Organization, Management and Decision Making Principles

 

 

FACULTY

ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

LEVEL OF STUDY

UNDERGRADUATE

SEMESTER OF STUDY

6o

COURSE TITLE

Organization, Management and Decision Making Principles
COURSEWORK BREAKDOWNTEACHING WEEKLY HOURSECTS Credits
Lectures4
Laboratory0
Projects0

TOTAL

4
COURSE TYPE General Background / Skills Development
PREREQUISITES
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMSGreek
COURSE DELIVERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

MODULE WEB PAGE (URL)

https://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/ENVENG142/


2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes

The course introduces students to the concept of their business, organization, and principles of operation. It stresses the importance of the environment (internal and external) in which they operate, operate and make decisions. Through lectures and case studies, they will understand basic concepts and tools useful for their life and studies. Upon completion of the course the students will be able to

• Know what planning and organization are, as well as their importance in their personal and professional lives.
• Understand the importance of the organizations operating environment for its complexity and variability and how it affects business operations and decision-making
• Know and apply the basic functions of the administration
• They know the importance of goals, how they are hierarchized and evaluated, and the factors that affect their successful implementation.
• Understand the importance of decision-making and the risk involved
• Implement the decision-making process and understand the factors that affect it


General Skills


• Decision Making
• Team Work
• Autonomous Work
• Adaptation to New Situations
• Environmental Assessment


3. COURSE CONTENTS

The concept of the Enterprise and the Organization, the reasons for creation and their significance. Operating environment and resources (physical, financial and human) businesses. Basic principles and functions of the administration: Programming, Organization, Management and Control. Target: Identification, evaluation, hierarchy and success criteria of goals. Relationship between programming and control. Planning and decision making. Process, stages, risk and decision uncertainty. Decision-making environment, types of decisions and factors that influence and influence the process.


4. TEACHING METHODS – ASSESSMENT

MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to Face in the Classroom
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Power point presentations during teaching. Support Learning through the e-class platform

TEACHING METHODS
Method descriptionSemester Workload
Lectures52
Exercises and Case 12
Independent Study36
Course Total
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Written Final Exam:

• Theoretical Background 50%
• Management and Analysis of small cases 50%





5. RESOURCES

Suggested bibliography :

- Προτεινόμενη Βιβλιογραφία:

• Μπουραντάς Δ., «Εισαγωγή στη Διοικητική Επιχειρήσεων», Εκδόσεις Μπένου, Αθήνα 2015
• Robbins, S.P, Coulter M. And DeCenzo D.A., «Διοίκηση Επιχειρήσεων : Αρχές και Εφαρμογές», 2η Έκδοση, Έκδόσεις Κριτική, Αθήνα 2017
• Johnson, B., «Introducing Management : A Development Guide for New Managers», Butterworth-Heinemann 1999
• Καρασαββίδου-Χατζηγρηγορίου, Ε., «Λήψη Επιχειρηματικών Αποφάσεων: Προσέγγιση με την Επιχειρησιακή Έρευνα», Εκδόσεις University Press, Θεσσαλονίκη 1986


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