Teaching code

4S008046

Academic staff

Angelo Bonfanti, Nicola Cobelli

Coordinator

Angelo Bonfanti

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SECS-P/08 - MANAGEMENT

Period

CuCi 1 A, CuCi 1 B

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course aims to increase the knowledge about organizational studies and management information systems, focusing on information, processes and the value generated by the organizational structure. The objective is to provide the student with the tools to verify and evaluate the organizational structures, business processes and the specific characteristics of the information. For this reason, it will analyze the business problems, and then defines the structures and tools for coordination. We will also analyze the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), and then analyze and evaluate the characteristics of Web Information Systems and more generally the e-Business platforms, for the management and sharing of information on the Web. In the final phase of the course, we will they will take into consideration decision-making processes and Decision Suppor Systems applications, as well as Business Intelligence and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools, for the assessment of company management (management control) and for the best definition of future scenarios (planning strategic).

Prerequisites and basic notions

There are no prerequisites.

Program

The company’s concept
Good, services, symbols and experiences
The company’s functions and goals
The entrepreneur and the birth of the company
The factors of production
The function of production and the choices of integration and decentralization of production
The company and its environment
Corporate strategies
Business strategies
Vision, mission and values
Business models

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Lessons will be given in Italian, using an experiential learning approach and interactive teaching. The teaching methods include face-to-face lessons and active teaching such as movie showing, case studies, group projects in the classroom and the participation of scholars, entrepreneurs, managers or business experts. Some Moodle tools will be deployed to perform distance-learning activities.

Learning assessment procedures

The examination is written. The test covers the various topics in the program and is divided into two parts. The first part includes five multiple-choice quizzes. These questions are aimed at assessing the knowledge of basic notions of the discipline as well as the ability to effectively use the company language.
The second part includes five open questions to be answered in a dedicated space. The questions are aimed at assessing the general vision of the discipline, the deepening of the topics and applying the concepts to business management.

Evaluation criteria

The questions are structured in such a way as to verify the level of knowledge of business management topics. At the same time, they are studied in order to test the skills of interpretation of the main problems related to problem-solving in the business management field.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The written test is passed with a minimum score of 18/30 that is obtained as follows:
- 3 out of 5 points in the multiple choice quiz,
- 15 points out of 25 in the further four questions.

Exam language

Italiano

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