Análisis del Entorno Económico (18BBA60006)
General information
Type: |
OB |
Curs: |
3 |
Period: |
S semester |
ECTS Credits: |
3 ECTS |
Teaching Staff:
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
Language |
| Sec: A |
F. Xavier Mena López |
Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad |
CAT |
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
Language |
| Sec: B |
F. Xavier Mena López |
Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad |
ESP |
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
Language |
| Sec: C |
F. Xavier Mena López |
Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad |
CAT |
Prerequisites
As established by the Management of the BBA programme, students have to have taken the previous Economics courses.
Previous Knowledge
Foundations acquired in the previous academic courses, in particular the courses and activities offered by the Department of Economics (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, etc.)
Workload distribution
The time students need to dedicate is evenly distributed between group learning activities to prepare and present exercises in class, acquire knowledge via readings and studying various documents and case studies, ongoing assessment, etc.
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
The course integrates knowledge of microeconomics and macroeconomics to an applied perspective, which underpins a combined vision of the analysis and decision taking within companies and organisations.
Course Learning Objectives
Acquisition of knowledge regarding the environment companies and organisations operate in, as well as the formulation of short, mid and long-term scenarios.
Development of skills to gather, analyse and interpret economic indicators.
Integrate analysis of the global economic environment into the decision-making processes used in companies and organisations from a functional, as well as sectoral and geographical perspective.
Competences
| 1. Knowledge acquisition, comprehension and structuring |
| 2. Application of knowledge to achieve results |
Relation between Activities and Competences
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CONTENT
1. The global/local setting (economic, political, social, cultural and technological) in a diverse and inter-connected world. |
2. Globalisation, mulilaterality, international trade negotiations. The Trump administration in the U.S. The Japanese economy. Emerging economies. |
3. International raw materials markets. Oil and gas. Metals. Agriculture and food. |
4. The People's Republic of China and its economy: Imbalances and future scenarios. |
5. Financial crisis: U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve fical policies. European Union and ECB policies. |
6. European Union. Banking Union. Brexit: Reasons and consequences. |
7. The Spanish economy: Reforms and prospects for the future. |
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Methodology
An active and participatory methodology based on analysing economic models, databases and various information sources as well as case study discussions.
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN
| Description |
% |
| Group work |
10 |
| Written assignments |
10 |
| Database and information source research |
10 |
| Class participation |
10 |
| Presentations |
10 |
| Test and learning monitoring |
10 |
| Final exam |
40 |
Assessment criteria
Assessment of the combined elements of the course through a final written exam.
Ongoing assessment through active participation (individually and group work), exercises completed in each session and readings.
Assessment criteria:
Acquisition of knowledge, its progress and at the end of the course.
Acquisition of capacities, skills and competences.
Attitude to learning.
Bibliography
Selected documents and access to original online sources.
Timetable and sections
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
| Sec: A |
F. Xavier Mena López |
Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad |
Timetable Sec: A
From 2018/9/4 to 2018/10/9:
Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 to 11:00. (Except: 2018/9/11, 2018/9/13, 2018/9/27 and 2018/10/2)
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
| Sec: B |
F. Xavier Mena López |
Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad |
Timetable Sec: B
From 2018/9/4 to 2018/10/9:
Tuesday and Thursday from 17:00 to 20:00. (Except: 2018/9/11, 2018/9/13, 2018/9/27 and 2018/10/2)
| Group |
Teacher |
Department |
| Sec: C |
F. Xavier Mena López |
Economía, Finanzas y Contabilidad |
Timetable Sec: C
From 2018/9/4 to 2018/10/9:
Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00 to 14:00. (Except: 2018/9/11, 2018/9/13, 2018/9/27 and 2018/10/2)
