GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

Università Bocconi offers its students supplementary activities designed to enhance their cultural understanding and complement the degree program requirements.
The supplementary activities are divided in two large groups.  For the first group of activities  students must sign up using the yoU@B student diary  (see 9.1). The second group must sign up to the service offering the activity, without use of the student diary (see 9.2).

Supplementary activities include:

• research seminars organized by the Library http://www.unibocconi.it/library
• personal development and self-management skills courses organized by CESDIA - Centre for Teaching and Learning http://www.unibocconi.it/cesdia (Italian version)
• interdisciplinary courses which form part of the Sapere a Tutto Campo program http://www.unibocconi.it/corsinterdisciplinari (Italian version)
• language and culture courses organized by the Language Centre http://www.unibocconi.it/languagecentre
  

The full range of supplementary activities for 2007-2008 is published in September (before the start dates of any activity initiatives); more detailed information including programs and calendars will be released on the websites of the services which offer these activities.

For students enrolled in Bachelor programs participation in supplementary activities is optional.

The general rules for supplementary activities are set out below:

• sign-up application procedure: through the yoU@B student diary during 2 periods:
  
  - from 19 to 30 September 2007 for I semester activities;
  - from 10 to 25 January 2008 for II semester activities.
  

When signing up students can make up to 3 choices (max) in decreasing order of preference.
Students can also indicate if they intend to take just 1 of the 3 indicated or if they intend to take 2 (if it is possible to assign everyone a course and places are still available);

• assigning courses: sign-up applications are accepted on the basis of the year of studies at which the activities are pitched: for second year students on the basis of academic merit, and for first year students in the order of sign-ups received. In the II semester priority is given to students who missed out on their preferences or who did not apply in I semester. Once the ranking has been drawn up, students are assigned their first, second or third choices, in that order, depending on whether there are places available. After all students in the ranking have been assigned an activity, where possible, the same criteria are applied to assigning a second to those who have requested one, and if there are any places left. Students who are admitted/not admitted to attend these activities will receive a personal online message sent to their yoU@B student diary;
• attendance: obligatory for at least 75% of the teaching sessions, as established by the instructors. Students who attend less than 50% without good reason (e.g. medical certificate), will be excluded from future editions of these activities for the whole academic year as well as the following academic year; this exclusion also applies to online courses which have mechanisms for registering attendance, if offered;
• evaluation: is carried out by instructors according to the assessment methods discussed in class (e.g. written report) but is subordinate to the compulsory 75% attendance;
• period of study: courses are held during teaching periods and on specific dates which will be finalized before the sign-up period begins;
• duration: a minimum of 5 teaching sessions of 2 hours each.
  
  

Positive participation in the activities, attested to by teachers, allows students to obtain a certificate of participation.

Positive participation means that students have attended at least 75% of lessons and passed the final assessment.

A list of activities including the service providing the activity and the Bocconi website for further information follows:

• international competitions and simulations, organized by International Relations Services www.ir.unibocconi.it/competitions
• in-company training (a selection of candidates and certificate of attendance) organized by  Career Service - www.cs.unibocconi.eu

 In addition:

• career guidance seminars, company presentations, individual counselling in job search  techniques; organized by  Career Service - www.cs.unibocconi.eu
• POL (Programma Orientamento Laureati - Personal Orientation Lab) for undergraduate and graduate students who are about to enter the world of work, aptitude orientation interviews  for undergraduate students who wish to continue their studies, organized by  Servizio orientamento attitudinale Aptitude orientation service
• concerts, meetings, exhibitions, debates, sports and culture events aimed at raising students cultural awareness; organized by ISU Bocconi http://www.unibocconi.eu/events
• competitive and amateur sports: basketball, volley ball, soccer, athletics, golf, skiing, tennis, wing shooting, swimming,  water polo, sailing and rugby.   Participation on a permanent basis to the most important federal and university championships entitles you to a certificate from the Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Bocconi Sport Team (Amateur Sport Association Bocconi Sport Team) www.unibocconi.eu/pellicani