BAL2400 Local Government Law Course description

Emnet gir studenten særlig innsikt i reglene om kommunen som organisasjon. Studenten får også kunnskaper og forståelse for de rettslige sidene av forholdet mellom kommune og stat. Emnet ses i sammenheng med emnet juridisk metode og forvaltningsrett.

Undervisningsspråk er norsk.

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• Active participation in classes and discussions (minimum 80% attendance)
• Individual presentation of one's own culture with reference to educational challenges
• One paper on a topic addressed in the course, of approx. 2,000 words +/- 10 %

Course requirements shall be met by the deadlines. Course requirements are evaluated as pass/fail.

The right to take the exam depends on the successful completion of coursework requirements. Compulsory coursework assignments that are not completed by the agreed deadline will not be accepted, and the student loses their right to take the exam. Students are themselves responsible for keeping informed about relevant deadlines. In cases of illness or other valid reasons, students must make an appointment with their tutors for an extension, within the deadline for the coursework. Coursework that has been handed in at the right time but that has not been accepted, will be given a new deadline.

All students have two attempts for coursework. An attempt will be considered as used in the following cases: if coursework is handed on time but not approved, if it is not handed on time or if no valid reason for absence is provided. A third attempt will only be possible for students with valid reasons for absence on the first or second submission. Students who have lost their right to take the exam because of unmet coursework requirements, must get in touch with their tutors to organise completing the coursework requirement the following term/study year.

The final assessment consists of two parts:

• Oral exam based on the course syllabus and experiences from fieldwork (50% of the final grade)
• Semester paper of 6,500 words +/- 10%, on a topic addressed in the course and based on an extended period of fieldwork (50% of the final grade).

The grades in the two parts are equally weighted and used in the calculation of the overall grade for this course. The final certificate of 30 ECTS will be awarded on completion of the above-mentioned requirements and exams.

Resit exam

If a student fails the exam or is absent at the time of the exam for a valid reason, the student is entitled to resit the exam the following semester. The oral exam resit will be organised within the same semester, if possible. The resit for the written exam will be organised in the same manner as the ordinary exam. For the oral exam there will be a digital exam. The students are themselves responsible for registering for the resit by the given deadline. This and other guidelines can be consulted at the document "regulations relating to studies and examinations at OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University".

All examination support materials are permitted. However, sources must be stated in accordance with applicable rules for source references.

Ingen arbeidskrav eller obligatorisk aktivitet.

Eksamen i emnet er en individuell hjemmeeksamen over en periode på 6 timer. Skrifttype og skriftstørrelse: Arial / Calibri 12pkt. Linjeavstand: 1,5.

Final assessment will be reviewed and approved by internal and external examiners.

The language of all teaching and supervision is English, and the students should therefore have a working knowledge of both spoken and written English.

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.

Rebecca Schmidt