Management simulation - Business game
- UE code EGESB385
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Schedule
30 30Quarter 2
- ECTS Credits 5
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Language
Français
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The main competences worked throughout the course are
The objectives of the course are multiple:
The business game as envisioned in the course is a group decision-making exercise. Using a computer-based management simulation (“business game”), students are entrusted with a virtual company and exercise all the management functions of a company (production, finance, marketing, HR, etc.) in realistic conditions (competition between companies and economic contingencies). Based on the baseline analysis, participants set medium-term goals and plans. They make decisions about all the functions of the company. The interaction of these decisions, those of their competitors and the economic and social situation influences the outcome of each company. On the basis of these results, successive decisions are made. At the end of the simulation, the course of the simulation and the results achieved are analyzed and discussed.
During the game, the virtual companies communicate in a written way (via memos, notes, reports) but also orally (via discussions or via formal presentations) with the various stakeholders of the company (general assembly, boards of directors, banks, trade unions, advertising agency, consulting firm, etc.).
The course is organized as follows
The overall assessment of the groups is based on an evaluation in the following 4 areas:
The written exam is primarily designed to test students' knowledge and analytical skills when faced with a complex problem. The exam consists of various practical exercises: analysis of a news article, numerical exercises, and more theoretical questions related to the concepts covered in the course.
The student must have a comprehensive and critical understanding of the course to make connections between its different parts.
See prerequisites courses (important to refresh your accounting skills!)
Training | Study programme | Block | Credits | Mandatory |
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Bachelier en sciences économiques et de gestion | Standard | 0 | 5 | |
Bachelier en sciences économiques et de gestion | Standard | 3 | 5 |