Studyinfo subject MSLV4200 2022 HØST
MSLV4200 Collaboration and collaborative management Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Samarbeid og samarbeidsledelse
- Study programme
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Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i fysioterapi for barn og unge / Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i fysioterapi for eldre personer / Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i rehabilitering og habilitering / Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i fysioterapi for muskelskjeletthelse / Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i psykomotorisk fysioterapi / Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i ergoterapi / Masterstudium i offentlig administrasjon og styring / Masterstudium i styring og ledelse
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2022/2023
- Curriculum
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FALL
2022
- Schedule
- Programme description
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Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i fysioterapi for barn og unge / Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i fysioterapi for eldre personer / Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i rehabilitering og habilitering / Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i fysioterapi for muskelskjeletthelse / Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i psykomotorisk fysioterapi / Masterstudium i helsevitenskap - spesialisering i ergoterapi / Masterstudium i offentlig administrasjon og styring / Masterstudium i styring og ledelse
- Course history
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Introduction
The course provides insight into the literature on collaboration and collaborative management within the public sector and between the public and other sectors of society. Collaborative management will be placed in a theoretical and contextual perspective. Students are presented literature discussing collaboration and collaborative management in different contexts. The course deals with collaboration regarding the formulation and implementation of public policy, innovations in public sectors and service production. Furthermore, the course discusses challenges concerning collaboration across different tiers and sectors of government, and among public, private and third sector actors. Emphasis will be placed on theories on leadership and governance in the context of collaboration, where the differences between hierarchical and more equal relations between actors is elucidated.
The course is taught in Norwegian.
Required preliminary courses
None
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student has
in-depth knowledge about collaboration and collaborative management in the public sector
in-depth knowledge of the preconditions for implementing public policy through collaboration
in-depth knowledge on challenges concerning coordination within the public sector
in-depth knowledge on how collaboration can promote innovation
thorough insight into how organisational and social factors affect roles and freedom of action to exercise administration and management at different administrative levels
Skills
The student is capable of
assessing how barriers to collaboration among different actors and orgnaizations can be approached through collaborative management
assessing in what situations collaborative innovations are appropriate, and the demands such innovation processes put on collaborative management
assessing different forms of governance and coordination mechanisms
General competence
The student is capable of
analysing and taking a critical approach to different sources of information and using them to structure and formulate arguments in the field
Teaching and learning methods
The teaching is session-based in the form of lectures, student presentations, discussions, group work and seminars. Students will write assignments between the sessions. A high degree of independent activity is expected. Teaching will be based on examples and cases from the students' practical experiences.
Course requirements
No coursework requirements
Assessment
The exam in the course is a semester assignment. The scope of the assignment must have a scope of 5,000 words (+/- 10%). The front page, table of contents and reference list come in addition to this. Font and font size: Arial/Calibri 12 points. Line spacing 1.5.
The assignment can be written individually or in pairs on agreement with the person responsible for the course.
Candidates who fail the semester assignment can deliver a reworked version of the assignment once.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.
Grading scale
Grade scale A-F
Examiners
The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.
At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.
Course contact person
Sissel Hovik