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Study Plan
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Master's degree in Corporate governance and business administration - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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1 module between the following2 modules among the following2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025
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1 module between the following ("Advanced international accounting" 1st year; "Business valuation" 2nd year)Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
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Business and management history (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S02502
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
SECS-P/12 - ECONOMIC HISTORY
Period
Secondo semestre LM dal Feb 17, 2025 al May 23, 2025.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The knowledge of historical facts related to business and management history is a solid practical tool supporting economics and business interpretation. Only in this way, the student who will soon face a practical job experience will acquire some critical and practical information to fulfil his education in economics and business and get a better comprehension of the phenomena.
Historical knowledge also has a strong effect on civic attitudes, not less significant than technical ones. During the course, a student is required to complete personal work through the utilization of economic data bank (Cerved or others), information media to reach skills that enable to get a personal, independent knowledge of the situation of institution, banks, small and big companies.
Prerequisites and basic notions
There are no requirements
Program
First Part: How Has Business Evolved Over the Centuries?
How has economic development, which began in the Middle Ages and first transformed Europe before expanding worldwide, influenced business models?
During the course, we will analyze the evolution of business from the Middle Ages to the present, examining how economic, technological, and social changes have shaped organizational structures and production models. The lectures will explore key historical turning points and transformations that have led to the development of modern enterprises.
Main Topics:
- The medieval craft workshop
- The putting-out system
- The emergence of the factory system
- Big Business
- Taylorism and Fordism
- Japanese business conglomerates
- Toyotism
- Industrial districts
Second Part: How Has the Accounting Discipline Evolved Over the Centuries?
How has the accounting profession changed? And what tools have developed over time?
Throughout the course, we will seek to answer these questions by describing the evolution of accounting as a discipline and profession, from antiquity to the present day. The lectures will analyze key historical transitions, theoretical developments, and technical innovations that have shaped modern accounting.
Main Topics:
- Definition and significance of accounting history
- Accounting in antiquity
- Bookkeeping
- Mechanization, computerization, and information systems
- Financial accounting: theory and practice
- Management accounting: theory and practice
- Auditing
- The process of professionalization
- Accounting and financial scandals
- Bankruptcies and corporate failures
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Lectures and possible in-depth seminars. Teaching materials used in lectures will be available on the teaching webpage.
Learning assessment procedures
The exam consists of an individual written test covering the entire syllabus, designed to assess students’ understanding of the course material. The test is divided into three questions and lasts 90 minutes.
Evaluation criteria
The exam is structured to assess the level of mastery of the main topics covered in the syllabus.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The written exam is graded on a thirty-point scale. The final grade is determined by the average of the scores obtained in the three questions, provided each question meets the minimum passing requirements.
Exam language
Italiano
