Course content - Learning outcome - Admission - Prerequisites - Teaching - Examination - Evaluation

Course content

• The development of leadership and management theory
• A comparison and evaluation (critical discussion) of some of the most influential leadership and management theories
• Understanding leadership and management practice using case studies

Learning outcome

This course explores the rich field of management as a science and an art. It will discuss some of the most influential theories of management, both historically and systematically, and look at how they fit the various managerial challenges posed by the health sector. It will also look at leadership and management practice, based on case studies and seminars. The course is also designed so as to give the students an opportunity to understand and develop their own potential as leaders and managers.

Admission

Students at UiO must apply for courses in StudentWeb.

International applicants, if you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.

The examination in this course is not available for external candidates. Only students admitted to the course may sit for the examination.

Prerequisites

Formal prerequisite knowledge

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None

Recommended previous knowledge

Basic knowledge of how health care services is managed and organized (HLED1102 or similar)

Knowledge of Classfronter

Teaching

Lectures and seminars with 3 mandatory short essays delivered by Classfronter prior to the semninars. The short essays will be critical assessment of and elaboration on the literature.

Access to teaching

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Examination

3 mandatory short essays and a final written exam.

The students must pass all three essays to be allowed to sit for the written exam. If an essay fails, the student may re-submit it within a week.

The mandatory assignment must be handed in electronically and will be subject to electronic screening for potential plagiarism. Failure to meet academic standards for reference to sources or plagiarism – whether intentional or not – will be prosecuted according to the University of Oslo’s regulations (Forskrift om studier og eksamener ved Universititetet i Oslo, §9) and may result in severe consequences such as expulsion from the University.

Examination support material

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English dictionary is allowed

Language of examination

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All written exams and term papers at the master's programme in Health Economics, Policy and Management have to be conducted in English

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

The three essay are awarded either a passing or failing grade. The pass/fail scale is applied as an independent scale with only two possible results.

Explanations and appeals

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Resit an examination

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In this course the exam is regularly scheduled each semester. It is not arranged make-up exam in this course, cf. § 5.5 i Forskrift om studier og eksamener ved Universitetet i Oslo.

Withdrawal from an examination

A student may sit this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do so in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit the exam.

Special examination arrangements

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Evaluation

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Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. As a student at the University of Oslo you will therefore be asked to participate in various types of evaluation of our courses, facilities and services. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, in-depth evaluation of this course, a so called "periodic evaluation".