Class Introduction to Engineering and Industrial Management

In this Curricular Unit (UC) is firstly presented the scope of activity of a graduate in Engineering and industrial management and respective applications. The main scietific area of the UC is managegement aressing the basic concepts as management functions , Planning, Organization , Direction and Control among other subjects .Essential knowledge for any graduate in Engineering and Industrial management  about  concepts of management and their application are transmitted to the student ..Students will be challenged to work in teams and develop work that demonstrates a connection to the academic community, in which they will have to identify problems, analyze and propose and implement solutions. Additionally, basic knowledge of scientific methodoloy will be present students  in order to improve of quality of academic works.      

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1. Functions of a graduate of Engineering and Industrial management and fieds of application. 2.Historical overview about the developement of management science. 3. Conceitos básicos de gestão. Planning,organization,direction and control. 4. Developement of the theories of management. 5.The organization and its internal and external environment 6 .Planning and decision making process. 7. Organization. Strures and processes 8, Direction. Motivation , Leadership, Control and communication. Organizational culture 9. The process of controlling. Control techniques  

Active learning A range of active learning methodologies will be used, placing the student at the center of the learning process. These methodologies promote student engagement, collaboration, problem-solving, and the practical application of knowledge. Game-based learning  Challenge-based learning Team-based learning   Lectures complement the teaching and learning methodology.

Teixeira, Sebastião, Gestão das Organizações, 3ª Edição, Escolar Editora, 2013 Drucker, P., Management, Tasks, Responsabilities and Practices ,HarperRow, 1985