MANAGEMENT
 
Lectured in 1st year Bachelor in business studies - Main Subject: Accountancy-Tax Law
Theory [A] 75.0
Exercises [B] 0.0
Training and projects [C] 12.5
Studytime [D] 175
Studypoints [E] 7
Level introductory
Language of instruction Dutch
Lecturer Hilda Vanderhaeghen
Reference RCBMGA01A00002
 
Key words
Management, S190 company policy, S191 study of market, S192 accounting sciences

Objectives
This course aims at providing students with an understanding of the different aspects and criteria of the commercial, financial and organizational policies of an enterprise.
This course also provides the necessary basic competencies for a more thorough study in other courses of the different options.

Topics
Introduction to the different aspects of entrepreneurship with the following pillars :
  1. Business organization:
    Organization (structure, culture …), management (responsibilities, styles of leadership…) and personnel (division of tasks, delegation, motivation, communication), logistics, administrative organization, and internal audit.
  2. Marketing management:
    From production concept via sales concept to marketing concept, social marketing concept, marketing management, analysis of comsumer behaviour, market segmentation and positioning, the marketing mix ;..
  3. Financial management:
    objectives and principles of financial reporting, principles of accounting techniques, balance sheet equation, link profit-and-loss account, studying the items of the annual accounts so as to be able the evaluate the financial health of an enterprise.
A clear link to practice will be made through a practical case.

Prerequisites
No specific prerequisites.

Final Objectives
Knowledge:
Job-related (general):
  • Business management
  • Marketing management
  • Financial management
Skills:
General:
  • Acquiring and processing information
  • Communicating information
Job-related:
  • Being able to work in team
  • Being social while working in team, for instance when performing tasks
  • Having an understanding of a business organization
  • Being able to work with information of the managerial area
  • Being able to work with figures
  • Having an understanding of the structure of the annual account
  • Having a critical approach to the weak and strong points of both persons and the organization and being able to adjust where necessary
Attitudes:
Job-related
  • Being practical
  • Adding value to the information at one's disposal
  • Being able to distil goal-oriented or relevant information


Materials used
Syllabus and/or guidebook

Study costs
Syllabus: unit price determined under Hogeschool rules
Book : current market price
Costs related to visiting companies

Study guidance
  • Steering and coaching of student during the guided self-study
  • The teachers are open to questions


Teaching Methods
  • Lectures alternated with interactive teaching conversation
  • Lecturer acts as tutor and coach for case, assignments or exercises
  • Guided self-study


Assessment
  • First exam session: 80 % written exam and 20 % continuous assessment
  • Second exam session: 100 % written exam
  • Students who only register to take examinations:
    first en second exam session: 100 % written exam


Lecturer(s)