Management

Not applicable.

– Presentation of fundamental concepts with the help of PowerPoint;

– Development, presentation and discussion of group assignments;

– Seminars by external speakers and analysis and reflection on business cases’ success and failure;

– Resolution with guidance of practical exercises.

Objectives:

– Develop knowledge and comprehension skills in the area of Management, comprising the various functional areas existing in a company;

– Apply the theoretical concepts to the real world, creating the ability to analyse from the manager’s point of view the reality that surrounds us;

– Acquire knowledge that allows to communicate, as Computer Engineers, with managers, as well as a critical, constructive and creative vision in future development projects in their area;

– Know the reality of management positions;

– To be able to apply the knowledge acquired in solving specific problems of business life, supported by own argumentation.

Skills:

– Identify and evaluate the relationships between the Organization and the environment and how they influence them;

– Identify and interpret the various functions of an Organization;

– Understand and apply the main strategic analysis methods of an Organization;

– Understand Marketing and its strategic importance for an Organization;

– To understand the determining factors of the motivation of the various stakeholders of an Organization;

– Understand and apply appropriate tools to the generation of innovative business ideas and the development and evaluation of business plans;

– To be able to convey opinions and ideas in a clear and simple way;

– Develop autonomous and group working capacity.

– Organization and company;

– Organizational theories;

– Structure of companies;

– Human resources;

– Leadership, motivation and power;

– Marketing;

– Introduction to Accounting;

– Strategic management;

– Business Plan.

Students may opt for one of the following assessment schemes:

I Periodic evaluation scheme

It consists of performing a group assignment (50%) and a written test (50%).

The group assignment will be presented and defended in practical classes, being mandatory the presence of all elements of the group. The grade of the group assignment will be equal to 0.0 values for the element(s) that are missing from the defence.

The group assignment grade will be valid for all exam times.

This evaluation scheme requires a minimum score of 40% in the written test. If the minimum grade is not reached, the final grade of the student will correspond exclusively to the grade obtained in the written test.

II. Evaluation scheme by examination

It consists of the realization of the written test.

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