Enterprise Management

Code:

EIC0034

Acronym:

GEMP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Quantitative Methods and Management

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEIC	99	Syllabus since 2009/2010	4	-	5	56	135

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course aims at developing management competencies, integrating a solid theoretical basis, based in the presentation and discussion of concepts and methodologies, and its application to the study of a company and case study discussion. 

Learning outcomes and competences

After completing this course, students should: 1. Understand the different functional areas of management and how they can be integrated in the firm's strategy. 2. Understand and explore how information technology can enable the firm's management and strategy. 3. Be able to apply managemment concepts, methods and tools. 4. Be able to coordinate multiple interdisciplinary tasks, integrating the different management functions, to attain shared business goals. 5. Be able to apply management methods and tools to analyze companies' management and identify improvements. 6. Be able to apply the management concepts, methods and tools to case discussion. 7. Be able to work in teams.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Management and its context 1.1. Management and the manager role 1.2.  The evolution of management 2. Management functional areas 2.1. Marketing 2.2. Financial management 2.3. Operations management 3. Strategic Management 3.1. Strategic management and competitivenes 3.2. Mission and Objectives 3.3 Macro-Environment analysis 3.4. Internal analysis 3.5. Development of business strategies 3.6. Inovation and entrepreneurship strategies 4. Organization 4.1. Basic elements of organization 4.2. Organizational structures

 

Mandatory literature

Luis R- Gomez-Mejia; david B. Balkin; Management: People, Peformance, Change, Pearson, 2012. ISBN: 0-13-260433-7
Gerry Johnson, Richard Whittington and Kevan Scholes; Exploring Strategy: Texts and Cases, Prentice Hall, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-273-73202-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes will present concepts, and will be accompanied by the presentation of case-studies and its discussion. The pratical classes will focus on case study analysis and dicussion. The case studies will be made available to students on the week previous to their discussion, so that students can previously read and afterwards discuss them in the practical classes. In addition to the case study discussion, the practical classes will have several moments of discussion, regarding two evaluation elements: (1) case study analysis and discussion; and (2) analysis of a company's use of technology to develop core competencies and competitive advantages.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Exam	Exame	2,00	60,00	2013-02-08
Team Assignment	Trabalho escrito	30,00	30,00	2012-12-16
Case Study preparation, presentation and discussion	Trabalho escrito	10,00	10,00	2012-11-23
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Frequência das aulas	56	2012-12-14
Study of management concepts and tools	Estudo autónomo	21	2013-02-07
Preparation for exam	Estudo autónomo	16	2013-02-08
	Total:	93,00

Eligibility for exams

At the beginning of the semester, students are required to form groups and the distributed component of the evaluation will be carried by the groups: 10% of final grade - presentation and discussion of a case study, on the weeks of 12th and 19th of November. Each group will analyze and present the case in one class, and discuss the case presented by other groups on the other class. 30% of final grade - Group work about the use of technologies on a company's strategy. This work involves a final report and an oral presentation to be held on the weeks of 3rd and 10th of December. The individual grades of the distributed evaluation can vary between -2 and +2 points, according to hetero evaluation results.

Calculation formula of final grade

final grade = 0,1* (intermediate presentation and report of group assignment) + 0,3* (final presentation and report of group assignment)+ 0,6* exam. The individual grades of the distributed evaluation can vary between -2 and +2 points, according to hetero evaluation results. The individual grade can be adjusted by a prize of participation (optional) in FEUP's management challenge, until a maximum of 1 point, and 20 in the final grade. Students will not be allowed to bring any study materials to the final exam. Students must also have a minimum grade of 37,5% in every evaluation.

Examinations or Special Assignments

For the special evaluation period, final grades wil be obtained the following way: 1. Students must do an individual assignment defined by the course professors  2. students will have an oral evaluation about their assignment. 3. students must do a final exam. Final Score=0.4*(report and oral presentation of the individual work) + 0.6*final exam score.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Working students who cannot attend all classes can fulfill the distributed component of the evaluation through the following procedures: 1.Individual assignment defined by Professors 2. oral evaluation about their assignment. 3. Presence of the students in the two presentations is mandatory. 4. Working students should contact the course professors at the beginning of the semester to define the work assigment.

Classification improvement

The classification improvement of the exam follows FEUP'S regulations. The classification improvement of the distributed component can be done at the same time as the practical assignments in the following academic year.