Learning objectives

The course aims to provide students with knowledge about the basic elements and fundamental institutions to understand how the organization works. To this end, the conceptual and operational tools are provided to read and design the organizational structures, and people management systems within organizations. The course also aims to develop the skills of reading and interpreting the different phenomena of the organizational culture of the company. At the end of the lessons, the student must be able to understand the basic concepts of business organization, to know the main categories of organizations as well as to understand the dynamics that govern the organizations themselves. It will also be able to understand how to structure the human resources’ value cycle in order to support the organization’s strategies. In addition, the student will be able to recognize opportunities arising from new technologies that facilitate the development of new business models. With reference to the applied comprehension skills, the student must be able to translate the theoretical concepts presented in the classroom in situations and concrete cases of business organizations.

Prerequisites and basic notions

No prerequisites

Program

The course aims to provide students with knowledge about the basic elements and fundamental institutions to understand how the organization works. To this end, the conceptual and operational tools are provided to read and design the organizational structures.
The course also aims to develop the skills of reading and interpreting the different phenomena of the organizational culture of the company.
At the end of the lessons, the student must be able to understand the basic concepts of business organization, to know the main categories of organizations as well as to understand the dynamics that govern the organizations themselves. In addition, the student will be able to recognize opportunities arising from new technologies that facilitate the development of new business models. With reference to the applied comprehension skills, the student must be able to translate the theoretical concepts presented in the classroom in situations and concrete cases of business organizations. As far as the human resources management module is concerned, the program is: the human Resources Value Cycle, human resources planning, recruitment, selection, and hiring Job design, human resources assessment.

Didactic methods

In addition to the lectures during the course, space will be given to the analysis and discussion of cases developed by the students. To complete the training course, organizational design experts working with national and international leaders will be invited to testify.
Lectures are held in person at the time indicated in the appropriate space on the website. However, lecture delivery content will be recorded, and the recordings will be available on the teaching Moodle platform. Participatory teaching activities will be conducted in the classroom and may, by their nature, not be recordable.
Furthermore, during the entire academic year, the individual reception service managed by the teachers is available, at times indicated on the web pages (without the need to set a specific appointment) and continuously updated.
The content of the textbook, as well as the lessons and exercises held in the classroom, is part of the program. The slides will be made available as study material during the lessons.
The program and study materials are the same, regardless of the frequency of lessons.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam will be written with 3 open-ended questions, on-site mode, one-hour duration.
Details will be communicated to students before the start of class.
Please note that the modalities of delivery of the exams could be subject to change in case of continuation of the pandemic emergency, following any measures of the Ministry of University and the University.

Evaluation criteria

The test is intended to ascertain:
- knowledge of the topics in the program, with particular reference to their application and methodological aspects;
- the ability to apply the logical schemes to the various problems presented;
- the depth and breadth of knowledge gained;
- the property of language;
- the ability to use the techniques and tools of the course.
The final evaluation, which takes into account any activities (case studies) carried out during the course, is expressed in 30ths.
Students who have taken the case study will receive from 2 to 4 points (in 30th) more, depending on the commitment dedicated to deepening the case.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The written test includes three open questions. Each question is worth 0 to 10 points. The final grade is obtained as the sum of three
questions. The extra 2 points for those who did the case correctly allows for honours if the score obtained from the three answers equals 10 for each answer

Exam language

Italiano