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Economics and Management

Code: 100896
Credits: 6

2026/2027

Degree programme	Type	Course
Biochemistry	OP	4

Contact lecturer

Name :: Oscar Gutierrez Arnaiz
Email :: oscar.gutierrez@uab.cat

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

None, just general mathematical concepts acquired in high school and first grade courses.

Objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce the basic concepts of economics and business management, first giving an overview of the company and its organization and thenanalyzing the main functional areas, financial, production and commercialization .

Learning outcomes

CM34 (Integrate economic principles with corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.) Integrate economic principles with corporate social responsibility and sustainable development.
KM37 (Identify the basic principles of economics and business management in the field of biochemistry and biotechnology.) Identify the basic principles of economics and business management in the field of biochemistry and biotechnology.

(Unless the requirements enforced by the health authorities demand a prioritization or reduction of these contents)

0: Introduction

Basic concepts of economics.

1: The company and its organization.

Business and markets

internal organization

Prices as coordinating mechanism.

2: Investment and financing business.

Interest rate.

Assessment of income.

Loans and mortgages.

Evaluation and selection of investment projects and funding (NPV, IRR).

Learning activities and methodology

Title	Hours	ECTS	Learning outcomes
Autonomous	95	3.8	CM34
Tutorials	6	0.24	CM34, KM37
Practical classes	15	0.6	CM34, KM37
Theory classes	30	1.2	KM37

Theoretical classes will be combined with practices. For the practical classes you must have previously worked out the exercises and cases that will be corrected in class.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title	Weight	Hours	ECTS	Learning outcomes
Second exam	45%	2	0.08	KM37
First exam	45%	2	0.08	KM37
Attendance and participation	10%	0	0	CM34, KM37

Continuous evaluation The final grade will be obtained from the partial notes together with the participation / assistance (10%).

To pass the course, you must obtain a minimum of 4 in each exam and a minimum of 5 in the final grade. Who does not reach 5 can do a recovery test where you will have to examine only the suspended topics. A student will have the \"non-evaluable\" rating if they do not attend the two exams.

Those who do not approve the course with a continuous evaluation can do a recovery exam where only the suspended topics will be examined. It will be classified as \"non-evaluable\" when: i) The number of evaluation activities carried out has been less than 50% of those programmed for the subject

ii) The evaluation of all the evaluation activities carried out does not allow to achieve the overall score of 5 in the assumption that it would have obtained the maximum grade in all of them.

Any irregularity committed during an assessment activity (academic misconduct, plagiarism, or improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorized in the course syllabus) that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade will result in that activity being graded as 0. If the course syllabus stipulates that obtaining a minimum mark in this assessment is an essential requirement to pass the course, or if multiple irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0. Furthermore, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who incurs any of these irregularities.

Bibliography

During the course, of the teacher will give the students the basic material, in addition to complementary bibliography. For example:

Vicente Salas-Fumás (2007). El siglo de la empresa. Fundación BBVA.

Software

We will make a basic use of excel, but prior knowledge is not necessary.

Maybe we use zoom.

Course groups and languages

The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE

Type of teaching	Group	Language	Semester	Shift
(TE) Theory	34	Spanish	second semester	morning-mixed
(PAUL) Classroom practices	341	Spanish	second semester	morning-mixed