ØAADM2100 Understanding Organizations Course description

Innsikt i hvordan organisasjoner fungerer, er viktig for alle som skal ut i arbeidslivet. Kunnskaper og ferdigheter fra dette emnet er avgjørende for å orientere seg og forstå det som foregår i en organisasjon. Studentene skal gis kunnskaper om sentrale organisasjonsmessige fenomener. Det overordnede målet er at studentene skal kunne anvende denne kunnskapen for å forstå det som skjer i organisasjoner. Kunnskaper og ferdigheter opparbeidet i emnet gir grunnlag for senere emne i Foretaksstrategi samt fordypningsemner.

Undervisningsspråk er norsk.

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

• knowledge of how to apply the methods Decision Theory, Linear Programming, Simulation, Prediction Models, and Data Mining to business decision problems.
• knowledge of how quantitative methods and optimization can be used to solve business decision problems.

Skills

The student can

• perform analysis of business decision problems and make decisions based on maximin, minimax, minimax and opportunity cost
• draw decision trees and make decisions based on them
• perform simple and multiple regression analysis using relevant software and interpret results
• prepare forecasts using e.g. moving average, exponential smoothing and regression analysis
• formulate problems that can be solved using linear programming, as well as assess shadow prices and the value of increased capacity
• formulate and solve transport problems
• use relevant computer tools to solve business decision making problems
• implement simple simulation models in relevant computer tools
• carry out data mining in relevant data tools

General competence

The student

• has increased numerical and analytical competence
• can reflect on ethical issues related to business decision-making
• can solve problems in groups

Lectures and workshops solving cases in groups. Emphasis is placed on the use of computer tools in teaching.

The following coursework requirement must have been approved for the student to take the exam:

• Coursework 1: 5 individual assignments. The student must pass at least 4 out of 5 assignments to take the exam. Each assignment consists of answering questions from a business case, and may also include quiz and contribution to discussion on the course website. Expected time to complete each assignment is 5 hours. Each assignment must be completed and approved by the given deadline.

The purpose of the coursework requirement is for the students to apply and evaluate analysis methods taught in the module.

All required coursework must be completed and approved for the student to take the exam. If the coursework requirement is not approved, the student is given one opportunity to submit a new coursework requirement within a specified deadline.

For å kunne framstille seg til eksamen må studenten ha følgende godkjente obligatoriske aktiviteter og arbeidskrav:

• Arbeidskrav 1: Deltagelse i tre seminarer med gruppepresentasjon og diskusjon av oppgitt case
• Arbeidskrav 2: Individuell skriftlig oppgave med et omfang på inntil 1200 ord +/- 20 %
• Arbeidskrav 3: Skriftlig gruppeoppgave med et omfang på inntil 1800 ord +/- 20 %. Studentene blir inndelt i grupper på cirka 7 studenter per gruppe.

Seminarene og arbeidskravene må være gjennomført og godkjent innen fastlagt frist for at studenten skal kunne framstille seg til eksamen.

Ved fravær på seminar kan det søkes emneansvarlig om å gjøre en erstatningsoppgave. Dersom de skriftlige oppgavene ikke blir godkjent, gis det anledning til å kunne levere en forbedret versjon én gang innen angitt frist.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A - F

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.

Knut Nygaard

Mathematics, Statistics, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting.