Management Seminar

4.00 credits

30.0 h + 30.0 h

Teacher(s)

Platten Isabelle; Poncin Ingrid;

Language

French

Main themes

The seminar heightens students awareness, through a fun-pedagogical situation, to the interaction of the various managerial decisions (strategy, marketing, production, finance) as well as to the taking into account of the competitive relations and the economic context in the decision making.

It introduces students to business management via the accounting information system and the reading of economic information.

The seminar is also an opportunity to use digital tools for decision-making (initiation to the use of a spreadsheet), to become familiar with team work and to develop written and oral communication skills.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Given the « competencies referential » linked to the LSM Bachelor in Management and Business Engineering, this course mainly develops the following competencies:

2.4. Apply knowledge gained from different subjects to solve a simple but concrete management problem.
3.2. Apply clear and structured analytical reasoning, conceptual frameworks and science-based models to describe and analyse a simple but concrete problem and offer a solution.
5.1. Understand the internal workings of a company of limited size and complexity.
5.2. Understand these workings, place them in their socio-economic context and identify the interdisciplinary issues.
5.4. Use software from different fields to solve a management problem.
6. Become a team player
7.1. Organise the process: working as a team, and with consideration for the pre-defined objectives, plan and develop all the stages of a project and commit to it collectively, having allocated the tasks.
8.4. Using computer tools, create graphs and tables that meet scientific standards.
8.5. Master basic software for effective communication.
9.2. Self-awareness and self-control: be aware of, and control, your own feelings and emotions, manage stress, stand back and cast a critical eye over your own output and actions to identify your strengths and weaknesses.

At the end of the class, the student will be able to:

describe the interaction between the different managerial decisions in the company as well as the impact of competitors and the economic context on performance;
perform a basic SWOT analysis of a company;
use the financial information system to make steering decisions, using a spreadsheet;
manage, as a group, a project of limited scope, by planning the work of the team and the role of each;
use basic software for the written and oral presentation of the results of group work.

Content

This seminar offers an introduction to business management in a world in transition.
Students will be introduced to business management through various pedagogical activities including the management of a fictitious company in a competitive mode, the use of office automation tools, the mobilization of collaboration and communication tools

Teaching methods

Serious gaming

Business game simulation by groups
Educational escape game

Office tools
Written and oral communication skills

Evaluation methods

Continuous assessment. Half of the overall grade of the course will be obtained by the performance of the student's group in the business simulation, and the other half by the active participation in all the pedagogical activities including the engagement during the simulation, the intermediate works and the final presentation....

No resit examen or assessment

Other information

The EU is an integrative activity that will take place in a condensed form at the beginning of the second semester (one week). Attendance is mandatory during the whole week.

Online resources

All course materials will be available on the student corner.

Faculty or entity

CLSM

Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme

Sigle

Credits

Prerequisites

Learning outcomes

Bachelor : Business Engineering

INGM1BA

Bachelor in Management

GESM1BA