IND509 - University of Agder

IND509-G Business Management 1

5 ECTS credits - Starts Autumn - Duration 1 semester(s) - Grimstad

Study programmes Masters' Programme in Industrial Economics and Technology Management

Teaching starts Autumn

Language of instruction Norwegian

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the cours, the student should be able to:

Combine strategic analyses, and demonstrate how these are used to develop well-suited economic control systems
Discuss, analyse and develop systems for transfer pricing, performance measurement and bonus and incentive systems
Account for critical success factors for successful introduction of such systems

Course contents

Design and use of strategic management control systems, including strategic profitability analyses (including activity based costing), strategic cost management, performance measurement systems (including balanced scorecards, accounting based bonuses and incentive systems) and beyond budgeting and prognoses

Teaching methods and workload Cases and exercises.

Examination requirement Satisfactory submission of mandatory exercises. The portfolio must be assessed to a Pass in order to take the written examination.

Assessment methods and criteria Individual 4-hours written examination (contributing 40 % to final assessment) and portfolio (contributing 60 % to final assessment). The portfolio must be assessed to a Pass in order to take the written examinatrion.

Level of course Master's level

Year of study Second year of master's programme.

Name of lecturer/contact person Programme Coordinator Bo Terje Kalsaas

Recommended or required reading The syllabus will be published on the home page of the course when finalised. See link in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Credit reduction

Offered as a free-standing course No

Faculty Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences

ECTS Course Catalogue University of Agder 2012-13

ECTS 2012-13

Norwegian Version