Corporate Governance

The course provides a comprehensive overview on corporate governance theory and practice, covering topics such as ownership and control, boards of directors, managerial incentives, corporate social responsibility and sustainable finance.

Language of instruction is English.

Applied Statistical Methods and Corporate Finance.

None.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

• in-depth knowledge of what a corporate governance problem is and how it can be discovered and handled
• an overview of the main theoretical and empirical evidence concerning corporate governance issues

Skills

The student is capable of

• applying relevant techniques, statistical methods and data sources in different investigations as an integrated part of theoretical and empirical discussions
• analyzing a company's corporate governance guideline and proxy statements and writing a basic corporate governance analysis report

General competence

The student is able to

• reflect on the financial and ethical implications of corporate decisions
• critically appraise and apply corporate governance principles and best practices in risk management for an organization

Lectures / tutorials / group discussions / exercises / case analyses.

The teaching take place with in-person attendance on campus.

No coursework requirements or compulsory activities.

The exam in the course consists of two parts:

1) A supervised exam of 2 hours.

The supervised exam counts for 50% of the final grade.

2) A group project/course paper.

Students are expected to work in a group of 2-3 students and hand in a group project of 5-15 pages.

Font and font size: Arial / Calibri / Verdana 12 points. Line spacing: 1,5.

The course paper counts for 50% of the final grade.

Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

If a student has to resit the exam, the student can retake each part separately. It is not necessary to take both parts.

The following aids are permitted at the supervised exam:

• Calculator (see regulations for the use of calculators in the programme description)
• One dictionary (either first language-English/English-first language or English/English).

The following aids are permitted at the group project:

All aids are permitted, as long as the student follows the rules for examinations, source use and referencing, and OsloMet's guidelines for using artificial intelligence (AI) in student assignments.

Grade scale A-F

An internal and an external examiner will grade the exam.

A selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external and internal examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.

Danielle Zhang