Degree Course in Economics
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Bachelor Degree Course in Economics
Courses, Lecturers, Semesters
Courses Content
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Bachelor Degree Course in Economics
Admission requirements
The admission requirements for Bachelor Degree in Economics are the following: (a) high school
diploma with the duration of studies of four or five years; (b) other academic qualification obtained
abroad and recognized as equivalent by the Department on the proposal of Degree Course Council
and ratified by the Academic Senate.
Course Profile
The aim of the Degree Course is to prepare an economists to operate in organisations and
companies, public or private ones, or in Public Administration. The graduates of the Bachelor Degree
Course are characterized by solid knowledge of economics, supported by the backgrounds in legal
system as well as in mathematics and statistics. The theoretical and practical skills are particularly
referred to: (a) economic system and its functioning; (b) economics of organizations, firms and
production sectors, and (c) the collection and elaboration of economic data. The skills acquired in this
way enable graduates to analyse the economic problems of production processes and sectorial
dynamics.
Expected achievements
The graduates acquire:
Learning and understanding skills:
the knowledge of basic theories, instruments and models of economic analysis, specifically of
behaviour of economic agents (consumers, workers, investors, firms), and of the economic aggregates
(products, interest rates, unemployment, inflation);
Skills to apply knowledge:
the knowledge and understanding of the tools and models of economic policy, applied analysis,
economics and management of organisations, private and public law, commercial and administrative
law, applied informatics in organisations, companies and Public Administration and two foreign
languages of EU other than Italian.
Formulation of personal opinion:
the ability to analyse opportunities and weakness of the economic system, the skills of formulating of
the personal opinion and explanation of observed economics phenomena, evaluation of economic
profile and financial profile of organisations, firms and companies and expressing the personal
judgements about efficacy and efficiency of the specific economic policies.
Communication skills:
the ability to transfer information, ideas, problems and solutions to experts and public.
Learning skills:
the skills which are necessary to continue education with a high degree of autonomy to undertake the
advanced course of study.
Employment opportunities
The degree course provides necessary analytical tools to carry out successfully the professional
activity in firms (both public and private), associations and unions in Public Administration and in
cooperative organizations and in non-profit sector. Other professional opportunities are related with
professions in the field of educations, consulting services (labour consultant and expert in accounting).
The course offers preparation for the following professions:
 Specialists in acquisition of goods and services
 Specialists in the trade of goods and services (excluding ICT)
 Specialists in market analysts
 Specialists in economic systems
 Specialists in accounting
 Economists and treasurers
 Teachers in professional education
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Access to successive studies
The degree allows to access second-cycle studies (Master), especially in the field of economic and
business.
Requisites to obtain the final degree
To obtain the Bachelor Degree in Economics, the student must acquire 180 credits, including
acquiring the knowledge of one of the European Union languages, as well as the Italian language.
The students enrolled to the Bachelor Degree in Economics have a possibility to access the part-time
option of studies. The Bachelor Degree in Economics does not offer on-distance study option.
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DIDACTIC OFFER
LIST OF COURSES ACTIVATED IN 2014/2015
I year (enrolled in 2014/2015)
Course
Type of course Field of course
Sector
Code
ECTS
Lecturer
Cycle
Code
MATHEMATICAL
METHODS FOR
ECONOMICS
Basic
Statistics and
mathematics
SECSS/06
10
RUSSO Emilio
1° - 2°
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
Basic
Business
SECSP/07
10
VELTRI Stefania
1° - 2°
ENGLISH
Other activities
Other activities
L-LIN/12
10
GENCARELLI
Teresa
1°-2° 3° - 4°
MICROECONOMICS
Characterising
Economics
10
NISTICO’ Rosanna
3° - 4°
STATISTICS
Characterising
Statistics and
mathematics
ECONOMIC HISTORY 1
Basic
Economics
SECSP/01
SECSS/01
SECSP/12
10
GIORDANO Sabrina 3° - 4°
5
PICCIONI Luigi
ECTS
Lecturer
10
10
PUZZO Fernando
LASSO Anna
Cycle
Code
1°-2°
1°-2°
10
CRISTIANO Elena
1°-2°
10
ORDINE Patrizia
3°-4°
4°
II year (enrolled in 2013/2014)
Course
Type of course Field of course
PUBLIC LAW
PRIVATE LAW
Characterising
Basic
GENERAL AND APPLIED
ACCOUNTING
Refining
MACROECONOMICS
Characterising
Law
Law
Refining or
integrating
activities
Sector
Code
IUS/09
IUS/01
SECSP/07
Other activities
Statistics and
mathematics
Other activities
SECSP/01
SECSS/06
L-LIN/04
GERMAN LANGUAGE
Other activities
Other activities
L-LIN/14
ECONOMICS OF AGROFOOD MARKETS
Basic
Economics
Basic
Economics
FINANCIAL
MATHEMATICS
FRENCH LANGUAGE
Characterising
ECONOMIC HISTORY 2
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
(profile “private”)
Refining
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
(profile “public”)
Refining
Economics
Refining or
integrating
activities
Refining or
integrating
activities
SECSP/02
SECSP/12
5
5
5
DE GIOVANNI
4°
Domenico
DE FELICI Roberta 1° - 2°
Borrowed from
German language
laboratory,
1° - 2°
Tourism Sciences
Degree Course
5
ANANIA Giovanni
4°
5
PICCIONI Luigi
4°
SECSP/06
5
MANNARINO Lidia
4°
SECSP/03
5
D’ORIO Giovanni
4°
III year (enrolled in 2012/2013)
Course
POLITICAL ECONOMY
COMPUTER SCIENCE
FOR BUSINESS
Type of course Field of course
Characterising
Refining
GENERAL MANAGEMENT Characterising
ECONOMICS OF THE
FIRM
Characterising
COMMERCIAL LAW
(profile “private”)
Refining
Economics
Sector
ECTS
Lecturer
Code
SECS-P/02 10 AIELLO Francesco
10
GARRO Alfredo
1°-2°
SECS-P/08
10
LA ROCCA
Maurizio
3°-4°
SECS-P/06
5
NISTICO’ Rosanna
4°
IUS/04
10
BELTRAMI
Pierdanilo
3° - 4°
Other activities ING-INF/05
Business
Refining or
integrating
activities
Refining or
integrating
activities
Cycle
Code
1°-2°
4
LABOUR ECONOMICS
(profile “private”)
Refining
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
(profile “public”)
Refining
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
(profile “public”)
Refining
Refining or
integrating
activities
Refining or
integrating
activities
Refining or
integrating
activities
SECS-P/02
5
ORDINE Patrizia
2°
IUS/10
10
LUCIANI Fabrizio
3° - 4°
SECS-P/07
5
MAZZOTTA
Romilda
2°
5
Bachelor Degree content course in Economics
1st year
Course Code
27003001
Course Name
MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR ECONOMICS
ISCED Code
SECS-S/06
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
I
Semester
1°- 2° (29/09/2014 – 20/12/2014)
Lecturer
Prof. RUSSO Emilio
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language
of Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
Set theory. Real valued functions. Limits. Continuous functions. Derivatives. Main theorems of
differential calculus. Sequences and series. Indefinite integrals. Definite integrals. Main theorems on
integral calculus. Vectors and matrices. The determinant and the rank of a matrix. Inverse matrix.
Systems of linear equations.
Suggested texts :
Recommended
A. Guerraggio, “Matematica”, 2 Edizione, Prentice Hall, 2009. Or any book for
or Required
beginning graduate students in economics such as: Simon, Blume, Mathematics
Reading
for economists.
Prerequisites
None
Teaching
Planned learning activities and teaching methods: self-study, lectures and
Methods
workouts classes
Assessment
Methods and assessment criteria: Final exam. Score from 18 (lowest) to 30
Methods
(highest).
More
Lecturer’s Page:
Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/russo/
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Course Code
Course Name
ISCED Code
CFU (ECTS)
Course Year
Semester
Lecturer
Activity Type
Total Hours /
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
Language
of
Instruction
27003003
BUSINESS ECONOMICS
SECS-P/07
10
I
1°- 2° (29/09/2014 – 20/12/2014)
Prof. VELTRI Stefania
Teaching
60/6
NO
Italian
Course Contents:
The notion of firm - The evolution of discipline “Economia aziendale”- the notion of group of companies
– The notion of firm as a system – The relationships between firm and environment – The finalism of
the firm – The firm’s organizational main variables: structure, systems and leadership styles – The
management of the firm – The equity and the net income – the financial and economic equilibrium of
the firm – The book-keeping method
Main book: G. Fabbrini - A. Montrone (a cura di), Economia aziendale. Vol I. I
Recommended
fondamenti della disciplina, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2005. Suggested books: S.
or Required
Veltri, Casi didattici di Economia Aziendale 1, Centro Editoriale e librario, 2007 A.
Reading
Silvestri, Esercitazioni e casi di Economia Aziendale, Aracne, 2008
Prerequisites
None
Teaching
Lecture (learning activities: theoretical notions); case studies/exercises (learning
Methods
activities: abilities to apply the theoretical notions learned through the lectures)
Assessment
Written and subsequent oral
Methods
More
Lecturer’s Page:
Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/esterni/veltri/
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Course Code
27003006
Course Name
ENGLISH
ISCED Code
L-LIN/12
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
I
Semester
1°- 2° ; 3° - 4°(29/09/2014 – 20/12/2014) – (23/05/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language
of English
Instruction
Course Contents:
The lessons are aimed at developing:
• study skills (e.g., using a monolingual dictionary, taking notes on a lecture or a written text;
exchanging ideas using simple but accurate language);
• reading skills necessary for understanding business/economic texts with a focus on specialized
language in this field;
• oral production and interaction skills developed through group work and oral presentations on a topic
chosen by the students.
Recommended
Language Leader (Pre-intermediate) Pearson/Longman;
or Required
Course handout “English for Economics”
Reading
Prerequisites
none
Teaching
First semester: tutorials at the University Language Center (CLA), Offerta
Methods
Linguistica di Ateneo (OLA); second semester: interactive lectures and tutorials.
Moreover, students will be asked to carry out self-study activities available on the
CLA website (cla.unical.it).
The written exam assesses knowledge of the following linguistic aspects: text
cohesion, domain specific vocabulary,
comprehension and analysis of a
business/economic text, analysis of a graph.
Assessment
Upon passing the written exam, students take an oral exam which assesses the
Methods
following communicative functions: introducing yourself and presenting a CV;
delivering an oral presentation on a topic selected by the student and expressing
and defending opinions on the topic presented. Grade awarded on a scale of 30.
More
Information
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Course Code
27003004
Course Name
MICROECONOMICS
ISCED Code
SECS-P/01
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
I
Semester
3° - 4° (23/02/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. NISTICO’ Rosanna
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
1st week (6 hours) Introduction to microeconomics: markets and prices Consumer behavior theory
(part I) 2nd week (6 hours) Consumer behavior theory (part II) 3rd week (6 hours). Individual and
market demand 4th week (6 hours). Choices under uncertainty. Production theory (part I) 5th week (6
hours). Production theory (part II) 6th week (6 hours). Production costs 7th week (6 hours). Profit
maximization and competitive markets 8th week (6 hours). Competitive markets analysis. Monopoly
power 9th week (6 hours). Monopolistic competition and oligopoly 10th week (6 hours). The
Edgeworth box Pareto-Efficiency. Exercises.
Recommended
Pindyck R. S. and D. L. Rubinfeld, Microeconomia, Pearson Education-Prentice
or Required
Hall, Milano
Reading
Prerequisites
None
Teaching
Lectures and tutorials
Methods
Assessment
Written and oral exams
Methods
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/nistico/
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Course Code
27003002
Course Name
STATISTICS
Sector Code
SECS-S/01
CFU
10
Course Year
I
Semester
3° -4° (23/02/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
GIORDANO Sabrina
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
Descriptive Statistics: basic concepts and symbols; Analysis of one variable: frequency distributions,
graphics, mean and variability of the data, the Gini’s concentration index; Analysis of two variables:
association between two variables, contingency tables, the Cramer index, the eta index of
dependence in mean, correlation and linear regression.
Recommended or 1. Agresti A., Franklin C. (2009) “Statistics. The Art and Science of Learning
Required Reading from Data”, Pearson Education 2. Cicchitelli G. (2008) “Statistica-Principi e
metodi”, Pearson Education, Milano 3. Di Ciaccio, S. Borra (2004) “Statistica.
Metodologie per le Scienze Economiche e Sociali”. McGraw-Hill, Milano 4.
Latorre G. “Probabilità e Statistica. Vol. 3. 1”. Disponibile in copisteria 5. Novi
Inverardi P.L., Taufer E. (2002) “Statistica Descrittiva per le Discipline Aziendali.
Aspetti teorici e applicazioni con Excel”. Carocci Editore, Roma 6. Zenga
(2007). “Lezioni di Statistica descrittiva”. G. Giappichelli Editore, Torino
Obiettivi formativi the aim of the course is to provide the students of all the basics tools to collect
and analyze and interpret data of different nature to make decisions in different
fields.
Prerequisites
none
Teaching
front lectures with practical examples
Methods
Assessment
written examination
Methods
More Information
Teacher’s Page:
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/giordano/
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Course Code
27003041
Course Name
ECONOMIC HISTORY 1
ISCED Code
SECS-P/12
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
I
Semester
4° ( 13/04/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. PICCIONI Luigi
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
Neolithic Revolution. World Economies before Industrial Revolution. Preconditions of Industrial
Revolution. Characteristics and consequences of industrialization in England. First comers. Transport
revolution. Second comers. The Italian case. Second Industrial Revolution. Social conflict, democracy,
socialism. Great Depression and Imperialism. Modernization of the Italian Economy.
Recommended
“Economic History 1 Notes” available from the professor.
or Required
Reading
Prerequisites
None
Teaching
Lectures
Methods
Assessment
Written (with exceptions that will be communicated opportunely)
Methods
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/piccioni/
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2nd year
Course Code
27003043
Course Name
PUBLIC LAW
ISCED Code
IUS/09
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
II
Semester
1°-2° (29/09/2014 – 20/12/2014)
Lecturer
Prof. PUZZO Fernando
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
Part I: General Public Law, Rule of law, legal system. Theory of interpretation. The sources of law and
the resolution of the antinomies. The state. Constitutionalism and Constitution Part II: The Italian
Constitution. The fundamental principles of the Italian Constitution. Liberties, the inviolable rights,
duties. Economic relations, economic and social rights and duties. Democracy and political democracy
in the constitutional system. Political relations. Parliament. The President of the Republic. The
Government. The public administration and the protection of subjective positions. The Judiciary. The
territorial autonomies. The Constitutional Court.
Suggested texts:
T. Martines, Diritto costituzionale, (dodicesima edizione interamente riveduta da
G. Silvestri), Giuffrè Editore, Milano, 2010, ovvero l'edizione più recente;
G.U. Rescigno, Corso di diritto pubblico, (almeno dodicesima edizione
2009/2010), Zanichelli, Bologna, 2009, ovvero l'edizione più recente;
Recommended
or Required
Reading
R. Bin - G. Pitruzzella, Diritto pubblico, (IX edizione), Giappichelli Editore, Torino,
2011, ovvero l'edizione più recente.
A. Barbera – C. Fusaro, Corso di diritto pubblico, (almeno la settima edizione
2012), Il Mulino, Bologna, ovvero l'edizione più recente.
Other additional materials.
Prerequisites
Teaching
Methods
Assessment
Methods
More Information
For the purposes of the proper preparation and a better class attendance is
essential to use the text of the Italian Constitution (updated with its latest
amendments) and the most important legislative texts of constitutional
importance.
None
Lectures
Oral examination on the contents of the program
Lecturer’s Page:
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/esterni/puzzo/
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Course Code
27001028
Course Name
PRIVATE LAW
ISCED Code
IUS/01
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
I
Semester
1°-2° (29/09/2014 – 20/12/2014)
Lecturer
Prof. LASSO Anna
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
Sources - Principles - Acts - Rules - Interpretation – Subjects –Property Family post mortem
Successions – Obligations - Contracts – Torts.
Recommended
P. PERLINGIERI, Istituzioni di diritto civile, 4a ed., Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane,
or Required
Napoli, 2012, relativamente alle PARTI: I; II; III lett. A, B, C, D, E, F; IV, lett. A, C
Reading
(limitatamente ai §§ 84, 85, 86, 87, 91, 100, 106 ), E; V, VII, VIII.
Prerequisites
None
Teaching
Lectures
Methods
Assessment
Oral
Methods
More Information
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Course Code
27003007
Course Name
GENERAL AND APPLIED ACCOUNTING
ISCED Code
SECS-P/07
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
II
Semester
1°-2° (29/09/2014 – 20/12/2014)
Lecturer
Prof. CRISTIANO Elena
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
1. The system of management operations 2. The system of measurements: characteristics and
classification criteria 3. The general accounts: "account" 4. The general accounts: the method and
system 5. The financial and economic aspects of operations management 6. The nature and operation
of accounts 7. Some examples 8. The chart of accounts 9. The entry in the ledger and general ledger
10. The scriptures mandatory OBSERVATIONS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. The funding from
the chapter Risk 2. The value added tax 3. The purchase of inputs 4. In particular: the detections
related to staff 5. The sale of products and services 6. Returns, discounts and allowances 7. The
periodic payment of VAT 8. The debt settlement and debt collection extension 9. In particular: the
effects 10.I funding 11. In particular: the passive advances and loans payable COVERAGE OF
OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. From the accrual to the
general accrual for the year: the writings of settling 2. The scriptures of integration 3. The scriptures of
correction 4. The reversal of deferred costs: depreciation 5. Value adjustments of assets active THE
END AND THE RE-OPENING OF ACCOUNTS 1. The scriptures on closure 2. The scriptures of
reopening of accounts 3. The costs and revenues recovered THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
CIVIL LAW AND TAX IN TERMS OF ASSESSMENT REPORT 1) General Concepts 2) The budget as
an information tool 3) The general principles of the budget 4) Content of the Financial Statements 5)
The structure of the balance sheet Civil law concerning the valuation of: 5.1) Tangible fixed assets 5.2)
Intangible assets 5.3) Securities and investments 5.4) Inventories 5.5) Credits 5.6) Debts 5.7) Funds
for future expenses and risks 5.8) Reserve funds 6) The structure of the income statement 7) The
Notes 8) The report on operations
FABBRINI G. - Musaio A., General Ledger. Fundamentals and discipline, Milan,
Franco Angeli, 2004 POZZOLI S. - MAZZOTTA R., General Ledger. Detection
Recommended
technique and exercises, Milan, Franco Angeli, 2008 MAZZOTTA R., The
or Required
general accounts. The exercises, Milan, Franco Angeli, 2008 MAZZOTTA R.,
Reading
The Financial Statements. Cases, Exercises and Complements, Milan, Franco
Angeli, 2008 During the course you will be provided with additional teaching
materials (handouts and exercises carried out)
Fundamentals of business economics, concepts of capital and income, business
Prerequisites
management (exam of Business Economics)
Teaching
Theoretical and practical lessons in the classroom front
Methods
Assessment
Classroom exercises during the course. Written exam (theory and exercises)
Methods
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/esterni/cristiano/
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Course Code
27003010
Course Name
MACROECONOMICS
ISCED Code
SECS-P/01
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
II
Semester
3°- 4° (23/02/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. ORDINE Patrizia
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
1. Introduction 2. Main Defintions 3. Good Markets 4. Financial Markets 5. IS-LM curves 6. Labour
Market 7. AS-AD 8. Unemployment and The Phillips curve 9. Inflation 10. Open Economy 11. Public
Debt
Recommended
or Required
Blanchard O. (2006), Macroeoconomia, Bologna, Il Mulino, (last publishing).
Reading
Prerequisites
None
Teaching
Lectures and tutorials
Methods
Assessment
Written exam, and oral exam for whom passes the written exam with mark that at
Methods
least must be 18/30
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/ordine/
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Course Code
27003011
Course Name
FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS
ISCED Code
SECS-S/06
CFU (ECTS)
5
Course Year
II
Semester
4° (13/04/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. DE GIOVANNI Domenico
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
40/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
1. Basic concepts of financial mathematics. Interest, interest rate, discount rate, instantaneous interest
rate, in spot and future basic financial operation. The simple interest function and the compound
interest function. The exponential interest function. Equivalent rates in simple and compound interest
functions. Nominal rates. Zero coupon bond and coupon bond. 2. The value of a financial operation.
Present value and future value. Fair financial operation respect to a financial function. Properties of
the exponential interest function. Net present value as choice criterion between financial operations. 3.
Annuity and mortgage loan. Annuity definitions. Present value and future value of temporary annuity
(anticipated, posticipated, immediate and deferred, temporary and perpetual). Mortgage loan
definitions. Amortization schedule. Mortgage loan with constant payment, Mortgage loan with constant
principal, Mortgage loan with final payment. 4. Internal Rate of Return. Definition of Internal Rate of
Return (IRR) in a financial operation. condition of existence and uniqueness of the IRR. Cartesium
theorem. Cases with analytical solution for the IRR. Numerical methods for the determination of the
IRR: the secant method. The IRR as choice criterion between financial operations. 5. Time and
volatility index. Maturity, time to maturity, average maturity and Macaulay duration. Portfolio Duration,
Fixed bond duration. The Macaulay duration as volatility index. Percentage variation of the cash flow
value.
Recommended
Moriconi F., Matematica finanziaria, Il Mulino, 1995. Cacciafesta F., Matematica
or Required
Finanziaria (classica e moderna) per i corsi triennali, Giappichelli, 2006 Massabò
Reading
I., Costabile M., Esercizi di Matematica Finanziaria
Prerequisites
Exam of Mathematical Methods for Economics
Teaching
Self-study, lectures and exercises
Methods
Assessment
Written and oral examination. Oral examination can be done only if written exam
Methods
has been passed.
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/degiovanni/
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Course Code
27003044
Course Name
FRENCH LANGUAGE
ISCED Code
L-LIN/04
CFU (ECTS)
5
Course Year
II
Semester
1°-2° (29/09/2014 – 20/12/2014)
Lecturer
Prof. DE FELICI Roberta
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
30/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
French
Instruction
Course Contents:
basic grammar, pronunciation, economy vocabulary
Recommended
or Required
Photocopies
Reading
Prerequisites
None
Teaching
Tutorials, exercises, communication approach
Methods
Assessment
Written: Multiple Choice, Fill-in-the-blank, True and False
Methods
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/esterni/defelici/
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Course Code
27003045
Course Name
GERMAN LANGUAGE
ISCED Code
L-LIN/14
CFU (ECTS)
5
Course Year
II
Semester
1°-2° (29/09/2014 – 20/12/2014)
Lecturer
Mutua da Lingua Tedesca (laboratorio) – cdl Scienze Turistiche
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
30/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
german
Instruction
Course Contents:
Basic grammar with the following arguments: conjugation of the in present tense, conjugation of the
modal verbs, conjugation of the separable verbs, prepositions which governs the accusative, which
governs the dative and both, conjugation of the verbs in the past tense. Fundamental notions of
German history before and after 1945, the Länder of German Federal Republic with particular
attention of the political, economical, business and juridical situation; political parties, some articles
from the German Fundamental Law and other articles from the German press, newspapers and
magazines. Some information also about Austria and Switzerland.
Recommended
Grammar: Themen neu aktuell 1 Course Book and Exercise Book, Hueber,
or Required
Ismaning 2009. Programme: Fatti sulla Germania, Societäs Verlag, Francforte M,
Reading
2003.
Prerequisites
none
Teaching
Lections and exercises in lecturehall
Methods
Assessment
written and oral exam, traditional evaluation
Methods
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Course Code
27003046
Course Name
ECONOMICS OF AGRO-FOOD MARKETS
ISCED Code
SECS-P/02
CFU (ECTS)
5
Course Year
II
Semester
4° (13/04/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. ANANIA Giovanni
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
30/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
1. The demand of agro-food products. Determinants of consumer choices. 2. Differences in
consumption of agro-food products across time and space. 3. Access to food in developing countries.
4. Food consumption and health problems in developed countries. 5. The supply of food products:
short and medium term, seasonality and risk. 6. Benefits and costs of technological change in
agriculture. 7. An analysis of the linkages between agricultural production, processing and retail in a
vertically integrated food chain. Market power in agro-food chains. 8. The food retail sector. 9. Price
dispersion in agro-food retail markets. 10. What is quality for agro-food products? Markets for quality
agro-food products: consumer and producer behaviours in the presence of information asymmetry. 11.
EU policies for quality food products: PDO and PGI products. 12. The products of organic agriculture.
13. Information sources on agro-food markets.
Recommended
Suggested readings for each of the topics covered will be provided in the
or Required
lectures
Reading
Prerequisites
Microeconomics, Mathematical Methods for Economics
Teaching
Lectures and tutorials
Methods
Assessment
Written exam with no time limit
Methods
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/anania/
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Course Code
27003042
Course Name
ECONOMIC HISTORY 2
ISCED Code
SECS-P/12
CFU (ECTS)
5
Course Year
II
Semester
4° (13/04/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. PICCIONI Luigi
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
30/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
Imperialism and First World War. Economic consequences of the war. Russian Revolution and USSR.
Crisis of capitalism in the Thirties. Second World War and New Economic Order. Cold War and
Decolonization. The Golden Age: economic growth and the intervention of the State in economy. Third
industrial revolution, globalization, neoliberalism (David Harvey).
Recommended or
Economic History 2 Notes” available from the professor.
Required Reading
Prerequisites
Economic History 1
Teaching Methods Lectures
Assessment
Written (with exceptions that will be communicated opportunely)
Methods
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/piccioni/
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Course Code
27003048
Course Name
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
ISCED Code
SECS-P/06
CFU (ECTS)
5
Course Year
II
Semester
4° (13/04/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. MANNARINO Lidia
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
30/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
- Essential aspects of markets and firms (hierarchies) which organizational arrangements of economic
activities. - Structure of the markets and the behaviour of companies - Basics of the theory of noncooperative games, with application to the analysis of the strategic behaviour of firms. - Strategies of
price discrimination - Introduction to the analysis of markets with horizontally differentiated products Entry and exit from the market - Research and development - Rent seeking - Distortions of
monopolistic behaviour and state aid - Economic performance of the productive sectors
- Lynne Pepall, Daniel J. Richards, George Norman, Organizzazione
Recommended or industriale, McGraw Hill, 2009 - J. LIPCZYNSKI-J.O.S. WILSON-J. GODDARD,
Required Reading Economia Industriale, Concorrenza, strategie e politiche pubbliche, Pearson,
Prentice Hall, Milano, 2010. - Luis Cabral, Economia Industriale, Carocci 2003
Prerequisites
Microeconomics
Teaching Methods Traditional lectures
Assessment
Written
Methods
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/mannarino/
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Course Code
27003049
Course Name
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
ISCED Code
SECS-P/03
CFU (ECTS)
5
Course Year
II
Semester
4° (13/04/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. D’ORIO Giovanni
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
30/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
The Rationale for State Intervention. The Nature of State Intervention Welfare economics: an
introduction. Evaluation of Welfare systems. Collective decisions. Efficiency and Equity: Excess
Burden and Incidence. Taxation Analysis and Impact of Taxation. Analysing Public Expenditure and
Budgeting
Recommended or
Giuseppe Campa - Lezioni di Scienza delle Finanze - UTET Università
Required Reading
Prerequisites
Prerequisities/Co-requsities: Microeconomics
Frontal lectures and a web page with specific material on selected topics, notes
Teaching Methods
of lectures and exercises
Assessment
Written exam. The student has to answer, in 1 hour, 3 questions from a set of 4
Methods
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/dorio/
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3rd year
Course Code
27003050
Course Name
POLITICAL ECONOMY
ISCED Code
SECS-P/02
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
III
Semester
1°-2° (29/09/2014 – 20/12/2014)
Lecturer
Prof. AIELLO Francesco
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
State intervention and strategic interactions - The fundamental theorems of welfare economics –
Pricing policies - The theorem of the second best - The goods and public choices - Bankruptcies and
market regulation - Policies to promote competition – The failures of the State - Stabilization policies Redistribution policies – Theory of second best: comparing national and trade policies Unemployment – The inflation-unemployment trade-off and the Phillips curve - The causes of wage
rigidity - Growth in money supply, inflation and unemployment - Costs of inflation - The sovereign debt
crisis
Suggested texts:
Balducci R., Candela G., Scorcu A.E., Introduzione alla Politica Economica,
Recommended or
Zanichelli Editore, Bologna 2001 Aiello F., "Sulla scelta della politica più
Required Reading
efficiente per aumentare la produzione in un paese importatore" , Rivista di
Politica Economia, 2000, Vol. XC, 2, pp.5-25.
Prerequisites
exam of Macroeconomics
Teaching Methods Lectures
Assessment
Written exam
Methods
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/aiello/
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Course Code
27003051
Course Name
COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR BUSINESS
ISCED Code
ING-INF/05
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
III
Semester
1°-2° (29/09/2014 – 20/12/2014)
Lecturer
Prof. GARRO Alfredo
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
THEORY I) Introduction to Computer Science - Representation of information - Computer Architecture
- Basic and Application Software - Computer Networks - The Internet and the Web II) Introduction to
Enterprise Information Systems - Information technology and enterprise - Types of Enterprise
Information Systems: ERP, CRM, KMS, WFMS, DSS, DBMS, ... III) Data Management - Defining and
Querying Relational Databases IV) Process Management - Workflow Management Systems
PRACTICE - Personal computer: organization and use of a personal computer, operating systems for
personal computers; - Office Automation and personal productivity tools: word processor,
spreadsheet, electronic presentations; - Networked applications: e-mail, file transfer, World Wide Web;
- Data Management: Creation and Querying of relational databases relating to case studies of interest.
- Giampio Bracchi, Chiara Francalanci, Gianmario Motta, Sistemi informativi e
Recommended
aziende in rete, ISBN: 88 386 0884-9, McGraw-Hill. - P. Atzeni, S. Ceri, S.
or Required
Paraboschi, e R. Torlone, Basi di Dati - Modelli e Linguaggi di Interrogazione,
Reading
McGraw-Hill Libri Italia Srl, 2002. - Il Foglio Elettronico per Economia, McGrawHill Italia, 2005, ISBN 88 386 6255-X.
Prerequisites
None
The course includes traditional lectures and practical exercise conducted at the
Teaching
LDI Laboratory of the Department of Economics, Statistics and Finance.
Methods
autonomous study concerning learning of the concepts covered in the course,
conducting of course exercises, practical activities at the LDI.
Students have to pass a written test and a practical test (to be conducted at the
Assessment
LDI). To pass the exam, a student must obtain at least 18/30 in each of the two
Methods
tests and the final mark will be calculated as the arithmetic average of the marks
obtained in the written and practical tests.
More
Lecturer’s Page:
Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/esterni/garro/
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Course Code
27003008
Course Name
GENERAL MANAGEMENT
ISCED Code
SECS-P/08
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
III
Semester
3°- 4° (23/02/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. LA ROCCA Maurizio
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
Theory of the firm, concept of economic value, resource-based theory, corporate strategy, innovation
and R&D, Business Plan, Marketing, Production and operations, Corporate finance, management
models, performance evaluation, Balanced score card.
Recommended
or Required
S.Sciarelli, 2008, Economia e Gestione delle Imprese, Cedam, Padova
Reading
Prerequisites
Basics of financial analysis
Teaching
Traditional and interactive lectures, cases studies, workout classes, and selfMethods
study.
Assessment
Written examination based on exercises and open questions. Oral examination
Methods
(possible in some cases). Evaluation range: from 18 to 30 cum laude.
More
Lecturer’s Page:
Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/esterni/larocca/
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Course Code
27003055
Course Name
ECONOMICS OF THE FIRM
ISCED Code
SECS-P/06
CFU (ECTS)
5
Course Year
III
Semester
4° (13/04/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. NISTICO Rosanna
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
30/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
Ist week (6 hours) 1. Introduction to the theory of the firm 2. The neoclassical theory of the firm 3. The
team production function 4. New institutionalism and the theory of the firm References: • Nisticò R.,
Imprese, contratti, incentivi, Donzelli, Roma, 2005, chap. I. • Lecture notes • The neoclassical theory of
the firm • Team production function and the free-rider problem IInd week (6 hours) 1. The nature of the
firm 2. Coase theory 3. Rent-seeking theories of the firm 4. Some empirical evidences 5. The trade-off
between firm and market 6. A bilateral monopoly model 9. Adaptation theory References: • Nisticò R.,
Imprese, contratti, incentivi, Donzelli, Roma, 2005, chap II section. 1,2,3,4; chap III, section.1. •
Lecture notes: o The Coase theory of the firm o The trade-off between firm and market o Adaptation
theory IIIth week (6 hours) 1. The residual rights of control 2. The property right approach 3.
Ownership structure and human resources incentives References: • Nisticò R., Imprese, contratti,
incentivi, Donzelli, Roma, 2005, chap. II par. 5; chap III par.2, • 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8 and 9; Chap. II, section
10; Chap. IV. • Lecture notes Ivth week (6 hours) 1. Incentives theory and firm theory 3. The
separation between ownership and control 4. The agency theory 4. Multitasking and the make-or-buy
problem References:: • Nisticò R., Imprese, contratti, incentivi, Donzelli, Roma, 2005, chap. II section
6 and 7; chap. V (until pag 103, except for section12) • Lecture notes o The Baumol model o Multitask
and the theory of the firm Vth week (6 hours) 1. Hierarchies costs and authority: an introduction 2. The
influence costs 3. An example: influence on a “prestigious job” 4. Centralization and delegation of
authority 5. The trade off between control and incentive References: • Nisticò R., Imprese, contratti,
incentivi, Donzelli, Roma, 2005, chap. II sections. 8 and 9; cap VI, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. • Lecture
notes
Recommended
• Nisticò R., Imprese, contratti, incentivi, Donzelli, Roma, 2005 • A• Lecture notes •
or Required
List of texts distributed during the lessons.
Reading
Prerequisites
Exam of Microeconomics
Teaching
Lectures
Methods
Assessment
Written and oral exams
Methods
More
Lecturer’s Page:
Information
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Course Code
27003012
Course Name
COMMERCIAL LAW
ISCED Code
IUS/04
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
III
Semester
3°-4° (23/02/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. BELTRAMI Pierdanilo
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
First part: entrepreneur; enterprise; on-going business; antitrust; syndicates agreement. Second part:
credit instrument; bankruptcy proceedings. Third part: company law; partnership; company;
cooperative.
First part: G. F. CAMPOBASSO (a cura di M. Campobasso), Diritto commerciale
1. Diritto dell’impresa, Torino, UTET, last edition available, except for cap. VI and
VII); Second part: G. F. CAMPOBASSO (a cura di M. Campobasso), Diritto
Recommended
commerciale 3. Contratti. Titoli di credito. Procedure concorsuali, Torino, UTET,
or Required
last edition available (limited to section second and third of the book); third part:
Reading
G. F. CAMPOBASSO (a cura di M. Campobasso), Diritto commerciale 2. Diritto
delle società, Utet, Torino, last edition available. It’s absolutely necessary the
use of Civil Code edition published in the academic year of the course.
Prerequisites
Exam of Private Law
Teaching
Lectures
Methods
The final proof consists in: a) a computer-based pre-selection upon a multiple
Assessment
choice test; b) an eventual oral examination reserved to students who have
Methods
passed the computer-based pre-selection
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/esterni/beltrami/
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Course Code
27003052
Course Name
LABOUR ECONOMICS
ISCED Code
SECS-P/02
CFU (ECTS)
5
Course Year
III
Semester
2° (10/11/2014 – 20/12/2014)
Lecturer
Prof. ORDINE Patrizia
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
30/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
Education 2. Labour Supply 3. Labour Demand 4. Competitive equilibrium 5. Unions 6.
Insider/outsider 7. Efficiency wages
Brucchi Luchino, Economia del lavoro, Bologna, Il Mulino, (last publishing).
Recommended or Borjas G.J., Economia del Lavoro, Edizione Italiana a cura di Del Boca A., Del
Required Reading Boca D., Cappellari L., Venturini A., Brioschi Editore (last publishing). • Lecture
notes
Prerequisites
Exam of Microeconomics
Teaching Methods Lectures and tutorials
Assessment
Written and oral exam
Methods
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
http://www.unical.it/portale/strutture/dipartimenti_240/disesf/servizi/ordine/
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Course Code
27003054
Course Name
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
ISCED Code
IUS/10
CFU (ECTS)
10
Course Year
III
Semester
3° - 4° (23/02/2015 – 30/05/2015)
Lecturer
Prof. LUCIANI Fabrizio
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
60/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
1) Development of administrations and genesis of administrative law 2) Constitutional context of Italian
administrative law 3) The administrative structures 4) Central and peripheral State administration 5)
Local bodies 6) Internal organisation of public bodies 7) The public enterprises 8) The employment
relationship 9) Principles of administrative action 10) Administrative procedure 11) Administrative
measures and orders 12) Administrative law and private law
V. CERULLI IRELLI, Lineamenti del diritto amministrativo, Torino 2012, §§
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 (p. 1 - 519). Further bibliographic references as well as other
Recommended or
teaching aids useful for exam will be proposed by the lecturer during the
Required Reading
lessons. To prepare the exam it is necessary the reference of any
administrative law code available (but updated to 2012).
Prerequisites
Exams of Public Law, Private Law
Teaching Methods Lectures
Assessment
Oral
Methods
Lecturer’s Page:
More Information
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Course Code
27003053
Course Name
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
ISCED Code
SECS-P/07
CFU (ECTS)
5
Course Year
III
Semester
2° (10/11/2014 – 20/12/2014)
Lecturer
Prof. MAZZOTTA Romilda
Activity Type
Teaching
Total Hours /
30/6
Hours per Week
Apprenticeship
NO
Language of
Italian
Instruction
Course Contents:
The accounting system of public administration
Recommended
or Required
Reading
Prerequisites
Teaching
Methods
Assessment
Methods
More
Information
Borgonovi, Fattore Longo, Management delle istituzioni - Egea 2009
G. FARNETI, Ragioneria Pubblica, Milano, Franco Angeli, ultima edizione
Dispense, esemplificazioni e esercitazioni fornite durante il corso
Examinations of Business Administration, General and Applied Accounting
Lectures and exercises
The final exam consists of a written test concerning the issues addressed in the
course. Specifically, the test consists of closed-ended questions on surveys
preventive exercises, concurrent and on costs incurred, followed by an eventual
oral examination. The assessment is thirty and ranges from 18 to 30 and honours
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