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TIØ4162 - Organization and technology 2

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Assignment 40/100
School exam 60/100 4 hours A

Course content

Projects and project management; project organisation, program and portfolio management, management of projects, project teams and project success.

Inter-organizational theory: open systems models, value chain management, industrial networks theory

Organizational topics will be taught with a special emphasis on how organizations represent constraints and possibilities for technological development and vice versa.

Learning outcome

The position and function of the course in the study program MTIØT: The course is obligatory for all third year students at MTIØT, and is designed to contribute to learning outcome 2.1 in the detailed learning outcomes for MTIØT, where it requires a broad and sound basic knowledge in managerial and economic areas. The course contains the following knowledge areas: - General knowledge of projects and project work - Specific knowledge about models on how to measure project success, as well as an understanding that success must be seen in relation to who is asking, the purpose of measuring success and the point in time in which success is measured - Specific knowledge about models and factors which decides how to organise a project in relation to it's mother organisation(s) - Specific knowledge on how to build a project team, and what factors needs to be assessed when building a team Specific knowledge about models of interaction between projects and interest groups in the project environment - Specific knowledge about how projects fits together and how to choose the right project portfolio General knowledge about Interorganizational theory - Specific knowledge on open systems models - Specific knowledge about value chain management - Specific knowledge about industrial networks theory and how it models company interaction with its environment. The course will give the students the following competences: - competence in evaluating and analysing the situation in an organization with respect to important interorganizational questions - competence in suggesting action alternatives to improve end develop interorganizational relations for a company - competence in evaulating and analysing the situation in an organization with respect to questions related to projects and how they are run by the organization - competence in suggesting action alternatives to improve and develop the way in which the organization handles existing and future projects. Other important learning outcomes: - Through a large project in a real organization, the students will get practical training in analysing a real situation - Through the report, students will learn to use written arguments to explain a situation and the action alternatives seen as important in improving the situation analysed - Through the process of evaluating and giving feedback on each others group reports, students will learn to give oral and written response on other people's work in order to develop their own skills at understanding other peoples work.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and written excercises. The excercises are compulsory and done in groups, and contributes to the final mark in the course, together with an individual exam. It is obligatory to be present at certain presentations and to give feedback to other students work as assigned by the course coordinators.

Compulsory assignments

  • Feedback Exercise
  • Presence at presentations

Further on evaluation

The course has two parts. A group exercise is weighted at 40%, and a written exam is weighted with 60%. The final mark is a weighted average of the two parts. In addition, there are two obligatory activities. Students must complete a feedback assignment, and they must be present when companies and other groups make presentations. If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may change from written to oral. For a re-take of an examination, both assessments must be re-taken.

Specific conditions

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

Required previous knowledge

The Course is restricted to students at the study program MTIØT.

Course materials

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

More on the course

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Third-year courses, level III

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  AUTUMN 2024

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Technological subjects
Contact information
Course coordinator:

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: Aggregate score

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn ORD School exam 60/100 A 2024-12-05 15:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
SL410 blå sone Sluppenvegen 14 51
SL410 orange sone Sluppenvegen 14 33
Autumn ORD Assignment 40/100

Release
2024-10-11

Submission
2024-11-22


16:00


16:00

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Summer UTS School exam 60/100 A INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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