OVERVIEW

The course gives the students the opportunity of complementing their plan of study with further knowledge and activities, relevant for the overall outcome of the course of study, depending on their personal interests.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the teaching unit is to provide foundational knowledge of acquiring additional useful knowledge on elements of enterprise culture, skill activities, basics of program management, as well as on personal interests related to the Master degree topics through research seminar attendance

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

UNDERSTAND the topics of the attended seminars and the carried out activities

PREREQUISITES

No specific prerequisites.

TEACHING METHODS

Class lectures for the first activity.

Students who hold valid certificates relating to Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD), disabilities or other educational needs are invited to contact the lecturer and the school’s disability liaison officer at the start of the course to agree on any teaching arrangements which, whilst respecting the course objectives, take into account individual learning styles. 

The contact details for the university’s disability liaison officer are available at the following link: https://unige.it/commissioni/comitatoperlinclusionedeglistudenticondisabilita. 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Each student must complete two activities.

The first is a soft skills component involving attendance at a 2-3 day Scientific Writing and Public Speaking Camp, held annually, which focuses on writing scientific reports and presenting results.

The second involves choosing a scientific activity worth about 2 CFU, such as taking courses outside the study plan, attending short courses online or in person, participating in a Datathon, completing a supervised project or review paper, or contributing to research lab work. All choices require approval by the DSE-AUK committee. For final assessment, students must submit a video up to 10 minutes long presenting their chosen activity and reflecting on what they learned, applying the public speaking skills acquired.

Non-Italian students enrolled before 2024 have an optional activity involving attendance at the CLAT Italian course with certification.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Specific material will be provided on Aulaweb.

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://easyacademy.unige.it/portalestudenti/index.php?view=easycourse&_lang=it&include=corso

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Students have to attend (parts of) classes and research seminars or carry out activities, preliminarily selected by the committee, taking into account the student plan of study and interests.

Depending on the specific activity, written or oral communications (in the form of short videos) have also to be produced.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Class certificates are required to assess the student participation to the selected seminars and activities.  Written and oral communications help in better assessing the level of understanding of specific topics.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information, please refer to the course’s AulaWeb module or contact the instructor.

Students with valid certifications for Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) may request accommodations for exams at least 7 days prior to the exam date by filling out the “accommodation request form” (available via online services at https://modulionline.unige.it/richiesta-adattamenti# no-back), which will be automatically forwarded by the system to the instructor in charge of the course and to the faculty liaison for students with disabilities and SLDs in their School/Department. 

The student will receive a copy of their request.