Business Administration, One year programme

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1 Business Administration, One year programme Responsible faculty Bodø Graduate School of Business address Language of instruction Norwegian Admission requirements General requirements for study competence at university level. Programme evaluation Students will be actively drawn into the evaluation of the training program. In most courses the student representatives are elected to be the link between the lecturer / administration and students throughout the semester. Assessment methods Home exam, paper / project assignments, case studies and other oral and written presentations are used in addition to written exams. General description and profile of the programme The study represents the first year of the Bachelor's program in economics and management which is arranged in accordance with the recommendation from NRØA (National Council for financial administrative education) where an economic-administrative education at least should include the four fields of business administration, economics, management and methodology. The first year will give students an understanding of markets and organizations as well as develop their capacity for critical reflection on basic issues and values. In addition, courses in mathematics, statistics, operational and financial accounting and jurisprudence. Study programme plan 2010 Autumn 2011 Spring Business Administration, One year programme Business Administration, One year programme MA105E RE131E EX120E-2 OR125E BE113E MA106E BE114E Further education Candidates who have completed one-year program will be able to proceed on 2 year of the Bachelor's program in either economics and management, accounting and auditing, or real estate. Minimum of 6 of the 8 subjects in the study must be passed in order to transfer to programs at HHB. It is also possible to combine one-year program with courses from other disciplines - this will then form the basis for a complex bachelor's degree. Professional and occupational prospects A bachelor in business administration will qualify for various tasks within business and public administration. Last updated by:, :58 «Back Emner 1st year of study Introduction to financial accounting - BE113E Study start: Autumn 2010 Course responsible person: Einar Torrissen

2 address: Registering of basic accounting transactions fundamentals in accounting,the balance sheet and the income statement accounting regulation and accounting standards framework and concepts in accounting the contents of the financial statement and the balance sheet financial reporting issues in measuring assets, liabilities and equity accounting and taxation Learning outcomes: Students will after completed the course - Know the basic principles of accounting and performance measurement - Have insight in the financial accounts structure and framework - Have an understanding of key accounting measurement problems Lectures, normally 3-4 hours pr week. Normally supplementet by group exercises. Written school exam, 5 hours. Kristoffersen, Trond : "Årsregnskapet-en grunnleggende innføring ", Fagbokforlaget, latest edition Kristoffersen, Trond : "Årsregnskapet-en grunnleggende innføring. Oppgavesamling med løsninger, Fagbokforlaget, latest edition BE101E-003 Driftsregnskap og finansregnskap med analyse, 8 ECTS-credits BE101E-004 Driftsregnskap og finansregnskap med analyse - Skoleeksamen høst, 8 ECTS-credits BE101E Driftsregnskap og finansregnskap med analyse, 8 ECTS-credits BE101E Driftsregnskap og finansregnskap med analyse, 8 ECTS-credits BE117E Bedriftsøkonomi og regnskap, 8 ECTS-credits BE119E Grunnleggende Økonomistyring 1, 4 ECTS-credits BE120E Grunnleggende Økonomistyring 2, 4 ECTS-credits Examen philosophicum - EX120E-2 ECTS Credits: 10 Study start: Autumn 2010 Course responsible person: Tor Ivar Hanstad address: tor.ivar.hanstad@uit.no The course will introduce students to the history of Western philosophy with an emphasis on developments within ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, ethics and politics. The main focus will be on themes and concepts which are fundamental for our view of reality, such as rationality, knowledge, science, mind, morality and the human being in relation to nature and society. These issues will also be discussed in terms of their relevance for further research in the human, social and natural sciences as well as in professional studies. The framework for discussion will be linked to central historical periods and figures from the history of philosophy.

3 Seminars. Students are expected to actively participate in discussions. Written school exam. Magee, Bryan The Story of Philosophy (Doring Kindersley, 2001). EX121E-2 Examen philosophicum, 10 ECTS-credits EX130S Examen philosophicum, 10 ECTS-credits EX140L Kunnskap, menneskesyn og etikk, 10 ECTS-credits Mathematics - MA105E Study start: Autumn 2010 Course responsible person: Petter Pettersen address: Petter.Pettersen@uin.no Elementary algebra Functions of one variable Optimizing in economic problems Exponential and logarithm functions Finance mathematics Integration with application in economics Functions of several variables. Derivation Optimizing problems Maximum and minimum with the Lagrange Method. Prerequisites: The course builds upon knowledge equivalent to basic subjects taught in high school. 4-6 hours lectures and 2 hours of group work per week. 4 hours written examination at the end of the semester. Compulsory attendance at seminars. Rohnes, B: Matematikk for økonomer. Kort og godt. Universitetsforlaget. Some additional litterature may be recommended in the lessons. MA107E Innføring i økonomisk matematikk, 5 ECTS-credits ME105E Matematikk, 5 ECTS-credits Financial analysis - BE114E

4 Course responsible person: Einar Torrissen address: Introduction to management accounting and classification of costs Understanding cost behaviour Job costing Cost and income analysis relevant for decision making Preparing the statement of cash flow Financial statement analysis Financial ratio analysis Learning outcomes: Students will after completed the course: - Have a good understanding of cost variability - Be able to distribute the costs from species to cost center - Be able to prepare estimates for full cost and contribution method - Be able to implement cost, volume and revenue analysis - Carry out analysis of accounting - Be able to prepare cash flow statements Lectures, normally 3-4 hours pr week. Normally supplementet by group exercises. Written school exam, 5 hours. Kristoffersen, Trond : "Årsregnskapet-en grunnleggende innføring ", Fagbokforlaget, latest edition Kristoffersen, Trond : "Årsregnskapet-en grunnleggende innføring. Exercisebook, Fagbokforlaget, latest edition Hoff, Kjell Gunnar: "Grunnleggende bedriftsøkonomisk analyse" and related exercisebook, Universitetsforlaget, latest edition BE101E-003 Driftsregnskap og finansregnskap med analyse, 3 ECTS-credits BE101E-004 Driftsregnskap og finansregnskap med analyse - Skoleeksamen høst, 3 ECTS-credits BE101E Driftsregnskap og finansregnskap med analyse, 3 ECTS-credits BE101E Driftsregnskap og finansregnskap med analyse, 3 ECTS-credits BE117E Bedriftsøkonomi og regnskap, 8 ECTS-credits BE119E Grunnleggende Økonomistyring 1, 5 ECTS-credits BE120E Grunnleggende Økonomistyring 2, 3 ECTS-credits Statistics - MA106E Course responsible person: Petter Pettersen address: Petter.Pettersen@uin.no

5 Descriptive statistics Combinatorics and probability theory Probability distributions for discrete and continuous random variables: binomial, hypergeometric, normal, student's t and chi-square distributions. Normal approximation Correlation and regression models Estimation and hypothesis testing. Prerequisites: The course builds upon knowledge equivalent to basic subjects taught in high school. 4-6 hours lectures and 2 hours of group work per week. 4 hours written examination at the end of the semester. Foosnæs, H.; Halvorsen, K.; Volden, R.;Wentzel-Larsen, T: "Statistikk, en innføring", Fagbokforlaget, (latest edition) Some additional litterature may be recommended in the lessons. MA146F Statistikk for biologer, 5 ECTS-credits Organisation - OR125E Course responsible person: Alf Håvard Dahl address: Alf-Haavard.Dahl@uin.no Students take an active part in the evaluation of the course. Through their elected representative, who has a special responsibility to ensure dialogue between students and course coordinator / lecturer and the study program as needed. In addition to this process evaluation a final evaluation by means of an electronic questionnaire is made. Below is given a thematic description of course content: Perspectives and historical development The organization and its surroundings - addiction and strategy Goals Organizational Structure (formal structure perspective) and design Organizational Culture (informal structure, symbolic perspective) Human Resource perspective: motivation and needs special Groups and Teams Stakeholders and power (power perspective) Management: what and how? Central processes decisions, opinion / opinion-making, communication Personality, identity and gender Learning, innovation and change - in terms of process, context and sub-topics Recommended previous knowledge: EX120E Ex phil and BE116E Markets and contexts - an introduction. The main methods include: lectures, groups working with exercises / case led by the tutor, assignment with supervision and feedback. It is expected that students also work actively with curriculum / literature consecutively. By working with an assignment in groups of 3-5 students, students will receive training in teamwork and team development. The task will also provide training in information-gathering and processing, problem analysis and discussion. The thesis provides specialization in any of the course's theme. It represents an alternative learning method of the subject and is included in the evaluation of the subject. The task usually involves contact with a business so that students connect theory and practice.

6 The course has a twofold evaluation form: An assignment during the semester, counting 40%, these are made normally in groups of 3-5 students, you can get guidance during and after. Individual written examination, counts 60%. Both the assignment and examination must be passed for the course to be approved. Jakobsen & Thorsvik (2007), Hvordan organisasjoner fungerer, Bergen: Fagbokforlaget Compendium OR127E Organisasjon og verdibasert ledelse, 8 ECTS-credits PO110S Organisasjonsteori, 8 ECTS-credits Law - RE131E Course responsible person: Gunnar Reinsnes address: adv-reinsnes@adv-reinsnes.no The judicial system, courts of law Law of agreements, purchasing, power of attorney Company law Administration law Family law 3 weekly lecture hours Written exam, 5 hours Langfeldt, Sverre F. og Tore Bråthen Lov og rett for næringslivet. 16. ed., Universitetsforlaget ISBN Norges Lover, latest edition REcommended supplementary litterature: Arbeidshefte i forretningsjus, Langfeldt, Sverre F. ISBN RE130E Rettslære 1, 8 ECTS-credits RE130E Rettslære 1, 8 ECTS-credits RE202E Rettslære 2, 8 ECTS-credits RE202E Rettslære 2, 8 ECTS-credits RE202E Rettslære 2, 8 ECTS-credits RE219E Rettslære 2, 0 ECTS-credits