| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A5 | Develop management skills and technical knowledge to manage the complexity of the reality of the international company in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. | |
| A6 | Evaluate the impact of the international institutional framework, especially the one of the European Union, and the derived policies and which affect the area in which the company or public institution carries out its activity. | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| CT3 | Solve complex problems critically, creatively and innovatively in multidisciplinary contexts. | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A5 |
Know the main policies and strategies that companies have at their disposal to incorporate the corporate social responsibility in their management, as well as know the latest trends in this field. | |
| A6 |
Know how to analyse policies and regulations emanating from the institutions in charge of supervising the markets and avoiding anti-competitive practices, both in Spain and in the European Union. | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| CT3 |
Solve complex problems critically, creatively and innovatively in multidisciplinary contexts. | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Basic concepts of competition policy | Definition and objective of competition policy vis-à-vis regulation |
| Market power | Product market definition Assessment of market power |
| Horizontal mergers | Unilateral effects Pro-collusive effects Case studies |
| Vertical restraints | Double marginalization Exclusive dealing Case studies |
| Exclusionary practices | Predation Monopolization Other abusive practices Case studies |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | ||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | |||||||
| Introductory activities |
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Problem solving, exercises in the classroom |
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10 | 10 | 20 | ||||||
| Lecture |
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15 | 33 | 48 | ||||||
| Personal attention |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Extended-answer tests |
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2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Multiple-choice objective tests |
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1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | ||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | Activities to plan the content and provide references |
| Problem solving, exercises in the classroom | Time is devoted to the resolution of problems and case studies where the theoretical concepts are applied in class |
| Lecture | Illustration of the contents of the course |
| Personal attention | The office hour allows the students to learn the concepts of the course, with a focus on those concepts that are more difficult to understand |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| During the course, individual tutorials will be planned with students to see their progress and, if necessary, to mark individualized learning strategies in order to achieve a more effective mechanism for achieving the concepts of the subject. E-mail: raffaele.fiocco@urv.cat Schedule: Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | ||||
| Multiple-choice objective tests |
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Test that include closed questions with different response alternatives. | 25% | ||||
| Extended-answer tests |
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Written exam at the end of the subject. | 75% | ||||
| Others |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
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A final exam with a weight of 100% of the mark will be made. |
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| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Roger Sherman, Market regulation, Pearson Education, 2008
Daniel F. Spulber, Regulation and markets, The MIT Press, 1989 |
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| Complementary | |||||||||
| Recommendations |
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.