THE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROCESS Teaching unitCourses:FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONYear: Year 1 of Bachelor's in Mechanical EngineeringDegree: Bachelor's in Mechanical EngineeringDescriptionThe business administration and the managerial functions. Planning and control, organization, behavior and Human Resources management .ObjectivesAbsorb the concept of marketing that allow the company to know its markets and the consumers behavior in them. Distinguish the operative tools of marketing.Know the company financial situation and describe the financial environment in which it operates. Distinguish the main items in the economic-financial structure and express opinions about them through simple analysis.Identify and value the various available sources of finance and apply useful criteria for the investment valuation and discriminate between them in function of the situation.To know the influence of certain external and internal environmental elements on the activities and results of the business organizations and especially on the discretionary management area.Know the basic concepts related to the strategic and operational dimensions of the Human Resources Administration.Understand the need for an ethical corporate culture and reflect on the possibilities of social commitment of the company.Understand the nature of the problems of the operational management and its relationship with the rest of the different areas of the company. Identify the different strategic decisions leading to the production operation system design and the available main tools of production management.SubjectsLecture topicsThe administration as an interactive process: managerial functions.Setting objectives and key business objectives.Strategic planning. Types of plans.The control process. Concept and types of control.The control and planning systems.Organization design and organizational structures.Administration and Human Resources management.The management of behavior in the organizations.Laboratory topicsPractical case about managerial functions and work.Control and planning questions.Practical case about organizational structures.