CODE 106903 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 5 cfu anno 2 ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY FOR STRATEGY (AND SECURITY) 10728 (LM/DS) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-INF/01 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: APPLIED REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AND STRATEGIC PROGRAMS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES L'obiettivo è quello di introdurre gli studenti a grandi progetti internazionali che coprono vari argomenti all'avanguardia (ad esempio soluzioni digitali, impianti industriali, distribuzione e logistica). I programmi strategici hanno un approccio multidisciplinare, affrontando la gestione dei progetti, la gestione strategica, la pianificazione, l'ingegneria, la negoziazione, le controversie legali internazionali, la gestione dei sinistri, la valutazione del rischio, la pianificazione di processi/risorse, la stesura e il reporting di proposte di progetto, ecc. Il modulo insegna qualità e metodologie e tecniche quantitative dedicate a raggiungere efficienza, efficacia, competitività, affidabilità, gestione del rischio del progetto. Al termine del modulo lo Studente sarà in grado di essere proattivo all'interno di un'organizzazione che si occupa di programmi internazionali e di utilizzare le principali metodologie per la gestione dei progetti. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Individual study, attendance and participation in the proposed training activities will enable the student body to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in: Strategic Management; International Project Management International Project Management Certifications; Strategic Planning; Management Engineering and Logistics; Risk assessment and predictive methods. Decision support methods and techniques Project risk assessment Optimisation and decision making The learning outcomes relate to the realisation of the aforementioned learning objectives, including through the implementation of a project. At the end of the course the student will be able to analyse and design solutions based on the use of the techniques learnt. TEACHING METHODS The teaching consists of lectures, totalling 5CFU. In the course of the lectures, theoretical notions are given contextualised in the light of practical (historical and/or current) cases. Part of the programme will include the presentation of examples and use cases and the development of solutions using Python programming and dedicated libraries for project and risk management and optimisation. The teaching is jointly taught by several lecturers, each responsible for one part of the programme. The lectures will be taught by the following lecturers: Francesco Bellotti Agostino Bruzzone Elvezia M. Cepolina Stefano Dominelli SYLLABUS/CONTENT Algorithms for strategic management: critical path method (PCM), risk assessment and management, resource allocation and scheduling, quantitative decision support methods [F. Bellotti]; Project Management: Definitions, general concepts and processes. Integrated Project Management, Management of Project Objectives. Time, Cost and Quality Management in Projects. Project Management & Human Resources, Communications, Risks and Supplies. Methodologies and Techniques for Project Management [A. Bruzzone]; Decision Support Methods and Techniques; Multicriteria Analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process [E.M. Cepolina]; International contracts: competent court and applicable law in default and in the presence of specific negotiated clauses; Public contracts and procurement (general principles) [S. Dominelli]. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY For classes taught by F. Bellotti Notes, slides and other materials provided by the lecturer. For classes taught by A. Bruzzone Slides and other material provided by the lecturer For classes taught by E.M. Cepolina Slides and other materials provided by the lecturer. For classes taught by S. Dominelli Slides given by the lecturer, integrated with class notes individually taken by students. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD FRANCESCO BELLOTTI Ricevimento: On appointment: mail (francesco.bellotti@unige.it) or on Teams or after lecture ELVEZIA-MARIA CEPOLINA Ricevimento: please send an email to: elvezia.maria.cepolina@unige.it. we will fix an appointment AGOSTINO BRUZZONE Ricevimento: It follows lectures schedule (right before/after). For any special need or request, please contact Prof. Agostino Bruzzone at agostino@itim.unige.it. Additional contact: Marina Massei +39 019 219 45251 Additional contact: Marco Gotelli marco.gotelli@unige.it LESSONS LESSONS START https://easyacademy.unige.it Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The examination is oral and only takes place during official calls. The oral examination comprises the discussion of a project on one or more topics of the course. The examination may cover all course topics and is designed to test the acquisition of knowledge and skills for engineering project management, in particular with regard to strategic and decision-making aspects. Uniquely for the law part, the lecturer sets an optional, multiple-choice written test during the last lesson, which may exempt the person concerned from the corresponding part of the syllabus in the oral examination. ASSESSMENT METHODS The oral examination aims to verify the degree of maturity achieved by the learner in identifying, understanding and applying advanced project, problem and risk management techniques. The ability to independently develop solutions to project problems from a multidisciplinary perspective will also be tested. FURTHER INFORMATION Students with disabilities or DSA may apply for compensatory/excessive measures for the examination. The modalities will be defined on a case-by-case basis together with the Engineering Coordinator of the University Committee for the Support of Students with Disabilities and DSA. Students wishing to make such a request are invited to contact the lecturer of the course well in advance, copying the Contact Person for Engineering (https://unige.it/commissioni/comitatoperlinclusionedeglistudenticondisabilita.html), without sending any documents regarding their disability.