Elements of Industrial Management

Code:

EQ0088

Acronym:

EGI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEQ	74	Syllabus	4	-	5	56	135
			5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course unit aims to endow students with knowledge and skills in the understanding of problems of industrial management in a critical and integrated way, so that they can identify and solve problems in a complex and uncertainty context.

Program

Organisations: notions of enterprise management; notions of accountancy; investment analysis
Project assessment and management; Production management: production planning; material management; stock management; maintenance;
Quality management
Environment and safety.

Mandatory literature

Borges, António; Elementos de contabilidade geral. ISBN: 972-8472-14-5
Carlos Barral; Decisões de Investimento e Financiamento de Projectos, Edições Sílabo
Juran, Joseph M; Quality planning and analysis. ISBN: 0-07-033183-9
Burke, Rory; Project management. ISBN: 0-471-98762-X
Dilworth, James B.; Operations management. ISBN: 0-07-114137-5
José Maria Mendes; Constituição de sociedades, Almeida & Leitão, Lda, 1997. ISBN: 972-749-016-6

Complementary Bibliography

Cardoso, Luís; Gestão estratégica das organizações. ISBN: 972-22-1680-5
Matias, Rogério; Cálculo financeiro. ISBN: 972-592-176-3
Taha, Hamdy A.; Operations research. ISBN: 0-13-281172-3 (brochada)

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes will be based on the presentation of the themes of the course unit, along with problem solving and discussion of matters related to cases.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Calculation formula of final grade

It will take place two tests: the first in the middle of the semester and the second at the day of the exam. Students can either do the whole exam or only the second test.
Final Grade will be based on the average classification of both tests, or on the classification achieved in the final or recurso (resit) exam.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

A written exam

Classification improvement

Students can improve their grades at recurso (resit) season.