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MSLV4800 The State and Municipalities as Market Actors – Public Procurement, State Aid, and Corporate Organization Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Staten og kommunene som markedsaktører – offentlige anskaffelser, statsstøtte og selskapsorganisering
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

Bachelor’s thesis.

  • Literature review.
  • Normally written in group with 2-3 students.
  • Scope of 8,000 words (+/- 10%).

Resits/rescheduled exam: If the bachelor’s thesis is awarded a fail grade, the student has the right to submit a reworked version once.

Required preliminary courses

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Learning outcomes

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

Knowledge

The student has

  • knowledge of various ways to organize and expose public entities to market competition
  • insight into the purposes that procurement regulations are intended to serve
  • in-depth knowledge of planning, announcing, conducting, and concluding competitions in accordance with procurement regulations, as well as an understanding of the consequences of breaches of these regulations
  • insight into the prohibition of public support and state aid issues related to public entities engaging in economic activities in the market
  • knowledge of the international foundation of the regulations on public procurement and state aid
  • understanding of the differences in regulation between private and public market activities

Skills

The student can

  • identify and analyze legal issues and consequences of reorganization or market exposure processes
  • identify when different parts of the public procurement rules apply
  • analyse and deal with legal issues in connection with the announcement of procurement competitions, the conduct of such competitions, the evaluation of tenders received and the awarding of contracts

General competence

The student can

  • work independently with practical, legal issues
  • argue for the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of market exposure of public sector organizations
  • explain in general terms certain basic premises for the public sector's market activity, such as freedom of contract, protection against bankruptcy, budgetary frameworks and the location of constitutional and political responsibility

Teaching and learning methods

The teaching approach is based on individual study, group work, and plenary sessions. To achieve the objectives of the course, solving various case assignments will be a key element. Students are expected to actively engage with these cases and the legal source materials available in the field. Literature studies will play an important role in this process.

Course requirements

No coursework requirements or compulsory activities.

Assessment

The exam in the course is a supervised exam of 6 hours.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

The following aids are permitted:

    • The exam module of Lovdata Pro

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F

Examiners

Emneplanen er godkjent av utdanningsutvalget ved Fakultet for lærerutdanning og internasjonale studier 21. juni 2021.

Formålet med emnet er å gi studentene grunnleggende kompetanse for å kunne undervise på utdanningsprogrammet idrettsfag på videregående nivå. Studentene skal gjennom arbeid med relevant faglitteratur og gjennom praktisk-metodiske aktiviteter, utvikle nødvendig kompetanse for å kunne undervise og veilede elever på idrettsfag i de obligatoriske programfagene.

Course contact person

Se programplanen for informasjon om eventuelle forkunnskapskrav og progresjonskrav.