Learning outcomes of the curricular unit (knowledge, skills and competences to be developed by the students)
LO1. Introduction to the main theoretical foundations of management; LO2. Characterize the main activities of the manager and management; LO3. Adopt a global view of organizations in the context of today's societies; LO4. Understand the company and its main functional areas; LO5. Analyze and learn the main concepts and theories within the functions of the management process: Planning, Organization, Direction and Control. LO6. Apply basic management tools to meet organizational contexts.
Syllabus
1. Introduction Basic concepts, Manager functions, levels, tasks and skills 2. The environment of organizations The contextual and transactional environment Organizational culture and external environment 3. Business and value creation Functional approach Business and value creation 4. The decision-making process in management 5. Planning Fundamentals; Types of planning; Strategic management model; Corporate, business and functional strategy Implementation and control 6. Organizing Fundamentals; Elements of the organization process Structural design of organizations Determinants of organizational structure 7. Leading Fundamentals; Motivation; Leadership; Communication 8. Controlling Fundamentals; Types of control Control process and Organizational Performance Monitoring Systems and Tools.
Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the curricular unit's learning objectives
The syllabus aims at addressing basic concepts in the management, the environment of organizations and the company in particular. From an integrative perspective, the main management functions (planning, organizing, directing and controlling) are addressed, contributing to the learning objectives as follows: LO1 and LO2: CP1 LO3. CP2 and CP3 LO4. CP3 LO5. CP5 to CP8 LO6. CP2 to CP8
Teaching methodologies (including evaluation)
Teaching Methodologies: M1. Expositional - Theoretical concepts M2. Participative - Discussion of cases and examples; M3. Active - Cases solved by students (group work); M4. Self-study - individual assessment preparation. Evaluation: E1. Group work (cases, reports, presentations) - 30% E2. Individual final test - 70%.
Demonstration of the coherence between the teaching methodologies and the learning outcomes
The teaching-learning methodologies aim at the development of the students' main learning competences that allow to fulfill each of the learning objectives, with the following distribution: LO1: M1 e M4 LO2: M1, M2 e M4 LO3: M1 a M4 LO4. M1 a M4 LO5: M1 a M4 LO6: M1, M3 e M4.
Bibliography (Mandatory resources)
ALMEIDA, F. (editor). (2016). Introdução à Gestão das Organizações. 4ª edição. Escolar Editora. FREIRE, A. (2020). Estratégia: Criação de Valor Sustentável em Negócios Tradicionais e Digitais. Bertrand Editora. REIS, F., ROSA, M. J. (2014). Princípios de Gestão, Edições Silabo. ROBBINS, S., COULTER, M. (2018). Management, 14th Ed., Pearson. TEIXEIRA, S. (2013). Gestão das Organizaçöes, 3ª Ed., Escolar Editora. VARELA, M. (2015). Introdução à Gestão, Escolar Editora.
