Code: | EIG0039 | Acronym: | CG |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Economics and Management |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Industrial Engineering and Management |
Course/CS Responsible: | Master in Engineering and Industrial Management |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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MIEGI | 78 | Syllabus since 2006/2007 | 5 | - | 6 | 49 | 162 |
The objective is to explore tools capable of supporting effective organizational performance management, ensuring the promotion of strategic and operational objectives and avoiding the adoption of dysfunctional attitudes and behaviours.
Students are expected to become aware of the role and importance of management control systems, and to develop skills related with the construction, possible updating and assessment of these systems, and discussing the principles that should underlie them.
Basic management concepts.
Basic financial accounting and cost&management acounting concepts.
1. Management control: objectives and methodology
2. Advanced cost accounting and profitability analyses
2.1.Cost accounting basic concepts
2.2.Indirect and fixed costs
2.3.The quality of cost accounting systems
2.4.Activity based costing and Management (ABC, TDABC and ABM)
3. Budgeting
3.1.The purposes of budgets
3.2.Budgeting process
3.3.Bugeting control
4. Decision-making
4.1.Relevant costs for decision-making
4.2.Current exemples of decision-making
4.3.Economic risk
5. Strategic planning and monitoring
5.1.The Balanced Scorecard methodology
5.2.Strategic maps
5.3.Selection of indicators and assessment of their quality
This course is based on the following complementary activities that involve lecturing, learning, and associated assessment of acquired knowledge and competences:
A1. THEORETICAL NOTIONS: The theoretical concepts taught during theoretical classes should be learnt by study activities and conceptualisation.
A2. EXERCICES: application of the theoretical concepts to solve specific problems.
A3. GROUP ASSESSMENT: case studies analises.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 50,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 50,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 83,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 56,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 50,00 |
Total: | 189,00 |
The final mark will be based on the mark of the final examination (50%) and two case studies analises (case 1 weighted at 20%; case 2 weighted 30%). In both components a minimum mark of 8.00 out of 20 is required for approval.
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
Not applicable (bar general FEUP/UP rules).
Through final exam. The case assignments grades is not considered.
Groups for the assessment will be composed of a 4 elements.
Contact with students will be conducted via the SIFEUP/SIGARRA e-mail.