GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

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 offer for 2007-2008 a.y. 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 sector which offer these activities.

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

• assigning courses: sign-up applications are accepted on the basis of academic merit, GPA and credits recorded in the academic career. 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 are finalized before the sign-up period begins;
• duration: a minimum of 5 teaching sessions of 2 hours each.