Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Type D and Type F activities

Students can choose the type D training activities among a catalogue of courses, while type F activities provide additional knowledge useful for entering the job market (internships, transferable skills, project works, etc.). According to the Degree Programme description and regulation, some activities can be chosen and added autonomously by the students to the academic record, whereas others must be approved by a committee to verify their coherence with the study plan. Type D or F training activities can be covered by the following activities: 

1. Courses offered at the University of Verona: 

This includes the course listed below and/or in the Course Catalogue (which can be filtered by language using advanced search) 

Procedure for adding courses to the academic record: Ig the course is among those listed below or in the Catalogue, the student can add it independently when the study plan is open for modifications; otherwise, the student must request approval from the Student Office by sending the form to carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it during the specified periods

Starting from students enrolled in the Academic Year 2022/2023, courses offered in the 2nd and 3rd years of the study plan can be autonomously added to the academic record.

There is no need to submit the request to add the following courses to the academic record to the “Commissione Pratiche Studenti”: Database and Web (BSc in Bioinformatics); General Biology (BSc in Bionformatics); Molecular Biology (BSc in Bioinformatics); Probaility and Statistics (BSc in Computer Science); Programming and Network Security (BSc in Computer Science). 

2. CLA Language Certification or Equivalence 

Beside to to those already required by the study plan, the following language certifications can be added as additional training activities for students enrolled in the academic years 2021/2022 and 2022/2023: 

English language: 3 CFU will be granted for each level of proficiency above the level required by the study program (if not already granted in the previous degree programme). 

Other languages and Italian for foreigners: 3 CFU will be granted for each level of proficiency starting from A2 (if not already granted in the previous degree programme). 

These CFU will be granted as type D activities and up to a 3 CFU in total. In case the language certification is dated prior to 27/10/2023 (date of the vote of the Teaching Board of Information Engineering) the maximum CFU to be granted can be extended to 6, as for previous regulation. Additional credits for language knowledge can only be granted if consistent with the student's educational project and adequately justified. 

For students enrolled in the academic year 2023/2024, credits for language certifications beyond those specified in the teaching plan will be recorded as extra type D CFU. 

Procedure for adding the relevant academic record: Request the certificate or equivalence certificate to the CLA and send it to the Student Administration Office via email (carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it) for the exam to be recorded. 

3. Transferable Skills 

Discover the training paths promoted by TALC – Teaching and Learning Center of the University, intended for students regularly enrolled in the Academic Year offering the modules https://talc.univr.it/en/competenze-trasversali  

Procedure for adding the relevant academic record: the modules will not be added to the study plan, but CFU will be granted after obtaining the Open Badge. The procedure may require a certain amount of time to reach a conclusion. 

4. Contamination Lab 

The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential program with modules dedicated to innovation and corporate culture that offers the opportunity to work in teams with students from all degree programs to solve challenges posed by companies and organizations. The program allows receiving 6 type D or F CFU. Discover the challenges: https://www.univr.it/en/clabverona. 

NOTE: To be admitted to any educational activity, including electives, students must be enrolled in the specific Academic Year of the course being offered. Therefore, it is recommended that those who foresee to graduate December and April sessions do NOT undertake extracurricular activities for the new Academic Year in which they are not enrolled, as these graduation sessions are valid for the previous Academic Year. Therefore, modules carried out in an Academic Year when the students is not enrolled with the University of Verona, the relevant CFU will not be recorded. 

5. Internship/Stage and other activities 

The student must complete a 7 CFU internship and attend a 2 CFU module on “Medical Systems Seminars”. 

Annually, the Internship Committee (tirocini-ismp@ateneo.univr.it) proposes a list of internship projects from which students can choose in line with their study plan and interests. The list can be complemented, after the approval of the Internship Committee, with proposals made by students who independently look for internship opportunities within the departments of the universities involved in the Degree programme, or within external organizations/companies. The management of the internship process is detailed in the  Vademecum delle Attività di Tirocinio. Here is the relevant information page (with a link to Moodle) and here the general information on how to activate an internship. 

Please note that for internships starting from October 1, 2024 with external partners/company, extra hours can lead to extra type D CFU. 

Teaching code

4S009869

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

ING-IND/13 - APPLIED MECHANICS

Courses Single

Authorized

The teaching is organized as follows:

Elementi di Meccanica

Credits

6

Period

Semester 1 , Semester 2

Academic staff

Marco Cocconcelli

Laboratorio di simulazione meccanica

Credits

3

Period

Semester 1 , Semester 2

Learning objectives

The course aims to introduce the fundamentals of analysis and kinematic simulation of mechanical systems, referring to both planar and spatial systems (transformation matrices, open kinematic chains, velocity and angular velocity). It introduces the elements of analysis, modeling and dynamic simulation: main forces acting on mechanical systems (including contact forces), mass and moments of inertia, principles of Newtonian dynamics. The laboratory is finalized to introduce the use of symbolic and numeric calculation tools applied to the modeling of mechanical systems.

Prerequisites and basic notions

A solid basic training in physics, mathematical analysis and geometry is required to address the topics of the course.

Program

Kinematic pairs and mechanisms: constraints and contact geometry between rigid bodies, kinematic pairs, realization of kinematic pairs, kinematic chains, mobility of plane kinematic chains, geometric mobility criteria, mobility of mechanisms in general rigid motion. Contact forces and friction: surface contacts and Hertz theory, sliding friction and Coulomb model, fluid dynamic actions. Kinematics of plane mechanisms: mathematical model, position analysis, velocity analysis, acceleration analysis, geometric aspects of the kinematics of mechanisms. Kinematics of spatial mechanisms: reference systems (transformation matrices, open kinematic chains, velocity and angular velocity). Statics of mechanisms: equilibrium of mechanical systems, statics of systems in the presence of friction. Dynamics of mechanical systems: dynamic modeling, operating conditions, efficiency. Mechanical vibrations: Examples of vibrating systems and kinematic models, free vibrations of single degree of freedom systems, forced vibrations of single degree of freedom systems. Mechanics of kinematic pairs: plain bearings.

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Blended lessons (online and in presence). In-person and streaming lessons will be provided for the theory part; Laboratory lessons will be held in person only. Recordings, both of theory and laboratory, will be made available on the course Moodle page. In-person or online clarification and review lessons on request. Laboratory exercises, consisting of simulations of mechanical systems, will be carried out using symbolic equation manipulation software (Mathematica).

Learning assessment procedures

Written exam consisting of a theory part and a laboratory part. For each part there are exercises to be done in pen on a sheet of paper. In the theory part, it may also be required to cover a specific topic covered in class. In the laboratory part, it is also required to do part of the exercises on Mathematica, using the classroom PCs. At the end of the test, students must submit: the paper assignment completed for the theory part, the paper assignment completed for the laboratory part, a Mathematica file containing the script developed during the assignment. The duration of the overall test is 3 hours. To pass the exam, the student must pass both parts. Students in progress can take a partial exam at the end of the first semester. The exam format is the same as the overall exam, but the duration is 1.5 hours and the topics required are only those covered in the first semester. Those who pass the partial exam can take the second part in the first session of the second semester with the same modalities.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Ability to understand the given problem. Ability to analyze and model a mechanical system by writing its constraint and dynamics equations. Ability to express oneself with the correct terminology. Understanding of the topics covered in class and ability to apply.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final composition of the grade is given by the weighted sum of the grades obtained in the Mechanical Simulation Laboratory test (1/3) and in the Mechanical Elements test (2/3). In the case of partials, the composition of the grade for the individual tests is the same, and the final grade is the average of the two partials.

Exam language

Italiano. Inglese a richiesta.

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