BALS3200 Economy, Society, and Public Policy Course description

Offentlig sektor er stor og sammensatt. Offentlige ansatte i administrasjon, ledelse og andre roller trenger kunnskap om økonomiske begreper og rammeverk i arbeid med politikkutforming og for å kunne sette seg inn i kvantitative analyser av politikk.

I dette kurset vil studentene utvikle analytiske ferdigheter mens de arbeider med de mest presserende politiske problemene våre samfunn står overfor: ulikhet, finansiell ustabilitet, klimaendringer, verdiskaping og innovasjon.

Dette kurset er for:

• Alle som ønsker å lære å bruke samfunnsøkonomi til å forstå og gjøre seg opp velbegrunnede synspunkter om politiske saker.
• Alle som ønsker praktisk opplæring i å forstå og å bruke data for å forstå mer om økonomi og politikkens virkninger
• Alle som er interessert i sosial og økonomisk politikk, som tar en grad knyttet til politikk, eller håper å ha en jobb i offentlig sektor i fremtiden.

Undervisningsspråk er norsk.

BAL2300 Samfunnsøkonomi eller minst 10 studiepoeng i grunnleggende samfunnsøkonomi.

Language of instruction: Norwegian/English

Under supervision, the students will conduct an independent research or development project, or a literaturestudy. Students can choose to write the master’s thesis individually or in pairs. On application, large, interdisciplinary innovation projects can be written in groups of up to four students. Students can also apply to write the master’s thesis with students from other specialisations if they so wish, provided that the scope of the master’s thesis is the same. If more than one student work on the master’s thesis together, each student’s contributions must be documented. The thesis can be written as a monograph or as a scientific article on a specialised topic.

Development of the project description in preparation for the master’s thesis is part of the course MAVIT4070 Research Design and Project Description, 10 ECTS credits.

MAVIT4070/MAxxx4070 must be passed before the student can start to work on the master's thesis.

All compulsory courses in the programme must be passed before the student can submit their master's thesis for assessment.

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

Knowledge

The student

• has advanced knowledge of their area of specialisation and can analyse academic problems to identify the need for research and professional development
• has in-depth knowledge of the research process

Skills

The student

• can analyse relevant theories and issues to initiate and carry out a limited research, quality improvement or development work
• can use relevant methods for research, quality improvement or development work in their own work
• can analyse and deal critically with various sources of information and use them in scholarly arguments in their own research, quality improvement or development work
• can carry out an independent, limited research, quality improvement or development work in accordance with the approved project description and the applicable norms for research ethics

General competence

The student

• can communicate relevant issues, analyses and conclusions from their own research, quality improvement or development work to both the general public and academia
• can contribute to new thinking, innovation processes and evidence-based practice in the health services and in health-promoting work

Work and teaching methods used in the course are self-study, three to six master’s seminars with presentations, and an offer of 20 hours’ supervision per thesis, regardless of whether it is written individually or in a group.

The seminars are an arena for sharing experience from all stages of the project work. Students will take part in academic discussion and practise structuring and wording academic argumentation and communicating constructive criticism. Presenting their work, giving feedback to fellow students, and receiving feedback from fellow students and teachers, are important parts of the seminars.

The supervision agreement is signed by the students and supervisors at the start of the supervision.

When a group of students work together, an overview of each student’s individual contribution must be enclosed with the assignment.

Emnet gir studentene grunnleggende kunnskaper og ferdigheter i budsjett og regnskap (eksternregnskap) i privat, kommunal og statlig sektor, samt en innføring i bruk av regneark i budsjett og regnskap. Emnet skal sammen med andre økonomifag gi studentene et grunnlag for å utføre oppgaver innenfor regnskap og økonomi i privat og offentlig sektor.

Undervisningsspråk er norsk.

The master’s thesis written by one or two students. Large, interdisciplinary innovation projects can be written in groups of up to four students on application. Individual oral examination where the grade can be adjusted.

The content and scope of different forms of master's theses:

• Monograph: Recommended scope of a monographic assignment is 22,000 words +/- 10%

• Scientific article: The thesis must include a manuscript in the form of at least one article that is in accordance with the author guidelines for a relevant scientific journal, and a supplementary memo/introductory chapter to the article-based thesis ('kappe') that elaborates on the theoretical and methodological considerations underlying the article. The layout, structure and scope of the article must comply with the guidelines of the journal in question, and the introductory chapter to the article-based thesis can be a maximum of 10,000 words.

The thesis can be written in English or a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish or Danish).

The written thesis must be awarded a grade of A-E (preliminary grade) in order for a student to take the oral examination. The final grade is set after the oral examination. The whole grade scale can be used when setting the final grade.

An individual oral examination lasting up to 40 minutes based on the master’s thesis. The candidate gives a 10 - 15 minutes presentation of their master’s thesis at the start of the oral examination.

Students can appeal against the grade set for the written part of the examination in accordance with the Act relating to Universities and University Colleges.

Studenten skal etter å ha fullført emnet ha følgende totale læringsutbytte definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskaper

Studenten har grunnleggende kunnskap om:

• Formål og prosesser for budsjett og regnskap
• Regnskapsprinsippene i privat, kommunal og statlig sektor
• Bruk av kontoplaner, bokføring og avslutning av regnskap i privat, kommunal og statlig sektor
• Lover og regelverk om budsjett og regnskap i privat, kommunal og statlig sektor
• Programvare for budsjett og regnskap

Ferdigheter

Studenten kan

• Lese et kommunalt budsjett og et statlig budsjett
• Lage, avslutte og rapportere et enkelt regnskap etter reglene i regnskapsloven, kommuneloven og statens økonomiregelverk
• Analysere budsjett og regnskap inkludert bruk av finansielle nøkkeltall i privat, kommunal og statlig sektor

Generell kompetanse

Studenten kan

• Lage enkle modeller for budsjett og regnskap i regneark
• Forklare grunnleggende forskjeller mellom budsjett og regnskap i privat, kommunal og statlig sektor

Undervisningen veksler mellom forelesninger, og løsning og gjennomgang av oppgaver i regneark.