1. General information
Course:
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Code:
59310
Type:
BASIC
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
315 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN BUILDING ENGINEERING
Academic year:
2019-20
Center:
308 - SCHOOL POLYTECHNIC OF CUENCA
Group(s):
30
Year:
2
Duration:
C2
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
JORGE LINUESA LANGREO
- Group(s):
30
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de CC. Sociales/ Despacho 3.5
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
969179100 (Ext. 4239
jorge.linuesa@uclm.es
Lunes 9:00-15:00 (Despacho 3.5 Ftad CC.SS.)
Lecturer:
PABLO RUIZ PALOMINO
- Group(s):
30
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Edificio Gil de Albornoz / Despacho 3.7
ADMINISTRACIÓN DE EMPRESAS
969179100 (ext. 4238
pablo.ruiz@uclm.es
Martes de 8:30 a 10:30 (Despacho 0.12, EUPCU)
Viernes de 8:30 a 12:30 (Despacho 3.7, Facultad CC.SS)
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
This subject aims to provide students with a basic conceptual framework that allows them to understand the process of business management. The content and methodology used in the development of this subject is aimed at improving of a series of competences of the student as the ability to make decisions, organization and planning, oral and written communication, teamwork, search and analysis of information, autonomous learning, spirit critical, working in diverse environments and strategic attitude and change. It is also intended that the student deepens the implications of the characteristics of companies in the construction sector and the link between the company and the environment. The students' learning in this area is based on the use of knowledge from various areas of the degree.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| E06 | Adequate knowledge of the concept of company, its institutional framework, organizational models, planning, control and strategic decision making in environments of certainty, risk and uncertainty; production systems, costs, planning, financing sources and preparation of financial plans and budgets. |
| E07 | Ability to organize small businesses, and to participate as a member of multidisciplinary teams in large companies |
| G01 | Ability for analysis and synthesis |
| G04 | Problem resolution |
| G05 | Decision making |
| G07 | Teamwork |
| G16 | Creativity and innovation |
| G21 | Command of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) |
| G22 | Correct oral and written communication |
| G23 | Ethical commitment and professional ethics |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Know how to analyze and interpret environmental factors, identifying opportunities and threats in their interaction with the strengths and weaknesses that the company presents. | |
| Achieve a comprehensive vision of the process of business management and human resources, in addition to being able to assess different strategic options and make optimal decisions with a rational procedure. | |
| Get a comprehensive view of the process of operations management and be able to analyze costs and manage projects. | |
| Understand the factors of business competitiveness: the functioning of supply and demand, as well as market demand models. | |
| Understand and assimilate the concept of business, understanding how it works, is organized and the relationships established between the different areas that comprise it. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Not established. |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: Concept, legal nature, structure and organization of the company
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Unit 1.1: Company concept
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Unit 1.2: Business classes
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Unit 1.3: The elements of the company
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Unit 1.4: Principles of organization
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Unit 1.5: Organization models
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Unit 2: Strategic analysis of the environment
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Unit 2.1: The Company as an Open System
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Unit 2.2: The Strategic Management of Companies
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Unit 2.3: The Company Environment: Specific and Generic
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Unit 2.4: Characteristics of the Environment
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Unit 3: The decision process in the company
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Unit 3.1: The entrepreneur and the decision
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Unit 3.2: Elements of the decision model
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Unit 3.3: Stages in a decision model
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Unit 3.4: Decisions in conditions of certainty
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Unit 3.5: Decisions in risk conditions
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Unit 3.6: Decisions in conditions of uncertainty
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Unit 4: Management of the operations system
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Unit 4.1: Concept and generalities
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Unit 4.2: The operations subsystem
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Unit 4.3: Operations management function
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Unit 4.4: Operations and project planning techniques
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Unit 5: Design of the production system
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Unit 5.1: Time measurements
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Unit 5.2: Study of movements in the workplace
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Unit 6: Human resources management
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Unit 6.1: Business strategy and human resources management
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Unit 6.2: Dimensions of the strategy and human resources
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Unit 6.3: The strategic management of human resources
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Unit 6.4: Principles of strategic management of human resources
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Unit 6.5: Human resources practices
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7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | R | Description * |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E06 E07 G01 | 1 | 25 | N | N | N | |
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Problem solving and exercises | E06 E07 G01 G04 G22 | 1 | 25 | Y | N | N | |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E06 E07 G01 G04 G22 | 1 | 25 | N | N | N | |
| Workshops or seminars [ON-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | E06 E07 G01 G04 G05 G22 G23 | 0.2 | 5 | Y | N | Y | |
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | E06 E07 G07 G16 G21 | 1.3 | 32.5 | N | N | N | |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | E06 E07 G01 G04 G05 G22 G23 | 1.3 | 32.5 | N | N | N | |
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | E06 E07 G01 G04 G05 G22 G23 | 0.2 | 5 | Y | Y | Y | |
| Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming R: Rescheduling training activity
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Grading System | |||
| Evaluation System | Face-to-Face | Self-Study Student | Description |
| Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies | 40.00% | 0.00% | |
| Final test | 60.00% | 0.00% | |
| Total: | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 25 |
| Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 5 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 32.5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 32.5 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 5 |
| Unit 1 (de 6): Concept, legal nature, structure and organization of the company | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises] | 3 |
| Unit 2 (de 6): Strategic analysis of the environment | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises] | 3 |
| Unit 3 (de 6): The decision process in the company | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 5 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises] | 5 |
| Unit 4 (de 6): Management of the operations system | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 5 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises] | 5 |
| Unit 5 (de 6): Design of the production system | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4.5 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises] | 5 |
| Unit 6 (de 6): Human resources management | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4.5 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Problem solving and exercises] | 4 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
