Seminars

Code:

2EGI07

Acronym:

SEM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Agrupamento Científico de Economia
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in International Economics and Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEGI	31	Bologna Syllabus since 2012	2	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

• Acquire practical and applied knowledge in International Business, through the participation of experts from three areas: corporate, academia and institutions
• Supplement knowledge gathered in other subjects of the Masters, supporting the integration of such knowledge through real cases: notably, of foreign multinationals operating in Portugal, of internationalized Portuguese firms, and of the experiences of other economies

Learning outcomes and competences

Learning outcomes:
• Use the knowledge acquired to understand the internationalization processes of distinct firms
• Distinguish various internationalization strategies, and evaluate them, identifying the advantages and drawbacks of each option
• Analyze critically internationalization cases
• Develop consulting capabilities in International Business, through analysis of real cases, and of different methodologies

Competencies:
- Preparation of summary reports on concrete case studies
- Presentin reports in public
- Argumentation in public

Working method

Presencial

Program

• Internationalization of the Portuguese Economy and of Portuguese Firms:
• Cases of foreign-owned multinational subsidiaries operating in Portugal
• Cases of Portuguese firms that undertook processes of internationalization (exports; contractual forms;
foreign direct investment)
• Analysis of different functional areas that are crucial for a successful internationalization process
• Best practices in International Business and in Public Policies

Mandatory literature

Não aplicável; Não aplicável

Teaching methods and learning activities

Presentation and discussion of real case studies.
Each seminar has theoretical and practical content and a specific theme.
Seminars demand participation of students. Every session has presentation and debate. Each session will
contrast theoretical references acquired in the Masters and the experiences shared by speakers.

The first class will be with the professor responsible for the module, that will clarify in detail how it works. The
semester will include several sessions with invited speakers, and sessions of presentation/discussion of the
students’ work.
If there will be time left after each seminar, that may be used to discuss students’ reports.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	5,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho escrito	85,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	0,50
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Trabalho escrito	160,00
Total:	202,50

Eligibility for exams

The presence in the classes of Seminars is mandatory. According to the RAC, students can only miss three classes (25%) in total semester classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation has four components:
a) Detailed report based on a Seminar. Rules are distributed in written form at the beginning of the module.
b) Synthetic report chosen randomly by the professor among the synthetic reports done at the end of each seminar
c) Elaboration of a poster on the seminar report and respective presentation.
d) Participation in the seminars.
e) Presence in classes.

Final classification: 55% component (a) + 15% component (b) + 15% component (c) + 10% component (d) + 5% component (e)

Observations

In this course there is no final exam evaluation.