General information


Subject type: Basic

Coordinator: Judith Turrión Prats

Trimester: First term

Credits: 6

Teaching staff: 

Maria Armiñana Maristany

Teaching languages


The material can be in Catalan, Spanish or English

Skills


Basic skills
  • CB2. That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and problem solving within their area of study.

  • CB3. That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of ​​study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific, or ethical issues.

Specific skills
  • CE8. Direct different types of tourism entities defining objectives, strategies, commercial policies and managing financial resources.

General competencies
  • CG1. Be able to work in a team, actively participate in tasks and negotiate in the face of dissenting opinions until reaching consensus positions, thus acquiring the ability to learn together with other team members and create new knowledge.

  • CG4. Be able to integrate the values ​​of social justice, equality between men and women, equal opportunities for all and especially for people with disabilities, so that the studies of Tourism and Leisure Management contribute to train citizens for a just, democratic society based on a culture of dialogue and peace.

Transversal competences
  • CT1. Communicate properly orally and in writing in the two official languages ​​of Catalonia.

  • CT2. Show willingness to learn about new cultures, experiment with new methodologies and encourage international exchange.

  • CT3. Formulate critical and well-argued reasoning, using precise terminology, specialized resources and documentation to support these arguments.

  • CT5. Master the main applications of computer tools and new technologies for ordinary academic activity.

  • CT6. Carry out tasks autonomously with the correct organization and timing of academic work.

  • CT7. Develop the ability to assess inequalities due to sex and gender to design solutions.

Description


The subject of Business Administration is a first contact with the world of business management and studies the role of the company and entrepreneurs in society.

It allows to understand the main economic and social indicators to evaluate the operation of the company, to then focus on the basic principles of business management: management, organization, planning and control.

The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer the prejudices of others.
 

Learning outcomes


  • Evaluate economically and socially the operation of a company
  • Evaluate the organization of a company
  • Evaluate the managerial function
  • Know how to use forecasting and business planning tools
  • Know how to establish management control mechanisms

Working methodology


Theoretical sessions

MD1. Master class: Expository class sessions based on the teacher's explanation attended by all students enrolled in the subject.

MD3. Presentations: Multimedia formats that support face-to-face classes.

MD4. Video capsules: Resource in video format, which includes contents or demonstrations of the thematic axes of the subjects. These capsules are integrated into the structure of the subject and serve students to review as many times as necessary the ideas or proposals that the teacher needs to highlight in their classes.

Guided learning

MD5. Seminars: Face-to-face format in small work groups (between 14 and 40). These are sessions linked to the face-to-face sessions of the subject that allow to offer a practical perspective of the subject and in which the participation of the student is key.

MD6. Discussions and forums: Face-to-face or online conversations, depending on the objectives pursued by the teacher responsible for the subject.

MD7. Case study: Dynamics that starts from the study of a case, which serves to contextualize the student in a specific situation, the teacher can propose different activities, both individually and in groups, among their students.

Autonomous learning

MD9. Resolution of exercises and problems: Non-contact activity dedicated to the resolution of practical exercises based on the data provided by the teacher.

MD10. Research and critical reading of articles: Students start from a working hypothesis that they will develop, following the phases of the research methodology, including the critical reading of articles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contents


Topic 1: The company and its administration

1.1. Concept of business and administration

1.2. Types of companies

1.3. Current challenges for business administration

1.4. Economic assessment of the operation of the company

1.4.1. Productivity

1.4.2. Profitability

1.4.3. The deadlock

Topic 2: Business planning

2.1. The forecast and analysis of the environment

2.2. Planning concept: Different levels of planning

2.3. Types of plans

            2.3.1. Permanent plans

            2.3.2. Temporary plans

Topic 3: Control in the company

3.1. Information systems for control

3.2. The control process

            3.2.1. Critical variables and management indicators

            3.2.2. The record of results

            3.3.3. The analysis of deviations

            3.3.4. Corrective actions

Topic 4: The organization of the company

4.1. Definition and design of the organizational structure

4.2 The parts of the organization

4.3. The organization chart: horizontal and vertical design

4.4. Coordination mechanisms

Topic 5: The management of the company

5.1. Principles, functions and reality of managerial work

5.2. Variables that condition the direction function

5.2.1. The motivation of workers

5.2.2. Leadership styles

Item 6. Brief summary of new trends in management and organization

 

Learning activities


The following training activities will be carried out:

AF3. Teamwork on the administration of a business project

AF2. Seminars 

AF1. Theoretical sessions

AF5. Personal study

Evaluation system


The final mark of the subject will be conformed by the weighting of marks of different activities of continuous evaluation, which will be raised during the course, plus the final exam:

CONTINUOUS EVALUATION (60% of the grade)

  • Practical cases carried out through teamwork (20% of the mark)

There will be 4 practical cases, each of which will have a weight of 5%, which will involve the following team activities:

  1. Previous work of reading the case and individual answer of previous questions
  2. Discussion of the case in class between the different teams
  3. Preparation by each team of a report on the case
  • Work on a topic, to choose from, on new business administration challenges (15% of the mark)

This work will involve carrying out a series of team activities that will be detailed during the subject.

 

  • Taking a partial exam (25% of the grade)

FINAL EXAM (40% of the mark)
The final exam will consist of different theoretical-practical questions. A minimum score of 5 points out of 10 must be obtained in the final exam: this
exam will consist of different assessment parts and a score of at least 40% must be obtained in each of these parts and that the average mark
of the notes of the different parts is at least 5 points.


Recovery test

  • The grade for the continuous assessment will be saved and cannot be retrieved. Only the final exam can be retaken.
  • To recover the grade of the final exam, students with the following conditions may take the recovery test:
    • If the average of the final exam is passed but less than 4 has been obtained in any of the parts, the part or parts with
    • less than 4.
    • If the average of the final exam is suspended, all parts below 5 points must be recovered.
  • Just like in the ordinary assessment, the final grade remaining from the final exam after the recovery must be at least 5 points to pass.
  • A student who has not taken the first exam can NOT take the retake.

 

REFERENCES


Basic

Chip Conley (2017). PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow Revised and Updated. 2nd Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc

ROBBINS, STEPHEN P. and COULTER, MARY (2014). Administration Ed. Pearson. Mexico. 12th edition

 

GIL ESTALLO, MARÍA DE LOS ÁNGELES and GINER DE LA FUENTE, FERNANDO (2013). How to create and make a company work. Madrid Ed. Esic 9th edition.

Complementary

https://hbr.org/2018/08/3-kinds-of-jobs-that-will-thrive-as-automation-advances

https://singularityhub.com/2016/05/17/a-big-shift-is-coming-and-it-could-uber-ize-entire-industries/