ØAMET2200 Business Decision-Making Using Data Course description

Ingen forkunnskapskrav.

Grade scale A - F

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

• ability to apply a broad set of perspectives on human behavior in evaluation of the effects of management control levers
• advanced insight into the most important issues relating to elements of management control systems
• very good understanding of the trade-offs associated with different performance measures
• strong capability for critical reflection regarding the relationship between formal reward systems and other forces driving internal and external motivation

Skills

The student is capable of

• applying motivation theory, principal-agent theory, accounting concepts and microeconomic insights to complex management control problems in companies
• relating the choice of management control approaches to the company's strategies at group and entity level

General competence

The student

• can reflect on ethical and moral dilemmas related to management control and strategy
• has developed analytical competence further

Det vil bli brukt varierte arbeids- og undervisningsformer som forelesninger, skriftlige oppgaver, obligatoriske seminare, diskusjon av dagsaktuelle problemstillinger, analyse av case. Studentene skal jobbe med oppgaveløsing både individuelt og i grupper utenom fellesforelesningene.

Det forventes at studenten selv setter seg inn i fagstoffet. Det vil si selvstudier.

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

• Coursework 1: Buy-side analysis
  • Consists of an individual online quiz, and a written report (6 pages) and oral presentation (10 min + 10 min feedback) carried out in groups
• Coursework 2: Analyzing Performance
  • Consists of an individual online quiz, and a written hand-in (spreadsheet/slides with analysis + log) and oral presentation (10 min + 10 min feedback) carried out in groups
• Coursework 3: Forecasting Performance
  • Consists of an individual online quiz, and a written hand-in (spreadsheet/slides with analysis + log) and oral presentation (10 min + 10 min feedback) carried out in groups

Each group is assigned a separate publicly listed case company within a common industry for 3-5 other groups in the class. The case company assigned to a group is analyzed throughout all coursework and is the subject of the final report and presentation for that group.

The coursework requirements will be carried out in groups of 3 students, except for one or two groups of 2 if the number of students is indivisible by 3. These group stay the same throughout the coursework and exam. Changes will be done in agreement with the lecturer on a case-by-case bases.

The aim of the coursework requirements is to work systematically towards producing the content necessary for a good final report and presentation.

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline for the student to take the exam. If one or more coursework requirements have not been approved, the student will be given one opportunity to submit an improved version by the given deadline.

Eksamen i emnet er en hjemmeeksamen over en periode på 6 timer.

Eksamensbesvarelsen kan om ønskelig skrives på engelsk. Besvarelsen skal ha et omfang på 1750 ord +/- 15%.

Krav om kildehenvisninger i henhold til OsloMet sine retningslinjer, inkludert bruk av verktøy som for eksempel ChatGPT.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

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.

Det benyttes intern og ekstern sensor til sensurering av besvarelsene.

Et uttrekk på minst 25% av besvarelsene sensureres av to sensorer. Karakterene på disse samsensurerte besvarelsene skal danne grunnlag for å fastsette nivå på resten av besvarelsene.

Students who have the subject ØABED3400 Management Control Systems in their bachelor's degree are not allowed to take this course.