EPN-V2

ØAADM4300 Work Environment and Leadership Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Arbeidsmiljø og ledelse
Study programme
Master Programme in Business Administration
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2022/2023
Curriculum
SPRING 2023
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

This course builds on the course Strategic Human Resources Management and focuses on the management's responsibility for mapping and developing an organisation's working environment.

Recommended preliminary courses

Applied Statistical Methods and Strategic Human Resources Management.

Required preliminary courses

None.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, students will acquired the learning outcomes defined in knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

  • insight into important development trends in workplaces today and their implications for the working environment and leadership
  • in-depth knowledge of important theories and empirical data in the field at the national as well as the international level

Skills

The student is capable of

  • mapping and analysing organisations with an emphasis on working environment and leadership 
  • critical and independent thinking about relevant working environment and leadership issues

General competence

The student has

  • analytical skills
  • relational and group-based problem-solving skills
  • skills in verbal and written communication

Content

The course¿s overall perspective is that mapping and developing a good working environment in organisations is a leadership responsibility.

The following topics will be elucidated:

  • What is meant by working environment, and why is knowledge of it important to present and future leaders?
  • Job satisfaction, engagement, empowerment, creativity and efficiency
  • Interaction in organisations - organisational climate, organisational culture and conflict resolution/negotiation  
  • Health in organisations - health promotion work, stress, burnout and sickness absence
  • Interaction between management and working environment
  • Mapping/measuring and changing organisations

Teaching and learning methods

The main work methods in this course are lectures, seminar contributions and role play.

Course requirements

In order to be able to register for the exam, the student must have the following approved work requirements:

Students will present an article from the syllabus in groups of two to five students. The time frame of the presentations is 45 minutes. In addition, students should submit a project sketch as preparation for the semester assignment (exam). The presentation and project sketch must be approved to be given the opportunity to submit the semester assignment (exam). If the presentation or project sketch is not approved, one new opportunity is given to present the article or submit a new project sketch.

Assessment

The students will write a semester paper, individually or in pairs. The scope of the paper shall be 12-15 pages for students who write individual papers and 16-20 pages for papers written by two students together (not including the cover page, list of references and appendices) written in Times New Roman 12-point font above with a line spacing of 1.5 and a 2.5 cm left margin. 

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All reference aids are allowed as long as the rules for source references are followed.

Grading scale

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used.

Examiners

An internal and an external examiner will grade the exam.

A selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external and internal examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.

Course contact person

Beate Elstad