Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2501572 Business Administration and Management | OT | 4 | 0 |
It is advisable to be followed in 4th course of the Bachelor in Business Administration.
A good level of english is required.
To teach, amplify and practice knowledge and techniques related to strategic managament and planning in the firm. Also, it is aimed at improving the student's skills and competencies through the elaboration and oral presentation of a number of readings, work assigments, and practical cases related to the discipline.
The module will be presential.
Part 1. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT. GENERAL TOPICS
PART 2. BUSINESS STRATEGIES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: SPECIFC BUSINESS POLICIES
The developmenmt of this subject is based upon the following activities:
(1) Explanatory/theoretical sessions as developed by the professor in class
(2) Analysis and discussion of exercises, readings and/or practical case studies
(3) Preparation and presentation of practical cases and/or work assignments in class on behalf of the students
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Practical class sessions | 10.5 | 0.42 | 3, 7, 1, 9, 6, 10, 14, 13, 16, 4 |
Theoretical class sessions | 33 | 1.32 | 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 11, 6, 13, 15, 16, 4 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorial time and follow up | 10 | 0.4 | 3, 7, 9, 6, 13, 16 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Exercises/cases/readings on behalf of the student | 90.5 | 3.62 | 2, 3, 5, 7, 1, 8, 9, 12, 11, 6, 10, 14, 13, 15, 16, 4 |
Calendar of evaluation activities
The dates of the evaluation activities (midterm exams, exercises in the classroom, assignments, ...) will be announced well in advance during the semester.
The date of the final exam is scheduled in the assessment calendar of the Faculty.
"The dates of evaluation activities cannot be modified, unless there is an exceptional and duly justified reason why an evaluation activity cannot be carried out. In this case, the degree coordinator will contact both the teaching staff and the affected student, and a new date will be scheduled within the same academic period to make up for the missed evaluation activity." Section 1 of Article 115. Calendar of evaluation activities (Academic Regulations UAB). Students of the Faculty of Economics and Business, who in accordance with the previous paragraph need to change an evaluation activity date must process the request by filling out an Application for exams' reschedule https://eformularis.uab.cat/group/deganat_feie/application-for-exams-reschedule
Grade revision process
After all grading activities have ended, students will be informed of the date and way in which the course grades will be published. Students will be also be informed of the procedure, place, date and time of grade revision following University regulations.
Retake Process
"To be eligible to participate in the retake process, it is required for students to have been previously been evaluated for at least two thirds of the total evaluation activities of the subject." Section 3 of Article 112 ter. The recovery (UAB Academic Regulations). Additionally, it is required that the student to have achieved an average grade of the subject between 3.5 and 4.9.
The date of the retake exam will be posted in the calendar of evaluation activities of the Faculty. Students who take this exam and pass, will get a grade of 5 for the subject. If the student does not pass the retake, the grade will remain unchanged, and hence, student will fail the course.
Irregularities in evaluation activities
In spite of other disciplinary measures deemed appropriate, and in accordance with current academic regulations, "in the case that the student makes any irregularity that could lead to a significant variation in the grade of an evaluation activity, it will be graded with a 0, regardless of the disciplinary process that can be instructed. In case of various irregularities occur in the evaluation of the same subject, the final grade of this subject will be 0". Section 10 of Article 116. Results of the evaluation. (UAB Academic Regulations).
In this elective subject, the final grade of the course will be formed by the following averaged/weighted partial grades:
1. Class followment: the right followment of the course implies a regular level of class attendance and the performance of exercices and programmed activites scheduled for each topic. Throughoput the course, these issues will result in apartical grade that will represent 20% of the final course grade. It can include the preparation and presentation of work assignment/s.
2. Essays: The students will be required to submit 4 essays during the course. This partical grade will represent 40% of the course final grade.
3. A final exam (according to the official examsschedulingof the School). The student will be assessed regarding the full subject contents. This final exam grade will represent 40% of the course final grade. In order to apply the proportions of 40%, 40% and 20% of the final grade in this subject, it will be compulsory to obtain a result equal or higher than 3.5 in this final exam. If the mark of the final exam is lower than 3.5, the student will fail this subject without the opportunity to take the recuperation (re-take) exam.
At the end of the course, the professor/instructor will publish the final grades, as well as date, time and plce of the qualification revision.
There will be a recuperation opportunity for all those students who not having passed the subject but having an averaged final grade equal or higher than 3.5 and lower than 5. In case of passing this recuperation, the course final grade will be 5.0 (APTO).
It will be considered as non evaluable a student who will not have participated in any of the scheduled evaluation activites.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Curs followment | 20% | 4 | 0.16 | 5, 7, 1, 6, 10, 14, 13, 4 |
Final exam | 40% | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 11, 6, 13, 15, 16 |
Mid term essays | 40% | 0 | 0 | 7, 1, 6, 13, 16 |
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