Develops the four language skills listening, speaking, reading and writing, and the awareness of contemporary everyday Italian culture in order to interact successfully with native speakers of the language in routine situations. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: second half of level A1.
This voluntary course is offered to help students prepare for standardized English proficiency examinations in order for them to apply for and be successful in higher education and/or other professional opportunities.
Aiming to increase the possibilities of communication of hearing and speech impaired in society through equipping university students with sign language skills. Differentiating our students in their future careers with this skill.
Topics will be announced when offered.
Limit of a function; Continuous functions and their properties; Derivative andapplications; Extreme values; Indefinite integral; Riemann integral and fundamental theorem of calculus; Logarithmic and exponential functions; L?Hospital?s rule; Sequence and series of numbers; Power series and their properties;
Limits and continuity; derivative and properties of differentiable functions; mean value theorems, Taylor's formula, extreme values; indefinite integral and integral rules; Riemann integral and fundamental theorem of calculus; L'Hospital's rule; improper integrals.
Vectors; matrices and systems of linear equations; vector spaces; linear maps; orthogonality; algebra of complex numbers; eigenvalue problems.
Descriptive statistics; measures of association, correlation, simple regression; probability theory, conditional probability, independence; random variables and probability distributions; sampling distributions; estimation; inference (confidence intervals and hypothesis testing). Topics are supported by computer applications.
Role of marketing research in the firm and the research process. In-depth examination and application of the research process which includes formulation of research problems, research designs, sampling issues, data collection, and analysis.
Basic concepts of time-based visual media with an emphasis on the perception and experience of moving images, kinesics, and the structure and aesthetics of cinematic language. Use of camera and audio-recording devices.
Student projects focusing on the whole development process and documentation of the production cycle of a medium that student chooses to work on (e.g. television, video, documentary, web, interactive interface, animation, video gaming, advertising, visual arts, social media, corporate identity). Documentation (e.g. statement, report, thesis, paper) of the project as the main outcome in addition to the project presentation.
Principles of biochemistry; molecular and cell biology. General introduction to cell structure and function. Genetics, bioenergetics, anatomy and physiology; introduction to biotechnology.
A minimum of 20 working days of training in an industrial summer practice program after the completion of third year. The training is based on the contents of the "Summer Practice Guide Booklet" prepared by each engineering department. Students receive practical knowledge and hands-on experience in an industrial setting.
A minimum of 20 working days of training in an industrial summer practice program after the completion of third year. The training is based on the contents of the "Summer Practice Guide Booklet" prepared by each engineering department. Students receive practical knowledge and hands-on experience in an industrial setting.
The time value of money; discounted cash flow analysis; valuing financial assets; capital budgeting; risk and return; cost of capital; corporate financing decisions; and capital structure.
SELECTED TOPICS IN FINANCE
The first part of this course focuses on recent theoretical developments in corporate finance theory. Topics include relevant concepts in game theory and contract theory and their applications to corporate finance. The techniques developed are used to understand agency conflicts between debt holders and equity holders, the role of managerial reputation and monitoring by financial intermediaries; conflicts of interest between managers and shareholders; capital structure and security design under asymmetric information; interactions between capital structure and product market competition; the market for corporate control, takeovers and acquisitions; bankruptcy and reorganization; IPOs and under-pricing. The second part of the course studies the firm?s choice of its capital structure and dividend policy in settings characterized by moral hazard or asymmetric information, security issuance, investment decisions, corporate control, and corporate governance. The course introduces students to the databases and empirical methods used most frequently in corporate finance research.
Roles of banks, bank failures and financial crises; traditional banking; non-traditional banking activities such as securitization, tranching and shadow banking; financial crises, their causes and triggers; contagion and systemic risk; shortcomings of the regulatory framework; intervention and measures such as deposit insurance, lender of last resort, asset purchase programs, quantitative easing, recapitalization; regulatory tools, Basel accords (Basel I, II, III, IV), liquidity regulation (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, Net Stable Funding Ratio), stress testing and resolution of failed banks.
Creating value through corporate restructuring and examining how various types of restructurings impact creditors, shareholders, employees and other stakeholders. Topics covered include quantitative background on corporate valuation methodologies; application of these methodologies to value creation through restructurings such as mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy reorganizations and workouts, corporate spin-offs, targeted stock offerings, and employee buyouts.
Topics will be announced when offered.
Topics will be announced when offered.
Effects of macroeconomic policies such as fiscal, monetary, and foreign exchange on business. Causes and consequences of inflation and unemployment. Economic growth and technological progress. Open economy, international flow of goods and capital, exchange rates.
Psychology in the workplace includes issues related to psychological testing and measurement in the following processes: employee selection and placement, talent management, performance management, program evaluation in organizational interventions, return on investment in training and development activities; psychological processes in employee health and well-being (stress, burnout, work-family conflict); employee attitudes, including job satisfaction, commitment, organizational citizenship behavior; and psychological processes in interpersonal phenomena including leadership, motivation, teamwork, and communication.