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8556
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| Year |
3
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Economics and Management
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Entry requirements |
There are no entry requirements
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Mode of delivery |
The sessions are of theoretical and practical and the program is intended as a whole to reflect on the issues while empowering students with solid knowledge of the major theoretical-practical fundamentals. The first chapter provides a basic introduction to the issues the company and its environment. In chapter 2, we explore the essential components of entrepreneurship and business creation. In the last three chapters deals with the elements essential to encourage entrepreneurship. Students have the opportunity to identify, understand and apply the main tools of entrepreneurship and management, enabling them had developed a proposal for a business idea and develops a reporting company.
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Work placements |
NA
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Learning outcomes |
Provide students with critical sense in the decisions taken at the level of economic policy;
Show how to characterize, classify and to provide key elements for creating an organization;
Provide students with some techniques to structure and process of decision making within the organization.
At the end of UC students should be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental aspects of micro and macro-economic theory;
Identify organizational models, the role of management (the manager) and the various areas and functions of a company;
Understand how the company can interact with their environment and with the current position and how to formulate competitive strategies
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Syllabus |
1. Introduction
2. Market mechanisms
2.1. Demand
2.2. Supply
2.3. Equilibrium prices
2.4. Positive aspects and the limitations of the market
3. Market mechanisms under perfect competition and imperfect competition
3.1. Preliminary Notions
3.2. Monopoly
3.3. Monopolistic Competition
3.4. Oligopoly
3.5. Market failures and public intervention.
4. Management in organizations
4.1 - The management and managers
4.2 - Evolution of the management
4.3 - Concept and scope of organization
5. The company as an organization
5.1 - Concept and objectives of the company
5.2 - Resources and capabilities of the company
5.3 - The company and the environment
5.4 - Creation of the company
6. Organization, structure, functions and areas of the company
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Main Bibliography |
Donnelly, James, James Gibson e John Ivancevich (2000): Administração: Princípios de Gestão Empresarial, Alfragide: McGraw-Hill Portugal.
Ferreira, Manuel Portugal; Santos, J. e Serra, F. (2008): “Ser Empreendedor – Pensar Criar e Moldar a Nova Empresa” Edições Sílabo, Lisboa.
Lopes, Luís; Carvalho, Luísa; Avelar, Mafalda e Cracel, Patrícia (2007): Sucesso.pt – Casos de Excelência em Português, Booknomics, Lisboa.
Silva, Maria José (2007): “Inovação e Empreendedorismo” e “Financiamento das Empresas de Base Tecnológica” in Manual de Dinamização de Empresas de Base Tecnológica, (Eds.) M. Raposo, M.J. Silva & R. Rodrigues, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã
Teixeira, Sebastião (2005): “Gestão das Organizações”, Alfragide: McGraw-Hill Portugal.
Thompson, A.; Strickland, A. e Gamble, J. (2008) Administração estratégica, 15ª Edição, McGraw-Hill Portugal.
Timmons, J.; Spinelli, S, (2007) New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century 7thEd. Prentice-Hall.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The following methods and forms of study are used in this course: lectures, classes, and self-study. Lectures are designed to help students to understand the main concepts of the course.
To complement and reinforce concepts, lectures will be given primarily through slides, with discussions and classroom presentations. All content in lectures are assessable through UBI-Moodle.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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