ØASØK4700 Labour Economics Course description

The course introduces students to basic economic theories of how labour market functions and the policy implications. It will also present empirical methods used in the current literature to analyse the roles of market institutions and policy interventions of various kinds. Topics include market equilibrium in competitive and non-competitive labour markets, human capital, unemployment, job search, migration, discrimination and collective bargaining.

Language of instruction is Norwegian.

No coursework requirements or compulsory activities.

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Til eksamen i praktisk tolking består kommisjonen av tolkefaglig sensor/norsk sensor (intern sensor) og en ekstern sensor i tolkespråket. Ekstern sensor skal fortrinnsvis ha kompetanse i både norsk og tolkespråket, men unntak for kravet om norskkompetanse kan gjøres.

Emnet inneholder følgende temakretser:

• Tolkens plass i kommunikasjonen: den institusjonelle samtalen og tolkens plass i denne, tolketeknikk og metodevalg; kultur og maktrelasjoner i institusjonelle samtaler generelt og i tolkede samtaler spesielt i praksis.
• Tolkens verktøy: språk som fenomen, kommunikasjonsmiddel og verktøy; språklige registre og språklige nyanser; utvikling og vedlikehold av tospråklige ferdigheter i praksis.

Spesifikk kontekstkunnskap fra et utvalg fagområder i offentlig sektor som grunnlag for tolkens utvikling av strategier i tilegnelsen av stadig ny kontekstkunnskap og terminologi i norsk og tolkespråket i praksis.

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

Presentation in class of a research article from the curriculum (question, methodology and results) assigned by the lecturer. The presentation can be individually or in groups of two, and should last at least 10 minutes.

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 an improved version by the given deadline.

The course provides a comprehensive overview on corporate governance theory and practice, covering topics such as ownership and control, boards of directors, managerial incentives, corporate social responsibility and sustainable finance.

Language of instruction is English.

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Grade scale A-F

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

Knowledge

The student has

• in-depth knowledge of what a corporate governance problem is and how it can be discovered and handled
• an overview of the main theoretical and empirical evidence concerning corporate governance issues

Skills

The student is capable of

• applying relevant techniques, statistical methods and data sources in different investigations as an integrated part of theoretical and empirical discussions
• analyzing a company's corporate governance guideline and proxy statements and writing a basic corporate governance analysis report

General competence

The student is able to

• reflect on the financial and ethical implications of corporate decisions
• critically appraise and apply corporate governance principles and best practices in risk management for an organization

Lectures / tutorials / group discussions / exercises / case analyses