Online Exchange Initiative (OEI) - ENGAGE.EU - Incoming students - Semester 1
Course catalog at Toulouse Capitole University
Course period: 1st semester 2025/26: September - January
Examinations: December 2025 - January 2026
Economics - Master's level
Hours: 18h
Language of instruction: English
Planning: TBD
Lecturer : Anne Ruiz-Gazen
Mode of delivery: Hybrid
Prerequisites: Probability and Statistics as taught in the first year of Master in Econometrics and Statistics
Description and Learning Outcomes: For most students this course is the first course on survey sampling and so we expect that the students will learn the basics of survey sampling which includes:
-the understanding of the different possible sources of errors in surveys,
-the understanding of the inference under the sampling design which differs from the usual inference in statistics,
-the knowledge of the basic sampling designs in order to draw a sample from a population in a probabilistic way, including the simple random sampling without replacement, the Bernoulli sampling and the stratified sampling design with different types of allocation,
-the knowledge of the basic methods of estimation which includes the Horvitz-Thompson estimator and some calibration methods.
The students are expected to understand the different notions by using some lectures notes, solving some exercises and implementing the methods with the softwares R or SAS on some real data sets.
More advanced methods in survey sampling will be covered at the end of the course through a project based learning approach. Students (in groups of 2 students) will choose a topic of interest among several modern topics in survey sampling. Some references will be provided and the students are expected to write a report and make an oral defense in order to present the project to the other students.
Assessment: The final grade is divided in 3 parts:
- 2 points out of 20 on a small midterm exam (10-15 minutes exam on the lecture notes)
- 10 points out of 20 on a final exam at the end of the course (2 hours with no document and with
some questions on the course and exercises)
- 8 points out of 20 on the final project (report and oral defense) at the end of the course.
Management - Bachelor's level
Hours: 24h
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Hybrid
Lecturers: Christelle Theron
Planning:
- 01/09/2025 14h-15h30
- 15/09/2025 8h-9h30
- 22/09/2025 8h-9h30
- 6/10/2025 14h-15h30 and 15h30-17h
- 13/10/2025 8h-9h30
- 27/10/2025 8-9h30
- 10/11/2025 14h-15h30 and 15h30-17h
- 17/11/2025 8h-9h30
- 24/11/2025 14h-15h30
Prerequisites: knowledge of the different functions inside organizations.
Description The objective of this course is to make students discover what strategy is, why it matters, and key strategic stakes that organizations should take into account to remain competitive. To this aim, students will learn the main tools used to do a strategic diagnosis.
Learning Outcomes:
- Strategic knowledge: At the end of this course, students will be able to explain the relevance of strategy, what it means to realize a strategic diagnosis and why it is useful for companies.
- Strategic know-how: At the end of this course, students will be able to use theoretical knowledge, tools and concepts learnt in class to structure the external environment and internal capabilities of firms, and to find the opportunities and threats they face, and the strengths and weaknesses they have.
- Managerial skills
- At the end of this course, students will be able to interact efficiently and respectfully in (intercultural) groups and team works, demonstrating coordination, organization, presentation and feedback skills.
- International
- There is an international dimension in the course via the multicultural group works (as students work in team with other international students)
ECTS:3
Hours:11.5
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery Blended
Semester : Fall Semester
Planning:
- 08/09/2025 14h-15h30
- 15/09/2025 14h-15h30 and 15h30-17h
- 22/09/2025 14h-15h30 and 15h30-17h
- 13/10/2025 14h-15h30 and 15h30-17h
- 03/11/2025 14h-15h30
Lecturers : Christelle Theron
Description:The objective of this course is to make students aware of the functioning of their attention, their use of digital technologies and the related attentional capture and environmental impact of such technologies and use. By enticing students to develop an environment-friendly use of digital technologies, this course helps students developing useful skills for their professional occupations
Leaning Outcomes: At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- define attention processes and comment how digital tools capture one's own attention
- review their digital use and related impact
- devise strategies to improve their personal digital use towards more sustainable practices
- reflect on and criticize companies' policies related with the use of IT andmplementation of sustainable digital practices
- Managerial skills
- This course also fosters following interpersonal skills: interacting efficiently and respectfully in (intercultural) groups and team works, demonstrating coordination, organization, presentation and feedback skills.
- International
- There is an international dimension in the course via the multicultural group works (as students work in team with other international students).
- Ethics Responsibility Sustainability
- The ERS dimension is present along all course synchronous sessions and asynchronous modules on TSM Academy
1- Chat GPT and You (30% - individual)
[NB: for this exercise, only the use of the free trial version 3.5 is required, not the premium 4. one]
ECTS: 3
Hours: 24
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery : Blended
Semester : Fall Semester
Lecturers : Christelle Theron
Planning:
- 01/09/2025 15h30-17h
- 08/09/2025 15h30-17h
- 29/09/2025 15h30-17h
- 06/10/2025 8h-9h30
- 27/10/2025 15h30-17h
- 3/11/2025 15h30-17h
- 17/11/2025 15h30-17h
- 24/11/2025 15h30-17h
Description: This course opens the black box of managerial work for you.
It introduces you to:
- the intricacies of managers' daily activities,
- the features of managerial work,
- stakes and possible difficulties of daily managing.
The general aim of the course is to help you understand management, its common perception, hands-on implementation and recent evolutions. By giving you theoretical inputs that you also put into practice, the course enables you to acquire analytical grids helpful to understand managerial work and to prepare for the management phenomenon that you are likely to experience in your professional life.
Leaning Outcomes: At the end of this course, you should be able to:
-Explain the differences between top, middle and first-line managers and their
related work features
-identify and explain the stakes and related possible difficulties managers
daily face
-Implement feedback principles (both on the receiver and giver sides)
Skills:
- Managerial skills
- International
- Ethics Responsibility Sustainability
Assessment 1 (70%): case study analysis during a course session (individual work - professor assessment)
Assessment 2 (30%): article presentation during a course session (group work - professor assessment)
ECTS: 3
Hours: 24
Semester : Fall Semester
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery : Online
Lecturers : TBD
Planning: TBD
Description: This course covers the major ethical issues arising in today's firms markets and operations to understand how ethics and business are connected. It aims to provide future managers with a solid understanding of the complex dilemmas, (economic, social and environmental) risks and managerial practices to allow them to operate and implement effective business ethics in their team and companies, not only in the domestic market but internationally. At the end of this course, students will know what business ethics means and how it relates to business issues in a variety of ways, and will be able to identify and assess company stakeholders and their influence.
Leaning Objectives: Describing what business ethics mean and how it relates to business issues in a variety of ways;
- Identifying what is ethical and unethical regarding these issues;
- Assessing company stakeholders and their influence;
- Contributing to the definition and promotion of an ethical organizational culture;
- Identifying and reacting to (un)ethical business issues in order to engage in positive employee citizenship.
- Managerial skills
- Being a responsible team leader.
- International
- RAS
- Ethics Responsibility Sustainability
- Being able to identify unethical issues with organizations and/or
- business related; being able to deal with them appropriately.
Hosting of one session dedicated to one business ethics theme and providing the content (oral presentation + exercise) (50%)
Analyzing a business ethics issue in a company (written report, 25%; oral presentations during session 8, 25%)
Management - Master's level
ECTS: 7
Hours: 30h
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Blended
Lecturer : Christelle Theron
Planning:
All the following days from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m :
- 22/09
- 29/09
- 13/10
- 27/10
- 3/11
- 10/11
- 17/11
- 24/11
- 1/12
- 8/12
Description: This course helps students deepening their mastery of strategic concepts and tools discovered during undergraduate and beginning of master years. It particularly helps students developing their abilities to assess systematically possible growth opportunities for the company and to propose viable growth options for the future.
Leaning Outcomes: At the end of this course, students should be able to
• identify growth opportunities and related growth strategies to follow;
• be aware of advantages and pitfalls of each growth option and related strategy implemented;
• anticipate growth-related problems. Students will also develop their business developer’s skills. They will be able to:
• present the results of their analyses in a synthetic way;
• handle teamwork efficiently.
ECTS: 2 ECTS
Hours: 15h
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery : Online
Semester : Fall Semester
Planning:
- 11/09 14h -17h
- 18/09 14h -17h
- 25/09 14h -17h
- 02/10 14h -17h
- 30/10 14h -17h
Lecturers : Stephan Pezé
Description: This course aimed at discovering how some companies are able to be truly responsible and how we can learn from them to foster other company transformations and industry transitions. With this course students are able to analyze sustainable features of industries and related companies operating in them. They develop their ability to formulate ethical recommendations in order for companies to operate in a more sustainable way. To complete the graded assignment of this course, students have to practice efficient team work. They also have to search for and sort out information related to the companies and industries they study.
This course consists of five sessions:
1. Introduction
2. Follow up for each group (1): niche company chosen and industry ERS challenges
3. Follow up for each group (2): presentation of company’s sustainable business model core elements
4. Follow up for each group (3): presentation of guidelines and challenges for incumbent firms’ transformation and industry transition
5. Conclusion and business cases presentations
Leaning Outcomes:
- International
- Companies as well as industries chosen are global
- Ethics responsibility sustainability
- Define what are sustainable transitions and transformations
- Explain how an industry sustainable transition is likely to happen
- Name several (niche) companies that are truly responsible business
- List key features of responsible business that may be scaled-up to provoke structural adjustments at industry and market levels
- List the challenges that can prevent or hinder such sustainable transformations and transitions
- Two group activities (work carried out by each group between sessions 2 and 4; final presentations and poster, 80% of the grade);
- An individual Multiple Choice Questionnaire (MCQ) during last session (20% of the grade).
Law - Master's level
Hours: 15h
Period : September- december
Language of instruction: English
Lecturer Gregory Kalflèche
Mode of delivery: Hybrid
Prerequisite:This course is addressed to everyone interested in the smart and sustainable urban development.Students from different academic and cultural backgrounds are welcome to enroll.Participants are expected to have basic teamwork skills and ability to work in a multicultural learning environment.
It is essential that students can communicate, participate in group discussions, read academic materials (papers, case studies), prepare submissions and pass a final examination and in English (at least B2 CEFR level).
Description: After having understood what is a smart city, the student will learn the implication of law in this process. It is necessary to know several rules which could be applicated to the smart cities, like rules about public services, urban planning law, and legislation about data.
Learning Activities and teaching methods:
- Participatory lecures
- Case studies
- Research-based seminars and discussions
- Individual or group project
- Attendance (at least 80 %)
- Proactive participation to class (15 points)
- Final examinations (tests, essays) aimed at evaluating the understanding of course materials and learning outcomes (45 points)
- Individual or group research project presented and defended in public (40 points)
ECTS: 3.5
Hours: 15h
Period : Fall semester
Language of instruction: English
Lecturers: Frederic Guiomard
Mode of delivery: Hybrid
Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of European Law, general understanding of labour relations.
Description: Discrimination Law, Digitalization of employment relations, free movement of workers, litigation, and collective bargaining will be among the topics studied.
Learning Activities and teaching methods: For each topic, the students will have to read a document in English (Newspaper article, Case, academic text), which will be analyzed and discussed, 2 or 3 students will have to give a presentation of the topic, and a synthesis of the evolution of the law will be provided.
Learning outcomes: The lecture is designed to understand some great challenges faced by Labour law in a changing society. The students will be able to understand the most important evolutions which affect the employment relation, and the way Labour law adapts to these changes, both at European and national levels. Examples will be studied from French, UK, or US Law.
Assessment : Continuous assessment of the work of the students
ECTS: 3
Hours: 15h
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery : Blended
Semester : Fall Semester
Lecturer : Laurent Grosclaude
Planning: TBD
Description:This course explores key legal issues faced by companies operating internationally. It covers the international status of companies (law applicable), financing instruments (equity / debt) cross-border corporate transactions (such as mergers and acquisitions). Through case studies and legal analysis, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the legal framework governing international corporate activities.
ECTS: 2
Hours: 9h
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery : Blended
Semester : Fall Semester
Lecturer : Laurent Grosclaude
Planning: TBD
Description & Leaning Outcomes: This course covers some of the legal issues raised by international civil aviation such as the Chicago convention and the ICAO, the rights of traffic, the contracts (sale / leasing) and financing of aircrafts, and the liability of the carrier in case of accident.
All levels
ECTS :
Language of instruction : French
Mode of Delivery: Online
Hours: 9h
Lecturer : Isabelle KAWA-TOPOR
Planning:
Description: Participants should have at least B1 level in oral comprehension and expression in French as a foreign language. You will learn about current issues concerning the French language including its inventivity and cultural connotations by hearing, listening or reading documents. You will compare French idiomatic expressions, cultural codes with yours and those of other participants. The aim is also to give you links to resources and tips to continue your learning by yourself.
Leaning Outcomes: To acquire greater self-confidence in communicating in French by
- Improving skills in oral comprehension and expression in different speech acts and contexts.
- Enhancing fluency in interactions through lexical and grammatical activities.
- Managing linguistic and cultural communication in a context of diversity.
- Enhancing mediation skills: interpretation, paraphrasing, summarizing, reformulating, equivalence.
Learning Activities and teaching methods: This 6-week course aims to develop skills in French language and culture through simulations, discussions, - practical activities: listening and production exercises. The activities will offer participants the opportunity to practice an authentic language. Collaborative work and an inductive approach will help to favorite positive exchanges.
Prerequisites : at least B1 French Level
Assessment : Participation
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