EPN-V2

ØABED4400 Corporate Governance Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Corporate Governance
Study programme
Master Programme in Business Administration
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2023/2024
Curriculum
FALL 2023
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

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

Recommended preliminary courses

Applied Statistical Methods and Corporate Finance.

Required preliminary courses

A-F.

Learning outcomes

All exam papers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner will assess at least 20% of the papers together with an internal examiner. Other exams are assessed by two internal examiners. The external examiner’s assessment shall benefit all students.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures  / tutorials / group discussions / exercises / case analyses 

Course requirements

No coursework requirements or compulsory activities.

Assessment

The exam in the course consists of two parts: 

1) A supervised exam of 2 hours. 

The supervised exam counts for 50% of the final grade.

2) A group project/course paper. 

For the group project, the students are expected to work with a group of 2-3 students and write a literature review of 1-2 pages and a corporate governance report of 5-10 pages. 

The course paper counts for 50% of the final grade. 

Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.  

If a student has to resit the exam, the student can retake each part separately. It is not necessary to take both parts.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

The following aids are permitted at the school exam:

  • Calculator (see regulations for the use of calculators in the programme description)
  • One dictionary (either first language-English/English-first language or English/English).

The following aids are permitted at the group project:

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

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F

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

Danielle Zhang