-grade.
Students will get an insight into legal method and work-related sources of law while applying these in practice.
Through the course students will develop an understanding of the rules of law that govern a headmaster’s rights and obligations in employment proceedings, the hiring of teachers, giving notice to employees of the school, loyalty and freedom of speech and general rights of pupils, including pupils’ right to a proper psychosocial school environment.
Students will have command of the appropriate legal method and be able to identify relevant legal issues that can come to play in their daily working routines. They will be able to apply relevant working and pupil-related legal frameworks such that they can make decisions and resolutions that advance the welfare of the school, the pupils and the employees. They will also be able identify issues that require legal assistance from the school owner.
Students will develop a conscious ethical approach to the legal standards that support substantive law and procedure such that their purpose is realized to the greatest extent possible. They will develop a conscious approach to the rules and agreements that govern the relationship between the parties involved in a working relationship and respect these.
List of topics and modules
Module One: Distinguishing traits of employment legislation, legal method, the headmaster’s governing principles, the objectives and principles of good case administration, the concept of best qualified in hiring staff according to the Education Act and rules governing case administration in the hiring process.
This module will take up legal method, especially as it applies to working rights, pupils’ rights and the headmaster’s governing rights. In addition, the legal concept of “best qualified” in the hiring process will be looked into, including rules governing priority and case administration in the hiring process of positions in the public sector.
Module Two: Duty of loyalty and freedom of speech, job protection, including case administration of job protection cases, workforce (overstaffing) and conflict resolution.
The module will go through the most essential elements of the Working Environment Act and tariff agreements that impact job protection and workforce cuts. In addition, focus will be put on case administration of these kinds of issues, including conflict resolution. Relevant legal custom and usage and comments from the Parliamentary Ombudsman regarding the same resolutions will be looked into, including the unwritten rule regarding duty of loyalty and the Constitutionally protected freedom of speech.
Module Three: Tariff law, pupils’ rights and the school’s liability for compensation and expulsion
The most important rules regarding pupils’ rights will be looked into in this module, including pupils’ right to a proper psychosocial environment in accordance with Education Act, the school’s rights in cases involving the expulsion of pupils, school owners’ liability for teachers’ negligent behaviour and an overview of tariff law in the school sector. Relevant legal custom and usage the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s commentary will be reviewed.
Module Four: Skills training
This module focuses on the inter-human element of the working environment. A negative working environment can damage the coordination and motivation of staff, as well as being a reason for the failure of working processes. Skills training in this module will thus focus on conflict resolution, in other words how conflicts develop and how they can be solved. The school leader will therefore be introduced to tools for managing conflict constructively by, among other things, approaching serious personal conflict in a formally correct fashion. The training will be carried out individually and in groups.
The course consists of four course modules, totalling 75 hours.
Introduction to using Lovdata
- You have a Bachelor’s degree – 180 study points/credits – from a college, university or the equivalent. .
- You are at least 25 years of age.
- You have four years of work experience fulltime. For applicants who have a Master’s degree, the requirement is three years.
Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
General admission requirements: 180 ECTS, 4 years of work experience. See other admission requirements.
| Assessments |
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 40 Grouping: Individual Duration: 72 Hour(s) Comment: A written 72-hour case-based home exam that is to be solved individually accounts for 40 percent. Both exams must be passed in order to be awarded a certificate in the course. Exam code: MAN 51311 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 60 Grouping: Group/Individual (1 - 3) Duration: 1 Semester(s) Comment: A term paper to be solved by up to 3 students accounts for 60 percent. Exam code: MAN 51312 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
| Course code | Credit reduction |
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| MAN 2956/2957 | 100 |
Kurset sperrer 100% mot tidligere versjoner. Dvs at man ikke kan bruke disse kursene sammen i en grad.
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 15 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 400 hours.