Business, Innovation and Cultural Diversity 6026

Læringsutbytte

After completing the course the student should have the following learning outcomes in terms of knowledge, skills and competences:

  • The current entrepreneurial situations for business people, men and women
  • The woman’s perspective of entrepreneurship and leadership
  • Aspects of networking, innovative business culture, ethics and gender research in an international context

Innhold

  • The main concepts and alternative strategies of business entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity as a social process
  • Leadership strategies and achievements
  • Gender patterns in the workplace
  • Educational and political policy regarding women in leadership positions
  • Women and entrepreneurship
  • Network communication and mentoring
  • Business culture in Norway and in other countries

Arbeids- og læringsformer

2-3 hrs/week, 15 weeks pr semester.

Lectures, case histories and studies, discussions, group or individual presentations, project-paper, educational field trips. An emphasis will be placed on student participation. The language of instruction is English. 80% participation is expected. Papers may be written in Norwegian, by special application.

Vurderingsformer

Portfolio assessment, which will consist of oral presentations and 1-2 reports/projects/papers based on field study. Letter grades from A-F, last passing grade is E. All assessed elements of the course must be passed to pass the course.

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Publisert av / forfatter Anette Myhre Momrak <anette.m.momrakSPAMFILTER@hit.no> - 14.12.2012