Introduction to Management

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Objectives

This course main objective is to provide the students with an overall overview of a diversity of key issues that are relevant on the various areas of management. And this way providing the students with knowledge on the following areas: Management and its objectives, the managers role in an organization, historical overview of management though and practices, coordination between planning, strategy and company’s structure.

This course proposes to invest the students with competencies in the following areas: identification of key success factors in today’s management, innovative problem solving and critical analysis of alternative solutions.

Program

1.Fundamental Concepts

2.Evolution of Thinking in Management

3. Management Skills

3.1 Decision

3.2 Leadership

3.3 Motivation

4. Main general functions

4.1 Planning and Strategy

4.2 Organizational Structure

4.3 Control Systems

5. Main functional areas

5.1 Marketing

5.2 Production and Operations

5.3 Human Resources

5.4 Finance

6.Business Project

Teaching Methodologies

In a first phase, the teacher exposes the main ideas of the topics covered, thus opening the way for a dialogue with the students, where the various topics are explored as well as the personal experiences of the class with relevance to the topics covered.

The teacher uses various media to communicate, in order to reinforce and make the acquisition of knowledge more efficient, namely texts, PowerPoint presentations and videos.

In order to develop critical analysis skills, identification and problem solving, the teacher will use case studies, role-play and simulation. The consolidation of the themes covered in this course is enhanced in a final phase with the project of the course developed by the students in groups.

Bibliography

Core text-books

  • Maçães, M. (2018) Manual De Gestão Moderna - Teoria E Prática, 2º Edição (eBook).
  • Teixeira, S. (2010) Gestão das Organizações, McGraw-Hill, 2ª Edição.

 

Other resources

  • Chiavenato, I. (2004) Introdução à Teoria Geral da Administração, Elsevier, 7ª Edição
  • Articles, case studies and other resources that will supplied during the semester.

Code

0103133

ECTS Credits

6

Classes

  • Teóricas - 30 hours
  • Teórico-Práticas - 30 hours