AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The goal is to introduce students to large international projects covering various state of the art topics (e.g., digital solutions, industrial plants, distribution and logistics). Strategic Programs has a multi-disciplinary approach, addressing project management, strategic management, planning, engineering, negotiation, international legal disputes, claim management, risk assessment, process/resource scheduling, project proposal writing and reporting, etc. The module teaches qualitative and quantitative methodologies and techniques devoted to achieve project efficiency, effectiveness, competitiveness, reliability, risk management. At the end of the module the Student will be able to be proactive within an organization dealing with international programs and to use main methodologies for project management.

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

LESSONS

LESSONS START

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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.