The working methods facilitate active work with issues that are relevant to the field of practice and which means that the students gain ownership of their own learning process and study in a way that has transfer value to working life. The teaching will be based on a combination of lectures, presentations, discussions, cases, exercises and assignments. The method subjects include training and practice in the use of statistical programs and other IT-based analysis tools. Various forms of ICT-supported teaching will be included in the pedagogical toolbox. Case teaching is used as a method to achieve learning outcomes that deal with being able to apply theories and methods to practical problems and practice the ability to reflect and analyze. Case is understood here in a broad sense, and can vary from more limited examples, both real and constructed, to case assignments developed specifically to analyze complex issues.

The study requires that the student set aside time for individual work and immersion in the curriculum literature, but group activities are also very central to the study. Through group activities, skills are developed in collaboration, presentation, communicating within the subject, as well as giving and receiving constructive feedback. In the periods between the assemblies, it is assumed that the students work both individually and in groups with preparations and follow-up work related to the learning activities at the assemblies. Group work can take place both by the students meeting physically or by various forms of electronic communication. All courses have compulsory work requirements in the form of written assignments, and in some cases exercises, which must be delivered before each teaching session.

Compulsory work requirements should help to ensure that students achieve the learning outcomes, as well as practice general skills that are important in working life. In most subjects, two of the work requirements are to be solved individually and two are to be solved in groups, while in the method subjects you work in groups throughout with tasks that follow the various steps in the research process. Through work on the compulsory assignments, the students prepare for the upcoming assembly by reading the curriculum literature and reflecting on key issues related to the learning outcomes that are focused on in the upcoming assembly. Compulsory work requirements in groups should also help to train cooperation skills, create a culture of professional sharing and provide practice in exchanging professional views with others. Overall, the compulsory work requirements provide a basis for being able to reflect and discuss with teachers and fellow students at the teaching assembly, and the students' work is drawn into the teaching in various ways. Written work requirements generally also provide practice in writing academic texts. In some of the subjects, an oral presentation is also included, so that the students get practice in presenting subject matter orally. In methods subjects, technical skills in the use of software are also practiced.

The teaching activities in assembly are based on the students coming prepared for the lesson by having read the syllabus for the relevant assembly, as well as handing in a written work in advance (see compulsory work requirements in the individual subjects). Expected total work effort per subject is 187.5-225 hours (in accordance with the ECTS standard).

The study has 120 credits and is completed full-time over two years or part-time over four years. A workload of 1500 - 1800 hours per year is calculated for full-time students and 750-900 hours per year for part-time students. This involves both activities organized by the college, and the effort the individual student puts in in the form of self-study.

Organization of the teaching

The study program starts with a mandatory start-up meeting. At the start-up meeting, the students work in groups with a company-related case, where the problem is often presented by the company itself. The purpose of the start-up meeting is to provide an academic introduction to the study and to create a culture of collaboration in the study, as well as provide information that enables you to focus on the academics even before the first regular teaching meeting.

The study then has approx. 30 hours of organized teaching per subject, except in individual subjects where there will be 36-39 hours of organized teaching due to training in the use of software and training of technical skills. The study is organized as teaching sessions where the subjects are grouped so that two subjects are taught per session. It is compulsory to attend 50% of the hours taught in each subject. There will be 8-10 teaching sessions of 2-3 days per semester for full-time students and 4-5 teaching sessions of 2-3 days per semester for part-time students. In addition, 4-8 hours of seminars can be offered in weeks when there is no other teaching for the full-time students, as well as company visits and guest lectures that cross subjects. The offer between teaching sessions will be voluntary, but students are encouraged to prioritize this.

In the first semester, there will also be an introduction to sources and source use, literature searches, lines of argument and discussion, teamwork and electronic tools used in teaching. Training in software used in the method subjects is included as an integral part of the teaching in these subjects.

There will be joint teaching in the two subjects that make up the joint subjects in economics and management (Strategy and leadership and Management accounting and control). These two subjects are common regardless of main profile. In addition to this, the collections are adapted to the individual profile.

For the Business analytics profile, the main place of study will be campus Lillehammer, although there will be opportunities to take electives across the campus (applies to all of the profiles). The main place of study gives an indication of where the sessions for the individual profile will mainly take place, although subjects that are common (such as Strategy and leadership and Management accounting and Control) can be completed at one of the study places and possibly distributed from there.

There may be joint meetings in connection with the master's thesis and/or company visits or industry collaboration.