Management

Management

Course Type:
Bachelor’s Programme

Programme Content

The programme aims to prepare it’s students for the different requirements and dimensions of management business , particularly in terms of responsiveness to complex problems under uncertainty, in a global world, increasingly competitive and constantly changing. Additionally, the management course is also intended to train students with skills in entrepreneurship, with great capacity for innovation and autonomy. Achieving these goals also guarantees a solid base for further training at a higher level.

Programme Coordinator

Magali Pedro Costa
coord.ge.estg@ipleiria.pt

Reference

9147 Diurno / 9991 Pós Laboral

School

City

Language

Portuguese

Type

Evening, Morning & Afternoon

Length

6 Semesters

Vacancies

General contingent: D 102 / N 29
International student contingent D: 10

DGES certification

Objectives

Programme

The generic objectives of the management course is to prepare students with knowledge and skills in management, in order to meet the needs of companies and other organizations in different fields such as: business strategy, accounting and finance, planning and control, marketing, human resources and other aspects of knowledge considered fundamental to perform management functions.

1st Year
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
1st Semester 6 75h
  1. ACCOUNTING
    1. Accounting; Harmonization and standardization; Conceptual framework; GAAP; Financial statements; Chart of Accounts; Accounting planning.
  2. OPERATIONS: Operating cycle
    1. VAT – Value Added Tax: Concepts, General characteristics, taxation schemes, administrative and accounting obligations, Operations.
    2. Inventories (NCRF 18): Concept and classification; Measurement of inventories; Recognition as an expense; Accounts payable; Advances to suppliers.
    3. Revenue in sales and related operations: Sales and services; Revenue, Returns, discounts and rebates; Disclosures; Accounts receivable, Advances from customers; Factoring.
    4. Other expenses and income: Operating and financial, government grants related to income, personnel expenses.
    5. Net financial resources: Scope and content; bank reconciliations, measurement, recognition and distribution of liquid funds.
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Index Numbers
    1. Simple indexes
    2. Weighted indexes
    3. Properties of index numbers
  2. Data collection and questionnaries
    1. Procedures of data collection.
    2. Tools to the elaboration of online questionnaires.
    3. Elaboration of questionnaires.
  3. Descriptive Statistics.
    1. Basics.
    2. Preparing data and building variables.
    3. Tables of frequencies.
    4. Graphical representation of frequencies.
    5. Data reduction: measures of localization, dispersion, skewness and concentration.
  4. Probability distributions.
    1. Definition of random variable.
    2. Discrete random variables.
    3. Continuous random variables.
    4. Discrete probability distributions (Bernoulli, binomial and Poisson).
    5. Continuous probability distributions(Uniform, Exponential, Normal, Qui-squared, t-Sudent and F-Snedcor).
1st Semester 2 30h
  1. English as a lingua franca. Attitudes towards English.Expressions to convey linguistic and learning necessities.Brief notions of the characteristics that have led English to become a global language.
  2. Informal Conversation: Taking part in conversations about people, places and other topics; description of personal and professional profiles; identification of cultural differences.
  3. Contacts: Starting and keeping conversations about topics related to the professional context via telephone, email or face to face… Describing people and exchanging information.
  4. Meetings: Expressions to set up and organize meetings, make decisions, solve problems, present suggestions and lead meetings. Official register of information. Checking and clarifying facts and figures.
  5. Negotiating relationships: Expression of formality and informality. Expression of likes and dislikes about travelling on business. Discussing attitudes about meetings and cultural behaviours in different countries
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Fundamentals in the management of organisations
  2. The evolution of Management as a science
  3. The organisational environment
  4. Planning
  5. Decision-making
  6. Organizing
  7. Directing
  8. Controlling
  9. Modern Management
1st Semester 6 75h
  1. Introduction;
  2. National accounts;
  3. The market for commodities and services – the IS curve;
  4. The monetary market – the LM curve;
  5. The simultaneous equilibrium in both markets; the macroeconomic policies;
  6. The Keynesian model assuming an open economy and fixed prices;
1st Semester 6 60h
  1. Differential calculus in IR.
    1. Definition of derivative.
    2. Lateral derivatives.
    3. Differentiability and continuity.
    4. Derivation rules. Cauchy rule.
    5. Applications of derivatives.
  2. Antiderivatives.
    1. Antiderivatives and Indefinite integral.
    2. Techniques to compute an indefinite integral.
    3. Ordinary Differential equations (ODE):
      1. Definition.
      2. Solution of an ODE.
      3. Resolution of an ODE of first-order.
      4. Applications.
  3. The definite Integral.
    1. Definition and properties.
    2. Fundamental theorem of integral calculus.
    3. Applications of integrals.
  4. Real-valued functions of several variables.
    1. Basic notions.
    2. Partial derivatives.
    3. Derivative of composite function.
  5. Matrices, determinants and linear systems of equations.
    1. Basic notions.
    2. Matrix operations.
    3. Rank of a matrix.
    4. Determinants.
    5. Inverse of a matrix.
    6. System of linear equations
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Tangible fixed assets
  2. Investment Properties
  3. Intangible assets
  4. Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets
  5. Assessment of the result
2nd Semester 5 60h
  1. Point estimation and sampling distributions
    1. Statistical inference (introduction)
    2. Properties of estimators
    3. Estimation methods
    4. Sampling distributions
  2. Confidence intervals and hypothesis tests
    1. Confidence intervals
    2. Hypothesis tests
  3. Bivariate analysis
    1. Contingency tables and tests of independence
    2. Association measures and tests
    3. Correlation
  4. Simple and multiple linear regression
2nd Semester 6 75h
  1. Basic Concepts
  2. Capitalization systems: simple and compound interest
  3. Nominal and real interest rates
  4. Annuities
  5. Modalities of loan repayment
  6. Short Term Financial Instruments
2nd Semester 6 75h
  1. Applications of Supply and Demand
  2. Consumer Theory
  3. Producer Theory
  4. Market Structure
2nd Semester 1 15h
  1. Communication:
    1. Concepts of communication;
    2. Approaches to the study of communication;
    3. Interpersonal communication:
      1. Behaviours;
      2. Verbal communication;
      3. Nonverbal communication.
  2. Presentation:
    1. Oral presentations in public:
      1. Performance of the speaker;
      2. The audience;
      3. Structure of the presentation;
    2. Context and audio-visuals.
  3. Written communication for academic and professional purposes:
    1. Business correspondence (business letter/ letter of complaint /email);
    2. The process of applying for a job;
    3. The report; bibliographical references; footnotes and quotes. The abstrac
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Project management
    1. Project management methodologies
    2. Project creation, implementation and control
    3. Collaborative team and project management
  2. Collaborative and digital agenda tools
    1. File management
    2. Forms with sections
    3. Digital diary
  3. Word processor
    1. Document formatting
    2. Maillings
    3. Document customisation
    4. Document properties, revision and protection
    5. Collaborative word processing
    6. Word integration with other MSOffice tools
  4. Calculating and analysing data
    1. Relative, mixed and absolute functions and references
    2. Data validation, sorting, filters, and conditional formatting
    3. Tools for hypotheses analyses
    4. Tables and Pivot tables and charts and Pivot charts and dashboards
    5. Business Intelligence
    6. Interconnection of applications
  5. Database Management Systems
    1. Relational database systems
    2. Database design and construction
    3. Queries, forms, reports
2nd Year
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Introduction to Management Accounting
  2. Fundamental Concepts and Cost Classification
  3. Methods for Allocation of Overheads
  4. Cost Accumulation Systems
  5. Organization of Management Accounting
  6. Costing Systems
  7. Joint Production
  8. Cost / Volume / Profit
1st Semester 6 60h
  1. Part I
    1. Concept and Sources of Business Law
    2. Basic Notions of Business Law
      1. Definition of trader/entrepreneur
      2. Duties of entrepreneurs
      3. Commercial contracts (business sale, commercial sale and purchase, agency, franchising, leasing)
  2. Part II
    1. Types of companies
    2. Personality and legal capacity of companies
    3. Incorporation of companies
    4. Shareholdings
    5. Financing companies
    6. Corporate governance
    7. Shareholders’ resolutions
    8. Dissolution and liquidation of companies
    9. Insolvency (brief approac
1st Semester 6 60h
  1. The interest of corporate finance
  2. Portfolio management theory
  3. Capital structure
  4. The dividend policy
  5. Assets value – dividends discount models
1st Semester 6 60h
  1. General theory of taxation
    1. Tribute: concept, classification and species
    2. Sources of tax law
    3. Interpretation and integration of norms
    4. Taxpayers guarantees
  2. Personal income taxation
    1. Characteristics
    2. Incidence
    3. Taxable amount
    4. Tax rates and payment
    5. Accessory Obligations
  3. Income business taxation
    1. Characteristics
    2. Incidence
    3. Taxable amount
    4. Tax rates and payment
    5. Accessory Obligations
1st Semester 6 60h
  1. Fundamental concepts of Marketing
  2. Consumer behaviour
  3. Market research
  4. Marketing strategy
  5. Strategic and operational marketing link
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Introduction to human resource management in organizations
  2. Human resources planning
  3. Competencebased management
  4. Analysis, description and qualification of functions
  5. Recruitment, selection
  6. Professional integration
  7. Performance management and assessment
  8. Training
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. The planning process
  2. Basic Costs
  3. Budgetary Control
  4. Responsibility centers
  5. Control of strategic management
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Financial Analysis
  2. Financial Analysis Instruments
  3. Preparation of Financial Information
  4. Analysis of Financial Equilibrium
  5. Risk Analysis
  6. Performance and Growth Analysis
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Introduction
  2. Financial Markets
    1. Objectives
    2. Functions
    3. Segmentation
    4. Market players
  3. The Portuguese financial system
  4. Monetary Markets
    1. Functioning
    2. Interbank Money Market
    3. Money Market Products
  5. Capital Markets
    1. The primary market
    2. The secondary market
  6. Spot Markets
    1. Bonds
    2. Stocks
  7. Margin-account transactions
    1. Financed purchases
    2. Short selling
  8. Operations over-the-counter versus organized markets
    1. Over-the-counter products
    2. Organized markets products
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Introduction
    1. The strategy and marketing
    2. Strategic plan versus operational plan
    3. The relationship between the strategic marketing and operational marketing
  2. Marketing-Mix
    1. Product
    2. Distribution
    3. Price
    4. Promotion
  3. Marketing Plan
    1. The concept of a marketing plan
    2. The stages of a marketing plan
    3. The elaboration of a marketing plan
3rd Year
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Introductory concepts of Investment Project Analysis
  2. Relevant information in investment project evaluation
  3. Evaluation methods of investment projects
    1. The Net Present Value
    2. The Internal Rate of Return
    3. The Payback Period
    4. The Return on Investment Index
  4. Selection of mutually exclusive projects
    1. Different sizes and/or cash flow sequences
    2. Different lifetimes
    3. The optimal timing of investment
      1. Value growing resources
      2. Substitution projects
    4. Choice under financial constraints
  5. Project financing
  6. Project analysis under uncertainty
    1. Sensibility analysis and break-even point
    2. Scenario analysis
    3. Decision rules
    4. Decision Trees
    5. Monte Carlo Simulation
  7. Real option approach
1st Semester 6 60h
  1. What is strategy
  2. Strategic management process
  3. Vision, mission, values and goals
  4. Analysis of the external environment
  5. Analysis of the internal environment and SWOT
  6. Business and functional strategies
  7. Corporate strategies
  8. Internationalization and international strategies
  9. Topics on strategy implementation
1st Semester 6 60h

1.Introduction to Operations Management

  1. Project Management
  2. Queueing
  3. Demand Forecast
  4. Stock Management
  5. Material Requirements Planning
  6. Serious Games
1st Semester 2 30h
  1. Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  2. The entrepreneur
  3. Opportunities and ideas
    1. Sources of ideas
    2. Creativity
    3. Test of ideas
  4. From idea to business model
  5. Presentation of ideas
  6. Intellectual Property and Financing
1st Semester 5

The student must select one or more curricular units listed in the table ‘3rd Year – Course Units | Option II’. Attention, is required to complete a minimum of 5 ECTS.

1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Integrated business management applications
    1. Definition
    2. Benefits and challenges of integrated business management applications
  2. Presentation of different modules of the application
    1. Sales
    2. Purchasing
    3. Inventory
    4. Production
    5. Accounting
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Introduction: International management and globalization
  2. The economic environment and the regional integration blocs
  3. The socio-cultural environment
  4. The political-legal environment
  5. International trade and theories of international trade
  6. Foreign direct investment: analysis and theories
  7. Analyzing foreign markets
  8. Internationalization strategies
  9. Entry modes into foreign markets
  10. International marketing concepts
  11. Managing human resources internationally
  12. Analysis and critique of the current state of internationalization of selected countries
2nd Semester 6

The student must select one or more curricular units listed in the table ‘3rd Year – Course Units | Option II’. Attention, is required to complete a minimum of 5 ECTS.

2nd Semester 6 60h

The objective of this unit is the integration of knowledge acquired in other units through the development of a business plan.

2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Simulation in Management
    1. Organization performance over time
    2. The dynamics of resources: formation, accumulation and use
    3. Feedback on Management variables and impact on performance
    4. Strategies to achieve objectives and goals
    5. Construction and simulation of digital-twins of processes in the organization
  2. Use of a strategy and management simulator
    1. Simulator presentation and base case analysis
    2. Experimental decisions and analysis of results
    3. Strategy definition
    4. Decision making and analysis of results (for each decision round)
    5. Analysis of global results
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Introduction
  2. Mathematical programming models
    1. Linear programming (PL) models with continuous, binary and integer variables
    2. Resolution of LP models with software
  3. Influence Diagrams
    1. Identification of decisions, uncertain events, consequences and results
    2. Problem structuring
  4. Decision tables
    1. Decision rules without probabilities
    2. Decision rules with probabilities
  5. Decision trees
    1. Optimal sequential decision
    2. Sensitivity analysis
    3. Risk profile
  6. Multicriteria Decision Analyzis
    1. Multiatribute decision
    2. Multiobjective decision
3rd Year – Elective I
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
1st Semester 5 45h
  1. Introduction to Economic Analysis
  2. Sources of information: National and International Sources
  3. Economic indicators:
    1. Economic growth and development
    2. Price stability
    3. International Trade
  4. Social and demographic indicators
  5. Processing and manipulation of data for economic analysis purposes
  6. Critical data analysis
  7. Preparation of an economic diagnosis.
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Scope of financial auditing
  2. Internal control
    1. Notion and objectives
    2. Components of internal control
    3. Understanding of internal control
    4. Tests of controls
    5. Limitations
    6. Control risk assessment
  3. Approach to the audit process
    1. Engagement
    2. Planning, risk assessment and materiality
    3. Procedures
    4. Audit evidence
    5. Misstatements – fraud and errors
    6. Related parties
    7. Subsequent events
    8. Going concern
    9. Written representations
    10. Work of experts
  4. Audit of several account balances and class of transactions
    1. Accounting aspects, internal control measures, audit objectives and audit procedures
  5. Opinion formation
    1. Audit reports
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Financing
  2. Construction contracts
  3. Deferred taxes
  4. Consolidation of accounts
  5. Accountability
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. The public sector in Portugal
    1. Concept and Structure
    2. Basic Diplomas
  2. The State Budget
    1. Concepts
    2. Law of the Budgetary Framework
  3. The Evolution of Public Accounting in Portugal
    1. The reforms of Public Accounting
    2. Accounting Systems in the Public Sector
  4. The SNC-AP (Accounting Standardization System for Public Administrations)
    1. Advantages, scope and objectives
    2. Accounting Subsystems
      1. Budget Accounting
      2. Financial Accounting
      3. Management Accounting
      4. Multidimensional Chart of Accounts
1st Semester 5 45h
  1. Data-Driven Organization
    1. Fundamentals and impacts on the organization
    2. Data-driven culture
    3. Privacy, ethics, security, and risks
  2. Data Acquisition
    1. Collection and access
    2. Data quality
    3. Treatment and cleaning
  3. Data Management
    1. Organization
    2. Query and exploration
    3. Data extraction
  4. Data analysis from a business perspective
    1. Concept of Business Intelligence (BI)
    2. BI and data analysis process
    3. Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
    4. Construction of interactive dashboards and scoreboards
  5. Data visualization and storytelling
    1. Chart types, their function and selection factors
    2. Interpretation and presentation of outcomes
  6. Support systems and platforms
    1. Data management
    2. Data analysis
    3. Data visualization
1st Semester 3 30h
  1. Notion, object and scope of labour law
  2. Sources of labour law
  3. Application of labour law
  4. Individual labour contract
    1. Notion
    2. Labour contract and service provision contract
  5. Fixed term labour contract
    1. Modalities
    2. Requirements
    3. Duration
    4. Renovation
    5. Cessation
  6. Main rights, duties and garanties
    1. Employer powers and duties
    2. Worker rights and duties
  7. Time working: duration and organization
    1. Normal working period
    2. Shift work
    3. Rest periods
    4. Overtime work
    5. Holidays
    6. Vacation
    7. Absence to work
  8. Cessation of labour contract
    1. Expiry
    2. End the contract by agreement of the parties
    3. End the contract by initiative of the worker
    4. End the contract by the employer’s initiative
1st Semester 5 45h

1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Contextualization: the decision in the company
  2. The Horizontal boundaries of the firm
    1. Definitions
    2. Sources of economies of scale and scope
    3. The learning curve
    4. Diversification
    5. The market for corporate control and recent changes in corporate governance
  3. The Vertical boundaries of the firm
    1. The make or buy decision
    2. Integration and its alternatives
    3. Governance
    4. Real-World evidence
  4. Market and competition analysis
    1. Competitors identification and market definition
    2. Market structure and competition
    3. Evidence on market structure and performance
  5. Entry and exit from markets
  6. Competing over time
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Market structure and market power indexes
  2. Cournot model
  3. Stackelberg model
  4. Non-spatial price competition models
  5. Spatial price competition models
  6. Entry barriers and strategic behaviour
  7. Market power and collusion
  8. Horizontal mergers
  9. Vertical mergers and vertical restraints
  10. R&D, technology and innovation
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Introduction
    1. International Trade and Finance
    2. Foreign Trade Statistics and Indicators
  2. The balance of payments, foreign exchange markets and exchange rates
    1. Balance of payments
    2. Foreign Exchange Markets and Exchange Rates
  3. Foreign Trade Policy
    1. Foreign trade policy instruments and effects of measures
    2. The World Trade Organisation
  4. International Trade Theories
    1. The Classical Theories
    2. Neoclassical Theories
    3. Other theories and models
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Basic concepts of macroeconomics and economic policy (long-term growth factors versus cyclical fluctuations; budgetary policy, monetary policy and exchange rate policy; external accounts; public accounts)
  2. The economic and financial situation from the beginning of the 20th century until the beginning of the Estado Novo
  3. The 1930s and 1940s
  4. The economic consequences of World War II, the post-war period and development plans
  5. The economic opening of the 1960s
  6. Oil shocks, the April Revolution and macroeconomic adjustment
  7. From Portugal’s entry into the EEC to the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
  8. The first two decades of the 21st century and current challenges
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Fundamental concepts
    1. The definition of innovation
    2. Types of innovation
  2. Innovation and Economics, Uncertainty and innovation and measurement of innovation
  3. Innovation models
  4. Innovation sources
  5. Innovation and localization
    1. Micro context
  6. Innovation management strategy
    1. The innovation and strategy
    2. Innovation Scoring – COTEC
    3. S curves, dilemma of the innovator
    4. Market co-evolution
    5. Ownership regimes – intellectual property
  7. Innovation management
    1. The organizational skills
    2. Culture and leadership
    3. Organization and structures
    4. Ideation and knowledge management
    5. Innovation management systems NP4457 and NP ISO 56002
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Concept and importance of Brand and Brand Management
    1. Concept and functions of brands
    2. Concept of brand equity
  2. Brand Identity
    1. Concept and identity models
    2. Identity sources
  3. Mission, positioning and brand values
    1. Brand mission
    2. Brand positioning
    3. Brand values
  4. Brand Signs
    1. Name
    2. Logos and symbols
    3. Characters
    4. Slogans
    5. Jingles
    6. Packaging
  5. Brand Marketing Programs
    1. Product/services strategy
    2. Price strategy
    3. Channel strategy
    4. Integrated communication strategy
  6. New Trends in Brand Management
    1. Brand experience
    2. Emotional branding
    3. Brand communities
  7. Brand Strategies
    1. Brand architecture
    2. Brand categories
    3. Brand extension
    4. Co-branding
    5. Licensing
  8. Measuring Brand Value
    1. Marketing perspective
    2. Financial and accounting perspective
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Logistics
    1. Logistics – origin, evolution, concept, dimensions
    2. Logistics activities and costs
    3. Logistics and marketing
  2. Inventory management
    1. Stock management
    2. Procurement
  3. Transport management
    1. Classic transport problem – transport from n origins to m destinations
    2. Route definition
    3. Study cases
  4. Location decisions
    1. Introduction – the process and determining factors in choosing
    2. Location determination methods
  5. Current trends and challenges in the context of logistics management
1st Semester 5 60h
  1. Introduction to International Marketing
  2. The International Marketing Environment
    1. The international economic environment, regional market characteristics and preferential trade agreements
    2. The socio-cultural environment
    3. The political and legal environment
  3. Global information systems and market research in international marketing
  4. Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning
  5. International Marketing Strategies
  6. The International Marketing Mix
    1. International Product and Branding Decisions
    2. International Pricing Decisions
    3. International Distribution Decisions
    4. International Communication Decisions
  7. The International marketing trends and the integrated implementation of international marketing strategies
3rd Year – Elective II
ID Name Semester ECTS Length
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Introduction
    1. Fiscal System
    2. Tax Management
  2. Taxation of Income
    1. Taxation of income in kind
    2. The International Double Taxation
    3. The taxation of ordinary non-residents
    4. Special Regime of Taxation of Groups of Companies
  3. Anti-abuse measures and tax planning
    1. Fiscal management, tax evasion and tax fraud
    2. General Clause Anti-abuse
    3. Limits on the deductibility of financing charges
    4. Transfer Prices
  4. Value Added Tax
    1. Effect of VAT
    2. Exemptions
    3. VAT on the transmission of goods
    4. VAT on the provision of services
    5. The RITI
  5. Taxes on assets
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Communication
    1. Communication skills
    2. Language, corporeality and emotions
    3. Listening actively and emphatic
    4. Feedback
  2. Commitment and Motivation
    1. Commitment: determinants and consequences
    2. Basic Assumptions of motivation
  3. Introduction to the study of organisational behaviour
  4. Communication
  5. Conflict management
  6. Motivation
  7. Leadership
  8. Teamwork
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Introduction
  2. Financial information for management control
  3. Accountability for results
  4. Monitoring of performance management
  5. Performance evaluation and incentive system
  6. Implementation of a management control system
2nd Semester 3 45h
  1. Introduction
  2. The role and responsibilities of the accountant in the company / organization
  3. Ethics and social responsibility
    1. Concepts of ethics and morals
    2. The normative dimensions of ethics
    3. Ethical behavior
    4. Professional ethics
  4. Economics and ethics
    1. Ethics in Business
    2. Codes of conduct
  5. Professional ethics
    1. IFAC Code of Ethics
    2. Statutes of the OCC and the OROC
    3. OCC and OROC deontological codes
    4. OCC and OROC regulations
2nd Semester 3 45h
  1. Notion, object and scope of labour law
  2. Sources of labour law
  3. Application of labour law
  4. Individual labour contract
    1. Notion
    2. Labour contract and service provision contract
  5. Fixed term labour contract
    1. Modalities
    2. Requirements
    3. Duration
    4. Renovation
    5. Cessation
  6. Main rights, duties and garanties
    1. Employer powers and duties
    2. Worker rights and duties
  7. Time working: duration and organization
    1. Normal working period
    2. Shift work
    3. Rest periods
    4. Overtime work
    5. Holidays
    6. Vacation
    7. Absence to work
  8. Cessation of labour contract
    1. Expiry
    2. End the contract by agreement of the parties
    3. End the contract by initiative of the worker
    4. End the contract by the employer’s initiative
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Introductory issues regarding Economic Law
    1. Connection between Economics and Law
    2. Sources of Economic Law
  2. General framework
    1. Portuguese Economic Constitution
    2. European Economic Constitution
    3. Economic Administration
  3. Entrepreneurial State
    1. Nationalizations and Privatizations
    2. State Entrepreneurial Sector
    3. Public-private partnerships
  4. Regulatory State
    1. Planning, stimulus or promotion measures, and economic and social concertation
    2. Competition and Price Regulation
    3. ‘Emerging Markets’ Regulation
    4. Monetary and Financial System Regulation
    5. Environment Regulation
    6. Quality Regulation
    7. Information and Communication Regulation
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Introduction to marketing research
    1. Definition and characteristics of marketing research
    2. The nature and role of marketing research
    3. Marketing research steps
    4. Research design formulation
    5. Potential sources of error
  2. Marketing research process
    1. Primary and secondary data
    2. Qualitative research
    3. Quantitative research
    4. Questionnaire design
    5. Measurement and scaling
    6. Sampling: design and procedures
    7. Sample size determination
  3. Data statistical analysis in SPSS
    1. Introdutory data statistical techniques
    2. Simple and multiple regression
    3. Factor analysis
    4. Cluster analysis
  4. Report preparation and presentation
    1. Report preparation, interpretations and conclusions
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Planeamento agregado da produção
  2. Curvas de Aprendizagem
  3. Sistemas produtivos Lean
  4. Gestão de processos
  5. Gestão da qualidade
    1. A qualidade e a estratégia
    2. Definição de qualidade, implicações e custos da não qualidade
    3. TQM (Melhoria contínua, 6 Sigma, Conceitos de Taguchi, Ferramentas da Qualidade)
    4. Controlo estatístico do processo
    5. Controlo por amostragem
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Marketing in the Digital Age
    1. How did we get here?
    2. Introduction to Marketing Types
    3. Digital Marketing Plan
  2. Content Production
    1. Message Anatomy
    2. Content Types (text, image, video, audio)
    3. Online content creation and editing apps and tools
    4. Message Boards (CMS, Blogger, Tumblr, Medium ..)
  3. Social Media Platforms
    1. Introduction to the concept and differences
    2. Companies in social networks
    3. Instant messaging
  4. Email marketing and landing pages
    1. E-mail marketing
    2. Landing page
  5. The Google Universe
    1. The importance of search engines and how they work (site usability)
    2. SEM (search engine marketing)
    3. SEO (search engine optimization)
    4. Google Ads
    5. Google Analytics
    6. Other Google Tools: Google My Business, Google Search Console, Google Forms, Google Adsense, Google Trends, Google PageSpeed
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. Forecasting, planning and decision-making
  2. Typology of forecasting methods
  3. Time-series forecasting
    1. Moving average models
    2. Simple exponential smoothing model
    3. Exponential smoothing model with trend effects
    4. Exponential smoothing model with trend and seasonal effects
    5. Decomposition models
    6. ARIMA models
  4. Forecasting under linear regression
    1. Linearization of models and simple linear regression
    2. Multiple linear regression
    3. Inference
  5. Forecasting with panel data
    1. Pooled OLS
    2. Fixed effects model
  6. Forecasting qualitative variables
    1. Binary choice models (LPM, Probit, Logit)
    2. Multinomial choice models (LPM, Ordered Logit, Multinomial Logit)
2nd Semester 6 60h
  1. The impact of Marketing and Negotiation Theory on Sales
    1. Marketing and sales
    2. Negotiation and sales
  2. Organization of the Relationship Selling or Sales Negotiation
    1. The role of the salesperson
    2. Selling techniques and methodology of organized sales
    3. Management of a client portfolio
  3. Negotiating in a context of potential conflict
    1. Management of difficult customers
    2. Complaints management

Entry Requirements

For further information about international students’ applications,
please see International Applicants
or contact the International Students’ Office by email at: estudante.internacional@ipleiria.pt

Accreditation

State: Accredited
Number of years of accreditation: 6
Publication date:  21-01-2025
A3ES Accreditation

Application Fee

60€

Enrolment Fee

General contingent 30€
International student contingent 100€

Tuition Fee

General contingent 697 €
International student contingent 3000€


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