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E12_Planning business strategies related to the economic and social phenomena typical of the welfare society and the digital entertainment industry. Turn ideas into actions in a creative and innovative way
The subject Economics and Business Administration is a compulsory subject within the Degree that includes the subject of Economics. It aims to familiarize students with the most basic economic concepts that regulate our economic and social environment, as well as to introduce them to the functioning of the business world. It consists of two well-differentiated parts: Part I Economy and Part II Business.
Classroom work is based on classes where the teacher explains the concepts of theory with real examples, current press releases and case studies that are solved in conjunction with student participation. Given the social nature of this subject, and therefore that in many cases there is no single solution to the problems posed, it is very interesting, from a minimum of theoretical concepts, the intervention of students to promote debate in some topics, encouraging critical thinking and argumentation of ideas. They will work in groups, analyzing articles, news or videos, solving practical exercises and proposing contextualized solutions in economic and social aspects.
The subject has a Dossier with about thirty activities aimed at encouraging active student learning and applying theory to the real world. It is an essential tool that will be worked on inside and outside the classroom.
1. Introduction to economic theory.
2. Microeconomics: The market.
3. Macroeconomics: National Accounting.
4. The company as an organization.
5. The company and the environment.
6. The company and economic information.
The subject has a Dossier of exercises and activities to facilitate the active learning of the student inside and outside the classroom. This Dossier contains about thirty activities organized according to the syllabus of the subject, so that theoretical explanations are interspersed with readings and exercises of the Dossier, as well as the viewing of videos that then open debate. It is an essential tool for monitoring the subject.
The activities proposed in the Dossier, as well as the videos analyzed, are related to all the learning outcomes of the subject: RA1-RA7.
At the competence level, this set of activities aims to influence the specific competence E12 with the help of the basic competence G3.
In order to gather evidence of the expected learning outcomes, the following evaluative activities will be carried out:
Activity 1: Homework. Non-contact activities carried out individually (occasionally in pairs). Information search, critical article reading, problem solving, video analysis, etc. A minimum of three grades will be collected for each student. This activity is designed to gather evaluative evidence on the student's commitment to the subject and their degree of understanding of the subject. The three tests collected can be related to any of the learning outcomes of the subject (RA1-RA7). At the competence level it is related to competences E12 and G3.
Activity 2: Press collection. Work in group. It consists of searching for and analyzing current news from our economic and social environment, being able to reflect and argue according to our own value judgments. This activity is related to the learning outcomes RA1, RA2, RA3 and RA4. At the competence level, it affects both E12 and G3.
Activity 3: First partial exam. Individual activity. Learning outcomes: RA1, RA2, RA3 and RA4. Competences: E12 and G3.
Activity 4: Second partial exam. This test consists of two parts. An individual part and a collaborative part solved in pairs (Case study). Learning outcomes: RA5, RA6 and RA7. Competences: E12 and G3.
In order to pass the assessment activities, students must demonstrate:
For each activity, the teacher will report on the particular rules and conditions that govern them through the virtual classroom.
The final grade of the course will be calculated by applying the following weights to the activities:
Activity 1: Homework - 15%. Minimum three activities per student. Individual work (occasionally in pairs).
Activity 2: Press collection - 15%. Work in group.
Activity 3: Partial first - 35%. Individual examination.
Activity 4: Partial second - 35%. Individual part (24,5%) and Collaborative part performed in pairs (10,5%)
To pass the subject (and apply the previous weighting) a minimum grade of 5 will be required in the weighted average of the marks of the partial exams.
Recovery: The students with a qualification inferior to 5 in the final note, will be able to recover the asignatura by means of the realization of an only examination that will collect all the content of the same (Economy and Company). This exam will be worth 70% of the final grade of the subject and a minimum grade of 5 will be required to be able to average. The grades of activities 1 (Homework) and 2 (Press collection) are not recoverable and will contribute the other 30% to the final grade. According to the current regulations of the center, they can only be presented in the exam of recovery those students that have participated in a significant number of the activities of evaluation of the course and have not arrived to the 5 of final average note.
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