2014/2015
BA-BSOCU1014U Business, Politics and Society
| English Title |
| Business, Politics and
Society |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Course period |
First Quarter |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc in Business Administration and
Sociology
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| Course
coordinator |
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Political leadership, public management and international
politics
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Last updated on
12-08-2014
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| Learning objectives |
On successful completion of the course, the
student should be able to:
- account for the central assumptions and analyses in the texts
of the curriculum
- identify and discuss the most important differences and
similarities in the interaction between companies/organisations,
politics and society in different settings as covered in the
curriculum
- identity strenghts and weaknesses in the approaches introduced
during the course
- on the basis of the texts of the curriculum, identify,
describe, and analyse a current problem which exemplifies the
interaction between business, politics and
society
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| Course prerequisites |
| The courses BA-BSOCU1014U Business, Politics and
Society and BA-BSOCU1015U Manegerial Economics II have one
intergrated exam. You can only participate in BA-BSOCU1014U
Business, Politics and Society if you also register for the course:
BA-BSOCU1015U Manegerial Economics II. |
| Examination |
The exam in the subject consists of three parts:
| Interdisciplinary examination on organisations and their
societal and economic contexts: | | Sub exam weight | 60% | | Examination form | Oral Exam | | Individual or group exam | Individual | | Duration | 20 min. per student, including examiners'
discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the
grade | | Preparation time | With the listed preparation time: 20
Minutes | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | Internal examiner and second internal
examiner | | Exam period | Autumn Term | | Aids allowed to bring
to the exam | Limited aids, see the list below:
You are allowed to bring your own notes and the curriculum on
paper/books.
(You are not allowed to bring any electronic
devices) | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam •The make-up examination for a
student who has submitted a complete exam portfolio but not
participated in the oral examination – due to illness – will be
based on the exam portfolio already submitted.
•A student who fails the regular examination due to the quality of
the exam portfolio should submit a revised exam
portfolio. | Description of the exam
procedure
The two courses ‘Managerial Economics
II’ and ‘Business, Politics and Society’ are assessed at the 3rd
semester integrated and interdisciplinary oral portfolio
examination.
- The oral examination is based on an individual
interdisciplinary exam paper of max. 5 standard pages.
- The oral examination is an individual examination of 20
minutes, including the examiners’ discussion and awarding of the
grade. The student will be awarded one grade according to the
7-point grading scale. This grade will cound 60% towards the final
grade.
- The examination is internal, and assessment is carried out by
two internal examiners; one from each of the two courses.
Learning objectives for the exam:
At the oral examination, the student should, demonstrate ability
to relate the content of the courses ‘Managerial Economics II’ and
‘Business, Politics and Society’ to each other as complementary
perspectives.
Specifically, the student should demonstrate that (s)he:
- has achieved the learning objectives for the courses
‘Managerial Economics II’ and ‘Business, Politics and Society’ (see
below),
- is able to think across the courses and reflect about
similarities and differences between the academic disciplines that
the courses build upon
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| Individual
paper in Business, Politics and Society: | | Sub exam weight | 20% | | Examination form | Home assignment - written product | | Individual or group exam | Individual | | Size of written product | Max. 5 pages | | Assignment type | Written assignment | | Duration | 48 hours to prepare | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | One internal examiner | | Exam period | Autumn Term | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam | Description of the exam
procedure
The exam is a 48
hours take-home exam based on a question posed by the course
instructor. The paper will be graded and weighs 20% of the final
grade given for the course. |
| Individual
paper in Managerial Economics II: | | Sub exam weight | 20% | | Examination form | Home assignment - written product | | Individual or group exam | Individual | | Size of written product | Max. 5 pages | | Assignment type | Written assignment | | Duration | 48 hours to prepare | | Grading scale | 7-step scale | | Examiner(s) | One internal examiner | | Exam period | Autumn Term | | Make-up exam/re-exam | Same examination form as the ordinary exam | Description of the exam
procedure
The exam is a 48
hours take-home exam based on a question posed by the course
instructor. The paper will be graded and weighs 20% of the final
grade given for the course. |
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| Course content and structure |
Aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to provide the student with theoretical
and empirical knowledge about the interaction between business,
politics ands society in different societal contexts, including
various sectors in soceity and different national and regional
settings.
Description of the course:
This course provides a theoretical framework that involves two
elements that are vital for any kind of analytical work:
conceptualisations and contextualisations. Throughout the course,
you'll be introduced to different understandings and
foundations of trust, authority and cooperation. The teaching will
be based in the perspective that concepts have to be analysed in
context. Hence, companies and organizations have to be considered
in their institutional context if we wish to acquire a deeper
understanding of the conditions under which they work.
The course is divided into four clusters. the logic of these
clusters is that the first cluster introduces the conceptual
framework and gradually as we move through the clusters, the
concepts are contextualised giving rise to increasing analytical
complexity. |
| Teaching methods |
| Students will be exposed to a variety of teaching
methods: old-school lectures, group work, student presentations and
debating. Students are required to participate actively throughout
the course. |
Last updated on
12-08-2014
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