Universidad de Jaén

BLOCK I: FUNDAMENTALS AND GENERAL NOTIONS ABOUT BUSINESS

 

UNIT 1.- THE COMPANY AS A REALITY.

1.1.- The company.

1.1.1- Concept.

1.1.2.- Evolution.

1.2.- Elements of the company.

1.3.- The company as a system.

1.3.1.- Business subsystems.

1.4.- Classes of Companies.

1.4.1.- Legal forms of company.

1.4.2.- Other company classifications.

 

SUBJECT 2.- COMPANY, ENTREPRENEUR AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT.

2.1.- Historical evolution of the figure of the businessman.

2.2.- Theories about the entrepreneur and profit.

2.3.- The environment of the company.

2.3.1.- The generic environment.

2.3.2.- The specific environment.

2.3.3.- The environment and strategic direction.

2.4.- Social responsibility of the company.

2.5.- The circular economy

 

SUBJECT 3: THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPANY.

3.1.- The role of objectives in the company: concept.

3.2.- Various theories about the objectives.

3.2.1.- Classic concept: profit maximization.

3.2.2.- Directivist conception.

3.2.3.- Current conception.

3.3.- Main business objectives.

3.3.1.- Economic-Financial.

3.3.2.- Economic-social.

3.4.- The creation of value as an objective.

 

SUBJECT 4: THE BUSINESS STRATEGY

4.1.- Definition of business strategy.

4.2.- Components and levels of strategy.

4.3.- Design of strategies.

4.4.- Competitive strategies.

4.4.1.- Leadership in costs.

4.4.2.- Differentiation

4.4.3.- Segmentation.

BLOCK II: MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

UNIT 5: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS MANAGEMENT.

5.1.- Introduction: management functions.

5.2.- Decisions: concept and types.

5.3.- The decision-making process

5.3.1.- Decision criteria.

5.4.- Management levels.

5.5.- The nature of managerial work.

SUBJECT 6: PLANNING AND CONTROL IN THE COMPANY.

6.1.- Planning in the company.

6.1.1.- Concept and need for planning in the company.

6.1.2.- Types of plans.

6.2.- Stages of the planning process.

6.3.- Control in the company:

6.3.1.- The control process: phases.

6.3.2.- Control requirements

6.4.- Types of control

 

SUBJECT 7: ORGANIZATION.

7.1.- The organizational structure.

7.1.1.- Concept.

7.1.2.- Differentiation of activities: Departmentalization.

7.2.- Structural dimensions.

7.3.- Types of organizational structures.

7.3.1.- Simple structure.

7.3.2.- Functional structure.

7.3.3.- Divisional structure.

7.3.4.- Matrix structure.

7.3.5.- New organizational forms: network organization, virtual organization, company in real time.

7.4.- Informal organization.

 

SUBJECT 8: THE MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

8.1.- The role of human resources administration

8.2.- The personnel integration process

8.2.1.- Human resources planning

8.2.2.- The contracting process

8.3.- Performance evaluation

8.4.- The management function: communication, motivation and leadership.

8.4.1. The communication.

8.4.2. The motivation.

8.4.3. The leadership.

BLOCK III: COMPANY SYSTEMS

SUBJECT 9: THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM OF THE COMPANY.

9.1.- Objectives of the company's financial system.

9.2.- The cycles of the company.

9.3.- Investment in the company.

9.3.1.- Concept and types of investments.

9.3.2.- Evaluation and selection of investments.

9.4.- The financing of the company.

9.4.1. Internal financing.

9.4.2. External financing.

 

SUBJECT 10. THE COMMERCIAL SYSTEM OF THE COMPANY.

10.1.- Concept, content and functions of marketing.

10.2.- Decisions on product.

10.3.- Decisions on prices.

10.4.- Decisions on communication and distribution of the product.

 

SUBJECT 11. THE SYSTEM OF PRODUCTION OF THE COMPANY.

11.1.- The production system in the company: concept and elements

11.2.- Classes of productive systems.

11.3.- Objectives and decisions in the production system.

11.4.- Relations of the productive system with other areas of the company.

 

BLOCK IV: PRODUCTION ORGANIZATION

SUBJECT 12: THE COSTS IN THE COMPANY.

12.1.- Concept and classification of costs.

12.1.1.- Depreciation as a cost

12.2.- The formation of the cost in the company.

12.3.- Cost analysis.

12.3.1.- The deadlock or profitability threshold.

12.3.2.- Operating leverage.

12.4.- Production costs and their control.

12.5.- Concept and measurement of productivity.

12.6.- The first decision. Produce or buy.

13: ECONOMIC PROGRAMMING OF PRODUCTION: LINEAR PROGRAMMING

13.1.- Introduction.

13.2.- Fundamental concepts

13.3.- Problem statement and resolution

SUBJECT 14: INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

14.1.- The role of the warehouse in the company

14.2.- Inventory costs

14.3.- The warehouse and management

ion of quality in the company.

14.4.- Planning of material needs (M.R.P.)

14.4.- Inventory control models

14.4.1.- Deterministic models

14.4.2.- Probabilistic models

14.5.- Alternative inventory control systems; the ABC analysis

 

UNIT 15: TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT: TOOLS.

15.1.- Quality in the company.

15.1.1.- The concept of quality.

15.1.2.- Evolution of the concept of quality.

15.2.- Quality measurement.

15.2.1.- Quality costs.

15.2.2.- Current and traditional view of total quality costs.

15.3.- Total quality management.

15.3.1.- Fundamentals and basic concepts related to total quality management.

15.3.2. continuous improvement.

15.4. Basic tools of total quality management.

15.4.1.- Control sheets.

15.4.2.- Dispersion diagrams.

15.4.3.- Stratification.

15.4.4.- Cause-effect diagram.

15.4.5.- Pareto diagram.

15.4.6.- Histograms.

15.4.7.- Control charts.

15.5.- Statistical process control.

15.5.1.- The capacity of the process.

15.5.2.- Construction of control charts.

15.5.3.- Interpretation of control charts.

 

DETAILED INFORMATION:

For the expository classes in large groups, master classes will be used for the most generic concepts, while for the most applied concepts the theory will be presented together with real examples related to the grades to which the class is being taught.
A conference on Circular Economy will be given to promote the SDGs by contributing directly to SDGs 6,7, 14 and 17
A new section is included in the agenda on Circular Economy (2.5) to promote the SDGs by contributing directly to SDGs 6.7, 14 and 17
There will be a master class in English.
For the practical group classes, different methodologies will be applied:
A seminar will be given with a speaker from outside the University.
There will be 4 computer practices on:
a) Cost analysis

b) Linear programming.

c) Evaluation and selection of investments

d) Quality control.

SKILLS: B6

RESULTS: All those in the "Learning Results" section

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

Theoretical concepts of the subject Theoretical concepts of the subject Exam
Carrying out work, cases or exercises Carrying out work, cases or exercises Cases and exercises
Laboratory practices/field/use of ICT tools Computer practices Memory of practices
The qualification system will be governed by the provisions of RD 1125/2003 of September 5, which establishes the European credit system and the qualification system in official university degrees.

The first criterion is intended to cover the CBB6 competition and the results 22, 23, 24, 26 and 28.

The second criterion is intended to cover the CBB6 competition and the results 24, 25, 26 and 27.

The third criterion is intended to cover the CBB6 competition and the results 22, 23, 26 and 28.

Methodology

The classes, both expository and in group practices, will be taught in face-to-face rotational mode with two 50% subgroups, for which the class list will be divided into two with the same number of students arranged in alphabetical order. The face-to-face will be in alternate weeks for each group, making a live broadcast for the subgroup that does not have to attend.

Evaluation system

Although the same evaluation instruments were used as in the face-to-face modality, the weights given to the different instruments are modified. Said instruments will be:

The exam will have a weight of 50%. The exam will be done online. Students must connect to the google meet platform on the scheduled day and time and have the video activated during the exam.
Carrying out work, cases, exercises that will have a joint weight of 25%.
Realization of computer science practices that will have a joint weight of 25%.
timing

In this scenario, the number of contact hours is reduced by 50% compared to the normal situation.

Methodology

In this case, all the teaching will be given by videoconference synchronously through the google meet tool.

Evaluation system

Although the same evaluation instruments were used as in the face-to-face modality, the weights given to the different instruments are modified. These weights coincide with those of the multimodal or mixed scenario:

The exam will have a weight of 50%. The exam will be done online. Students must connect to the google meet platform on the scheduled day and time and have the video activated during the exam.
Carrying out work, cases, exercises will have a joint weight of 25%.
Realization of computer science practices that will have a joint weight of 25%.

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