2013/2014  BA-PBGG  Business and Global Governance

English Title

Business and Global Governance

Course information
Language	English
Exam ECTS	7.5 ECTS
Type	Mandatory
Level	Bachelor
Duration	One Quarter
Course period	Spring
Time Table	Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study board	Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics, BSc
Course coordinator
Morten Ougaard - Department of Business and Politics (DBP)
Main academic disciplines
International Political Economy
Last updated on 28-05-2013

Learning objectives

After completing the course students should be able to Describe theoretical approaches to the study of the role of business in global governance. Apply these approaches to regulatory frameworks, institutions, and arrangements in the global political economy Compare, evaluate and discuss approaches based on curriculum and independent readings Formulate and answer analytical questions research questions on the basis of such approaches

Examination

Business and Global Governance: Examination form Home assignment - written product Individual or group exam Individual Size of written product Max. 10 pages Assignment type Written assignment Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time. Grading scale 7-step scale Examiner(s) Internal examiner and external examiner Exam period Summer Term Make-up exam/re-exam Another examination form Written sit-in, 4 hour, closed book exam.

Course content and structure

The course focuses on institutions, actors and processes involved in developing and shaping the international and global political, societal and institutional framework for business. It gives students factual knowledge about institutional forms, governance principles and regulatory content of major sources of international business regulation, and it covers important contemporary theories and approaches to this field. The approaches are discussed and compared based on their inherent theoretical strengths and weaknesses, and the course also stresses evaluation of their applicability in empirical analysis.

Teaching methods

Lectures and discussions of topics from the readings.