1. General information
Course:
SPANISH ECONOMY
Code:
54317
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
6
Degree:
329 - UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMME IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION (TA)
Academic year:
2022-23
Center:
15 - FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
Group(s):
60
Year:
3
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
Spanish
Second language:
English
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
Y
Web site:
Bilingual:
N
Lecturer:
MARIA LETICIA BLAZQUEZ GOMEZ
- Group(s):
60
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Tecnologías de la Información/Despacho 1.13
ECO .ESP. E INT.,ECONOMET. E Hª E INS.EC
926051686
leticia.blazquez@uclm.es
2. Pre-Requisites
It is recommended that the student has passed the subject "International Economics". It is also recommended the domain of National Accounts concepts, Maths and Statistics. Finally, it will be very usefull to handle the basic computing programs for calculating and drowing graphs (e.g. Excell).
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
The goal of this subject is to give the student the basic knowledges to understand the framework in which the economic activity is developed in Spain.
The subject complements and develops in an applied way the previous knowledges acquired in other subjects such as Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, Economic History and Statistics. It is intended that the student knows the real economic framework in which his future professional activity will be carried out.
Any student who intends to develop his/her professional activity as economist in business or institutional areas should know the strengths and weakness of the Spanish productive structure, the structural changes happened in the last decades and their causes, the productive input markets and some institutional and regulatory aspects. In a context of increasing integration of Spain into the EU and growing internationalization of the country, an economist hardly will be able to design appropriate strategies or making correct decisions without knowing the structural and competitive Spanish differences and specificities with respect to countries belonging to its economic environment.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| E07 | Understand the economic environment as a result and application of theoretical or formal representations on how the economy works. To do so, it will be necessary to be able to understand and use common handbooks, as well as articles and, in general, leading edge bibliography in the core subjects of the curriculum. |
| E11 | Know the workings and consequences of the different economic systems |
| E12 | Understand the role of institutions and agents in economic and social activities |
| G02 | Ability to understand the ethical responsibility and the code of ethics of professionals working in the field of economics. To know and apply the legislation and recognition of human rights and questions of gender equality. |
| G03 | Develop oral and written communication skills in order to prepare reports, research projects and business projects and defend them before any commission or group of professionals (specialised or non-specialised) in more than one language, by collecting relevant evidence and interpreting it appropriately so as to reach conclusions. |
| G04 | Ability to use and develop information and communication technologies and to apply them to the corresponding business department by using specific programmes for these business areas. |
| G05 | Capacity for teamwork, to lead, direct, plan and supervise multidisciplinary and multicultural teams in both national and international environments so as to create synergies which benefit organisations. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Search for information in order to analyze it, interpret is meaning, synthesize it and communicate it to others. | |
| Know the analytical models and techniques of the economic and legal environment currently faced by enterprises, with special attention given to the search for opportunities and the anticipation of potential changes. | |
| Know the main theories and approaches of economic analysis to be able to explain the behavior of economic agents at the micro and macroeconomic levels, as well as the imperfections that may arise in different sectors as a consequence of the economic process. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Description | |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: General framework of the Spanish economy. Growth and productive inputs
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Unit 2: Sectoral productive activities
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Unit 3: Input markets and regulatory instruments. Labour market, public sector and income distribution
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Unit 4: Internacionalization of the Spanish economy
7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | E07 E12 | 1.32 | 33 | N | N | ||
| Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | E07 E12 G03 G04 | 0.6 | 15 | Y | N | ||
| Other on-site activities [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | E07 E12 | 0.36 | 9 | Y | N | ||
| Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | 0.12 | 3 | Y | Y | |||
| Analysis of articles and reviews [OFF-SITE] | Combination of methods | E07 E12 G03 | 1 | 25 | Y | N | ||
| Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [OFF-SITE] | Problem solving and exercises | E07 E12 G03 G04 | 1 | 25 | Y | N | ||
| Other off-site activity [OFF-SITE] | Combination of methods | E07 E12 G03 G04 | 0.2 | 5 | Y | N | ||
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | G03 | 1.4 | 35 | N | N | ||
| 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 (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
| Other methods of assessment | 30.00% | 100.00% | |
| Final test | 70.00% | 0.00% | |
| Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
According to art. 4 of the UCLM Student Evaluation Regulations, it must be provided to students who cannot regularly attend face-to-face training activities the passing of the subject, having the right (art. 12.2) to be globally graded, in 2 annual calls per subject , an ordinary and an extraordinary one (evaluating 100% of the competences).
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
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Continuous assessment:The final exam is taken into two parts. The first part will take place in January after the first semester. The second part will be take place after the second semester in the date set in the academic calendar. Those students who passed the first part of the subject in January will only take the second part of the exam. The rest of them will take the whole exam containing the topics of the entire subject. The ongoing assessments will be summed up to the final mark when this final mark is higher than 4 out of 10.
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Non-continuous evaluation:Evaluation criteria not defined
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
In the extraordinary call only can be rescheduled the final exam. The ongoing assessments will be also summed up to the final mark when this final mark is higher than 4 out of 10.
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
In this call is only rescheduled the final exam. The mark to pass the subject will be 5 out of 10.
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Unit 1 (de 4): General framework of the Spanish economy. Growth and productive inputs | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 33 |
| Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 15 |
| Other on-site activities [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 9 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 3 |
| Analysis of articles and reviews [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 25 |
| Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Problem solving and exercises] | 25 |
| Other off-site activity [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 5 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 35 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
| Author(s) | Title | Book/Journal | Citv | Publishing house | ISBN | Year | Description | Link | Catálogo biblioteca |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web de Eurostat (Comisión Europea) | http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home/ | ||||||||
| Web de FEDEA-Nada es Gratis | http://www.fedeablogs.net/economia/ | ||||||||
| Web de Funcas | http://www.funcas.es/ | ||||||||
| Web del Banco de España | http://www.bde.es/bde/es/ | ||||||||
| Web del Instituto Nacional de Estadística | http://www.ine.es/ | ||||||||
| García Delgado J.L. y R. Myro(dir) | Economía Española. Una Introducción | Civitas Thomson Reuters | 2021 | ||||||
| Gracía Delgado, J.L. y R. Myro (dir.) | Lecciones de Economía Española | Civitas Thomson Reuters | 9788491978657 | 2021 | http://www.leccionesdeeconomia.es/ |
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