Economics and Management
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Territory Planning and Environment |
Instance: 2006/2007 - 2S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
The main goals pursued with the subject of Economics and Management are:
· Enhancement of the matter and method in the fields of knowledge of Economics and Management, and their respective importance in the scope of the degree in Civil Engineering.
· Development of basic concepts and methods in macroeconomics and microeconomics, in order to the integration of the future engineer in a global environment where the techniques interact continuously with economic and other aspects of the environment.
· Exposition of the main tendencies of economic and management thinking, and the way they allow the interpretation of current information in theses fields, namely in those more closely related to the civil engineering activities.
· Perception of the functioning of the Economics and Management, as well as the main questions and challenges faced by organizations and by the Portuguese economic policy in the European context, and the new problems that surrounds it.
· Assimilation of calculation and economic analysis tools essential to the critical insertion of the individual in the world that surrounds him.
· Explanation of the concepts of open firm, and of the main factors (external and internal and respective interactions) and social and economic tendencies of evolution that exert influence on its functioning, and respective implications in the organization management processes (political, economic, environment, technological, social and cultural factors).
· Enhancement of the different management sub-systems, particularly the financial one (interpretation of financial and accounting tools of a firm).
· Explanation of the strategy formulation process, of strategic analysis methods, and presentation of alternative standard strategies.
· Development of the skills of economic and financial analysis of firms and organizations, and evaluation of investment projects.
Program
Chapter 1 Concepts and basic principles of Economics. The great tendencies of economic thinking.
Chapter 2 The economic problem and its solutions. The economic agents behaviour. The market mechanism.
Chapter 3 Analysis of consumer and producer theories. Basic elements. The general equilibrium model.
Chapter 4 Presentation of the main aggregates: product, expenditure and revenue.
Chapter 5 The economic cycles. Characteristics and manifestation forms. The mechanism of the cycle. Periods of the cycle and their characterization. The Keynesian approach. The role of the State in the rethrowing of the economy.
Chapter 6 Economic policy, budget policy, monetary policy and cambial policy. Brief reference to the different perspectives of the neoclassical and the Keynesian school.
Chapter 7 The Portuguese integration in the Economic and Monetary Union and their implications on the economic policy. The situation in the sectors of civil construction and public works.
Chapter 8 Basic concepts of firm. Brief presentation and critical comment to the main theories of organization and management.
Chapter 9 Models of organizational structures. Characterization, main advantages and limitations.
Chapter 10 The finantial function in the firm. Financial information.
Chapter 11 The Balance-Sheet: structure, component parts and main balances.
Chapter 12 The Profit and Loss Statement.
Chapter 13 Methods of finantial analysis. Analysis of liquidity, activity, solvability and profitability.
Chapter 14 Analysis of investment projects. Main criteria for the evaluation of projects.
Chapter 15 Strategic management of firms. Methodologies for strategic analysis, and alternative strategies.
Main Bibliography
- Sebenta de Economia e Gestão - 1ª Parte: Economia, Rui Azevedo Silva e Emília Malcata Rebelo, Ed. AEFEUP
- Sebenta de Economia e Gestão - 2ª Parte: Gestão, Emília Malcata Rebelo e Rui Azevedo Silva, Ed. AEFEUP
- Economia. Samuelson/Nordhaus – ed. Mc Graw Hill
- Les grands Courants de la Pensée economique. A. Samuelson – ed. Presses Universitaires de Grenoble
- Economie du Monde Contemporain. J.D.Lecaillon e outros – ed. Les éditions d’organisation
- Economie appliquée à la Gestion. Edwin Mansfield – ed. Economica
- A Economia Portuguesa desde 1960. José da Silva Lopes –ed. Gradiva
- União Monetária Europeia. A. Mendonça Pinto – ed. Universidade Católica Editora
- Introdução à Gestão - uma abordagem sistémica, António de Sousa.
- Administração de Empresas - uma abordagem contingencial, Idalberto Chiavenato - ed.
MacGrawHill
- Estratégia. H. Martinet - ed. Sílabo.
- Gestão: as funções da empresa. J.P.Helfer e outros - ed. Sílabo
- Gestão Estratégica das Organizações. Luís Cardoso – ed Verbo.
- The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning. Henry Mintzberg -ed. Prentice Hall.
- Plano Oficial de Contabilidade
Complementary Bibliography
- Introdução à Economia. João Luís César das Neves - ed. Verbo
- Introdução à Economia. George Frederik Stanlake - ed. McGraw Hill
- Économie du Monde Contemporain. J. D. Lecaillon; J. M. Page; C. Ottavi - ed. Les éditions d´organisation
- Sebenta de Organização e Gestão. Emília Maria Malcata Rebelo - ed. AEFEUP
Teaching methods and learning activities
In the theory classes will be presented the important concepts and results of the different subjects handled, emphasizing its importance in the upcoming professional activity of civil engineering, and turning to clear examples and case studies. Appeal to the understanding of the concepts and their application and inter-relations, and to the interpretation of different economic, financial and management information.
In the practical classes, the student is lead, in a first stage, to the interpretation of economic and management information from different sources, and to the resolution of selected problems, and in a second stage, to the integrated application of the concepts learned in the sense of the resolution of case studies reflecting decision making processes considering a concrete strategic management problem a firm/organization can potentially face.
Evaluation Type
Evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
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Type |
Time (hours) |
Weight (%) |
End date |
Subject Classes |
Participação presencial |
42,00 |
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Total: |
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0,00 |
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Eligibility for exams
Not exceeed the limit of absences previewed in the General Evaluation Norms.
Realization of the group and individual works.
Calculation formula of final grade
Final Exam - 16 values
Group work in the field of economics - 2 values
Individual work in the field of management - 2 values
Examinations or Special Assignments
Group work in the field of economics
Individual work in the field of management
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Realization of a global final exam, including the global matter teached.
Classification improvement
Realization of a global final exam, including the global matter teached.
Observations
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Working time estimated out of classes: 2 hours