At the end of the course, students have a basic knowledge of business phenomena. They know the different classes of firms and organizations (for-profit firms, public organizations, and non-profit firms) and their specific configurations and groups of companies. They know the characteristics of the firm as a system and the elements that compose it. They can verify the presence of economic and financial equilibrium conditions, being familiar with the appropriate business administration vocabulary and concepts. Finally, they can describe the elements of financial statements and read a financial statement.

• Business economics as a social science
• Firm: concept and classification.
• The firm as a system and its relations with the economic and social environment
• Business operations
• Different models of corporate governance
• Tangible and intangible resources
• Conditions of economic and financial equilibrium
• Financial statement
• Corporate Social Responsibility, and ESG reporting
• Business performance analysis

Knowledge and understanding: At the end of the course students should have acquired knowledge and understanding about the concept of a company and its institutional and legal framework and the basic patterns of a firm's behavior and decision-making process in the context of Business Administration. 

Applying knowledge and understanding: Students should be able to appropriately and flexibly apply their knowledge in order to analyze the company from an economic and financial perspective. Students should also be able to read and correctly interpret an annual report.

Making judgments: Students should have the ability to integrate knowledge gained during the course and to handle complexity and formulate judgment independently about the economic and financial perspectives of the business.

Communication: Students should be familiar with the appropriate business administration vocabulary, terminology and concepts.

Lifelong learning skills: Students should have good learning skills and be able to independently deepen knowledge gained during the course and acquire new knowledge, skills, and abilities about models and tools of Business Administration.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Exercise and exam examples will be made available on the Moodle online platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Lectures.

Innovative teaching methods

The teaching method will be supplemented by exercises and in-depth studies, which students will be able to carry out through the University Moodle platform.

Attendance

Strongly Recommended.

Course books

1) Boesso G., Bozzolan S., Parbonetti A., 2023, Economia Aziendale. Modelli, misure, casi, McGrawHill Education, Milano. 

Chapters: 1, 2, 3 (excluding paragraphs 3.4 and 3.5), 5 (excluding paragraphs 5.4.3 e 5.4.4), 6, 7 (excluding paragraphs 7.1.3,7.2, 7.3), 8 (excluding paragraphs 8.2.1, 8.2.2 and 8.2.4).

No chapters 4 and 9

2) Materials provided by the professor, part of which will replace or integrate specific sections of the course book. The materials will be available in the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Assessment

The exam consists of a written test made up of 20 closed-ended questions and 1 open-ended question.

The time available to complete the test is 35 minutes.

The oral examination (which only takes place after one has passed the written part) involves questions on the entire examination program.

The evaluation criteria and the scale of marks are as follows:

• less than 18/30: competence level insufficient. The student doesn’t reach the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.
• 18-20: competence level sufficient. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”.
• 21-23: competence level satisfactory. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding” and in “applied knowledge and understanding”.
• 24-26: competence level good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding” and “making judgments”.
• 27-29: competence level very good. In particular, the student attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “communication skills”.
• 30-30 with honours: competence level excellent. The student fully attains the learning results described in “knowledge and understanding”, “applied knowledge and understanding”, “making judgments” and “learning skills”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

See information for attending students.

Attendance

See information for attending students.

Course books

See information for attending students.

Assessment

See information for attending students.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.