Elements of Industrial Management

Code:

EQ0088

Acronym:

EGI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2016/2017 - 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	83	Syllabus	4	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

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.

Learning outcomes and competences

Problems resolution, by a critical and integrated way, in an uncertainty context.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable

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

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	56,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in exam

Calculation formula of final grade

Two tests will be carried out: the first test in the middle of the semester and the second one 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 resit exam.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not suitable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

A written exam

Classification improvement

Students can improve their grades at resit exam.