ELE 3711 Sociology for Business Students
APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013
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ELE 3711 Sociology for Business Students Responsible for the course Johannes Brinkmann, Tore Bakken Department Department of Strategy and Logistics Term According to study plan ECTS Credits 7,5 Language of instruction English Introduction This course offers a better understanding of many business school courses, by taking the participants on a trip to the roots of sociology. As an academic field, sociology is among the academic parent disciplines for a whole range of business school subjects, such as strategy, marketing, organization and leadership, risk management, business ethics etc, not to mention all kinds of social science research methodology courses. First of all, the course offers an introduction to basic sociological terminology and sociological thinking, in part related to a presentation of the most important micro and macro-sociological approaches. Second, the course is meant to be target-group friendly, by departing from the questions and problems focused by the above mentioned business school subjects and business research specialties and offering the students some further depth by going back to the original sources. Learning outcome Acquired knowledge After completing the course, students should:
Acquired skills After completing the course, students should:
Reflection After completing the course, students should:
Prerequisites No special prerequisites are required. Compulsory reading Books: Giddens, Anthony. 2009. Sociology. 6th ed. rev. and updated. Polity Recommended reading Course outline
Computer-based tools No specified computer-based tools are requested. Learning process and workload The students are expected to document their learning process across various assignments. The work on the term paper work begins two weeks after the start of the course at the latest. Recommended workload in hours
Students must write a short diary of one's learning process, covering each class meeting typically with 3-5 lines. This diary must be available as a basis for a short conversation with the instructor in the periphery of a class meeting. Examination The final grade in the course is based on the following activities and weighting: 1) Term paper in groups of 2 or 3 students, accounts for 60 % of the grade in the course 2) Group presentation in class, accounts for 25 % of the grade in the course 3) Individual participation/assignment, accounts for 15 % of the grade in the course Examination code(s) ELE 37111 - Process evaluation, counts 100% towards the final grade in ELE 3711, 7,5 credits. Examination support materials All examination support materilas are allowed. Re-sit examination A re-sit is held in connection with the next scheduled exam in the course. Students who are taking new exam must take the course all over including all the activities on which the evaluation is based. Additional information The term paper topic is either chosen by the group members and approved by the lecturer, or chosen from a lecturer's list which will be made available in the third session the latest. The max term paper length is 15x350 words; contents, abstract and necessary appendices are permitted in addition. The group presentation is peer-graded, but the lecturer has a veto right The additional text selection is updated once a year and preferably available online instead of in paper. |
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