Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2024_25
Subject FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Code 00605002
Study programme
0605 - G.RELAC.LABORALES Y RECURSOS HUMANOS
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
6 Basic Training First First
Language
Castellano
Prerequisites
Department DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA
Coordinador
MARTÍNEZ CAMPILLO , ALMUDENA
E-mail amarc@unileon.es
gsang@unileon.es
Lecturers
MARTÍNEZ CAMPILLO , ALMUDENA
SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ , GLORIA
Web http://
General description Fundamentals of Business Administration aims to offer a theoretical and practical overview of what a firm is and to ensure that students understand its main characteristics, elements, functions and management strategies.
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA GODOS DIEZ , JOSE LUIS DE
Secretario DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA MUÑOZ DOYAGUE , MARIA FELISA
Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA GARCIA RAMOS , CONSTANTINO
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA GONZALEZ ALVAREZ , NURIA
Secretario DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA CABEZA GARCIA , LAURA
Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA FERNANDEZ GAGO , ROBERTO

Competencias
Code  
A6774
A6810
A6812
A6885
A6907
A6909
A6914
A6919
A6964
A7057
A7066
B808
B809
B811
B812
B813
C2 CMECES2 That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study.
C3 CMECES3 That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.

Learning aims
Competences
A6774
A6810
A6812
A6885
A6907
A6909
A6914
A6919
A6964
A7057
A7066
B808
B809
B811
C2
A6774
A6810
A6812
A6885
A6907
A6909
A6914
A6919
A6964
A7057
A7066
B808
B809
B811
C2
C3
A6774
A6810
A6812
A6885
A6907
A6909
A6914
A6919
A6964
A7057
A7066
B808
B809
B813
C2
C3
B808
B812
C3

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
I. FUNDAMENTALS ABOUT THE COMPANY Topic 1. COMPANY AND BUSINESSMAN
1.1 The company: concept, elements and functions
1.2 The figure of the businessman
1.3 Types of companies
1.4 The business environment
1.5 Theories about the company
1.6 The company as a system

Topic 2. COMPANY OBJECTIVES
2.1 The classic conception of the company's objectives: Profit
2.2 Direction and company objectives
2.3 The theory of the organization regarding the objectives of the company
2.4 Value creation as a objective of the company
2.5 Social responsibility, ethics and reputation of the company

Topic 3. LOCATION, SIZE AND GROWTH OF THE COMPANY
3.1 The location decision
3.2 The size of the company
3.3 The business development process and its modalities
3.3.1 Choice of business portfolio
3.3.2 Vertical integration
3.3.3 Subcontracting
3.3.4 Franchises
3.4 The internationalization process
II. THE MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM Topic 4. DIRECTION
4.1 The business management process
4.2 Decisions and their types
4.3 Decision-making processes
4.4 Management levels
4.5 Managerial roles

Topic 5. THE FUNCTIONS OF THE MANAGEMENT SUBSYSTEM
5.1 The organization
5.1.1 The organizational structure
5.1.2 Elements that form the organizational structure
5.1.3 Formation of the structure
5.2 Planning
5.2.1 Mission, vision, purpose and objectives
5.2.2 Plans
5.2.3 Planning phases
5.3 Control
5.3.1 Control phases
5.3.2 Characteristics and premises of a control system
5.3.3 Typology: management control
5.4 Planning-control integration
5.5 Information systems as support for management

Topic 6. THE FUNCTION OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
6.1 Human capital as a source of competitive advantage
6.2 Outsourcing of Human Resources functions
6.3 Human Resources management by competencies
6.4 A basic tool: job analysis
6.5 Strategic Human Resources Planning
6.6 Human Resources policies
III. THE PRODUCTION SUBSYSTEM Topic 7. THE PRODUCTION FUNCTION
7.1 The production function
7.2 Types of production systems
7.2.1 Production by project
7.2.2 Flexible production
7.2.3 Mass production
7.2.4 Continuous production
7.2.5 Just-in-time production
7.3 Impact of new information technologies

Topic 8. PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL
8.1 Planning tools
8.1.1 Gantt charts
8.1.2 The PERT method
8.1.2.1 Construction of a PERT network
8.1.2.2 Early, last and critical path times
8.1.2.3 Identification of clearances
8.2 Efficiency control
8.2.1 Productivity
8.2.2 Cost analysis

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Problem solving, classroom exercises 15 15 30
 
Personal tuition 0 5 5
Case study 10 10 20
Tutorship of group 5 0 5
 
Lecture 25 37 62
 
Mixed tests 5 23 28
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Problem solving, classroom exercises
Personal tuition
Case study
Tutorship of group
Lecture

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Description

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Problem solving, classroom exercises The structure, quality, clarity, correct use of specific terminology and correctness in carrying out the proposed activities will be assessed.
These practical contents will be evaluated through written tests (to be carried out together with the evaluation of the theoretical contents), as well as through the exercises collected by the teacher in class (in cases where the teacher decides so).
The grade obtained in the set of tests referring to practical content (problems/exercises, cases and exams) will represent 45% of the student's final grade.
45%
Case study The structure, quality, clarity, originality, correct use of specific terminology and correctness in carrying out the proposed activities will be assessed.
The student's oral expression capacity will also be taken into account (in cases where the teacher decides that oral presentations be made)
The grade obtained in the set of tests referring to practical content (problems/exercises, cases and exams) will represent 45% of the student's final grade.

45%
Tutorship of group Attendance at these tutorials will be taken into account as well as participation in follow-up activities. To do this, attendance and the notes and observations taken by the teacher will be monitored. These tutorials can also be used for oral presentation of cases. 5% of the student's final grade

5%
Mixed tests They refer to written tests (exam type) on the theoretical and practical contents mentioned above. The theoretical contents will represent 50% of the student's final grade.

50%
 
Other comments and second call

An average will not be taken for each of the evaluable parts if the student does not achieve a minimum of 4.0 in the theoretical tests. Once this requirement is met, the practices and attendance will be averaged and a 5.0 will need to be achieved to pass the subject.

The overall content of the subject will be divided into two blocks and each one will have its partial exam.

Those students who pass the first partial will be examined a posteriori, only for the second partial.

Those students who do not pass the first partial will be examined after the first and second partial when the second exam corresponds.

Students who do not pass the first partial, or the second, or both, will be examined in an extraordinary call for the failed part or parts, respecting what they have passed.Those students who have not achieved a final course grade of 5 points must submit to the corresponding call (second call or December call) with all the theoretical contents and exercises. The maximum score in the second call is 8 points, since the practical cases carried out during the course will no longer be taken into account. In the December call the grade is calculated on a maximum of 10 points.

The student who does not participate in any of the tests (exercises/problems, cases or partial written tests) will have a score of zero in said test, a mark that will be taken into account for the calculation of the average grade. In this regard, once the date of a partial written test has been set, it will be immovable and the student who does not attend will obtain a grade of zero in it.

These and other more specific aspects of the evaluation process will be explained by the teacher in the classroom during the first session with the students.

During the development of the tests, no material will be allowed to be handled except for a calculator or other material that the teacher has previously indicated can be used. The possession and use of mobile and/or electronic devices is strictly prohibited during the tests. The simple possession of said devices, as well as notes, books, folders or various unauthorized materials during the evaluation tests, will result in the immediate withdrawal of the exam, expulsion from it and qualification as a fail, the incident being communicated to the Academic Authority of the Center to carry out the actions provided for in the Guidelines for Action in Cases of Plagiarism, Copying or Fraud in Examinations or Evaluation Tests, approved by the Permanent Commission of the Government Council on January 29, 2015.


Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic GUTIÉRREZ ARAGON, O., Fundamentos de Administración de Empresas, Pirámide,

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