EPN-V2

ØARR4300 Public accounting Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Offentlig regnskap
Study programme
Master Programme in Business Administration
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

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.

Required preliminary courses

Introduksjon til regnskap, foretaksrett og revisjon

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

Students will gain insight into

  • the fundamental ideas of the environment as provider of economic goods and services, and of pollution as being the unintended byproduct of economic actions
  • a range of important environmental problems caused by economic activity, and their economic characteristics
  • different economic types of regulation addressing pollution
  • the importance of context in economic analysis of the environment
  • different methods to investigate the impact of pollution and regulations

Skills

The students will learn how to

  • use economic analysis and modeling to assess pollution
  • use economic analysis to assess environmental regulation
  • understand empirical evidence regarding environmental problems and potential solutions
  • critically assess economic analyses directed at environmental problems

General competence

The student is more able to

  • use English as the professional language in Economics
  • use environmental economics insights in a professional setting, for example for cost-benefit analysis or concerning sustainability issues

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures with active student participation.

Course requirements

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

  • Coursework 1: Written assignment. Group work. Maximum 5 pages.
  • Coursework 2: Written assignment. Group or individual work. Maximum 5 pages.
  • Coursework 3: Written assignment. Individual work. Maximum 5 pages.

The group work will be carried out in groups consisting of 2-5 students, depending on the number of participating students in the course.

The coursework is part of the active learning experience for the students and helps prepare students for the final exam. It also serves as useful feedback about the effectiveness of the lecturer's teaching.

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order 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 a new or improved version by the given deadline.

Assessment

The exam in the course is a supervised exam of 4 hours.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

The following aids are permitted:

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

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F

Examiners

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.

Course contact person

Svenn Jensen