Economy and Management

Code:

MEMG0013

Acronym:

EGE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics, Management, Organization, Project

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEMG	9	Plano de estudos oficial a partir de 2008/09	2	-	4	42	108

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course aims at providing students with an introductory contact with the management process, concepts and tools. This course covers the management process, the main management functional areas, and some introductory concepts of strategic management.
The course will join a strong theoretical basis with an applied component, through the use of case studies and group work.

Program

1. Management and its context
1.1. Fundamental concepts of management
1.2. The management context
2. Management functional areas
2.1. Marketing
2.2. Financial management
2.3. Operations management
2.4. Human resources management
3. The management process
3.1. Planning
3.1. Decision making
3.2. Strategic planning
3.2. Organizating
3.3. Leading
3.4. Controlling

Mandatory literature

Gomez-Mejia, Luis R.; Management. ISBN: 0-07-111131-X
Hitt, Michael A.; Strategic management. ISBN: 0-324-11479-6

Complementary Bibliography

Donnelly, Jr., James H.; Administração. ISBN: 972-773-037-X

Teaching methods and learning activities

The teaching of this course is supported by the following components of complementary activities:

A1. THEORETICAL CONCEPTS
The theoretical classes will focus on the fundamental management theories and instruments, which provide the basis for the applied work.

A2. PRACTICAL CASES
The pratical classes will focus on case study analysis and dicussion, as well as small team works, with an emphasis on the application of the theoretical concepts and instruments.

A3. Group assignmnet: analysis of a company's use of technology in management. This group project consists in an analysis of the use of technology in a company's functional management areas and strategic management.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	52,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

The continuous assessment grade comprises the execution of a group assignment on the use of strategic management technologies in a company:
1 – Presentation of the company which will be analysed (5% of the final grade)
2- Presentation and delivery of an intermediate report (10% of the final grade)
3- Bullet proof and oral presentation (25% of the final grade)

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade= 0.05* (component 1 of continuous assessment) + 0.1* (component 2 of continuous assessment) + 0.25* (component 3 of continuous assessment) + 0.6* grade of the exam

Students have to reach a minimum grade of 37.5% in every assessment components.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students with special status who cannot attend classes have to:
1- perform an individual assignment set by the professor.
2- attend an oral exam about the theme of the assignment and other themes that professors think are necessary to be mentioned.

Classification improvement

According to General Evaluation Rules of FEUP