OVERVIEW

Seminars and initiatives providing ECTS are learning activities offered by the Department of Political and International Sciences as part of the “Other Activities” to beincluded in the study plan. At the beginning of each academic year, the Department publishes on its website a list of activities related to each seminar so that eachstudent can choose which seminar activities to include in his/her study plan for a total of 3 ECTS. These 3 ECTS can be reached by combining seminars from thesame or different disciplines at the total discretion of the student. In addition, seminars and initiatives providing ECTS may also be chosen as “Student ChoiceActivities”.
This seminar Jean Monnet provide 2 ECTS.

AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Jean Monnet Seminar, for the academic year 2024-2025, through a multidisciplinary training program, intends to improve young people's ability to learn new skills.

In particular, students will acquire further skills relating to communication in written form (through the creation of group reports) and in mixed form (through the drafting of a final joint statement which can be conveyed in written form or through video footage), giving evidence of critical thinking and effective use of the information acquired during the Seminar.

All participants will acquire Open Badges for the disciplinary and transversal skills acquired:

• basic functional literacy ability: ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form, adaptation of one's communication to the context, use of sources and aids of various kinds;
• basic social skills: ability to manage one's own social interactions, collaborative attitude, constructive communication in different environments;
• basic ability to learn to learn: awareness of one's preferred learning strategies, organization and evaluation of personal learning according to what is understood and learned;
• competence in advanced design creation: ability to develop one's imagination and creativity, critical reflection, strategic thinking, problem solving with particular reference to contexts of innovation and evolving creative processes, ability to transform ideas into action, self-awareness.

SDGs

This seminar contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.

16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

17. Partnerships for the Goals

PREREQUISITES

No prerequisities are needed.

TEACHING METHODS

The teaching method of the Seminar will be communicated to students one month before the start of the Seminar itself. 

The acquisition of Open Badges requires both work at home and effective participation in seminar activities.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The list of Jean Monnet seminars and initiatives on the history and politics of European integration that allow access to credits scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year is available on the Department website and on Aulaweb.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The reference bibliography will be provided during the Seminar and uploaded to Aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The dates of the Seminar will be available one month before the start and will be advertised on the Department website.

Easyacademy Unige: https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

At the end of the Seminar, the students will be asked to prepare a paper on the topics covered during the Seminar itself.
 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment is based on knowledge of the subject, expository ability and critical-interpretative ability.

Furthermore, for the purpose of acquiring the Open Badges, clarity of presentation, ability to effectively summarize, organization of the presentation and ability to use the notions learned during the seminar activity will be assessed.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students with “Special Needs”: the compensatory/dispensative tools recognized by the Department coordinator, Prof. Aristide Canepa, and by the University Service for students with special needs are applied. It is suggested to contact by Prof. Canepa and the lecturers of this course at the beginning of the lectures.