Name: BUSINESS ECONOMY
Code: 520201003
Type: Basic
ECTS: 9
Length of subject: Yearly
Semester and course: 1st Year - Yearly
Speciality:
Language: English
Mode of study: On-site class
Lecturer data: OLMEDO CIFUENTES, ISABEL
Knowledge area: Organización de Empresas
Department: Economía de la Empresa
Telephone: 968325790
Email: isabel.olmedo@upct.es
Office hours and location:
lunes - 10:30 / 12:30
EDIFICIO CIM - FCCE, planta 2, Despacho 2.23
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A pesar del día indicado, las tutorías podrán realizarse a demanda del estudiante mediante solicitud remitida al correo isabel.olmedo@upct.es
Qualifications/Degrees:
PhD in PhD in Economics and Business Management from Technical University of Cartagena (SPAIN) - 2011
Academic rank in UPCT: Profesora Contratada Doctora
Number of five-year periods: 2
Number of six-year periods: 1 de investigación
Curriculum Vitae: Full Profile
Responsible for the groups: G1, G2, G4
Lecturer data: MARTÍNEZ LEÓN, INOCENCIA MARÍA
Knowledge area: Organización de Empresas
Department: Economía de la Empresa
Telephone: 968325902
Email: ino.martinez@upct.es
Office hours and location: Tutorials will be carried out by request of the student sending an email to ino.martinez@upct.es
Qualifications/Degrees:
Academic rank in UPCT: Profesora Titular de Universidad
Number of five-year periods: 5
Number of six-year periods: 2 de investigación y 1 de transferencia
Curriculum Vitae: Full Profile
1. Identify the fundamentals of the administration and direction of organizations.
2. Describe and differentiate the different organizational functions: planning, organization, direction, and control.
3. Identify the essential elements, skills, and attitudes required for effective business management and organization.
4. Apply different criteria to classify a company.
5. Differentiate the company's environment and its market.
6. Apply the acquired knowledge to practice.
7. Apply different alternative approaches to decision-making.
8. Argue orally and in writing opinions and deductions in business administration and management.
The company as a socioeconomic reality. Business theory and types of companies. The company and market environment. The entrepreneur and the managerial function. Thinking in business administration. Administrative functions. Planning and controlling. The leading function. Decision making. Theory of organization and organizing function. Organizational design. Organizational models.
Teaching Unit 1. Introduction to business administration
Topic 1. The company
Topic 2. Business theory and types of companies
Topic 3. The environment of the company and the market
Topic 4. The entrepreneur and the managers
Topic 5. Thinking in business administration
Teaching Unit 2. Management functions
Topic 6. Planning and controlling
Topic 7. The structure of the organisation
Topic 8. The organising function
Topic 9. Simple and complex organisational models
Topic 10. Variable shape models: Virtual organisation
Topic 11. The leading function
Topic 12. Decision making
Individuals activities
At the end of each topic, students must complete an activity related to what they have learned.
Team project
Students must prepare a written report and deliver an oral presentation, using visual aids, based on a business idea and following the guidelines provided in the Aula Virtual.
Promoting the continuous improvement of working and study conditions of the entire university community is one the basic principles and goals of the Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. Such commitment to prevention and the responsibilities arising from it concern all realms of the university: governing bodies, management team, teaching and research staff, administrative and service staff and students. The UPCT Service of Occupational Hazards (Servicio de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales de la UPCT) has published a "Risk Prevention Manual for new students" (Manual de acogida al estudiante en materia de prevención de riesgos), which may be downloaded from the e-learning platform ("Aula Virtual"), with instructions and recommendations on how to act properly, from the point of view of prevention (safety, ergonomics, etc.), when developing any type of activity at the University. You will also find recommendations on how to proceed in an emergency or if an incident occurs. Particularly when carrying out training practices in laboratories, workshops or field work, you must follow all your teacher's instructions, because he/she is the person responsible for your safety and health during practice performance. Feel free to ask any questions you may have and do not put your safety or that of your classmates at risk.
EVALUATION REGULATIONS FOR THE OFFICIAL DEGREE AND MASTER'S TITLES OF THE UPCT (https://lex.upct.es/download/48b262d2-e0b0-4132-a127-da1758d3b8b9)
Article 5. Special adaptations: 1. Students with special educational needs, duly accredited, will have the right to have adaptations adjusted to such needs to complete evaluation activities. More information: https://www.upct.es/voluntariado-apoyo-discapacidad/es/discapacidad
If you have specific learning needs or a disability, you have the right to make the necessary non-significant adaptations to take the subjects appropriately.
To do this, contact voluntariadoydiscapacidad@upct.es and inform them. They will contact all your teachers.
Class in conventional classroom: theory, problems, case studies, seminars, etc
Explicación de los contenidos teóricos y prácticos en clase, fomentando la interacción con el alumnado.
Resolución de dudas planteadas por el alumnado.
Fomento de debates.
Participación del alumnado en la resolución de las actividades individuales.
Aprendizaje grupal y cooperativo con la actividad en grupo.
Explanation of the theoretical and practical contents in class, encouraging interaction with students.
Resolution of doubts and questions raised by students.
Encouragement of debates.
Student participation in the resolution of individual activities.
Group and cooperative learning with a team project.
84
100
Assessment activities (continuous assessment system)
Carrying out the assessment activities that form part of the continuous evaluation system.
6
100
Assessment activities (final assessment system)
Carrying out the assessment activities that form part of the final evaluation system.
2
100
Tutorials
Resolution of students' doubts and questions about the content and activities.
3
50
Student work: study or individual or group work
Study of the theoretical and practical contents.
Preparation of the written report and oral presentation of the team project.
130
0
Evaluation of assignments / reports / studies
Two written exams will be administered to assess the subject content.
Each exam will consist of theoretical and practical development questions of medium or long length. The exams are designed to evaluate students' understanding of theoretical concepts, their ability to apply knowledge in practical contexts, and their analytical skills.
Written exam 1 (35%): This partial exam covers topics 1-6. It will include between 6-10 theoretical-practical questions aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired. A minimum score of 4 out of 10 points is required to save the mark until the June-July exam period and average it with the second written exam.
Written exam 2 (30%): This partial exam covers topics 7-12. It will include between 6-10 theoretical-practical questions aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired. A minimum score of 4 out of 10 points is required to save the mark until the June-July exam period and average it with the first written exam.
Learning outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
70 %
Evaluation of practical activities
Individual activities about the content explained in class.
The marks are saved until the extraordinary exam call in July.
There is no minimum score for these activities.
Learning outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
10 %
Individual or group presentation of assignments given
Oral presentation of the team project proposed during the course.
The materials for it will be previously defined and available in the Aula Virtual, including the assessment rubric.
The marks are saved until the extraordinary exam call in July.
There is no minimum score for these activities.
Learning outcomes assessed: 6, 8.
5 %
Exams
Activities, team project, and discussions are proposed to apply theoretical content in a practical context.
All the necessary materials, including the assessment rubric, will be provided in advance and made available in the Aula Virtual.
The mark of this activity will be saved until the extraordinary exam call in July.
There is no minimum score required for this activity.
Learning outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
15 %
Evaluation of assignments / reports / studies
Two written exams will be administered to assess the subject content.
Each exam will consist of theoretical and practical development questions of medium or long length. The exams are designed to evaluate students' understanding of theoretical concepts, their ability to apply knowledge in practical contexts, and their analytical skills.
Written exam 1 (35%): This partial exam covers topics 1-6. It will include between 6-10 theoretical-practical questions aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired. A minimum score of 4 out of 10 points is required to save the mark until the June-July exam period and average it with the second written exam.
Written exam 2 (30%): This partial exam covers topics 7-12. It will include between 6-10 theoretical-practical questions aimed at assessing the knowledge acquired. A minimum score of 4 out of 10 points is required to save the mark until the June-July exam period and average it with the first written exam.
If you want to raise your mark in any of the exams, students will explicitly renounce the previous mark (through a signed document) and will keep the last one obtained in the global written test or one of its parts, even if it is worse than the one previously obtained.
Learning outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
70 %
Evaluation of practical activities
Only if some of the individual activities carried out in the continuous evaluation have not been done, students will be able to do them with the written exam.
The marks are saved until the extraordinary exam call in July.
There is no minimum score for these activities.
Learning outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
10 %
Individual or group presentation of assignments given
Only if the oral presentation of the team project has not been carried out in the continuous evaluation, it will be done in a team (even if it is carried out individually), according to the assessment rubric available in the Aula Virtual.
The materials for it will be previously defined and available in the Aula Virtual, including the assessment rubric.
There is no minimum score for this activity.
The marks are saved until the extraordinary exam call in July.
Learning outcomes assessed: 6, 8.
5 %
Exams
Only if the activities, team project, and discussions have not been carried out in the continuous evaluation, students will be able to do it.
All the necessary materials, including the assessment rubric, will be provided in advance and made available in the Aula Virtual.
The mark of this activity will be saved until the extraordinary exam call in July.
There is no minimum score required for this activity.
Learning outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
15 %
EVALUATION REGULATIONS FOR THE OFFICIAL DEGREE AND MASTER'S TITLES OF THE UPCT (https://lex.upct.es/download/48b262d2-e0b0-4132-a127-da1758d3b8b9)
Article 5. Special adaptations: 1. Students with special educational needs, duly accredited, will have the right to have adaptations adjusted to such needs to carry out evaluation activities. More information: https://www.upct.es/voluntariado-apoyo-discapacidad/es/discapacidad
If you have specific learning needs or a disability, you have the right to make the necessary non-significant adaptations to take the subjects appropriately.
To do this, contact voluntariadoydiscapacidad@upct.es and inform them. They will contact all your teachers.
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