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Course 2022-2023 a.y.

30402 - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

BEMACS
Department of Management and Technology

Course taught in English

Go to class group/s: 25

BEMACS (8 credits - I sem. - OB  |  SECS-P/07)
Course Director:
NICOLA MISANI

Classes: 25 (I sem.)
Instructors:
Class 25: NICOLA MISANI


Lezioni della classe erogate in presenza

Mission & Content Summary
MISSION

This course aims to provide the foundations of knowledge required to understand how business organizations work and how they can be management for the creation of economic and non-economic value for their key stakeholders: customers, employees, investors, business partners and social communities. It thus introduces the key concepts and theoretical frameworks related to some of the foundational questions in management.

CONTENT SUMMARY
  • The objectives of firms and their stakeholders
  • The corporate governance of firms
  • The responsibilities of managers
  • Managerial data analysis and decision making
  • Organizational design and organizational mechanisms
  • Strategy analysis, formulation, and implementation
  • External analysis with the PESTEL and Five Forces models
  • Internal analysis: resources and activities
  • Business strategy: differentiation and cost leadership
  • Diversification and vertical integration
  • Cost structure and break-even point analysis

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the course student will be able to...
  • Define the basic structure of firms and the way they carry out their activities.
  • Identify the complementary roles that different actors (individuals, organizations, institutions) play in modern economic systems.
  • Explain the behaviour of people engaged in economic activity in an organizational setting.
  • Describe the fundamental concepts required in managerial decision making.
  • Explain the different strategies that firms can adopt in their macro and industry environment.
  • Understand the cost structure of firms and the drivers of economic performance.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the course student will be able to...
  • Compare the various elements that make up a business organization.
  • Analyse the organizational structure and processes adopted in firms.
  • Interpret the behaviour of people inside organizations.
  • Simulate basic managerial decisions, using conceptual tools and decision-making models.
  • Connect the strategies and processes of firms to pressures and trends in their economic environment.
  • Evaluate the economic performance of firms and identify explanations for positive and negative results.

Teaching methods
  • Face-to-face lectures
  • Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
  • Case studies /Incidents (traditional, online)
  • Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)
DETAILS

The course is based on active teaching methodologies aimed at maximizing students’ participation. In addition to theoretical sessions, students are involved in the discussion of case studies and incidents based on real-life examples. Theory and practice are combined dynamically, making room for quantitative exercises and in-class assignments to apply concepts.


Assessment methods
  Continuous assessment Partial exams General exam
  • Written individual exam (traditional/online)
  • x x x
    ATTENDING STUDENTS

    The final grade consists of the following components: 

    • Partial written exam: 40%
    • End-of-term written exam: 40%
    • Short tests: 20%

    The written exams test students' knowledge and understanding of all the concepts of the course and students' ability to apply these concepts. These exams consist of a mix of multiple-choice questions, exercises, and some short-essay questions (e.g. concept questions or cases analysis). Exercises and case analysis in particular are intended to check whether students can apply concepts to concrete business problems and situations.

    Students need to achieve a passing grade in both written exams; those who fail the partial exam take a general exam (covering all the program of the course) at the end of the term, representing 80% of the grade.

    The short tests are quizzes and exercises that are held during classes and focus on the students' knowledge and understanding of all concepts of the course.

    There will be four short tests during the term. To achieve the attending status, students will have to take at least three of them.

    NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

    The grade is entirely based on a written exam that tests students' knowledge and understanding of all the concepts of the course and students' ability to apply these concepts. The exam consists of a mix of multiple-choice questions, exercises, and some short-essay questions (e.g. concept questions or cases analysis). Exercises and case analysis in particular are intended to check whether students can apply concepts to concrete business problems and situations.


    Teaching materials
    ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

    N. Misani (2021), 30402 Principles of Management, McGrawHill.

    Last change 09/06/2022 11:58