TecnoCampus Foundation
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University Business
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General information

Subject type: Basic

Coordinator: Judith Turrión Prats

Trimester: First term

Credits: 6

Teaching staff: 

Josep Maria Calafell Martinez

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 1

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Catalan

The material can be in Catalan, Spanish or English.

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

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.

Presentation of the subject

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.

Contents

Block 1: The economic valuation of the company

1.1. Introduction: Concept, administration and types of companies

1.2. Current challenges for business administration

1.3. Economic assessment of the operation of the company

1.4.1. Productivity

1.4.2. Profitability

1.4.3. The deadlock

Block 2: Business administration

2.1. Business planning

2.1.1. Forecasting and analyzing the environment

2.1.2. Planning concept: Different levels of planning

2.1.3. Types of plans

2.2. Control in the company

2.2.1. Information systems for control

2.2.2. The control process

            2.2.2.1. Critical variables and management indicators

            2.2.2.2. The record of results

            2.2.2.3. The analysis of deviations

            2.2.2.4. Corrective actions

2.2.3. The control function

2.3. The organization of the company

2.3.1. Definition and design of the organizational structure

2.3.2 The parts of the organization

2.3.3. The organizational chart: horizontal and vertical design

2.3.4. New organizational visions

2.3.5. Coordination mechanisms

2.4. The company's management

2.4.1. Principles, functions and reality of managerial work

2.4.2. Variables that condition the direction function

2.4.2.1. The motivation of workers

2.4.2.2. Leadership styles

2.4.2.3. Leadership and Gender

2.4.3. Inclusive leadership

 

Activities and 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)

  • Seminars (40%). 4 seminars (10% each).
    • Common Tecnocampus competencies: this subject works on the Gender competency (10% of the final grade of the subject included in the seminars). 
  • Taking a partial exam (20% of the grade)

FINAL EXAM (40% of the mark)

The final exam will consist of different theoretical and practical questions. The exam will consist of different evaluation parts and you must obtain at least a score of 4 in each of these parts and the average grade of the grades in the different parts must be at least 5 points.

Recovery test

  • A student who has not taken the first exam can NOT take the retake.
  • The grade for the continuous assessment will be saved and cannot be retrieved. Only the final exam can be retaken.
  • To recover the mark of the final exam, students who are in the following situations may take the resit test:
    1. If the average of the final exam is suspended, all parts below 5 points must be recovered.
    2. 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 must be recovered.
  • As in the ordinary assessment, the final mark remaining from the final examination after recovery must be at least 5 points to pass.

Any form of academic fraud will be sanctioned in accordance with the center's assessment 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

 Osterwalder, A.. (2015). Designing the value proposition: how to create the products and services that your customers are expecting. god

Osterwalder, A., Pigneur, Y., Clark, T., & Vázquez, L. (2011). Generation of business models: a manual for visionaries, revolutionaries and challengers (First edition). god

ROBBINS, Stephen. P. and COULTER, Mary. C. (2020): Management (Global Edition). Pearson. 15th edition

 

Complementary

GIL ESTALLO, Maria Angeles, GINER DE LA FUENTE, F (2013), How to create and run a company. Madrid. Ed. Esic. 9th edition.