Technology Management (ING200)

After completing and passing the course, the student will have developed a solid conceptual framework within fundamental business economics, investment theory, and financial accounting, integrated with key topics in entrepreneurship, innovation, philosophy of science, and ethics. The student should be able to apply business economic theory and methods to solve and analyze various business economic issues, as well as understand that how a company generates its income is not irrelevant.


Course description for study year 2025-2026

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)
Facts

Course code

ING200

Version

2

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Spring

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Spring

Language of instruction

Norwegian

Offered by
Time table

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Admission requirements

General university admissions certification (GSK)

Content

Technology management shall give bachelor students at the Faculty of Science and Technology (UiS) an opportunity to recognize important issues within the establishment, development and operation of businesses and organisations. The subject will provide an understanding of the importance and role of managers, where innovation and entrepreneurship are important elements in relation to the business and working life of the future. The engineering profession is most often carried out interdisciplinary, where one must exercise one's work and cooperation with others and in relation to society and business life. Basic knowledge within business economics is therefore important. The aim of the course is to provide a thorough introduction to business economics theory and method, as well as topics in entrepreneurship, ethics and scientific theory.

Learning outcome

After having completed and passed the course the student

Knowledge:

  • will have developed a solid toolbox of concepts for management accounting, investment theories, financial accounting, budget and control - closely integrated with fundamental topics of entrepreneurship.

  • should understand how theories and principles were invented

Skill:

  • should also be able to apply these theories and methods to solve and analyze relevant problems, as well as understanding that the way the company earns its money is not unimportant. 

General competence:

  • should being able to acquire up-to-date knowledge within the above-mentioned areas of knowledge and skills

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Written exam 1/1 4 Hours Letter grades No printed or written materials are allowed. Approved basic calculator allowed

Digital exam.

Coursework requirements

Assignment in ethics/Theory of Science, Assignment in entrepreneurship and business administration

Two compulsory assignments must be approved in order to take the final exam.

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

Kristin Helen Roll

Course teacher:

Roy Endre Holsvik Dahl

Head of Department:

Tore Markeset

Method of work

Lectures - Plan for the lectures published on the Internet (Canvas).

Exercises from the curriculum

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Technology management (ING200_1) 8.5
Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurship (BIP190_1) 8.5
Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurship, Technology management ( BIP190_1 ING200_1 ) 18.5

Open for

Open course for all students with an active right to study and who meet the requirements for general university admissions certification (GSK).

Admission requirements

General university admissions certification (GSK).

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue should be conducted in all or selected groups of courses offered by the faculty. The purpose is to gather feedback from students for making changes and adjustments to the course during the current semester. In addition, a digital evaluation, students’ course evaluation, must be conducted at least once every three years. Its purpose is to collect students` experiences with the course.

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