Expected learning outcomes

The graduate:

• possesses the basic knowledge of business, economics, law and mathematics to support the management and entrepreneurial activities in an international context;
• knows the rules governing the relations among persons (individual persons and legal entities);
• knows and understands the specific problems characterising the competitiveness of companies operating in an international context;
• possesses a basic knowledge of managerial, financial and organisational reporting models within companies;
• knows and can understand general accounting and financial statements, with reference to international accounting standards;
• knows business and company law, as well as the instruments entrepreneurs can exercise in their economic activity in an international context, also with reference to the management of labour relations;
• knows the economic theory aimed at understanding business strategies as well as how the financial system works as for markets, instruments and intermediaries;
• knows and understands the functioning of companies operating at both national and international level and the dynamics of the reference markets;
• knows and understands the logics underlying consumer behaviours necessary to define companies' commercial strategies;
• knows and understands the relationships between the several components of an economic system and between them and the institutional, regulatory and socio-cultural structure, also through their historical interpretation;
• knows the microeconomic bases of individual behaviour and the relationships between macroeconomic variables in the economic development process;
• knows the quantitative and financial tools for analysing securities markets and enterprises.

The knowledge and comprehension skills listed above are achieved through lectures and the discussion of business cases complemented by tutoring activities and exercises requiring the active involvement of the student.

Any personal papers required, in particular in the context of business, economics, statistics mathematics and law, provide students with additional means to broaden their knowledge and refine their understanding.

The achievement of learning outcomes is verified through oral interviews, written papers or tests.

The graduate:

• possesses basic data processing skills with reference to the most common software programmes and with basic application of business analytics;
• is able to use the mathematical tools necessary to the economic analysis and the basic techniques of statistical analysis;
• knows and understands the different organisational and business structures companies can use to effectively pursue their business strategic directions;
• is able to manage organisational and management projects both in the structuring as well as in the implementation phases;
• knows and is able to apply planning and management control systems, also in the specific context of cooperative enterprises and non-profit organisations.
• knows and is able to apply the techniques to analyse financial statements and evaluate economic and financial performances;
• is able to effectively operate in the commercial, administrative and control area.

The abilities to apply such knowledge and understanding are achieved through a didactic approach common to all the business, economic, statistic, mathematic and law teachings where the theoretical training is accompanied by practical examples and applications, tests and individual or group work to encourage students' active participation, proactive attitude, capacity for autonomous processing and communication of the results of the work carried out. In this perspective, the students' in-depth individual study and processing of knowledge is paramount.

Indeed, students can concretely measure their knowledge and ability to apply it by reprocessing the information acquired during the class hours and possible internships. In addition to individual study, importance is stressed on the laboratory activities and group work provided for the subjects in the statistical-mathematical, business, linguistic domains, and in optional courses included in the study plan, as well as during the preparation of the final examination.

Written and oral examinations, reports, exercises and problem-solving activities with specific tasks to demonstrate the mastery of tools, methodologies and critical autonomy are used to verify that the learning outcomes have been achieved. As far as the internship is concerned, assessment is carried out through the submission of a report by the student and the company tutor.

The graduate:

• possesses the ability to research and critically interpret various internal and external sources of information, and can intervene in business processes involving different areas and stakeholders, even external to the organization;
• is able to solve problems connected to the competitiveness and the economic role of enterprises in a free market competition within a specific economic situation that requires special attention to internationalisation and globalisation of markets;
• is able to interpret and encode relevant information into numerical form for the company;
• is able to understand the repercussions of company decisions on the company’s economic, financial and asset balances;
• recognises the peculiarities of both the main financial instruments offered to companies and those offered to investors.

Autonomy of judgement is developed through traditional lectures with exercises, seminars, case studies and workshops. These teaching activities, together with the preparation of the final paper (dissertation), are an opportunity for students to independently and critically develop their decision-making and judgement skills.

The graduate:

• is able to briefly and effectively formulate and represent the various aspects of an economic problem;
• possesses a good basic knowledge of Business English;
• is able to present content, information and ideas relating to their field of study using appropriate communicative forms tailored to the audience.
• is able to choose the communication strategies within and outside the company, consistent with the company's aims;
• is able to process information and generate ideas and solutions for problems related to the business outcomes (even when conflicting), knowing how to communicate the complexity of the relationships between the socio-institutional context, intra-organisational relationships and market constraints;
• is able to communicate and effectively operate in national and international multicultural contexts;
• is able to effectively communicate the results of data analysis in a concise and understandable way, also to people without the same interpretation skills.

Written and oral communication skills are developed during seminars, tutorials, training activities that also involve the preparation of reports and written documents and their oral presentation, as well as the preparation of the final paper (dissertation).

The achievement of the communication skills is assessed in different ways, including interviews, preparation of written assignments, discussion of projects also with the aid of multimedia tools, computer demonstrations and seminars.

The graduate: 

• is able to apply the principles, methods and tools of legal, economic and managerial disciplines to public/private and profit/non-profit businesses;
• is able to apply the principles, methods and tools learnt during the degree programme to update the knowledge acquired, also in specific professional contexts or to undertake further studies;
• possesses a good knowledge of the main bibliographic sources, publications, national and international databases for in-depth studies and to broaden the studied topics.

Learning skills are acquired during the degree programme through the preparation of individual projects, case analyses, laboratory activities and the preparation for the final examination (dissertation). In particular, the final paper contributes to the achievement of these skills at the end of the degree programme, by capitalising on the knowledge accumulated over the three years, allowing students to engage with and understand new information, not necessarily provided by the thesis advisor, through activities such as bibliographic research and interpretation of any business cases studied.

The learning ability is evaluated through assessment methods that require the presentation of autonomously gathered data, through project work and assessment of the self-learning ability developed during the preparation of the final paper, seminar discussions, and corrections of assignments.