MBIB4250 Knowledge Management and Information Behavior Course description

This course focuses on individuals' and groups' information-related activities at work as well as tools and strategies by organisations to manage their information resources.

The teaching language is in English when there are foreign exchange students present.

No prerequisites.

Eksamen vurderes av to interne sensorer. Tilsynssensor evaluerer vurderingsformer og vurderingsprosesser i studieprogrammet.

• Lærende organisasjoner
• Ledelse av endrings- og utviklingsprosjekter ved hjelp av coachende tilnærming
• Muligheter og begrensninger ved bruk av coachende verktøy og metoder i utviklingsprosesser
• Coaching som metode i konflikthåndtering på organisasjonsnivå
• Makt- og ansvarsforhold på organisasjonsnivå
• Verdier og kultur i lærende organisasjoner, herunder mangfold og kjønnsperspektiver

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

1. An individually written short paper (approximately 1,500 words, equals with about 3 pages) on freely chosen concepts related to the topics of the course and based on course literature.

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 the opportunity to submit an improved version once by the given deadline.

Assessment consists of a written term paper. The term paper may be written individually (approximately 7,500 words, equals with about 15 pages), or in groups of 2-3 students (approximately 10,000 words, equals with about 20 pages). Font and font size: Arial / Calibri 12pkt. Line spacing: 1.5.

The student may choose English or Norwegian as examination language.

If a term paper is written by a group, all group members are requested a re-examination at fail. Candidates who do not receive a passing grade on the term paper can resubmit the paper once.

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

Letter grading A-F.

An internal and external examiner make the assessment of all exams.

Katriina Byström