Firm Strategies, Governance and Regional Development

Undervisningsspråk

English

Krav til forkunnskapar

GEO221 or GEO282, and GEO292 or GEO291, or equivalent.

Læringsutbyte

Having completed the course the student should be able to:

• discuss advanced theoretical and empirical frameworks on development in industry and society.
• reflect on these theoretical frameworks in local, regional, national and global contexts.
• present and discuss research questions in relation to business, policy, planning, governance, and administration.

Kontaktinformasjon

Department of Geography

Studieveileder@geog.uib.no

Undervisningssemester

Spring

Eksamenssemester

Spring

Undervisningsspråk

English

Studienivå

Master

Krav til studierett

Open for students at Master¿s level who meets the prerequisites. This Course can for example be part of the compulsory course criteria for a Master in Geography or a Master in Region and Regionalization.

GEO324 is a special topic course and may be included as one of the special topic courses in the coursework requirement for Master¿s Programme in Geography or as part of the courses for the Master¿s Programme in Region and Regionalization.

Mål og innhald

The thematic framework for this course is the concepts, structures, conditions and changes that affect society and economic activities. The geographical focus is on local communities and regions, but also on how individuals, firms, institutions and places are affected and linked a complex global setting. The lectures will combine theoretical and empirical examples with academic literature based on research from Norway as well as other countries to address a variety of questions in our globalised economy, reflecting some of the ongoing research at the department.

Læringsutbyte/resultat

Having completed the course the student should be able to:

• discuss advanced theoretical and empirical frameworks on development in industry and society.
• reflect on these theoretical frameworks in local, regional, national and global contexts.
• present and discuss research questions in relation to business, policy, planning, governance, and administration.

Krav til forkunnskapar

GEO221 or GEO282, and GEO292 or GEO291, or equivalent.

Tilrådde forkunnskapar

Bachelor in Geography

Fagleg overlapp

GEO321 (5 ECTS)

GEO331 (5 ECTS)

Undervisning og omfang

1-2 lectures per week

Totalt: 9-10 lectures

1 seminar a 6 hours

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav

Two presentations based on group work. Mandatory work requirements are only valid for the semester in which they are fulfilled and accepted.

Vurderingsformer

Written exam, 5 hours.

Karakterskala

A-F

Emneevaluering

GEO324 will be evaluated every third year

Kontaktinformasjon

Department of Geography

Studieveileder@geog.uib.no