GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

One credit point corresponds to 8 hours of lessons; for compulsory courses which do not refer to the law subject area of the Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza [Law] it is possible that the following hours can be added:

• A maximum of 2 hours per credit for the course code Metodi Quantitativi [Quantitative Methods] due to complementary learning activities;
• A maximum of 1 additional hours per credit for all the other courses (Economia aziendale and Bliancio [Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis] Modules 1 and 2, Principi di economia [Principle of economics], Scienza delle finanze [Public Economics].
  

These activities include practical exercises and other class activities that aim to improve the student's understanding of the topics covered in class without adding new topics to the course content.

Class attendance is not compulsory, however it is strongly recommended since it meets the proposed educational model designed to favor gradual learning, the active participation of students in class and the creation of a dialog between students and teachers.
For some courses the assessment methods may be different for attending and non attending students.

The educational activities are organized into class groups which are made up of around 150 students each for compulsory courses in the 2010-2011 academic year: 2 class groups for all years of studies have been scheduled (class groups 19 and 20), which are taught in Italian.

Class groups are allocated before the start of lessons and each class group is assigned a specific classroom. All students belonging to the same class group follow the lessons in their assigned classroom and have the same teachers.
For course planning purposes (number of students and places available) the allocation to the class group is binding. The class group structure is the same for the w3hole academic year.

With reference to the educational activities, student allocation to the class groups include the following procedure:

• For compulsory courses the class group is allocated before the start of lessons;
• The program structure includes, in the fourth year of studies, compulsory courses to be chosen by the students on the basis of the Major chosen. For such activities the class group is assigned before the start of the relating lessons;
• for electives the class group is assigned when chosing the elective courses upon enrolment in the academic year (it can be viewed in the personalized class timetable after the period for choosing the electives is over);

Students are advised to follow the indications given by teachers during lessons and to consult the Department bulletin boards that display the smaller group sign-up methods and educational activities. If registration is required, students may consult the yoU@B student Diary for a list of activities and sig up method.

Math Crash courses are courses which last about two weeks and which are held at the beginning of first year curricular courses.
Math Crash courses are designed to reinforce a few mathematical concepts at a pre-university level. This helps students to start university with greater confidence and comprehension. The main topics covered include: equations, inequality, coordinate geometry, trigonometry, power functions, exponentials and logarithms.

Attendance is highly recommended; there is no exam at the completion of these courses. The class timetable and the class group are published on the Internet at the address www.unibocconi.eu/classtimetable .

The  course profiles of math crash courses are published on-line at

www.unibocconi.eu/courses  in Math Crash Courses.

The class timetable has been planned so that educational activities are mainly concentrated in either the morning or the afternoon, in order to make it easier for students to dedicate the other part of the day to individual study.
In the first semester of the first year for example, CLMG students have lessons on 2 mornings (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) and 3 afternoons (Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays) a week; in the second semester CLMG students have lessons on 3 mornings (Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays) and 2 afternoons (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) a week.

The years of studies following the first and second have a different class timetable which is more structured as the program structure includes also compulsory courses chosen by the students in the third and fourth years and elective courses in the fourth and fifth years.

The first, second ,third, fourth and fifth year class timetable includes timetable slots  - different from the first and second semester - schedule completely dedicated to foreign languages. This ensures that other lessons and language lessons do not clash with each other.

In addition, there may also be some complementary learning activities scheduled to review some of the concepts dealt with during the normal teaching sessions. These activities are generally held at a different time from the lessons (usually in the evening from 6:00pm to 7:30pm).

No educational activities are scheduled between 1:00pm and 2:30pm on Fridays, both in first and second semester, this period being reserved for student group activities.

The general class timetable and any changes  are published on the yoU@B student Diary and on the University's Internet site at www.unibocconi.eu/classtimetable.

After students have finalized their enrolment or after enrolling in the academic year, they can view their daily class timetable and the personalized class timetable from both yoU@B at http://agenda.unibocconi.it .

The teaching activities for the 2010-2011 academic year will follow the schedule below:

First year

• I semester:
  - Tuesday 7 September 2010 is dedicated to the "Welcome first-year students", the presentation of the course by the Dean of the School of Law and by Director of the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science in Giurisprudenza [Law] Program;
  - From Wednesday 8 September 2010 to Thursday 16 December 2010: teaching activities run in class.

Second, third,fourth and fifth year:

• I semester: from Thursday 9 September 2010 to Thursday to 16 December 2010.

First, second, third, fourth and fifth year students:

• II semester: from Monday 14 February 2011 to Tuesday 31 May 2011.

Please note that language lessons begin on 13 September 2010 in first semester and on 14 February 2011 in second semester.

In addition, the yoU@B student Diary allows students to integrate their personalized class timetable with other educational activities that interest them and to view and print all other information recorded in their yoU@B diary for the desired period (daily, weekly, monthly, and so on). 

On graduation days listed below, lessons for all courses and all programs (Bachelor Programs, MSc and Combined Bachelor and MSc in Giurisprudenza [Law]) are suspended:

• Friday 22 October 2010;
• Saturday 23 October 2010;
• Friday 17 December 2010;
• Saturday 18 December 2010;
• Monday 4 April 2011;
• Tuesday 5 April 2011;
• Wednesday 6 April 2011.

During the partial exam periods, listed below, lessons in all courses are suspended:

• first semester: from Monday 25 October 2010 to Saturday 6 November 2010;
• second semester: from Thursday 7 April 2011 to Wednesday 20 April 2011.

In addition, lessons are also suspended on the following days:

• Tuesday 7 December 2010;
• Wednesday 8 December 2010;
• From Thursday 21 April to Tuesday 26 April 2011;
• Thursday 2 June 2011.

During office hours students have the opportunity to consult teachers. This gives students the chance to seek further explanations or clarifications of the topics that were not fully understood during lessons.
The office hours timetable can be found on the Internet site at www.unibocconi.eu/studentconsultationhours  or in the yoU@B student Diary, which provides a direct link to the that page.

For some courses the teacher is assisted by a tutor who assists also the students for a better comprehension of the topics held in class , in case studies and in the exercises.

For information about courses including tutor activities (names of tutors) see: 

• Tutors 2010-2011 academic year 

Bocconi uses a detailed evaluation system designed to check the teaching quality of each course which involves the student's direct active input.   Including:

• checks carried out through "class group representatives", appointed to represent the entire class group by liaising with the teacher, acting as their spokesperson in presenting their observations and suggestions and outlining any difficulties that may arise during lessons. They have the priority in getting involved in the teaching evaluation procedures.
  For evaluation purposes, the role of class representatives is to create an environment which favours more interaction between teachers and students. As a matter of fact, the Course Director is invited to periodically meet with these students, and at the end of the semester, discuss with them the general outcome of teaching and if needed, the results of the evaluation. The Program Director can also, upon his own initiative, meet class representatives in order to check their opinions on the methods of the different courses in which the educational path is structured. Further details on the class representatives and on student representatives can generally be foundon the Internet site at http://www.unibocconi.it/ in: Studenti e Associazioni.
• evaluation of the university experience questionnaires, carried out during the degree program and organized as follows:
  - mid-semester evaluation (so called "mid-term evaluation"), carried out voluntarily by students at teacher's requests to gather information on teaching quality and course progress and shedding light on any problems in a timely fashion which allows corrective action to be implemented before the end of the course;
  - end-semester evaluation is carried out close to the end of  each course lessons; it involves all teachers and courses in the Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza [Law] including foreign languages and computer skills;
  - evaluation of assessment methods is carried out every two years to gather information on the efficiency and fairness of the procedures used to test students' preparation; this is carried out by completing an online questionnaire, available in a precise period during the academic year on the yoU@B student Diary;
  - evaluation of the overall university experience questionnaire, involves students who are close to graduation. It is aimed at gathering information on students' impressions with respect to the quality and effectiveness of the course of study, on their study experience and on the some support services (e.g. Career Service , ISU Student Assistance and Financial Aid, International Relations). Also in this case the questionnaire is completed online via the student Diary yoU@B and it is available for graduating students around one month before the deadline for making the graduation reservation.