At the end of this CU, the student should:
LG1: Understand how the idea of a limit arises in solving various problems; in particular, comprehend the concept of a derivative as a special limit and an essential tool for solving problems of rates of change, function approximation, and optimization. LG2: Understand the definite integral, a basic concept of integral calculus, and its connection to differential calculus; know the methods of integration; be able to use the integral to calculate areas between curves or determine consumer surplus.
LG3: Know what a differential equation is and its importance in mathematical modelling; know how to obtain information about its solutions; know how to explicitly solve some differential equations.
LG4: Understand the concept of series and series convergence; know how to determine the convergence of geometric series and use them to solve some real problems, understand their importance in representing functions as sums of infinite series.

CP1.Limits and Derivatives
1.1. The limit of a function; continuity
1.2. Derivatives and rates of change; the derivative as a function
1.3. Chain Rule
1.4. Implicit differentiation
1.5. Linear approximations and differentials; Taylor polynomials
1.6. Applications of differentiation: extrema, the Mean Value Theorem, optimization
CP2. Integrals
2.1. Introduction to integrals, antiderivatives
2.2. Integration techniques
2.3. The definite integral, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and indefinite integrals
2.4. Applications of integration; areas between curves applications to economics
CP3. Differential Equations
3.1. Modeling with differential equations, models for population growth
3.2. Separable equations
3.3. Linear equations, change of variable ? Bernoulli equations
CP4. Series
4.1. Sequences and series
4.2. Geometric series, some convergence tests
4.3. Power series and representations of functions as power series; Taylor polynomials
4.4. Applications of series in economics

The minimum passing grade for the Curricular Unit is 9.5 points.

Evaluation methods - Students can choose one of the following evaluation methods:

1) Continuous assessment throughout the semester, consisting of:

Minimum attendance of 75% of classes - 27 classes - with attendance recorded by the teachers in each class
Mini-tests (25%): 3 mini-tests conducted during class
Final exam (75%): written test conducted in the 1st evaluation period; minimum grade of 8.0 points.

2) Evaluation by exam: written test (with a weight of 100%), in the 1st period or the 2nd period of the evaluation period.

Note 1: Repeating students have the same evaluation methods, subject to the same rules.

Note 2: The teachers reserve the right to conduct oral exams whenever they consider necessary.

Rules for continuous assessment throughout the semester

A student is excluded from the continuous assessment mode, automatically switching to the exam assessment mode, in the following situations:

i) Failure to meet the minimum attendance of 27 effectively taught practical classes.
ii) Obtaining a grade lower than 8.0 points in the final exam.

Mini tests

(i) 3 mini tests are conducted throughout the semester, during classes. Each mini test has a maximum duration of 20 minutes, on a date and time to be announced, and covers previously taught material.
(ii) Students must take the mini tests in their assigned class; taking them in other classes is not allowed.
(iii) The final grade for this component will be the average of the grades of the 3 mini tests taken.
(iv) Unattended assessment moments will be graded as 0 points.
(v) For students who choose continuous assessment, the final result will be the better of the continuous assessment and exam assessment.

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
1. Understand the objective of financial accounting.
2. Understand the financial statements structure and content.
3. Analyze and describe the effect of decisions and business transactions on the financial statements.

Chapter 1 - Accounting as a language of business
Chapter 2 - Financial statements
Chapter 3 - Balance sheet
Chapter 4 - Income statement
Chapter 5 - Statement of cash flows
Chapter 6 - Tanglible fixed assets
Chapter 7 - Inventory
Chapter 8 - Operations at the end of reporting year

1. Evaluation throughout the semester:
- Group work (30%)
- Final exam (70%).
Requirements:
- A minimum level of attendance is not required.
- Minimum grade of 8,5 points in the final exam is required.
Approval requires a minimum of 10 points (weighted average).
2. Evaluation by exam
- Final sitting exam (100%).
Approval requires a minimum of 10 points.

LG1. Know and be able to apply the economic way of thinking.

LG2. Know the optimal consumer choice and how this choice changes with variations in prices and income.

LG3. Know how to characterize the production function of firms using an economic approach and the different measures of costs.

LG4. Know and understand the main market structures.

LG5. Be able to use and apply the concepts, principles and theoretical models to real world situations and problems.

PC1. PART A: Microeconomics - Introdutory concepts
- Basic concepts
- Demand, Supply and Market Equilibrium
- Surplus, Eficiency and Market Failures
- Elasticities
- Government interventions in markets (taxes and price constrols)


PC2. PART B: Consumer Theory
- Preferences and Utility
- Budget Constraint
- Choice
- Individual Demand and Market Demand

PC3. PART C: Producer Theory
- Production
- Costs

PC4. PART D: Market Structures
- Perfect Competition
- Monopoly
- Imperfect competition models

Student must choose one of the following assessment methods:

Method A:
- Group assignment (50%)
- Final Exam (50%)

In order to get a positive grade in the course, the mark of the two written exams cannot be below 7,5.

Method B:

- Final Exam (100%)

At the end of this curricular unit, the student should:
1. Know the milestones and main schools of economic thought
2. Understand the dynamic and controversial nature of economic thought
3. Identify the concepts and analytical tools proposed by the various schools of thought
4. Develop approaches to economic reality and current economic problems using the theoretical and analytical frameworks presented in the classes

P1 Economics as a science and as object of knowledge
P2 Economics, Moral and Politics: from antiquity to the construction of the modern state
P3 Classical Political Economy
P4 Capitalism and its critics
P5 The origins of Neoclassical Economics
P6 The critics to Neoclassical Economics: Institucionalism and Evolutionism
P7 Economic crisis and the role of the State: Keynes
P8 Neoliberalism: Austrian School and the School of Chicago
P9 Current trends and debates in Economics

1. Assessment throughout the semester:
Assessment tools:
a. Two tests: Mid term test (30%) and Final test (30%)
b. Work group: oral presentation (25%); discussions (15%)
A minimum of attendance: 80%
An average minimum score of 8 points in tests is required.

2. Final assessment
Final Exams: 1st and 2nd season (final score correspondent to exam's result)

A-Communication skills:
A1* To acquire capacity to synthesize ideas and to present conclusions (evaluated with on-going assessment/final Examination);
B-Analysis and synthesis of the economic reality skills:
B1* To understand the importance of the information statistics for the analysis of the economic reality, exercising its critical use (evaluated with on-going assessment/final Examination).

1. Introduction
2. The globalization of trade today
3. The globalization of production today
4. The emergence of the multipolar world and the end of the "liberal" global order?
5. "Uncertain time, uneven lives"
6. Economic restructuring and competitiveness: territorial articulations in the context of globalization
7. Human capital and mobility(s): demographics, migrations, qualifications
8. Social and territorial cohesion: asymmetries, well-being and quality of life
9. Value creation in contemporary societies
10. Economic policy(s), planning and governance in a multi-scale world

The periodic assessment materializes in:
1. an individual test - 40%
2. a work group - report + oral presentation (part 1) - 30%
3. a work group - report + oral presentation (part 2) - 30%
Students with less than 7 in the test will be excluded from the periodic assessment.

Final assessment: Exam (100%)

With this curricular unit the student should be able to:
1. Describe the variables and the formulas needed to construct a calculation model;
2. Use basic features of a spreadsheet;
3. Use functions for building models in a spreadsheet;
4. Construct advanced models applied to management and economics in a spreadsheet;
5. Compute automatic procedures with the use of VBA.

The main issues to be addressed are:
1. Introduction to spreadsheets
2. Model construction
3. Information extraction
4. Introduction to Visual Basic for Applications

Assessment throughout the semester:
- Group work (40%) - Project made by a group of students. Mandatory, no minimum score.
- Individual Test (60%) - Written test, mid-term, scheduled online via e-learning and support by Zoom. Mandatory, with a minimum score of 8 (in 20).
Final exam (100%):
- Individual written exam, without consultation, encompassing the entire syllabus.
Takes the final exam - in season 1, 2 or special (according to the pedagogical rules) - who has not concluded the assessment throughout the semester successfully, with an average score greater than or equal to 10 (out of 20).

At the end of this CU, the student should:

LG1: Master the vector and matrix language and use it to solve and classify systems of linear equations; calculate, interpret, and apply determinants of square matrices; calculate and interpret eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalize matrices, and apply these tools to classify quadratic forms.
LG2: Understand the different perspectives of the concept of a function of more than one variable (descriptive, numerical, algebraic, and graphical), as well as the fundamental concepts of limit and differentiability of these functions. Comprehend the differences and analogies in function analysis when moving from one variable to two (or more) variables.
LG3: Recognize and solve optimization problems, both unconstrained and constrained, involving functions with more than one variable.
LG4: Extend the concept of the definite integral to double integration for functions of two variables, used for calculating volumes.

CP1. Linear algebra


1.1. Systems of linear equations

1.2. Matrices and matrix operations

1.3. Determinants

1.4. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors

1.5. Quadratic forms


CP2. Functions of more than one variable


2.1. Functions of two (or more) variables

2.2. Limits and continuity

2.3. Tangent planes and linear approximations

2.4. The Chain Rule

2.5. Directional derivatives and the gradient vector

2.6. Extrema


CP3. Otimization


3.1. Otimization in R (revision)

3.2.1. Otimization in Rn: unconstrained extrema in Rn

3.2.2. Constrained extrema in Rn


CP4. Integrals in Rn


4.1 Double integrals

4.2 Some dual-integrals applications in economics

The minimum passing grade for the Curricular Unit is 9.5 points.

Evaluation methods - Students can choose one of the following evaluation methods:

1. Continuous assessment throughout the semester, consisting of:

Minimum attendance of 75% of classes - 27 classes - with attendance recorded by the teachers in each class Mini-tests (25%);
3 mini-tests conducted during class;
Final exam (75%): written test conducted in the 1st evaluation period; minimum grade of 8.0 points.

2. Evaluation by exam: written test (with a weight of 100%), in the 1st period or the 2nd period of the evaluation period.

Note 1: Repeating students have the same evaluation methods, subject to the same rules.

Note 2: The teachers reserve the right to conduct oral exams whenever they consider necessary.

Rules for continuous assessment throughout the semester

A student is excluded from the continuous assessment mode, automatically switching to the exam assessment mode, in the following situations:

i) Failure to meet the minimum attendance of 27 effectively taught practical classes.
ii) Obtaining a grade lower than 8.0 points in the final exam.

Mini tests

(i) 3 mini tests are conducted throughout the semester, during classes. Each mini test has a maximum duration of 20 minutes, on a date and time to be announced, and covers previously taught material.
(ii) Students must take the mini tests in their assigned class; taking them in other classes is not allowed.
(iii) The final grade for this component will be the average of the grades of the 3 mini tests taken.
(iv) Unattended assessment moments will be graded as 0 points.
(v) For students who choose continuous assessment, the final result will be the better of the continuous assessment and exam assessment.

At the end of the course, the student shall be able to:
1. Discuss the role of the organizations and managers in the society, as well as, identifying the different theories of management and their effects on the labor and on the performance of the organizations
2. Understand and analyze the effects of the business environment over the organization
3. Discuss and analyze the performance of managers from the point of view of the functions of management
4. Frame and discuss management work under the scope of innovation, social responsibility, and sustainability

S1. Managing in organizations
1.1 Organizations and management of organizations

S2. Theories of management
2.1 Rational goal models
2.2 Internal process models
2.3 Human relations models
2.4 Open systems models
2.5 The competing values framework

S3. The business environment
3.1 The competitive environment
3.2 The general environment
3.3 The stakeholder analysis

S4. Functions of management
4.1 Planning
4.2 Organizing (organizational and management structures)
4.3 Leading
4.4 Controlling

S5. Innovation in organizations
5.1 Entrepreneurship and innovation
5.2 The process of innovation

S6. Social responsibility and sustainability
6.1 Ethics
6.2 Corporate Social Responsibility
6.3 Sustainability

The assessment is twofold: Periodic and Final Exams

Periodic assessment
The periodic assessment comprises the following items:
In class oral presentation - 15%; and, group report - 20%
mid-term test - 10%
Final test - 55%;
The minimum grade for validation of the assessment, for all components, is 7.50 valores. The required attendance record is 80%.

Final exams
There are two phases of final exams at the end of the semester. The passing grade in the exam is 10 valores and it counts for 100% of the final grade.

Note:
The students who fail to pass in the periodic assessment may take the final exam of the second phase.
The students who have got a final grade of 17 valores or above, will have to submit to an oral exam. It is assured the minimum grade to be granted will be no less than 17 valores.

LO1. Know the structure, language and ethical and normative (APA) procedures for writing academic texts.
LO2. Learn how to use generative models to write academic texts.
LO3. Discuss procedures for the analysis, relevance and reliability of data generated by AI.
LO4. Recognize the ethical implications of using generative AI in an academic context. The learning objectives will be achieved through practical and reflective activities such as:
- Group discussions;
- Analysis of texts;
- Oral defense;
- Practical exercises.

CP1. Introduction: academic writing and generative models:
- Understanding how Generative Artificial Intelligence works: the path towards using generative AI in the academic environment.
CP2. Procedures for planning and constructing argumentative texts with the help of AI:
- Identifying the possibilities and hallucinations in the answers produced by Generative AI.
CP3. Critical analysis of texts produced: identifying and referencing data sources and analyzing their relevance to the objectives of academic work:
- Exploring the possibilities of data validation and the potential use of Generative AI tools in the production of academic papers.
CP4. Opportunities and risks of using AI: good practice guide for accessing, sharing and using Generative AI in an academic context:
- Understand the dynamics in responsible and ethically committed use when carrying out academic work with Generative AI tools.

The assessment of the course aims to gauge the development of students' skills in the informed use of generative models as an aid to the production of academic work. Assessment throughout the semester includes the following activities:
1.Individual activities (50%)
1.1 Participation in activities throughout the semester (10%).
Description: this component aims to assess each student's specific contribution to the activities carried out.
Assessment: Interventions in the classroom; relevance of the student's specific contributions to the debates.
1.2 Simulations of prompts with AI tools in an academic context (20%).
Description: the student must create a clear/justified, well-structured prompt, according to the script proposed by the teacher in class.
Assessment: (submit on moodle), communication skills and teamwork based on the quality of the prompt simulations carried out.
1.3 Oral Defense - group presentation - 5 minutes; debate - 5 minutes (20%).
Description: Each student must present their contributions to the work carried out to the class.
Evaluation: after the student's presentation, there will be a question and answer session.2. group activities (50%)
[students are organized in groups of up to 5 elements, constituted randomly]
2.1 Group presentations, revisions, editing and validation of content produced by AI (20%):
Description: Formation of working groups to review and edit the texts, using the generative models.
Evaluation: (submit to moodle), collection of relevant information, clarity and the innovative nature of the use of properly structured promts.
2.2 Development of strategies for reviewing, editing and validating content produced by AI (10%).
Description: At the end of each stage of the activity, students will have to promote critical evaluations by reflecting on the ethical challenges of integrating AI into an academic environment.
Evaluation: (submit on moodle), work will be corrected and evaluated based on accuracy and compliance with the quality of revisions, edits and the participation of students in the feedback provided to colleagues.
2.3 Final Project Presentation Simulations (20%):
Description: the groups choose a topic and create a fictitious project following the structure of a technical report or scientific text, making a presentation of their project in class (5 minutes) and debating the topic (5 minutes).
Evaluation: (submit on moodle): organization, content, correct use of the structure and procedures of academic work.
General considerations: feedback will be given during the semester. The student must have more than 7 (seven) points in each of the assessments to be able to remain in evaluation in the course of the semester.

LO1. Develop skills in identifying and understanding the basic processes of scientific research.
LO2. Know, identify and summarise the essential elements of a scientific article.
LO3. Identify the structure of writing in research papers and technical reports. LO4. Know how to use APA Standards in scientific writing and academic reports (standards for dissertations and theses at Iscte-IUL).
The learning objectives will be achieved through practical and reflective activities, supported by the active and participatory teaching method which favours experiential learning. Classes will consist of activities such as:
- Group discussions;
- Oral presentation and defence;
- Analysing texts;
- Project presentations;
- Individual reflection.

CP1: Introduction to scientific research: concepts and processes. Research questions. Processes: stages (Identifying the problem; Reviewing the literature; Defining objectives and hypotheses; Selecting the methodology; Collecting data; Analysing data; Conclusions and recommendations).
CP2: Techniques for summarising and analysing scientific articles. Identifying relevant sources, evaluating the literature and synthesising information. Ethics, informed consent, confidentiality and integrity in research. Data collection methods.
CP3: Structure and organisation of research papers: pre-textual elements (cover, title page, abstract, keywords, table of contents), textual elements (introduction, literature review, methodology, results, discussion) and post-textual elements (conclusion, references, appendices, annexes). Preparation of a structure based on topics provided by the lecturer.
CP4: Application of APA Standards in scientific writing and academic reports.

The assessment of the course aims to gauge the students' acquisition of skills in essential aspects of writing texts in an academic context. Assessment throughout the semester includes activities covering different aspects of the technical and scientific writing process, including group and individual work activities:
Group activities (70%) [students are organized into groups of 4, randomly selected].
1- Group discussions with case studies (20%):
Description: each group is given a case study to analyze, and must identify the type of text; the research problem(s), hypotheses, methodologies used and data sources. The results of their work are presented in class to their colleagues (Time/group: presentation - 3 min; debate - 5 min).
Assessment (oral): based on active participation, the quality of the analysis and the clarity of the presentation.
2 - Research exercises and application of APA standards (20%).
Description: Students carry out practical research exercises in a (thematic) context on bibliographical references, their formatting and citation according to APA Norms. Assessment (written work to be submitted on Moodle): The exercises will be corrected and assessed on the basis of accuracy and compliance with APA Standards.
3 - Project Presentation Simulations (30%):
Description: groups choose a topic and create a fictitious project following the structure of a technical report or scientific text, making a presentation of their project in class (Time/group: presentation 3 min.; debate: 5 min.). The work is then reviewed following the comments.
Assessment: (Oral component and written/digital content to be submitted on Moodle): organization, content, correct use of the structure and procedures of academic work, ability to answer questions posed by colleagues and the teacher.
Individual activities (30%):
1 - Summary of a scientific article (20%).
Description: Each student must read and summarize a scientific article.
Assessment: The summaries made in class will be assessed on their ability to identify and summarize the essential elements of the text.
2 - Participation in activities throughout the semester (10%).
Description: This component aims to assess the specific contributions of each student in the activities carried out throughout the semester. Assessment: Interventions in the classroom; relevance of the student's specific contributions to debates; collaborative relationship with colleagues. In order to be assessed throughout the semester, the student must be present at 80% of the classes and have more than 7 (seven) marks in each of the assessments. If there are doubts about participation in the activities carried out, the teacher may request an oral discussion.
Final assessment: In-person written test (100%).

LO1. Develop specific oral communication skills for public presentations.
LO2. Know and identify strategies for effective use of the vocal apparatus.
LO3. Identify and improve body expression. LO4. Learn performance techniques.
The learning objectives will be achieved through practical and reflective activities, supported by an active and participatory teaching method that emphasizes experiential learning. The knowledge acquired involves both theatrical theory and specific oral communication techniques. Students will learn about the fundamentals of vocal expression, character interpretation and improvisation, adapting this knowledge to the context of public performances.

PC1. Preparing for a presentation.
PC2. Non-verbal communication techniques.
PC3. Voice and body communication, audience involvement. PC4. Presentation practice and feedback. The learning objectives will be achieved through practical and reflective activities, supported by the active and participatory teaching method which emphasizes experiential learning. Classes will consist of activities such as: Theatrical experiences and group discussions; Practical activities; Presentations and exhibitions of autonomous work; Individual reflection.

The assessment of the Public Presentations with Theatrical Techniques course aims to gauge the development of students' skills in essential aspects of public presentations. The assessment structure includes activities covering different aspects of the experiential learning process involving both theatrical techniques and specific communication techniques.
Assessment throughout the semester includes activities covering different aspects of the process of preparing a public presentation, including group and individual work activities:
Group activities (50%) [students are challenged to perform in groups of up to 5 elements, made up randomly according to each activity proposal].
1-Practical Presentations: Students will be assessed on the basis of their public presentations throughout the semester:
Description: each group receives a presentation proposal and must identify the elements of the activity and act in accordance with the objective.
The results of their work are presented in class to their colleagues (Time/group: presentation - 5 to 10 min.; reflection - 5 min.). Assessment (oral): based on active participation, organization of ideas and objectivity in communication, vocal and body expression, the use of theatrical techniques and performance. Presentations may be individual or group, depending on the proposed activities.
Individual activities (50%)
1-Exercises and Written Assignments (Autonomous Work):
Description: In addition to the practical presentations, students will be asked to carry out exercises and written tasks related to the content covered in each class. These activities include reflecting on techniques learned, creating a vision board, analyzing academic objectives, student self-assessment throughout the semester, answering theoretical questions and writing presentation scripts.
Assessment: (Oral component and written content), organization, content, correct use of the structure and procedures of the autonomous work proposed in each class, ability to answer questions posed by colleagues and the teacher. Communication skills and the quality of written work will be assessed, with a focus on clarity of presentation. These activities will help to gauge conceptual understanding of the content taught.
There will be no assessment by final exam, and approval will be determined by the weighted average of the assessments throughout the semester.
General considerations: in the assessment, students will be given feedback on their performance in each activity.
To complete the course in this mode, the student must attend 80% of the classes. The student must have more than 7 (seven) points in each of the assessments to be able to remain in evaluation in the course of the semester.

LO1: Develop the essential skills, knowledge, and tools to observe, describe, and understand the context and phenomena influencing communication.
LO2: Develop the skills to communicate effectively in multicultural contexts.
LO3: Use the skills in practical situations through oral and written communication.
LO4: Employ communication skills proactively, considering individual roles, behavioral types, and resources used during communication.

PC1: Multiple contexts that initiate and disrupt the communication process, implicit and explicit norms, as well as communication constraints across different contexts.
PC2: Ethnomethodology of the communication process, interpretation based on linguistic, paralinguistic, non-linguistic, and contextual information within oral communication.
PC3: Observation of verbal and non-verbal communication: analyzing gestures, posture, facial expressions, and eye contact (key elements of interactive communication that reinforce or replace oral communication).
PC4: The relevance of active listening in communication across multiple cultural contexts (interpreting and analyzing the phenomena).

Assessment throughout the semester:

Class participation: Evaluates the presence, involvement, and individual contributions of students in discussions and practical activities (20%).

Group work: Students are organised into groups of up to 4 members, randomly assigned, with the support of the lecturer.
• Description: Group activities focus on the observation, interpretation, and analysis of phenomena that encompass the rules, norms, and constraints of communicative activity in a practical study, using the learned content.

• Assessment: Quality of written productions and oral presentations of the developed work (active listening), which must necessarily incorporate comments provided by classmates and the lecturer during the presentations (40%).

Individual work (with consultation, to be carried out in person, in the classroom, according to the evaluation schedule):
• Description: According to a guide defined by the lecturer, comments made in the classroom are deepened in an individual report based on two presentations made by other colleagues.

• Assessment: According to the guide; explicit integration of elements outlined in the learning objectives (40%).

To complete the course unit through continuous assessment, students must not score less than 7 in any of the assessment components, including mandatory attendance of 75% of classes. The final assessment may involve an oral discussion of the work.

Final assessment:
Although not recommended, students may opt for final assessment through written work according to a prompt that will be provided by the lecturer. The final assessment of the work involves ants oral discussion with a panel of lecturers (100%).

Learning Outcomes
LO1: Explore how critical thinking is essential for informed decisions, problem-solving, and developing strong arguments in academic and professional contexts. Identify situations where it is applied.
LO2: Study the basic components of an argument and how they combine into complex arguments. Distinguish between different types of arguments.
LO3: Develop skills to break down arguments by critically analyzing texts and speeches, identifying strengths and weaknesses.
LO4: Learn to identify logical fallacies and common everyday mistakes. Recognize and correct errors in arguments to improve the accuracy of discourse.
LO5: Develop criteria for evaluating the quality of arguments and argumentative texts, considering coherence, relevance, evidence, and effectiveness in various contexts.
LO6: Practice the construction of solid arguments in oral debates and written texts. Formulate and present clear and structured arguments, adapting them to the audience and context.

CP1. Definition and importance of critical thinking (CT)
• Applications of CT in academic and professional life
• Benefits of CT for decision-making and problem-solving
CP2. Basic structure of an argument: premises and conclusion
• Difference between simple and complex arguments
• Examples of simple and complex arguments
CP3. Methods for analyzing arguments
• Evaluating the validity of the premises
• Identifying assumptions and implications
CP4. Logical fallacies and common errors
• Definition of logical fallacies
• Common types of fallacies (e.g., appeal to authority, false dichotomy)
• Recognizing fallacies in everyday speech
• Strategies to avoid fallacies
CP5. Criteria for evaluating the quality of arguments
• Coherence, relevance, and evidence
• Critical analysis of texts
CP6. Building Arguments
• Creating strong and persuasive arguments
• Practicing argument construction in different contexts
CP7. Practical applications of CT
• Debate exercise

The assessment throughout the semester is done through presentations, exercises, debates, readings, and case discussions (in small groups).
Active participation in the practical classes is expected and follows these criteria:
Attendance/participation - In-class exercises + group debate (with a minimum of 80% attendance) attendance 5%, participation 5%, debate 15% (total 25%)
Homework - 15% (1 homework assignment - 5% + 1 homework assignment - 10%) = 15%
Final Work (60%)

To successfully complete the assessment throughout the semester, students cannot score less than 7 points in any of the evaluation components listed.
Exam Periods
Written Work - 100%
Although not recommended, it is possible to choose assessment by exam; this assessment may also involve, at the teacher's discretion, an oral discussion (this oral component carries a weight of 40% in the final evaluation).

LO1. Acquiring knowledge about the fundamentals and stages of the Design Thinking process
LO2. Develop skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, empathy and creativity.
LO3. To apply Design Thinking in problem solving in several areas, promoting innovation and continuous improvement.

S1. Introduction to Design Thinking and Stage 1: Empathy (3h)
S2. Steps 2 and 3: Problem Definition and Ideation (3h)
S3. Step 4: Prototyping (3h)
S4. Step 5: Testing and application of Design Thinking in different areas (3h)

Semester-long Assessment Mode:

• Class participation (20%): Evaluates students' presence, involvement, and contribution in class discussions and activities.

• Individual work (40%): Students will develop an individual project applying Design Thinking to solve a specific problem. They will be evaluated on the application of the stages of Design Thinking, the quality of the proposed solutions, and creativity.

• Group work (40%): Students will form groups to develop a joint project, applying Design Thinking to solve a real challenge. Evaluation will be based on the application of the steps of Design Thinking, the quality of the solutions, and collaboration among group members.

To complete the course in the Semester-long Assessment mode, the student must attend at least 75% of the classes and must not score less than 7 marks in any of the assessment components. The strong focus on learning through practical and project activities means that this course does not include a final assessment mode.

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

LO1: Import and validate data effectively;
LO2: Use statistical and logical functions for complex data analysis;
LO3: Identify and correct error messages using information functions;
LO4: Manipulating dates and text to solve specific problems;
LO5: Apply custom formatting and advanced filters to organize data;
LO6: Use query and reference functions to consolidate data from different sources;
LO7: Create and interpret dynamic tables and graphs to present data;
LO8: Develop and use command macros for task automation.

These objectives ensure that students acquire advanced knowledge, practical skills, and technical competencies to use Excel effectively in demanding professional contexts.

SYL1. Data import and validation
SYL2. Statistical functions
SYL3. Logical functions
SYL4. Error messages and information functions
SYL5. Date Functions and Arithmetic
SYL6. Text manipulation functions
SYL7. Custom formatting and advanced filters
SYL8. Query and reference functions
SYL9. Consolidation, pivot charts, and graphs
SYL10. Introduction to macros

The evaluation process in the Advanced Excel course unit follows the guidelines of the General Regulation for the Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (RGACC). The evaluation modalities provided for in the RGACC are evaluation throughout the semester and evaluation by exam:

1. Evaluation Throughout the Semester: This modality is regular during the curricular period, using different instruments of continuous and formative assessment:

1.1. Participation and Attendance (20%):

1.1.1. Attendance (30%): The minimum attendance is 80% (5 classes). The student must automatically register their attendance with their student card at the beginning of each lesson.

1.1.2. Participation (70%):
- Individual practical exercises to be carried out in class (50%), such as online quizzes in Moodle and/or exercises using Excel;
- Individual practical exercises to be carried out at home (50%) using Excel.

1.2. Online Course (10%): Completion of the Advanced Excel online course, including quizzes after each module. The student must complete the online course by 11:59 pm on the day before the 6th class of the shift in which the student is enrolled, including the response to the survey available after completing the online course.

1.3. Individual Assessment Test (70%): It takes place in the 6th class, and multiple-choice questions and/or exercises using Excel may be considered. If the test is made available via Moodle, it must be taken on the computers available in the classroom.

2. Evaluation by Exam: Evaluation by exam takes place during the evaluation period, focusing on all the subjects taught in the UC. The student can opt for the 1st or 2nd exam season or the special exam season, which is only available for eligible students. This method only presupposes the following element of evaluation:

2.1. Written Test (100%): Final written exam, covering all syllabus, and may consider multiple-choice questions and/or exercises using Excel. If the exam is made available via Moodle, it must be taken on the computers available in the classroom.

Requirements for Taking the Exam:
- Completion of the online course, as described in point 1.b., by 11:59 p.m. on the day before the exam. The completion of the online course is mandatory but is not weighted in the final grade in the exam evaluation modality;
- Prior registration for the exam up to 48 hours before the date with the SGE or available platforms.

General Observations:
- In the evaluation modality throughout the semester, the student cannot have a classification lower than 7.0 values in any of the evaluation elements or will have to move on to the evaluation modality by exam;
- The teacher reserves the right to request that any student perform an oral test, regardless of the type of evaluation, whenever it is considered necessary to complement the other evaluation elements.

OA1: Enhance the ability to recognize and value personal resources of technical and interpersonal knowledge.

OA2: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the procedures and settings involved in job searching.

OA3: Develop proficiency in crafting a formal application process for a professional role.

The attainment of these learning outcomess will be facilitated through a combination of practical and reflective activities, underpinned by an active and participatory teaching methodology that prioritizes experiential learning. The course sessions will incorporate a diverse range of activities, including:
• Engaging in Group Discussions;
• Participating in Simulations;
• Analyzing Case Studies;
• Critically Evaluating Videos and Texts;
• Presenting Projects;
• Engaging in Individual Reflection.

S1. Personal Resource Identification & Labour Market participation
- Self-assess skills & interests: identifying strengths, areas for improvement and transferable skills.
- Develop personalized career plan: aligned with objectives, interests and opportunities..

S2. The Labor Market:
- Understanding labor market dynamics, trends, and sectors to make informed professional decisions.
- Recognizing the dignified work principles
- Identifying and exploring job search platforms.

S3.Constructing a Professional Profile:
- Creating a public profile: build CV & network of contacts through networking events, online communities, and industry associations.
- Planning the application process: from identifying opportunities to preparing for interviews.
- Maintain and update online professional profiles and networks regularly to reflect ongoing development and achievements.

The assessment of the UC "Competencies for the Labor Market" aims to assess the development of students' competences and skills in areas that are essential for a successful transition into the labour market. The assessment structure includes four axes of activities, covering different aspects of the job search and professional development process.
Activity Axes and Weighting:

Assessment throughout the semester
a) Individual work skills (50%)
1. Skills assessment and professional documentation (25%):
Activity 1.1: Self-assessment and Skills Evaluation (12.5%)
Objective: To identify strengths, areas for development, technical and relational skills.
Activity 1.2: Curriculum Vitae and Cover Letter Preparation (12.5%)
Objective: Prepare a CV and cover letter suitable for the desired job positions, with clarity, objectivity, conciseness, and highlighting qualifications.
2. Creation of Professional Profile and Network (25%):
• Activity 2.1: Creation of Online Profile (12.5%):
Objective: Create a complete profile with relevant information, clarity, professionalism, and attractiveness.
Activity 2.2: Building a network of contacts (12.5%)
Objective: Develop strategies to build, expand, and diversify the network of contacts relevant to professional goal.

b) Group Work (50%)
• [Groups consist of up to 4 people and are formed randomly]
3. Simulations of Recruitment Process Stages (25%):
Activity 3.1: Group Dynamics (12.5%)
Objective: Develop communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and adaptability skills, focusing on collaboration, clear communication, creative problem-solving, and adaptability.
Activity 3.2: Selection interview (12.5%)
Objective: Practice selection interviews, focusing on verbal and non-verbal communication, posture, ability to answer questions, highlight strengths, and demonstrate interest in the position.
4. Clarity and Objectivity of the Produced Materials (25%)
Activity 4.1: Analysis of Produced Materials Dossier (25%)
Objective: Evaluate the clarity, objectivity, formatting adequacy, organisation of ideas, textual cohesion, coherence, spelling, and grammar of the produced materials.

General considerations: throughout the semester, student will receive individual feedback about their work. To complete the course in this modality of evaluation through the semester, students must attend 75% of the classes, and must not obtain less than 7 in any of the assessment components.

Final Assessment
Although not recommended, students may opt for the final assessment through an in-person written exam. If the student score above 8 out of 20 on the written exam, the final assessment may also include, at teatcher discretion, an oral discussion (if conducted, this oral component will have a weight of 40% in the final assessment).

At the end of this learning unit's term, the student must be able:

1. To explain the concept of time value of money, discounting and compounding and to be able to compare cash flows with different timetables;
2. To compute cash flows from applications and financing operations;
3. To characterize the organization of the main financial markets;
4. To compute currency and interest rate operations;
5. To describe the concept of business profitability and to compute and analyze the more relevant profitability ratios linking profitability with the firm's capital structure;
6. To analyze the financial condition of a firm and to compute and analyze the more relevant financial ratios;
7. To describe and compute de concept of working capital and to link it with the firm's financial condition;
8. To describe and compute the concept of cash flow in capital investment valuation;
9. To describe and compute the main valuation criteria used in capital investment analysis.

I - Time Value of Money
1. The concept of interest rate, consumption and saving
2. Nominal and real interest rate
3. Financial intermediation and risk
4. Simple and compounding interest
5. Discounting and compounding factors
6. Periodic/regular flows: rents
7. Applications and financing operations

II - Markets, Instruments and Financial Institutions
1. Foreign exchange market: the currency rate
2. Monetary market: the interest rate
3. Capital markets: primary and secondary markets
4. Financial Institutions
5. Financial information: sources and analysis

III - Financial Analysis
1. Economic and financial flows
2. Income and profitability ratios
3. Financial leverage
4. Sources and application of funds
5. Working capital
6. Solvency
7. Cash flow analysis

IV - Capital Investments
1. Typology of investments
2. The concept of the project's cash flow map
3. Valuation methodology
4. The discount rate
5. Valuation criteria: NPV, IRR, PI and PAYBACK

Assessment throughout the Semester:
There is no mandatory attendance.

There are 2 Tests:
1. Intermediate Test - worth 40% of the final grade, in person, and with no minimum grade. It covers points I and II of the Syllabus.
2. Final Test - worth 60% of the final grade, in person (at the same time as the First Period Exam), and with no minimum grade. It covers points III and IV of the Syllabus.

For the Intermediate Test and the Final Test, prior registration may be mandatory.

Assessment by exam:
Both the First Period and the Second Period Exams are each worth 100% of the final grade and are performed in person. Each one covers all the points on the Syllabus.

After being approved in this course, students must be able to:
LG1: Understand the relevance of management accounting in organizations;
LG2: Apply cost allocation methods;
LG3: Identify the income effects of alternative cost accumulation systems;
LG4: Apply the basis of accounting information in decision making processes.

1. Aims of management and cost accounting
2. An introduction to cost terms and purposes
3. Alternative cost accumulation systems, income and inventory effects
4. An introduction to cost-volume-profit analysis
5. Joint costs
6. Cost allocation (departmental method versus activity based-costing)
7. Job costing and process costing

1. Assessment throughout the semester
- Assessment instruments:
- Two mid-term tests during the academic year;
- One written test during the assessment period, in the same day of the first period exam.
- Minimum requirements:
- Attendance to classes of at least 2/3;
- Delivery of the two mid-term tests;
- Minimum grade of 7.5 points (average of the two mid-term tests)
- Minimum grade of 7.5 points in the written test.
- The non-compliance with one of these minimum requirements will consider the student, automatically, under the assessment by exam
- Final Grade = mid-term test (25%) + mid-term test (25%) + written test (50%)

2. Assessment by exam:
- First period exam, second period exam, and special period exam: written test 100% (minimum mark for approval: 10 points).

Students who successfully complete this UC will be able to:
OA1. correctly identify the main economic and political cycles and their respective characteristics;
OA2. distinguish the relation between social facts and economic cycles
OA3. Identify the development phases of the international financial system
OA4. identify the main streams of thought in the international political economy.
OA5. Be aware of the main concepts of the discipline and know how to apply them in written and oral expositions
OA6. compare the starting points and assumptions of the international political economy.

Program:
CP1. Introduction: concepts and schools of thought about international political economy. Methodological aspects of analysis.

CP2 Economic growth and asymmetries of development.
CP2.1. Economic Cycles and growth of trade in the century XIX and XX century.
CP2.2 England and the theory of the free trade. Trade policies of Germany and the United States. Protectionism and free-trade.
CP2.3. Industrialization and the technological revolution of transport systems and communications. The multifunctional firm and to internationalization of capital.
CP2.4. The underdeveloped Countries and the New industrialized countries.
CP2.5. Strategies of recuperation: Import- Substitution and growth led by the exportations.
CP2.6. The period after the Second World War and the european prosperity.

CP3. The international financial system
CP3.1. Ascent and fall of the gold standard.
CP3.2. The system of Bretton Woods and the paper of the IMF
CP3.3. The floating exchanges and the paper of the dollar.
CP3.4. The oil-crisis and its impact in the financial system.

CP4.
Portugal in the context of international economics: a retrospective

The alignment of each instrument, and the learning objectives set for the UC is performed as follows:
_ Practical Work Group: OA5, OA6
_ Discussion of practical group work: OA5, OA5
_ Test- theoretical: OA1, OA2, OA3, OA4,


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Scheme of assessment: continuous or final.
For the Continuous assessment: three absences are allowed in class.
Students must deliver three assessments:
Single frequency (60%), group work developed in the theoretical-practical classes (30%), class discussion of the group work (10%).
Students are approved if in the continuous assessment attain a rating greater than or equal to 9.5 in average of 3 tests.
Final Assessment: Students will have access to a final exam (1st and / or 2nd season).

To develop the following skills:

OA1. Knowledge and understanding of the process of money creation and of the sources of finance available in the economy;

OA2. Knowledge and understanding of way short term interest rates are determined and of the theories about the determination of long-term interest rates;

OA3. Knowledge and understanding of the forces that determine exchange rates;

OA4. Knowledge and understanding of the main instruments and targets of monetary policy;

OA5. Ability to forecast the response of short term and long term interest rates and the exchange rate to the release of new economic information;

S1. THE PROCESS OF MONEY CREATION

S2. SOURCES OF FINANCING AVAILABLE IN THE ECONOMY

S3. MONETARY POLICY INSTRUMENTS AND THE DETERMINATION OF SHORT TERM INTEREST RATES

S4. THE DETERMINATION OF LONG TERM INTERES RATES

S5. FOREIGN MONEY IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY

S6. FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE EXCHANGE RATE

S7. THE CREATION OF THE EUROZONE

S8. THE MONETARY POLICY OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK.

Student must choose one of the following assessment methods:

Method A:
Final grade = [Intermediate Test]*50%+[Second Test]*50%

Method B:
Final Grade = [Final Exam]* 100%


NOTES: the Intermediate Test has four questions. The Final Exam has eight questions. The Second Test corresponds to the last four questions of the Final Exam.

Minimum attendancy rate required in this course: 80% of the lectures.

LG1: Perform the initial analysis of sample data using the basic techniques of Descriptive Statistics.
LG2: Define the main concepts of probabilities, random variables and statistical distributions.
LG3: Utilize the most important theoretical distributions to calculate probabilities within the scope of the decision making process in Economics and Management.
LG4: Understand the most important sampling distributions to make inferential statistics in the scope of Economics and Management problems.
LG5: Identify and utilize estimation methods and hypothesis testing within a scope of Economics and Management problems.

S1: Descriptive Statistics (univariate and bivariate)
S2: Revisions of Probability theory.
S3: Random variables (functions of random variables and their parameters).
S4: Main theoretical distributions for discrete and continuous random variables.
S5: Sampling distributions. Sampling distributions for the most important statistics.
S6: Parameter estimation: point estimation and interval estimation for the mean, the proportion, the variance and the means' difference.
S7: Hypothesis testing: Parametric hypothesis tests for the mean and the comparison of means.

The approval in the course can be achieved by assessment throughout the semester or a final exam.

Assessment throughout the semester: 3 tests (with equal weight each).
- The final grade corresponds to the average of the grades of the 3 tests. Approval with a minimum final grade of 10.
- The minimum grade in each test is 7.5.
- Minimum attendance in 2/3 of classes.

Final Exam: Written exam (weight:100%). Approval with a grade of 10.

After the Test or Exam, the students can be asked to take an oral exam. An oral may be required in case the classification is equal to or higher than 18 values and if the student does not perform the oral, the final classification will be 16 values.

Students should be able to identify the main macroeconomic variables and economic policy instruments.

Students should be able to understand the mechanisms of economic policy and the consequences of policy measures for the welfare of economic agents.

Students should be able to analyze and assess the consequences of shocks to economic activity.

1. Welcome to Julia & Pluto notebook
2. Introduction to Macroeconomics
3. Measuring Macroeconomic Data
4. The IS Curve
5. Monetary Policy & Aggregate Demand
6. The Central Bank Balance Sheet & Monetary Policy Tools
7. Aggregate Supply and the Phillips Curve
8. The Aggregate Demand & Supply Model
9. Macroeconomic Policy: Aggregate Demand & Supply Analysis
10. Extreme cases: Deflation vs Rampant Inflation
11. Fiscal Policy & the Government Budget
12 . Rounding off topics & controversies

Option A:
1. Attendance at at least 75% of classes
2. Mid-term test (covering the topics up to week 6): 50%
3. Final test (covering all topics, but with more emphasis on the material from weeks 6 to 12): 50%
4. The grade in any of these tests cannot be less than 8 points out of a possible 20
5. The tests are computer-based (not paper-based). For this purpose, students must register in a UC database to receive the test by email.

Option B:
1. Final exam: 100% weight in the final grade.
2. Covers all the material taught throughout the semester.
3. The exam will be computer-based (not paper-based). For this purpose, students must register in a UC database to receive the test by email.

By the end of the semester the student should have developed and be able to apply the following competences:
A. Knowledge and understanding
- Describe and make sense of the main concepts and ideas of microeconomic theory;
- Understand the relevant modeling techniques;
B. Application of Knowledge
- Implement theoretical results to analyze real market events;
- Choose the appropriate conceptual, mathematical and graphical approaches to provide solutions for specific problems;
C. Learning
- Development of individual studying methods, namely problem solving and understanding of models and modelling techniques.

1. Consumer theory
1.1. Axioms of revealed preferences
1.2. Slutsky equation
1.3. Consumer surplus, compensating and equivalent variation
1.4. Consumer choice with an endowment
2. Intertemporal choice
2.1. Consumer?s intertemporal choice
2.2. Asset markets
3. Decision under uncertainty
4. General equilibrium theory
4.1. General equilibrium in a pure exchange economy
4.2. General equilibrium with production
4.3. Welfare theory
5. Market failures
5.1. Externalities
5.2. Public Goods
5.3. Asymmetric Information

Assessment throughout the semester includes the following elements:
- one intermediate exam (40%)
- one written exam at the end of the term (60%).
In order to pass the course, the mark of each of the written exams cannot be below 7.5 pts.
Assessment throughout the semester requires a minimum attendance of 2/3 of all classes.
The final evaluation is carried out through a single final exam (100%).

LG1 - know and be able to apply the main theories that explain trade;
LG2 - know and be able to apply the main trade empirical methodologies;
LG3 - understand the contributions of economic geography;
LG4 - know the most important instruments of trade policy;
LG5 - know the main trends of the international economy
LG6 - know some of the current key sectors of the international economy

1. Traditional theories of trade
2. Modern Theories of Trade
3. Empirical Analysis of Trade
4. Trade Policy
5. International Mobility of Persons
6. FDI and multinational companies
7. Economic geography
8. Structural trends in the world economy
9. Key challenges facing the world economy
10. Economic analysis of countries

Evaluation of this learning-teaching unit consists of: (1) during the learning-teaching term, or (2) final valuation, in two examinations.

Periodic assessment (1):
- Group assignment (50%);
- Test (50%) - minimum grade in this test: 7,5 val.

Final assessment(2) - Exam (100%).

By the end of the unit, the student should have achieved the following learning goals (LG):
LG1. Know how to specify, estimate, test and interpret linear regression models based on cross-sectional data;
LG2. Know how to evaluate linear regression models based on cross-sectional data;
LG3. Have the ability to choose and apply the most appropriate econometric models, methods and tests for analyzing the impact of economic policy measures and exogenous shocks.
LG4. Know how to use econometric packages in data analysis.
LG5. Have the ability to work in groups and develop theoretically, logically and factually based arguments and communicate them to others.

S1. Introduction;
S2. The Simple Linear Regression Model;
S3. The Multiple Linear Regression Model;
S4. Inference and Prediction;
S5. Asymptotics;
S6. Specification Analysis;
S7. Regression Analysis with Qualitative Explanatory Variables;
S8. Heteroskedasticity;
S9. Data Problems.

The preferred assessment modality will be 'Assessment throughout the semester'. This assessment regime consists of: i) two practical problem sets carried out by groups of two students; ii) two individual written tests. Each assignment has a weight of 15% in the final grade, while the weight of each test is 35%. To be approved, the student must meet the following criteria: i) weighted average equal to or greater than 9.5/20; ii) grade in all assessment elements equal to or greater than 7.5/20.
Alternatively, the student can opt for the 'Assessment by exam' modality, which consists of taking an individual written test accounting for 100% of the grade.

1. Knowledge and understanding of the government's role in the economy and, in particular, its importance in terms of the regulation of market activity, the correction of market failures and the social welfare goals
2. Knowledge and understanding of the instruments used by the government to intervene in the economy.
3. Knowledge and understanding of the importance of institutional arrangements for government intervention on concrete areas.
4. Ability to make judgments on the sustainability of the public finances of specific countries.
5. Ability to suggest measures to improve the state of the public finances.

I. Theoretical Justifications for Government Intervention:
1.Market versus Government. 2. Fundamental Theorems of Welfare. 3. Regulation, Market Failures and Redistribution. 5. Government Failures.

II. Main Dimensions of Government Intervention in the Economy:
1. Welfare State 2. Labour Market. 3. Pensions. 4. Poverty. 5. Health. 6. Education. 7. Current Debates.

III. Public Finances:
1. Government Revenues. 2. Government Expenditures. 3. Public Deficit and Public Debt. 4. Dynamic Evolution of the Ratio (Public Debt / Nominal GDP). 5. Measures Adopted by the Portuguese Government since 1991 to Decrease the Public Deficit. 6. Dynamic Sustainability of the Public Debt. 7. Measures which might be Adopted to Reduce the Public Deficit. 8. The European Union Fiscal Treaty. 9. Ricardian Equivalence. 10. The inflation Tax. 11. The User-Payer Principle Applied to Public Accounts. 12. The Electoral Cycles Theory.

Assessment Throughout the Semestre:
Intermediate Test: 40%
Second Test: 40%
Group Work (Presentation and Discussion): 20%
Approval requires an average equal to ou higher than 9,5 points
Approval requires a minimum attendance rate of 80% of the lectures

Assessment Through Exam:
Exam (First Season) or Exam (Second Season): 100%
Approval requires an average equal to ou higher than 9,5 points

At the end of this learning unit's term, the student must be able:

1. To distinguish different economic growth models and theories; to understand their practical implications; and, to identify economic policies that can promote economic growth
2. To know and understand the effect of intertemporal decisions decision on the main macroeconomic variables in the short-run.

1. Economic growth facts and mathematical tools
2. The Solow growth model
3. Technology in the Solow growth model
4. Convergence and growth accounting
5. Revisions of the IS-LM model
6. Financial Markets and Expectations
7. Expectations, Consumption, and Investment
8. Expectations, Output, and Policy
9. Openness in Goods and Financial Markets
10. The Goods Market in an Open Economy
11. Output, the Interest Rate and the Exchange Rate
12. Exchange Rate Regimes

Each student should acquire analytical, information gathering, written and oral communication skills.

The following learning methodologies (LM)will be used:

1. Expositional, to the presentation of the theoretical reference frames
2. Participative, with analysis and resolution of application exercises
3. Active, with the realization of individual test
4. Self-study, related with autonomous work by the student, as is contemplated in the Class Planning.

There are two types of assessment.

The first type consists of assessment throughout the semester, in which the following instruments will be used: intermediate exam (30%) and knowledge assessment exam (70%). This assessment type requires meeting a minimum attendance criterion of 60%. There is no minimum grade requirement for maintenance in assessment throughout the semester.

The second type consists of assessment by exam, in this case the assessment exam has a weight of 100%.

OA1 - Understanding how the labour market functions
OA2- Understanding the terms of the theoretical debate on the struggle against unemployment
OA3 - Awareness of the challenges raised by the digital and ecological transition
OA4 - Understanding the specificities of the Portuguese situation
OA5 - Ability to collect and analyse statistical data related to labour markets
OA6 - Autonomy, curiosity and critical thinking and motivation for life-long-learning

1: Concepts (labour and employment) and the measure of work
2: Unemployment: theories and applications
- The neoclassical model of the labour market: labour supply, labour demand and market (des)equilibrium
- The Keynesian model: Employment and growth
- Synthesis: causes of and solutions for unemployment
3: Human capital theory
4: Work and employment in an institutionalist perspective
- Institutions and the labour market
- Industrial relations and industrial democracy
- Internal labour markets
- Labour market segmentation
5: The challenges of the digital and ecological transitions
- Technological evolution, work, employment and inequalities
- Ecological transition and work

Assessment during the semester:
Mark = [Two individual Exams]*60%[Group work and debate]*40%
The sum of the two exams must be at least 8.
The students in continuous evaluation have to attend at least 80% of the classes.

Assessment by exam:
Final Mark = [1.st Period Exam]*100%

The Course Economic Sociology aims at developing the following learning objectives:
- analysis and interpretation of theoretical frameworks, concepts and analytical matrices;
- critical reading skills of classic and contemporary economic sociology authors;
- development of mechanisms to understanding of the main methodological tools of economic sociology;
- development of mechanisms and tools for applying concepts and theories to empirical analysis of Portuguese society, considering the work and reflections that have been developed by Portuguese social scientists.

1. Economic Sociology: the economic phenomena as an object of study
1.1. The relation between economy and society: the economic as a total social fact.
1.2. Historical trajectory and theoretical demarcations: from Economic Sociology to New Economic Sociology.
1.3 Objets of study of the Economic Sociology.
2. The social structuring of the economy.
2.1. Economy and politics.
2.2. Economy and institutions.
2.3. Economy and networks of social relations.
3. The sociology of markets
3.1 Market, economy and economic field.
3.2 The social construction of markets.
3.3. Sociology of financial markets.
4. Economic Sociology in Portugal.
4.1. Economic sociology in Portugal.
4.2. Main approaches, methodologies and conceptual guidelines.

The assessment is based on assessment along the semester, which consists of the following elements:
i) Group work, with participation in classes and in a set of laboratories throughout the semester (20%).
ii) Group work on a specific economic activity/"market" (35%).
iii) Individual essay (45%).

At the end of the course, each student should be able to:
LG1 - Describe the nature of organizations and work;
LG2 - Identify and contrast the major theoretical approaches to organic and organizational functioning;
LG3 - Identify the key elements of an organizational structure and the factors that influence them;
LG4 - Analyze the organizational processes and identify the job analysis and organizational intervention methods.

PC1. Organizational psychology
1.1. The concepts of organization, structure, work and activity
1.2. Theoretical Approaches (economics, humanist, systemic, political, and cultural)

PC2. Elements of the organizational structure and functioning
2.1. Structuring activities and responsibilities within organizations: structural configurations
2.2. Structure differentiation factors: culture, power, technology, activity, production

PC3. Work psychology
3.1. The emergency of work psychology
3.2. Theoretical principles and basic concepts

PC4. Basic processes in organizations and methodological approaches
4.1. Job analysis, competencies analysis and activity analysis
4.2. The ergonomic intervention

The assessment throughout the semester
comprehends 2 components: 1) work group assignment (50%) and 2) individual written test (50%). The group assignment grade is the average of the oral presentation (50%) and written report (50%). The assessment throughout the semester implies an attendance rate not below 2/3 of the classes. To obtain a passing grade the student must achieve a minimum of 8 points in both components and a total average of 10 points minimum.

The final evaluation comprehends a single instrument: an individual written exam (100%). The passing grade is achieved with a minimum of 10 points.

This course aims to raise the future economists' awareness, and instruct them into the critical relevance of the constitutional and legal framework of economic activities and market relations, its meaning as vehicles of the values that the economy and the market need to accomodate in order to ultimately conciliate efficiency and justice. The course also aims to provide an overall view of economic law in the context of the other law domains, and to instruct the students into the search of legal instruments of practicla relevance. With a view to stimulate the students' curiosity and knowledge absorption, and encourage critical thinking, the Course will seek to conciliate theoretical and practical approaches, based on the analysis and discussion of illustrative cases.

. Law and society. Law and the economy. Law, the state and the market.
. Economic law as a branch of law. Interdisciplinarity in the study of economic law. The sources of economic law.
. The economic constitution. The economic constitution in Portugal. The Europeanization of the economic constitution.
. Evolution of the economic functions of the state. Public enterprises. Nationalizations, privatizations. The state as a shareholder: the 'golden shares'. Public-private partnerships. Public regulation of the economy. Competition policy and law in the European Union and in Portugal. The regulation of 'emerging markets'.
. New challenges for regulation: environmental and public health protection; information market and society.

Assessment throughout the semester is that occurring regularly, during the curricular period with individual/group work (oral and written) and final exam. The first will consist of an oral presentation in class, of the plan and general outline of the work on the topic previously chosen by the student/s, followed by the elaboration of a written text with no more than 20 pages.
The various elements of assessment will be weighted as follows for the purpose of the final classification: Work - 40%; Participation in classes, including oral presentation - 10%; Exam - 50%;

1. Written communications skills: ability to summarize ideas and conclusions effectively.
2. Oral communications skills: ability to orally describe issues in a structured and clear manner.
3. Team work skills: ability to organize and allocate tasks among group members in order to meet goals in an efficient and effective manner.
4. Analysis and synthesis of economic reality: understanding of the use of data in economic analysis.
5. Analysis of economic related issues in a critical manner: understanding of current debates regarding the models and techniques used in economics; understanding of the power and the limitations of major economic policies.

1. Competitiveness: motivations, definitions and indicators
1.1. Competitiveness as policy goal
1.2. Definition of competitiveness
1.3. Competitiveness indicators

2. The academic debate on the role of the State in enhancing competitiveness
2.1. Theoretical foundations
2.2. Policy design and evaluation

3. The competitiveness diagnosis of the Portuguese economy
3.1. Portuguese competitiveness performance in key indicators
3.2. Main constraints to improvements in Portuguese competitiveness
3.3. Identifying the priorities of competitiveness policy

4. Case studies of competitiveness policies in Portugal

Assessment throughout the semester:
-Written test: 60%
-Case study preparation and presentation (group work): 40%
-Note: Minimum grade required in each moment of evaluation: 7.0

Assessment by final examination
- 1st and 2nd sittings: 100%

The Learning Goals (LGs) are the following:
LG1) To know and discuss the different visions of the concept of Development and its possible measurements;
LG2) To know and discuss the different visions on development in the long-term and following World War II;
LG3) To know and discuss institutionalist theories of development (and their main critiques);
LG4) To know the international cooperation and development aid architecture (mainly new tendencies and recent transformations);
LG5) To understand and analyse the emerging and persistent challenges in international development.

1. Visions and Dimensions of the Concept of Development
2. Long-Term Development
3. Global Transformations and the Economics of Development
4. The Washington Consensus and the Asian Miracle
5. Institutions and Development
6. Recent transformations and trends in international development
7. Contemporary challegenges and historical legacies in international development

The evaluation will be periodic and will be based on the following evaluation instruments:
1) First written test(35%)
2) Group presentation (30%)
3) Second written test (35%)

Final Assessment: Written exam (100%)

2nd season : Written exam (100%)

In the domain of the 1st objective, taking as reference the period from 1960 to 2024, the student must be able to:

LG1. Characterize the cyclical behaviour of the main macroeconomic variables in Portugal and of the product and inflation;
LG2. Identify the different phases of the Portuguese economy institutional background;
LG3. Describe important episodes in the Portuguese economy evolution.

In the domain of the 2nd objective:

LG4. Identify important stages of the European integration process;
LG5. Indicate the core issues of the main European Union policies.


In the domain of the 3rd objective:

LG6. Develop the analytical ability on structural aspects of the Portuguese economy since 1960;
LG7. Understand the needs and difficulties for the coordination of macroeconomic policies in the monetary union framework, as well as the emergent problems in the institutional domain;
LG8. Evaluate the different behavior of EU Member States.

I.The Portuguese economy since the 60s
I1.Business cycles
1.1.Introduction
1.2.Stylized facts
1.3.Synchronization with major international partners
I2.Structural aspects of development
2.1.Growth accounting
2.2.Demography
2.3.Sectorial structure
2.4.Employment,Human Capital
2.5.Inflation,exchange rate regimes
2.6.Public Finance
2.7.International relations
2.8. The Real State Market
I3.Stabilization policy episodes
II.European integration process
II1.Optimum currency areas
II2.Building the EU
II3.Main EU institutions
II4.EU economic policies
4.1.Introduction
4.2.CAP
4.3.Cohesion and regional policies
4.4.Competition policy
4.5.EU strategies
II5. Coordination of macroeconomic policies
5.1. Institutional framework for the demand oriented policies, Critics to the institutional framework, SGP revision
5.2. Changes in monetary and fiscal policy in the aftermath of the financial crisis
II6. New Developments
6.1. Banking and Capital Markets Union
6.2. The impact of COVID-19 in the EU

Continuous evaluation (CE):
1.Intermediate Test (IT) - 1st part of the program
2.Final test (FT) - 2nd part of the program
The final grade (FG) is calculated as follows: FG=0.4*IT+0.6*FT
Students are excluded from CE if in any evaluation moment their grade is below 7.5. Students must register an attendance of not less than 67% to be considered in CE.
Students who are not in CE will take the final exam, worth 100%.

At the end of this learning units term, the student must:
1. Know the main types of market structures.
2. Know and understand the competition policy and the Competition Law.
3. Know the main firms' strategies
4. Be able to set up arguments based on theory, and factual data and to draw upon the conceptual, mathematical and graphical approaches to solve specific problems.

1. Introduction
2. Microeconomic foundations
2.1. Consumers
2.2. Firms
2.3. Competition, equilibrium and efficiency
2.4. Market failures
2.5. Price discrimination
3. Oligopoly
3.1. Game theory and strategy
3.2. Oligopoly
3.3. Collusion and price wars
4. Entry and market structure
4.1. Market structure
4.2. Horizontal mergers
4.3. Market foreclosure
5. Other business strategies
5.1. Product differentiation
5.2. Vertical relations
5.3. Innovation
5.4. Networks

Assessment throughout the semester includes the following elements:
- one intermediate exam (40%)
- one written exam at the end of the term (60%).
In order to pass the course, the mark of each of the written exams cannot be below 7.5 pts.
Assessment throughout the semester requires a minimum attendance of 2/3 of all classes.
The final evaluation is carried out through a single final exam (100%).

1. Students should proof the knowledge and understanding of the most relevant introductory modeling techniques for time series data; 2. Students should proof the knowledge and understanding of the most relevant introductory modeling techniques, namely for panel data, limited dependent and endogeneity; 3. Students should proof the ability to make use of sources of statistics and empirical methods and application of statistical techniques and econometric analysis of the relevant phenomena, the problems and economic policies for time series data; 4. Students should proof the ability to work in groups and present arguments based on theory, logic and factual data to other people.

1. Review of Basic Econometrics
2. Time-Series regression
2.1. Concepts in time-series
2.2. Correlation and consequences to OLS
2.3. Testing procedures
2.4. Robust inference and estimation
2.5. Eficient estimation and iterative procedures
2.6. Structural breaks, seasonality and trends
2.7. Dynamic models
2.8. Unit roots
2.9. Cointegration
2.10. Forecasting
2.11. ARCH model
3. Endogeneity and instrumental variables
3.1. Definitions and consequences to OLS
3.2. IV method and 2SLS estimator
3.3. Testing procedures
4. Binary choice models
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Linear probabilistic model
4.3. Probit and Logit
5. Panel data
5.1. Motivation
5.2. Fixed effects
5.3. Random effects
5.4. Testing procedures

The approval in the class can be achieved by assessment throughout the semester or a final examination.
1. Assessment throughout the semester:
Test#1 (35% of the grade); Test#2 (35% of the grade); Team Project (30% of the grade).
Note: Average grade of Tests #1 and #2 with a minimum of 7.
2. Final exam (100% worth)