Studyinfo subject MSLV4800 2018 HØST
MSLV4800 Public procurement and corporate organizing Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Offentlige anskaffelser og selskapsorganisering
- Study programme
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Erfaringsbasert masterstudium i bibliotek - styring og ledelse / Masterstudium i offentlig administrasjon og styring / Masterstudium i styring og ledelse
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2018/2019
- Programme description
Required preliminary courses
None
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student has
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the ability to take a critical approach to different forms of organisation and market contracting in the public sector
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insight into what the prohibition against public funding entails, with particular weight on what is meant by economic activity in the sense of the EEA Regulations, insight into the objectives that the rules on public procurement are intended to achieve, and the basic requirements that apply to public clients when engaging in procurement processes
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in-depth knowledge of the effect of the procurement regulations and of the rules on selecting the competition form, the execution and conclusion of the competitive process, including knowledge on the potential consequences of errors
Skills
The student is capable of
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identifying and analysing legal issues and consequences relating to restructuring or market contracting processes
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identifying when different parts of the regulations on public procurement apply
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analysing and handling legal issues when advertising tenders, and how to conduct this process, assess the tenders received and award contracts
Competence
The student is capable of
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working independently on practical and legal issues
Teaching and learning methods
The teaching methods used are individual study, group work and plenary sessions. An important element of achieving the learning outcomes for this course will be the use of various case studies. Students are expected to be active in the work on these cases and work with the sources of law available in this field. Literature studies will be an important aspect of this work.
Course requirements
None
Assessment
The students will take an individual home exam over 48 hours. A case study will be an important part of the assignment.
Grading scale
A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used.
Examiners
All answer papers are assessed by an internal examiner. External examiners are used in cases of doubt about whether a pass grade should be awarded and for spot check assessments of approx. 25% of the answer papers. The grades awarded for the answer papers assessed together with an external sensor form the basis for determining the level for awarding the different grades. The internal examiner shall take the external examiner's assessment into consideration in the grading of all the exams.