Academic Year/course:
2023/24
422 - Bachelor's Degree in Building Engineering
28632 - Economic and Business Management
Syllabus Information
Academic year:
2023/24
Subject:
28632 - Economic and Business Management
Faculty / School:
175 - Escuela Universitaria Politécnica de La Almunia
Degree:
422 - Bachelor's Degree in Building Engineering
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
4
Semester:
Second semester
Subject type:
Basic Education
Module:
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1. General information
The main goal is the knowledge and use of basic economic instruments aimed at the world of the company construction. In particular:
- Understanding economic phenomena
- Bringing business reality closer to future graduates
- Knowing the basic economic and business glossary
- Interpret economic-financial information
- Use concepts and tools that allow the analysis of business management, as well as the adoption of measures in this regard.
Estos planteamientos y objetivos están alineados con los siguientes Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de la Agenda 2030 de Naciones Unidas (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/): SDG-8 (objectives 8.2., 8.4.), SDG-12 (objectives 12.1., 12.5.), SDG-16 (objectives 16.5., 16.6.); so that the acquisition of the subject learning results provides training and knowledge, skills and competencies to contribute to some extent to their achievement.
2. Learning results
- Know the concept of a company, its institutional framework, organizational models, planning, control and strategic decision making in certainty, risk and uncertainty, risk and uncertainty; production systems, costs, planning, financing sources, and preparation of financial plans and budgets.
- Know the organization of the professional work and of the studios, offices, and professional societies, the regulations and legislation related to the functions performed by the Technical Architect and the liability framework associated with the activity.
- They will acquire the ability to organize small businesses, and participate as a member of multidisciplinary teams in large companies.
3. Syllabus
Synthetic content by thematic blocks
Block I. Processing and recording of information
Unit 1. Introduction to financial decisions
Unit 2. Recording of the company's economic and financial information
Unit 3. Annual accounts in the construction company I
Unit 4. Annual accounts in the construction company II
Block II. Business Analysis and Valuation
Unit 5. Structural analysis of the company
Unit 6. Economic analysis of the company
Unit 7. Financial analysis of the company
Unit 8. Short-term internal cycle analysis of the construction company
Block III. Financing and Investment
Unit 9. Financial operations
4. Academic activities
Master classes, 28h: Sessions of theoretical exposition and resolution of representative problems
Classroom practices, 32h: Problem-solving sessions, presentation and discussion of practical cases
Assessment tests, 5h: Tests in Continuous Assessment
Tutored activities, 40h: Tutored exercises and case studies distributed throughout the semester
Autonomous student activities, 45h: For autonomous study
5. Assessment system
An optional Continuous Assessment System is proposed, in addition to the Global Asessment System.
Continuous Assessment System contains practical and theoretical tests at the end of each content block.
- Practical tests, involving the resolution of theoretical and practical exercises. 70% of the final grade
The assessment criteria are the obtaining of results, analysis and interpretation of the results
- Theoretical tests, with short open-answer and multiple-choice questionnaires.
30% of the final grade
The assessment criteria for open-ended questions include the accuracy, relevance and clarity of the answer
Eligibility requirements:
- Participation in all the evaluative tests that comprise it, obtaining in each one of them a minimum grade of 30% of its assessment.
- Minimum attendance at 80% of the semester's face-to-face activities
- Passing the subject by Continuous Assessment requires obtaining 50% of the 100 points in which the subject is assessed
Global Assessment System corresponds to a single exam in an official call, in which the same type of tests and the same evaluation criteria as those mentioned for the Continuous Assessment will be posed.