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SFV4600 Comparative Social Risk Management Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Comparative Social Risk Management
Study programme
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Study Option International Social Welfare and Health Policy
Master in Programme Applied Social Sciences
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences
Elective modules, Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences
Master Programme in Applied Social Sciences - Programme Option Social Work
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2019/2020
Curriculum
FALL 2019
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

Emnet gir en innføring i internregnskap, budsjettering, investering, finansiering og likviditetsstyring og analysemetoder som kostnadskalkyler og resultatmåling. Emnet skal sammen med andre økonomifag gi et kvalifiserende grunnlag for å utføre oppgaver innen rasjonell økonomiforvaltning i stillinger som økonomikonsulent, økonomisjef og controller. Emnet skal også gi ferdigheter i bruk av regneark. Det blir brukt eksempler fra offentlig sektor.

Required preliminary courses

Ingen forkunnskapskrav

Learning outcomes

A student who has completed his or her qualification has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has advanced knowledge of

  • social protection strategies, in particular related to major social risks: unemployment, sickness, disability, lack of a provider, child abuse, and old age
  • the interplay between protection provided by the state, the voluntary sector, the family and the market
  • principles of social insurance and health insurance
  • strategies for providing residual or universal social and health assistance
  • the extended family as a risk-managing institution
  • problems with social protection coverage and strategies for extending coverage
  • strategies for efficient delivery of health and social services
  • policy evaluation methods in health and social care

Skills

The student can

  • identify similarities and differences in social and health protection strategies in high, middle and low income countries
  • investigate the arguments for and against public management, public/private partnerships, outsourcing and other strategies with regard to the delivery of publicly provided health and social services
  • analyse processes of social/health policy implementation
  • evaluate social/health policy outputs and outcomes

Content

Learning outcomes

A student who has completed his or her qualification has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has advanced knowledge of

  • social protection strategies in particular related to major social risks: unemployment, sickness, disability, lack of a provider, child abuse, and old age
  • the interplay between protection provided by the state, the voluntary sector, the family and the market
  • principles of social insurance and health insurance
  • strategies for providing residual or universal social and health assistance
  • the extended family as a risk-managing institution
  • problems with social protection coverage and strategies for extending coverage
  • strategies for efficient delivery of health and social services
  • policy evaluation methods in health and social care

Skills

The student can

  • identify similarities and differences in social and health protection strategies in high, middle and low income countries
  • investigate the arguments for and against public management, public/private partnerships, outsourcing and other strategies with regard to the delivery of publicly provided health and social services
  • analyse processes of social/health policy implementation
  • evaluate social/health policy outputs and outcomes

Teaching and learning methods

I undervisningen legges det stor vekt på gjennomgang av oppgaver.

Course requirements

Det er fire obligatoriske innleveringer i Canvas i løpet av semesteret der tre må være bestått for at man skal kunne fremstille seg til eksamen.

Assessment

Skriftlig PC-basert skoleeksamen på fem timer i Inspera og Excel

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Ingen hjelpemidler tillatt.

Grading scale

Gradert skala A-F.

Examiners

Intern og ekstern sensor vurderer alle besvarelser.

Course contact person

Håvard Hodne