Educational guide

IDENTIFYING DATA

2023_24

Subject

PRINCIPLES OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code

00512003

Study programme

0512 - GRADO EN COMERCIO INTERNACIONAL

Descriptors

Credit.

Type

Year

Period

Basic Training

First

Language

Castellano

Ingles

Prerequisites

Department

DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA

Coordinador

SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ , GLORIA

E-mail

gsang@unileon.es
amarc@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	GONZALEZ ALVAREZ , NURIA
Secretario	DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA	MUÑOZ DOYAGUE , MARIA FELISA
Vocal		JIMENEZ PARRA , BEATRIZ

Tribunal suplente
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA	MIGUEL DAVILA , JOSE ANGEL
Secretario	DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA	CABEZA GARCIA , LAURA
Vocal	DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA	FERNANDEZ GAGO , ROBERTO

Competencias

Code
A6345
A6437
A6526
A6635
B787
B789
B792
B793
B794
B796
B797
B798
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.
C4	CMECES4 That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialised and non-specialised audience

Learning aims

	Competences
Develop critical thinking applied to the collection, analysis, interpretation, synthesis and transmission of information	A6345 A6526	B787 B789 B792 B793 B797	C2 C4
Oral and writing ability to communicate and argument different ideas	A6345 A6437 A6526 A6635	B794 B796 B798	C2 C4

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
CONCEPTS ABOUT BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION	1. The company and the entrepreneur 2. Company objerctives 3. Location, dimension and business growth
MANAGEMENT AREA	4. The management area 5. Management tasks 6. Human resources management
MANUFACTURING AREA	7. Manufacturing system 8. Planification and control of the manufacturing system

Planning

Methodologies :: Tests
	Class hours	Hours outside the classroom	Total hours
Problem solving, classroom exercises	10	10	20

Case study	10	20	30
Tutorship of group	15	0	15
Personal tuition	0	10	10

Lecture	20	30	50

Mixed tests	5	20	25

(*)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	This is an individual activity. Students will have in advance the necessary material to work on these exercises at home. Some os these exercises could be collected by the lecturer as part of the continuos evaluation
Case study	Students must work on case studies provided by the lecturer regarding each theme. It will be considered the quality, accuracy, justification of ideas and originality of each work. These activities will be developed in groups (the number of participants will depend on the total number of students). It is compulsory to read the case before attending the class sesion. Some cases could be orally presented.
Tutorship of group	The attendance to these tutorship will be compulsory. The main ojective is to control students trajectory and solve their possible doubs regarding the theoretical-pracical contents of the subject.
Personal tuition	Virtual tutoring through e-mail. The lecturer will solve the doubts of the students regarding the different topics. They are individual and the timetable will be fixed by the lecturer.
Lecture	The theoretical content will be presented and developed in the classroom by the lecturers through magistral lectures, promoting the active participation of students. In order to follow these sessions, the slides of each presentation will be provided to the students. They also can use the recommended bibliographical references given in this guide.

Personalized attention

Personal tuition

Description

Two types of personal tuition. Firstly, virtual tutoring through e-mail. The lecturers will solve the doubts of the students regarding the different subjects. They are individual and the timetable will be fixed by the lecturer. Secondly, group tutoring in the classroom (the timetable will be also fixed by the lecturer according with the development of the subject)

Aditionally, there is a personal tutoring timetable that the students can check in the office`s door of the lecturer. The student can also make use of it along tthe teaching period.

Así mismo, existe un horario de tutorías personales, indicadas en la puerta del despacho del profesor, de las cuales el alumno podrá hacer uso a lo largo del curso.

Assessment

	Description	Qualification
Problem solving, classroom exercises	It will be considered the quality, accuracy, justification of ideas and apropiate use of the specific terminology	35% de la nota final
Case study	It will be considered the quality, accuracy, justification of ideas and originality of each work. The oral ability of each student also will be assed	35% de la nota final
Tutorship of group	The lecturer will take into account the attendance to the tutorship and the participation of the student. Sometimes, these tutoring sessions will be used for the oral presentation of the cases	5% de la nota final
Mixed tests	Written tests regarding the theoretical content of the subject	60% de la nota final

Other comments and second call
To pass the subject it is necessary to obtain an average score of 5 points throughout the course (notes of partial written tests plus all activities carried out in the classroom that make up the continuous evaluation). To pass the subject, it will be necessary to obtain, at least, an average score of 4 points in the two theoretical tests. Those students who have not reached a final grade of the 5-points must submit to the corresponding call (second call or call for December) in which all the theoretical content and exercises will be evaluated. 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 one activity (exercises / problems, cases or partial written tests) will have a score of zero and this score will be taken into account for the calculation of the average grade. In this regard, once the date of a partial written test is fixed, it will be unmovable and the student who does not attend will obtain a grade of zero in it. These and other more concrete aspects of the evaluation process will be explained by the teacher in the classroom during the first session with the students.

Sources of information

Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic	CUERVO, A. , Introducción a la Administración de Empresas, Thomson Civitas, 2008 (6ª edición) MAYNAR MARIÑO, P, La Economía de la Empresa en el Espacio de Educación Superior, Mc Graw Hill, 2008
	THEORETICAL REFERENCES: GUTIÉRREZ ARAGÓN, O. (2013): Fundamentos de Administración de Empresas . Pirámide. Madrid. CASTILLO, A.M. (Coord.) (2006): Introducción a la Economía y Administración de Empresas . Pirámide. Madrid. GARCÍA-TENORIO, J. (Coord.) (2006): Organización y Dirección de Empresas . Thomson. Madrid. IBORRA, M; DASÍ, A.; DOLZ, C. y FERRER, C. (2007): Fundamentos de Dirección de Empresas . Thomson Paraninfo. Madrid. Bibliografía (Práctica) GUTIÉRREZ ARAGÓN, O. (2013): Fundamentos de Administración de Empresas . Pirámide. Madrid. BARROSO, C.; CASILLAS, J.C. y Otros (2007): Problemas de Economía de la Empresa. Pirámide. CASTILLO, A.M.; ABAD, I.M. y RASTROLLO, M.A. (2007): Casos Prácticos de Administración y Dirección de Empresas . Pirámide. GARCÍA DEL JUNCO, J. y CASANUEVA, C. (Coord.) (2000): Prácticas de la Gestión Empresarial. McGraw-Hill. Madrid. LUQUE, M.A.; BUENO, Y. y SANTOS, B. (2001): Curso Práctico de Economía de la Empresa. Pirámide. Madrid. PÉREZ GOROSTEGUI, E. (2005): Prácticas de Administración de Empresas . Pirámide. Madrid. EXERCISES AND CASES BARROSO, C.; CASILLAS, J.C. y Otros (2007): Problemas de la Empresa. Ed. Pirámide. MARTÍN PEÑA, M.L. (Coord.) (2003): Dirección de la Producción: Problemas y Ejercicios resueltos. Ed. Prentice-Hall. NAVAS LÓPEZ, J.E.; GUERRAS MARTIN, L.A. (2003): Casos de Dirección Estratégica de la Empresa. Ed. Thomson Civitas. 3ª y 6ª edición. Casos publicados por la Harvard Business School (http://www.hbs.edu/).
Complementary	DÍEZ DE CASTRO, J. , Administración de Empresas en la Sociedad del Conocimiento, Pirámide, 2002 RODRIGUEZ-VALENCIA J. , Dirección Moderna de Organizaciones, Thomson, 2006 IBORRA, M.; DASI, A.; DOLZ, C.; FERRER, C. , Fundamentos de Dirección de Empresas. Conceptos y habilidades directivas, Thomson, 2007 ALEGRE, L.; BERNÉ, C.; GALVE, C. , Fundamentos de Economía de la Empresa: Perspectiva funcional, Ariel Economía, 2000 DAFT, R.; MARCIC, D. , Introducción a la Administración, Thomson, 2006 CASTILLO, A.M. , Introducción a la Economía y Administración de Empresas, Pirámide, 2006 GARCÍA-TENORIO RONDA, J.; GARCÍA Mª T.; PÉREZ Mª J.; SANCHEZ I.; SANTOS Mª V. , Organización y Dirección de Empresas, Thomson, 2006
	COMPLEMENTARY REFERENCES: ALEGRE, L.; BERNÉ, C. y GALVE, C. (2000): Fundamentos de Economía de la Empresa: Perspectiva funcional. Ariel. Barcelona. 2ª ed. BUENO CAMPOS, E. (2005): Curso Básico de Economía de la Empresa. Un enfoque de Organización. Pirámide. Madrid. 4ª ed. BUENO CAMPOS, E. (2007): Organización de empresas. Estructura, Procesos y Modelos. Pirámide. Madrid. 2ª ed. CASTILLO, A.M. (Coord.) (2006): Introducción a la Economía y Administración de Empresas. Pirámide. Madrid. CLAVER, E.; LLOPIS, J.; LLORET, M. y MOLINA, H. (2000): Manual de Administración de Empresas. Civitas. Madrid. 4ª ed. GARCÍA DEL JUNCO, J. y CASANUEVA ROCHA, C. (Coords.) (2006): Fundamentos de Gestión Empresarial. Pirámide. Madrid. 2ªed. PÉREZ GOROSTEGUI, E. (2002): Economía de la Empresa (Introducción). Centro de estudios Ramón Areces. Madrid. ACADEMIC JOURNALS: Universia Business Review (http://ubr.universia.net) Harvard Deusto Business Review (http://www2.e-deusto.com/cdrevistasw/hdbr.htm) Emprendedores (http://emprendedores.es) Actualidad Económica (http://www.actualidadeconomica.com) Alta Dirección (http://altadireccion.es) ELECTRONIC RESOURCES: Web de la Universidad de León: www.unileon.es Herramienta Web de apoyo a la docencia virtual de la Universidad de León: Moodle Webs de prensa: www.prensaescrita.com; www.expansion.com; www.cincodias.com Webs de empresas: www.invertia.es Webs de instituciones: www.icex.es; www.circe.es; www.mityc.es Buscador: www.google.es

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Other comments
Inadecuate behaviour in the classroom will be taken into account in a negative sense regarding the final grade of the subject. The lecturer will determine the severity of them and the corresponding penalty. Depending on the evolution of the course, the lecturer can propose modifications in both the content and the development of the subject.