OAS4000 Contract Law in the Public Sector Course description

Studentene skal levere et presentasjonsnotat (maks to sider) med tema og problemstilling for den individuelle semesteroppgaven (jf. vurdering), som skal godkjennes av faglærer.

Studentene skal levere en individuell semesteroppgave på 5000 ord (+/- 10%) (eksklusiv forside, innholdsfortegnelse, litteraturliste og eventuelle vedlegg). Studentene velger selv tema og problemstilling innenfor rammen av tematikken i emnet. Tema og problemstilling skal godkjennes av faglærer (jf. arbeidskravet).

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt, så lenge regler for kildehenvisning blir fulgt.

Vurderingsuttrykket er en gradert skala med fem trinn fra A til E for bestått, og F for ikke bestått.

The course provides an overview of forms of governance and governance challenges in the public sector, enabling students to acquire a good knowledge base for the rest of the programme. Governance reforms and governance instruments are placed in a theoretical and contextual perspective. Students will gain an understanding of the concepts governance and management, an insight into key development trends and important implications relating to relevant changes in forms of governance and management.

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Knowledge

The student has

• in-depth knowledge of the concepts governance and management and their use in different contexts
• in-depth knowledge of key public governance instruments
• in-depth knowledge of the connection between social changes and governance challenges in the public sector, and between governance challenges and changes in forms of governance and management
• in-depth knowledge of international trends in public sector reforms and Norwegian management policy
• insight into the relationship between systems of governance and civil society and an understanding of democratic implications relating to the development of different forms of governance
• insight into ethical issues relating to public governance

Skills

The student is capable of

• analysing governance challenges in the public sector
• assessing how these challenges can be met through reforms and measures
• assessing different governance tools in public policy

Competence

The student is capable of

• disseminating the results of independent work, writing reports, and giving oral presentations as forms of communication
• applying knowledge and skills in obtaining and using relevant sources, literature and other information, masters reference and quotation techniques, and is capable of defining what constitutes plagiarism and cheating
• communicating with both specialists in the field and the general public about relevant issues, analyses and conclusions relating to reforms and management policy
• playing an active role in renewal and reform work and contributing critical perspectives to such processes

Students will submit an individual presentation note of maximum three pages (that require an oral presentation). If the note is unsatisfactory, an improved version must be submitted within a short deadline stipulated by the lecturer. The note and presentation must be approved before the student can take the exam.

Eksamen består av en individuell semesteroppgave på 8-10 sider, maksimalt 3,500 ord (referanseliste/litteraturliste er ikke medregnet). Den skal ha 2,5 cm marger, 12 pkt. skrift og halvannen linjeavstand.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.