Management Games 1155-12-M22-BA-MaGam

https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=6845 (term 2024/25L)
https://moodle.umk.pl/course/view.php?id=6845 (term 2025/26L)

A business management games establish a link between business management theory and business management in practice.
The simulations presents a realistic model of a company and thus provides participants with the opportunity to quickly gain the lasting effects of a practical experience in a risk-free environment.
The training objectives of the course:
- Recognizing and formulating the general conditions for commercial success
- Experiencing relationships in business management by adopting a holistic approach
- Defining goals and strategies, and realizing them in an environment in which economic and ecological factors play significant roles
- Coping with complex decision making in uncertain situations
- Maintaining control of a business in difficult situations
- Developing a sense for the essential and a holistic view on business
- Learning to think and act in an inter-disciplinary way
- Learning how to define and solve problems
- Arriving at decisions within a team by using personal computer-supported planning models

Total student workload

Classes requiring direct participation of the teacher – lecture, practical classes: 60 hrs. Self-study, indywidual: reading the manual, analyzing the data, calculating the options 5 hrs. Self-study, teamwork: critical analysis, discussion on company results and calculation of data using the instruments of finance, tools of marketing and others to support strategic decisions 135 hrs. TOTAL: 200 hrs. (8 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

No knowledge related objectives

Learning outcomes - skills

Skills related objectives: A student can: 1. forecast, identify and analyse problems related to the operations of an organization, making use of theoretical knowledge and formulating own solutions to business challenges K_U01 2. use effectively advanced management methods and techniques to solve business challenges K_U04 3.suggest solutions to complex management and business problems K_U06 4. communicate effectively as a team member or leader K_U13 5. cooperate effectively as a team member or leader K_U14

Learning outcomes - social competencies

Competences related objectives: A student has competences to: 1. prepare excel sheet with formulas to use during the classes K_K01 3. prioritise tasks adequately K_K02 4. plan and act as an entrepreneur K_K04

Teaching methods

computer business simulation teamwork, discussion and brain storming

Prerequisites

1. Good command of English (incl. both Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency) 2. Ability to work in a team

Course coordinators

Magdalena Kalińska

Assessment criteria

Important! Students need to be present more than 70% of the clases.

Results of the business simulation -average share price 35% -35 points (the best team gets 35 points, and the rest of the teams accordingly)
Planning quality 30%
Report 35%

61- 70 = 3
71 – 77 = 3+
78 – 84 = 4
85 – 90 = 4+
91 – 100 = 5

Practical placement

Notes

Term 2024/25L:

None

Term 2025/26L:

None

Additional information

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

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