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

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea magistrale in International Economics and Business - Enrollment from 2025/2026

Nei piani didattici di ciascun Corso di studio è previsto l’obbligo di conseguire un certo numero di crediti formativi mediante attività a scelta (chiamate anche "di tipologia D e F").

Oltre che in insegnamenti previsti nei piani didattici di altri corsi di studio e in certificazioni linguistiche o informatiche secondo quanto specificato nei regolamenti di ciascun corso, tali attività possono consistere anche in iniziative extracurriculari di contenuto vario, quali ad esempio la partecipazione a un seminario o a un ciclo di seminari, la frequenza di laboratori didattici, lo svolgimento di project work, stage aggiuntivo, eccetera.

Come per ogni altra attività a scelta, è necessario che anche queste non costituiscano un duplicato di conoscenze e competenze già acquisite dallo studente.

Quelle elencate in questa pagina sono le iniziative extracurriculari che sono state approvate dalla Commissione didattica e quindi consentono a chi vi partecipa l'acquisizione dei CFU specificati, alle condizioni riportate nelle pagine di dettaglio di ciascuna iniziativa.

Si ricorda in proposito che:
- tutte queste iniziative richiedono, per l'acquisizione dei relativi CFU, il superamento di una prova di verifica delle competenze acquisite, secondo le indicazioni contenute nella sezione "Modalità d'esame" della singola attività;
- lo studente è tenuto a inserire nel proprio piano degli studi l'attività prescelta e a iscriversi all'appello appositamente creato per la verbalizzazione, la cui data viene stabilita dal docente di riferimento e pubblicata nella sezione "Modalità d'esame" della singola attività.

COMPETENZE TRASVERSALI

Scopri i percorsi formativi promossi dal Teaching and learning centre dell'Ateneo, destinati agli studenti iscritti ai corsi di laurea, volti alla promozione delle competenze trasversali: https://talc.univr.it/it/competenze-trasversali

CONTAMINATION LAB

Il Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) è un percorso esperienziale con moduli dedicati all'innovazione e alla cultura d'impresa che offre la possibilità di lavorare in team con studenti e studentesse di tutti i corsi di studio per risolvere sfide lanciate da aziende ed enti. Il percorso permette di ricevere 6 CFU in ambito D o F. Scopri le sfide: https://www.univr.it/it/clabverona

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ATTENZIONE: Per essere ammessi a sostenere una qualsiasi attività didattica, incluse quelle a scelta, è necessario essere iscritti all'anno di corso in cui essa viene offerta. Si raccomanda, pertanto, ai laureandi delle sessioni di dicembre e aprile di NON svolgere attività extracurriculari del nuovo anno accademico, cui loro non risultano iscritti, essendo tali sessioni di laurea con validità riferita all'anno accademico precedente. Quindi, per attività svolte in un anno accademico cui non si è iscritti, non si potrà dar luogo a riconoscimento di CFU.

Academic year:
Primo semestre L From 9/23/24 To 1/10/25
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° B-education: Sound ideas D Cristina Florio (Coordinator)
1° 2° B-education: Sound ideas D Cristina Florio (Coordinator)
1° 2° Ciclo tematico di conferenze “Italia nel mondo” - 2024/2025 D Riccardo Stacchezzini (Coordinator)
1° 2° Ethical finance D Giorgio Mion (Coordinator)
1° 2° Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Business Communication D Massimo Melchiori (Coordinator)
Primo semestre LM From 9/30/24 To 12/23/24
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° Methods and tools for literature reviews D Cristina Florio (Coordinator)
1° 2° Sustainable business model frameworks D Vincenzo Riso (Coordinator)
1° 2° Topics in applied economics and finance - 2024/2025 D Claudio Zoli (Coordinator)
Periodo generico From 10/1/24 To 5/31/25
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° Data Analysis Laboratory with R (Vicenza) D Marco Minozzo (Coordinator)
1° 2° Data Visualization Laboratory D Marco Minozzo (Coordinator)
1° 2° Python Laboratory D Marco Minozzo (Coordinator)
1° 2° Data Science Laboratory with SAP D Marco Minozzo (Coordinator)
1° 2° Advanced Excel Laboratory (Vicenza) D Marco Minozzo (Coordinator)
1° 2° Excel Laboratory (Vicenza) D Marco Minozzo (Coordinator)
1° 2° Methods and tools for empirical research in management D Nicola Cobelli (Coordinator)
1° 2° Methods and tools for empirical research in management D Nicola Cobelli (Coordinator)
1° 2° Plan your professional future D Paolo Roffia (Coordinator)
1° 2° Plan your professional future D Paolo Roffia (Coordinator)
1° 2° Marketing plan D Fabio Cassia (Coordinator)
1° 2° Programming in Matlab D Marco Minozzo (Coordinator)
1° 2° Programming in SAS D Marco Minozzo (Coordinator)
Secondo semestre LM From 2/17/25 To 5/23/25
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° Artificial Intelligence, AI and Business Operations: Methods and Techniques D Lapo Mola (Coordinator)
1° 2° The business consultant accountant D Riccardo Stacchezzini (Coordinator)
1° 2° Relational soft skills for professional presence D Federico Brunetti (Coordinator)
Secondo semestre L From 2/17/25 To 5/30/25
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° Soft skills coaching days D Paola Signori (Coordinator)
List of courses with unassigned period
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° French B1 D Not yet assigned
1° 2° French B2 D Not yet assigned
1° 2° English C1 D Not yet assigned
1° 2° Russian B1 D Not yet assigned
1° 2° Russian B2 D Not yet assigned
1° 2° Spanish B1 D Not yet assigned
1° 2° Spanish B2 D Not yet assigned
1° 2° German B1 D Not yet assigned
1° 2° German B2 D Not yet assigned

Teaching code

4S003747

Credits

9

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SECS-P/02 - ECONOMIC POLICY

Period

Primo semestre LM dal Sep 30, 2024 al Dec 23, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Learning objectives

Classes will cover the central topics of development economics: the determinants of economic growth, technological progress and its implications for productivity, the distributive consequences of growth and human capital accumulation, inequality, and the effect of increasing openness to trade, regional integration and global imbalances, on these dimensions. Stylized economic models will be used to understand the functioning of the relevant markets (such as the labor market and the markets of goods and commodities) and to assess the role of public intervention on them (focusing on the role of education and health policies, redistribution and trade policies). Furthermore, the course will be strongly characterized by an “evidence-based” approach: data and public reports focusing on development issues (from the World Bank, IMF, OECD, for instance) will be critically assessed upon available scientific evidence. The main goal of the classes is to develop a scientific approach to the critical analysis of data and policies for development, which can be carried forward to analyzing and critically assessing the choices of single firms operating in developed and developing countries. Students seeking positions in firms and public institutes which are active on international markets will also: i) acquire competences that are needed to value the opportunities offered by countries and markets with which Italian firms are broadly interacting; ii) master the tools needed to analyze and critically assess the financial and economic scenario characterizing countries with different degrees of development; iii) be able to evaluate risks and opportunities offered by international markets in a global context. The classes will benefit from the active participation of international lecturers and experts from international organizations.

Prerequisites and basic notions

None

Program

INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
1. An overview of economic development in different countries.
2. Understanding and measuring drivers of development: An introduction to causal inference methods.
3. Economic growth and economic development.
4. Beyond GDP: Human capital, education and public health.
5. Human capital, endogenous growth, history, expectation and istitutions.
6. Inequality (global and local), poverty and development.
7. Migration: the dual model of development and the labor market.
8. Urban agglomerations and the "New Economic Geography".
9. Credit market, inequality and development.
10. Development and public policy I.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
11. International trade and development: facts and myths.
12. International trade, globalization, labor market and inequality.
13. Development and public policy II: Trade policies.
Additional material (reports, research articles), as well as a detailed list of the chapters of the book treated in the classroom, will be provided by the teacher during the semester.

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

In-person lectures and assignments

Learning assessment procedures

The exam is written and compulsory for all students. The exam lasts 90 minutes and consists of approximately 10 open questions covering the entire course program. The score of the questions varies according to their difficulty. In all cases, the student must demonstrate that they know how to use the tools learned during the course to motivate the answers given.
On a voluntary basis, students can also obtain an “assignment grade” which integrates the exam grade (without replacing it). This possibility will be offered only for the 2024 winter exam session (two sessions).
La modalità di verifica delle compentenze è la stessa anche per gli studenti che seguono il corso come "Corso singolo".

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

The exam grade captures the student’s ability in using the concepts and knowledge developed during the course as instruments to support and validate their answers. Answers to the exam question take the form of a short essay.
The “assignment grade” depends on the commitment that the student demonstrates during the semester in completing the assignments given to her.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The exam grade is based on a 31/30 scale. Each exam question receives a score that varies according to the level of difficulty of the question and the completeness, clarity and correctness of the answer provided. The exam grade is the sum of the scores obtained on all questions.
The assignment grade, obtained on a voluntary basis, adds to the exam grade. The assignement grade is individual and based on a scale 1-to-3 points, depending on the quantity and quality of the asignments completed by the student.

Exam language

Inglese

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