PROJECT MANAGEMENT

The course contributes to the objectives of the Degree Program, as it provides the concepts and language useful to interpret the business and economic reality, to understand the role of economic entities in their various configurations, to understand the business strategy according with the external environment and the internal structure and evaluate and represent the attitude of an organization to thrive and fulfill its goals.

By the end of the course, students are expected to:
1) have developed a solid knowledge and understanding of the concept of firm, being able to distinguish among: institutional, strategic, organizational and economic aspects;
2) be able to to critically recognize the managerial dimension (in its institutional, strategic, organizational, and economic aspects) of concrete cultural organizations in the real world.

As this is an introductory course to Business Management and Accounting, no specific prior knowledge is required. The course however favourably welcomes students with a critical approach and with initiative, as well as the willingness to actively participate to the group work (strongly recommended) and to class discussions with constructive questions and comments that may benefit all participants.

The course is organized in an introductory week, four thematic blocks, and one conclusive lecture.
Every thematic block is composed of (a) two theoretical lectures, in which the most relevant concepts will be introduced, and (b) one discussion seminar in which we will apply the theoretical concepts of that thematic block to some concrete cases of cultural organizations. The discussion seminar will be basaed on a weekly "mini-assignment" in which the students, by groups, will analyze one aspect of the managerial dimension of a cultural organization.

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE (week 1)
Thematic blocks:
INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS (week 2)
STRATEGIC ASPECTS (week 3)
ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS (week 4)
ECONOMIC ASPECTS (week 5)

C. Bagnoli (a cura di), Economia Aziendale tra tradizione e innovazione, 2019, Giuffré Francis Lefebvre
(selected chapters)

Students' evaluation will be composed of three parts:
1. INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN EXAM (Quiz); evaluation expressed in 30/30, weight: 75% on the final grade;
2. GROUP FINAL REPORT (report of about 3000 words containing the managerial analysis of a cultural organization); evaluation expressed in 30/30, weight: 25% on the final grade;
3. Active partecipation of the group during the course (verifiable through the submission of the weekly mini-assignments): qualitative evaluation, equivalent to a +/- on the final grade.

For non-attending students:
- same course programme and exam mode;
- point 2 will be substituted with an INDIVIDUAL REPORT with the same instructions as per the groups;
- point 3 will not be applicable.

written

Insufficient
≤17 – Inadequate, fragmentary, and incomplete knowledge of the content, which is either not understood or only partially understood and reworked. Inadequate ability to reflect and present.

Sufficient
18 – Very uncertain knowledge of the content, which requires consolidation, and which is understood and reworked in a highly uncertain manner. Barely sufficient ability to reflect and present.
19 – Uncertain knowledge of the content, which requires consolidation, and which is understood and reworked in an uncertain manner. Sufficient ability to reflect and present.
20 – Sufficient knowledge of the content, which still partially requires consolidation, and which is understood and reworked in an uncertain manner. Sufficient ability to reflect and present.

Fair
21 – More than sufficient knowledge of the content, which is understood and reworked with some uncertainty. Substantial ability to reflect and present.
22 – Fair knowledge of the content, which is understood and reworked with some uncertainty. Fair ability to reflect and present.
23 – More than fair knowledge of the content, which is understood and reworked with some uncertainty. Fair ability to reflect and present.

Good
24 – Correct knowledge of the content, which is understood and reworked with some uncertainty. Good ability to reflect and present.
25 – Correct knowledge of the content, which is understood and reworked with fairly good confidence. Good ability to reflect and present.
26 – Complete knowledge of the content, which is understood and reworked with fairly good confidence. Good ability to reflect and present.

Distinguished
27 – Complete knowledge of the content, which is understood and reworked securely. Remarkable ability to reflect and present.
28 – Complete and in-depth knowledge of the content, which is understood and reworked securely. Remarkable ability to reflect and present.

Excellent
29 – Broad and in-depth knowledge of the content, understood and reworked securely, with full autonomy and personal insights. Excellent ability to reflect and present, despite minimal imperfections.
30 – Broad and in-depth knowledge of the content, understood and reworked securely, with full autonomy and personal insights. Excellent ability to reflect and present.

Outstanding
30 e lode (30 with honors) – Very in-depth and wide-ranging knowledge of the content, understood and reworked autonomously and with personal insights, displaying complete command of terminology and an excellent capacity for interdisciplinary connections. Full ability to reflect and present.

On-site classes in presence (alternating two theoretical lectures and one discussion seminar),

English

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Circular economy, innovation, work" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development