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TIØ4102

Organization and Technology 1

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Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course provides a general introduction to organizational theory with an emphasis on technology management, and the historical development of organizational theory. This includes organizational structures related to division of labour, integration and coordination, as well as integration of people.

Learning outcome

The subject is compulsory in the first year of the study program MTIØT. The course will convey the following knowledge: General knowledge of organizational theory with an emphasis on technology, as well as the historical development of the organizational theory subject. Students gain specific knowledge of organizational structures related to division of labour, integration and coordination, as well as relating this to the integration of people. Furthermore, the course will enable students to assess and analyze organizations as well as developing suggestions for organisational development.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and written exercises.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercise 1
  • Exercise 2

Further on evaluation

The overall assessment in the course consists of a school examination.

There are two compulsory exercises that must be approved before the candidate can take the exam.

For re-sit examination, the examination may be changed to oral.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Industrial Economics and Technology Management (MTIØT)

Required previous knowledge

Only students at Industrial Economics and Technology Management can attend to the course.

Course materials

A literature list is handed out at the beginning of the course.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
TIØ4101 5 sp Autumn 2023
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management