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MSLV4400 Strategy in the Public Sector Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Strategi i offentlig sektor
Study programme
Master Programme in Management of Library and Information Institutions
Master's Programme in Public Administration and Management
Executive Master in Public Management
Elective modules, Master Programme in Public Management
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

Comprehensive thinking, collaboration and implementation ability are important in the public sector. For several decades, the public sector has attempted to become more 'strategic' than before and the strategy concept is currently used by many public institutions in different contexts. This course studies what strategy is and how strategic thinking, management and leadership can be used in the public sector.

The course examines different definitions of strategy and various related traditions and tools, and studies how this can elucidate strategic management and leadership in the public sector. The course also examines how policy and the public sphere influence strategic management and leadership. Great emphasis is placed on using the international and Norwegian research literature on strategy in the public sector, and on studying how strategy is used and works in the public sector.

Through studies of basic problems relating to strategy and the characteristics of the public sector, as well as practical skills training in the use of strategy tools such as internal and external analysis, competitive analysis, value chain analysis and stakeholder analysis, the course defines grounds for using strategic management and leadership in planning, cooperation, reorganisation and renewal in the public sector.

Language of instruction is Norwegian.

Recommended preliminary courses

Ingen.

Required preliminary courses

None

Learning outcomes

I dette emnet skal studenten tilegne seg inngående kunnskap i patofysiologi og akuttmedisinsk behandling ved svikt i vitale funksjoner relatert til ulike medisinske og kirurgiske tilstander. Denne kunnskapen danner grunnlaget for å kunne administrere, overvåke og evaluere medisinsk behandling.

Teaching and learning methods

ABIO6000, Medisinsk og naturvitenskapelig kunnskap 10 stp., må være bestått for å kunne fremstille seg til eksamen i dette emnet.

Course requirements

No coursework requirements or compulsory activities

Assessment

Etter å ha gjennomført dette emnet har studenten følgende læringsutbytte, definert i kunnskap, ferdigheter og generell kompetanse:

Kunnskap

Studenten

  • har inngående kunnskap om teori og metoder i akuttmedisin
  • har inngående kunnskap om prinsipper for administrering av medisinsk utstyr som brukes i akuttmedisinsk behandling

Ferdigheter

Studenten

  • kan analysere og forholde seg kritisk til eksisterende teori og metoder innenfor akuttmedisinsk behandling
  • kan arbeide selvstendig med teoretisk problemløsning relatert til forordnet akuttmedisinsk behandling delegert av lege

Generell kompetanse

Studenten

  • kan analysere relevante fag-, yrkes- og forskningsetiske problemstillinger innen akuttsykepleie med utgangspunkt i fag-, forsknings-, erfarings- og pasientkunnskap
  • kan anvende kunnskap i akuttmedisin for å administrere akuttmedisinsk behandling forordnet av lege

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Forelesninger og selvstudier.

Grading scale

Ingen.

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

Individuell skriftlig eksamen under tilsyn, 6 timer.