General information


Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Vladimir Bellavista Parent

Trimester: Second term

Credits: 4

Teaching staff: 

Jaume Teodoro Sadurní

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 2

Languages ​​of instruction


  • Catalan

Teaching in Catalan with materials in Spanish and English

Presentations of works by English language students are valued

Competencies / Learning Outcomes


Basic skills
  • B3_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

  • B4_That students can convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences

Specific skills
  • EFB6_Adequate knowledge of the concept of company, institutional and legal framework of the company. Organization and management of companies

  • ESI1_Ability to integrate Information and Communications Technology solutions and business processes to meet the information needs of organizations, enabling them to achieve their goals effectively and efficiently, thus achieving competitive advantage

  • ESI4_Ability to understand and apply the principles and practices of organizations, so that they can act as a link between the technical and management communities of an organization and actively participate in user training

Transversal competences
  • T1_That students know a third language, which will be preferably English, with an adequate level of oral and written form, according to the needs of the graduates in each degree

  • T2_That students have the ability to work as members of an interdisciplinary team either as one more member, or performing management tasks in order to contribute to developing projects with pragmatism and a sense of responsibility, making commitments taking into account the available resources

Presentation of the subject


This subject is part of the BUSINESS subject of the degree curriculum. It is taught after the subject of entrepreneurship in the first year and Economics of the previous term, in the second year. That is why the focus is now on the company in operation, looking for knowledge in the operative part of it from its different functional areas. An entire blog is dedicated to deepening the economic and financial part so that the future graduate has a sufficient basis for the development of company management projects.

 

NOTE: The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free from sexist, racist, homophobic attitudes,
transphobic and discriminatory, whether towards students or teachers. We trust that between
we can all create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to
suffer prejudice from others.

Contents


Topic 1: Basic concepts of business and administration
Economy market Supply and demand. Economic history. Microeconomics Factors of production. Goods and services. Types of organizations. Ownership, address and governance of the company. Sector. Sector value chain.

Topic 2: Organization and strategy of the company
Functional subsystems of the company. Commercial and marketing management. Address of operations. Administrative address (financial and Human Resources). Commercial documentation (receipt, invoice, payroll, tax forms...). Organizational design. Basic legislation (commercial, fiscal, social/labor security, industrial/intellectual property, data protection, image rights, compliance, ...). Strategic plan Analysis of the environment (SWOT, PESTEL, ...). Mission, vision and values. Targets. Market strategy. Human behavior of the company. Budget/business plan. Control indicators. Innovation Management. Ethics and CSR

Tema 3: Economic administration of the company

Accounting concepts. Accounting statements. Costs. Income. Assets. Liabilities. Heritage. Capital. Asset analysis. Income statement. Stock. Treasury. Financial economic ratios. Dead point. Maneuvering background.

Topic 4: Financial analysis and planning
Investment. Leverage. Financing. Expense activation. Business metrics. PEF (financial economic plan). Company valuation (postmoney, premoney). Share premium. Seed capital and venture capital.

Activities and evaluation system


Concept Weighting observation
Internships 30%

Excel test, computer test within the term schedule. Not retrievable.

Theory test I 30% Topic 1 and 2, test within term timetable (repeatable).
Theory test II 30% Topic 3 and 4, test in the official exam calendar at the end of the quarter.

Personal work

10% Exercises. Not recoverable.
Ordinary evaluation 100% Weighted grade / Possibility of recovering theory I
Extraordinary evaluation   100% Maximum score of 5 (single theory I and II recovery test)

 

Comment: Any form of academic fraud will be sanctioned in accordance with the center's evaluation regulations. If signs of fraud are detected, including the improper use of generative artificial intelligence tools, the subject's teaching staff may call the student for an individual interview with the aim of verifying their authorship.

Bibliography


Basic

Understand accounting and finance. Oriol Amat

Fundamentals of business management. Maria Iborra, et.a.

Complementary

Concepts of economics. Paul Hayne