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Principles of Management

Objectives

This course is intended for undergraduate students and provides an introduction to the different functional areas of management, emphasizing, namely, the way Economics can be used for the decision-making in a business.

General characterization

Code

1216

Credits

7

Responsible teacher

Bernardo Pimentel | Miguel Farinha Oliveira

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

Portuguese | English

Prerequisites

n/a

Bibliography

[BDSS] Besanko, D.; D. Dranove; M. Shanley & S. Schaefer, Economics of Strategy, Wiley, 7th edition, 2017.

[JM] Mata, J, Economia da Empresa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 9th edition, 2016.


Teaching method

The course comprises of two lectures (in blended teaching) and one practical session per week. In the lectures, the theoretical material is presented and discussed with the help of examples. The practical sessions serve the purpose of exercise solving for the material developed in the theoretical lectures. 


Evaluation method

Regular Exam Period

Final regular period exam: 40% OR 100% if student so choses prior to final exam grading

Minimum exam grade is 8.0 (minimum passing grade is 9.50)

Midterm test: 20%

Group reports and in-class presentation: 35%

In-class participation: 5%

Resit Exam Period (not applicable to Master courses)

Continuous assessment:0% Final exam: 100%

Grade Improvement in Regular Period (not applicable to Master courses)

Final regular period exam: 40% OR 100% if student so choses prior to final exam grading

Minimum exam grade is 8.0 (minimum passing grade is 9.50)

Midterm test: 20%

Group reports and in-class presentation: 35%

 In-class participation: 5%

Grade Improvement in Resit Period (not applicable to Master courses)

Continuous assessment: 0% Final exam: 100%


Subject matter

The course offers a set of managerial analytical tools to students with no prior knowledge in the field. It exposes students to a number of concepts in the major functional areas of business management: accounting and finance, investments, strategy, marketing, and human resource management.