Introduction to Management

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

This course is lectured in theoretical + practical classes, using examples showing real life situations. The dialogue between students and professor is stressed, through the discussion of the topics of the program that deserve a special attention.

Learning Outcomes

hrough this course unit, it is intended to present a global view of what a company is, and a perspective of the context that conditions its development and affects its survival. Achieving this objective will, more specifically, help students to understand the dynamics of the management process and the various functional areas of the company, giving some emphasis to the accounting-financial area that leads to the annual accounts and financial reporting. It is expected that students not only realize the importance of the external environment where the company operates, but also know how to identify the internal factors that contribute to its competitiveness. Students should also be able to identify the constraints of business activity, know techniques for analyzing competitiveness and understand the management language that allows them to understand more advanced subjects.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1-General aspects of the company

1.1 The company

1.2 Formation of a company

1.3 Lifecycle of a company

1.4 The company and the future

 

2-Organizations and the environment

 

3- Main functional areas of a company

3.1 Strategic Management

3.2 People Management

3.3 Marketing Management

3.4 Financial Management

3.5 Operational Management

3.6 Other areas of management

 

4-Introduction to Accounting

4.1 Accounting as a management support practice

4.2 Objectives and basic concepts of financial accounting

4.3 Initial approach to the main financial reporting statements - income statement and balance sheet.

Head Lecturer(s)

Cristela Maia Bairrada

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Periodic or by final exam as given in the course information: 100.0%

Bibliography

Almeida, Filipe (editor) (2016), Introdução à Gestão das Organizações. 4ª edição. Escolar Editora.

Cruz, I., Pimentel, L., & Jorge, S. (2021). Aplicações de Contabilidade Financeira: enquadramento teórico e casos práticos. Coimbra: Edições Almedina, 2ª edição.

Donnelly, G. et al. (2000), Administração – Princípios de Gestão Empresarial, 10º ed., McGraw-Hill.

Robbins, S. P. & Coulter, M., De Cenzo, D.A. (2020). Fundamentals of Management (11th ed. - Global Edition). Pearson.

Robbins, S.; Coulter, M. (2020), “Management”, Fifteenth Edition, Global Edition.