Laboratories

For the students of the Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Management 9 CFU of laboratory are mandatory. They can choose three out of four laboratories from the list below. The list also includes an eligible laboratory taught in Italian language.  

Entrepreneurship Lab – English (3 Credits)

Professors: Prof.ssa Sara Poggesi e Prof.ssa Michela Mari

This laboratory aims at providing students with the key elements, at both theoretical and practical level, representing the basics for starting up a new female-led venture. Starting from the pivotal aspects to be considered when dealing in particular with stimulating women to start their own venture, in this course threats and opportunities for women entrepreneurs will be examined. Moreover, students will be provided with the basic instruments helpful to generate new business ideas, starting from market’s needs investigation. Students will also be supported in putting their ideas into practice, developing their own business venture’s model.

Managerial Decision Making Lab – English (3 Credits))

Professor: Prof. Gianpaolo Abatecola

With its educational approach in line with the most updated international standards on the subject, the “Managerial Decision Making” lab aims to explain how managers take decisions, and how their decision making process could lead to more efficient and effective outcomes. The lab starts with a theoretical explanation of key concepts in managerial decision making, such as bounded rationality, biases and heuristics. These concepts then form the basis of the problem solving perspective on decision making, which represents the core of the lab. In this regard, students will be invited to form groups, and to work on the solution of business problems taken from the real world business scenario.

Sustainability Lab – English (3 Credits)

Professor: Prof. Tiberio Daddi

The course aims to provide to the participants the key concepts about sustainability and to allow them to understand the main environmental management and policy tools linked with that topic. The course is structured in three main parts. A first part will aim to discuss the theoretical concepts and definitions of the key topics (e.g., sustainable development, circular economy, environmental externalities and regulation, proactive management strategies, environmental certifications, climate changes in businesses, environmental communication, etc). A second part will aim to show how sustainability approaches are applied in organisations. A third part aims at involving the participants in sustainability case study analysis or discussions in order to train the students at for practicing sustainability tools and approaches.

Laboratorio di imprenditorialità – Italian (3 Credits)

Professor: Dott.ssa Elisabetta Epifori

Il laboratorio illustra come si trasforma un’idea in un’impresa e come si presenta un’idea imprenditoriale. Saranno affrontati gli steps per valutare la fattibilità imprenditoriale di un’idea grazie all’utilizzo di specifici strumenti che permetteranno la valutazione della trasformazione di un’idea in un progetto di impresa attraverso lo sviluppo applicativo di adeguati strumenti. I principali temi che verranno affrontati sono: il concetto di start-up e spin-off; la normativa di riferimento; il Business Plan; il Business Model Canvas; l’Elevator Pitch.