BLH3320 Aesthetics and Special Needs – Nordic Childhoods Emneplan

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of how management accounting supports decision-making and strategy in different types of businesses.
• has knowledge of different processes and methods of planning and control for strategic performance management.
• has knowledge of emerging issues in strategic management accounting.

Skills

The student

• can apply critical thinking, communication, and practice collaboration to strategic management accounting problems.
• can make informed decisions in strategic and ambiguous situations by acquiring, analyzing and presenting information based on management accounting.

The exam will be evaluated by an internal and an external examiner.

Knowledge

The student

• has a wide vocabulary in economic/administrative English
• knows the main oral and written genres of business communication
• knows the main points of grammar necessary for correct and idiomatic usage of the English language
• has knowledge of various cross-curricular business topics
• has knowledge of several issues in British society
• is familiar with some works of fiction in English

Skills

The student

• can write professional English
• can speak fluently about several business topics and various aspects of society and culture in English
• can deal with professional situations in the business world
• can understand spoken and written English used in a business context
• can use professional vocabulary in oral and written contexts
• is able to discuss, analyse and reflect on various issues in English
• has developed his/her practical problem-solving skills

Competence

The student

• has developed his/her communicative competence in English, which includes linguistic, intercultural and strategic competencies
• can function well in most professional situations internationally
• can apply his/her skills and knowledge of business English
• can understand English language curricula and lectures in other subjects better

There is one course assignment to be carried out in groups of 2-3 students. In order to take the final exam, the assignment must be approved by the teacher. Students will be given the opportunity to try again if the assignment has not been approved. The teacher will give information regarding deadline for handing in the assignment.

There is one course assignment to be carried out in groups of 2-3 students. However, in some special cases a student may be allowed to work individually. In order to take the final exam, the assignment must be approved by the teacher. Students will be given the opportunity to try again if the assignment has not been approved. The teacher will give information regarding deadline for handing in the assignment.

The following assignments are obligatory:

- Two short (300-500 words) written assignments based on the cases (attendance is mandatory for the cases the student writes about)

- An essay, approximately 500 words, on an assigned topic

- An individual 7-minute oral presentation

Feedback will be given on all assignments. The essay must adhere to the rules established in ¿Mal for oppgaveskriving ved SAM¿ (available on the SAM home pages). In order to take the final exam, all obligatory assignments must be approved by the instructor. Students will be given the opportunity to re-submit obligatory assignments that have not been approved. If assignments are not approved after re-submission(s), students will not be allowed to take the exam.

There will be a 4 hour individual written exam.

An individual written and oral exam will be held at the end of the spring semester. The student gets two separate grades, one for the written and one for the oral exam, and the exams can be taken again separately. The written exam counts 53% of the final grade and the oral exam counts 47%.

Written exam (5 hours) consisting of three parts:

• a Norwegian-English translation and vocabulary exercise
• a text for comprehension and analysis, and questions from the syllabus in English for Business Studies
• an essay on a topic from British society

Oral exam (20 minutes) consisting of:

• presentation of a topic from British society
• discussion/reflection on one of the cases, a work of fiction or selected texts called 'British Perspectives'.

Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

In addition to the course instructor, an external or internal examiner will be used for all the exams. The exam questions will be approved by an external examiner.