Identifying Data 2023/24
Subject (*) Economic Analysis of Organisations Code 611G01032
Study programme
Grao en Economía
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Graduate 1st four-month period
Fourth Obligatory 6
Language
Spanish
English
Teaching method Face-to-face
Prerequisites
Department Empresa
Coordinador
García Álvarez, María Teresa
E-mail
teresa.galvarez@udc.es
Lecturers
García Álvarez, María Teresa
Guillen Solorzano, Maria
Mariz Perez, Rosa
E-mail
teresa.galvarez@udc.es
maria.guillen@udc.es
rosa.mariz@udc.es
Web
General description Preténdese acercar as organizacións empresariais e o seu funcionamento interno ao estudantado.

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A1 CE1- Contribuír á boa xestión da asignación de recursos tanto no ámbito privado como no público.
A2 CE2-Identificar e anticipar problemas económicos relevantes en relación coa asignación de recursos en xeral, tanto no ámbito privado como no público.
A3 CE3-Aportar racionalidade á análise e á descripción de calquera aspecto da realidade económica.
A4 CE4-Avaliar consecuencias e distintas alternativas de acción e seleccionar as mellores, dados os obxectivos.
A5 CE5-Emitir informes de asesoramento sobre situación concretas da economía (internacional, nacional ou rexional) ou de sectores da mesma.
A6 CE6-Redactar proxectos de xestión económica a nivel internacional, nacional ou rexional. Integrarse na xestión empresarial.
A7 CE7-Identificar as fontes de información económica relevante e o seu contido.
A8 CE8-Entender as institucións económicas como resultado e aplicación de representacións teóricas ou formais acerca de cómo funciona a economía.
A9 CE9-Derivar dos datos información relevante imposible de recoñecer por non profesionais.
A10 CE10-Usar habitualmente a tecnoloxía da información e as comunicación en todo a seu desempeño profesional.
A11 CE11Leer e comunicarse no ámbito profesional en máis dun idioma, en especial en inglés.
A12 CE12-Aplicar á análise dos problemas criterios profesionais baseados no manexo de instrumentos técnicos.
A13 CE13-Comunicarse con fluidez no seu contorno e traballar en equipo.
B1 CB1 - Que os estudantes demostren posuir e comprender coñecementos nun área de estudo que parte da base da educación secundaria xeral, e que soe encontrar nun nivel que, ainda que se apoia en libros de texto avanzados, inclue tamén algúns aspectos que implican coñecementos procedentes da vangarda do seu campo de estudo.
B2 CB2 - Que os estudantes saiban aplicar os seus coñecementos ó seu traballo ou vocación dun xeito profesional e posúan as competencias que se demostran por medio da elaboración e defensa de argumentos e a resolución de problemas dentro da su entorna de traballo.
B3 CB3 - Que os estudantes teñan a capacidade de reunir e interpretar datos relevantes (normalmente dentro da su área de estudo) para emitir xuizos que inclúan unha reflexión sobre temas relevantes de índole social, científica ou ética
B4 CB4 - Que os estudantes poidan transmitir información, ideas, problemas e solucións a un público tanto especializado como non especializado
B5 CB5 - Que os estudantes desenvolvesen aquelas habilidades de aprendizaxe necesarias para emprender estudos posteriores cun alto grao de autonomía
B6 CG1- Que os estudantes formados se convertan en profesionais capaces de analizar, reflexionar e intervir sobre os diferentes elementos que constitúen un sistema económico
B7 CG2 - Que os estudantes coñezan o funcionamento e as consecuencias dos sistemas económicos, as distintas alternativas de asignación de recursos, acumulación de riqueza e distribución da renda e estean en condicións de contribuír ao seu bo funcionamento e mellora
B8 CG3 -Que os estudantes sexan capaces de identificar e anticipar os problemas económicos relevantes, identificar alternativas de resolución, seleccionar as máis axeitadas e avaliar os resultados aos que conduce.
B9 CG4 -Que os estudantes respecten os dereitos fundamentais e de igualdade de oportunidades, non discriminación e accesibilidade universal das persoas con minusvalidez.
C1 CT1-Expresarse correctamente, tanto de forma oral coma escrita, nas linguas oficiais da comunidade autónoma.
C4 CT2-Desenvolverse para o exercicio dunha cidadanía aberta, culta, crítica, comprometida, democrática e solidaria, capaz de analizar a realidade, diagnosticar problemas, formular e implantar solucións baseadas no coñecemento e orientadas ao ben común.
C5 CT3-Entender a importancia da cultura emprendedora e coñecer os medios ao alcance das persoas emprendedoras.
C6 CT4-Valorar criticamente o coñecemento, a tecnoloxía e a información dispoñible para resolver os problemas cos que deben enfrontarse.
C7 CT5-Asumir como profesional e cidadán a importancia da aprendizaxe ao longo da vida.
C8 CT6-Valorar a importancia que ten a investigación, a innovación e o desenvolvemento tecnolóxico no avance socioeconómico e cultural da sociedade.

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
Apply professional criteria-based on technical instruments- to the analysis of problems A4
A7
A10
B2
C6
Assume the importance of lifelong learning as professional and citizen and to promote the values of effort, work, continuous training, and private initiative. B3
B4
C4
C7
C8
To be able to make the presentation of a project based on economic-organizational analysis applied to a company, both orally and in a written form A5
A6
A11
A12
A13
B5
B6
C1
C5
To be able to express themselves correctly in any of the oficial languages of Galicia, both orally and in a written form. B6
B8
C1
Promote the development of active, educated, critical, committed, democratic and responsible citizens C4
Understand both transaction and agency costs in the organizational limits as well as the variables related to the organizational analysis. A1
A2
A3
A8
A9
B1
B7
B9

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Unit 1. Analysis of transactions costs 1.1. Concept of transaction costs.
1.2. Combination of human and environmental factors in the transaction costs.
1.3. Effect of transaction costs in the choice of market and organization.
Unit 2. Contractual process: an agency approach 2.1. The organization as a nexus of contracts.
2.2. Information and contractual problems.
2.3. Contractual solutions.
Unit 3. Organizational analysis 3.1. Introduction
3.2. Organizational design parameters
3.3. Contingency factors
3.4. Organizational archetypes

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Seminar A9 C1 C4 C5 4 4 8
Guest lecture / keynote speech A1 A3 A8 B2 B3 B4 B7 B9 17 0 17
Supervised projects A2 A4 A5 A6 A10 A11 A13 B1 B5 B6 B8 C7 C8 13 28 41
Objective test C6 2 57 59
Document analysis A3 A7 A12 4 17 21
 
Personalized attention 4 0 4
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Seminar Tutorials in small groups to supervise essays and on going work during the course
Guest lecture / keynote speech Presentation in the classroom of basic conceptuals items/definitions
Supervised projects Group essay applying the theoretical concepts explained or service learning project
Objective test Test exam
Document analysis Find and analyze relevant information using ICT´s

Personalized attention
Methodologies
Supervised projects
Guest lecture / keynote speech
Seminar
Description
The methodologies must be adapted to the cirscuntances of the group.

Small groups tutorials will be developed by Teams or face-to-face. The dates and times will be communicated by the professors along the course.

Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Supervised projects A2 A4 A5 A6 A10 A11 A13 B1 B5 B6 B8 C7 C8 Project or final essay in group or service learning project 30
Objective test C6 Test exam that will be developed on the date established in the official academic calendar 60
Document analysis A3 A7 A12 Use of adequate information resources. Each group must present to the rest of the class a given theoretical concept 10
 
Assessment comments

A) EVALUATION
NORMS

Conditions of final evaluation : Accusing the continuous activities
exercises/exam with devices that allow communication with the outside or that
stock information is not allowed. If a student is surprised by developing the
continuous activities exercises/exam by means of any fraudulent procedure, the
grade of such a continuous activity/exam will be cero in all opportunities.

Student identification : Student has to accredit his/her
identity in accordance with the current regulation.


B) TYPES OF GRADING

Non-presented grading : when the student participated in
less than 20% of the continuous assessment activities, regardless the obtained
grade.

Part time students : Both part time and full time
students are subject to the same evaluation system.

 

C) SECOND AND ADVANCED EVALUATION OPPORTUNITIES

Second and advanced opportunity : The
evaluation and grading criteria are exactly the same in all evaluation
opportunities. 

The grade
of the continuous evaluation will be kept for the second opportunity, but in no
case for subsequent courses.



Students
may repeat the continuous evaluation activities in the second opportunity,
which may lead to a better, worse or equal grade than the one obtained for the
first opportunity. To do so, they will contact their lecturer well in advance
to plan the realization of these activities.

D) OTHER
EVALUATION NORMS
 :
The lecturers will make available the
norms for the development of the proposed works in this teaching guide to
students.

If a student does not attend at least
70% of the classes, the continuous assessment activities will not be able to be
evaluated. 

To pass the subject, the final weighted
average grade must be equal to or greater than 5 points out of 10, but is an
essential requirement to obtain 4 points out of 10 in the objective test. If
this minimum is not reached in such as test, the subject will be suspended.

It is considered that a student is within
the continuous evaluation and, therefore, the previous evaluation scheme will
be applied to him/her, if he/she completed more than 20% of the works of the
subject. If such as student does not appear for the objective test, he/she will
be a grade of cero. 

In case of academic fraud, the student will be
graded with "suspense" (numerical grade 0) in the corresponding call
of the academic year, whether the commission of the fault occurs in the first
opportunity as in the second. For this, the student's grade will be modified in
the first opportunity report, if necessary.

Sources of information
Basic Cuervo García, Álvaro (2004). Introducción a la administración de empresas. Madrid: Civitas
Mintberg, Henry (Varios). The structuring of organizations. Prentice Hal

Cuervo García, A. (2004). Introducción a la administración de empresas. Madrid: Civitas.

Mintzberg, H. (varios años). La estructuración de las organizaciones. Ariel.

Diferent web sources that will be specified over the course

Complementary Peris-Ortiz, M., Rueda Armengot, C., Souza Rech, G.C.D., Pérez Montiel, M. (20212). Fundamentos de la teoría organizativa de agencia. Información Comercial Española. Revista de Economía, 865, pp. 107-118


Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
Business Economics: Management and Organisation/611G01008

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Subjects that continue the syllabus

Other comments

OTHER OBSERVATIONS:

-According to the different regulations applicable to university teaching, this subject must incorporate the gender perspective (non-sexist language will be used, bibliography of authors of both sexes will be used, the participation of male and female students in class will be encouraged... . )

- Work will be done to identify and modify sexist prejudices and attitudes and to influence the environment to modify them and promote values of respect and equality.

-Situations of gender discrimination should be detected and actions and measures to correct them will be proposed.



(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.