Course Objectives:
Understanding the functioning of businesses, especially those in the transportation sector.
Knowledge of the strategic and operational management of businesses.
Understanding the European and Italian transportation sectors.
Familiarity with the different areas of value creation in transportation businesses, as well as their specific characteristics and challenges.

Total number and description of teaching units: Total: 48 (6 modules of 8 video lectures each)

Organization of teaching (lectures, laboratory, etc.):
DELIVERED TEACHING
48 ONLINE VIDEO LECTURES (6 TEACHING UNITS - EACH CFU LASTS TWO HOURS)

INTERACTIVE TEACHING
2 INTERACTIVE LESSONS PER CFU
5 THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS ON THE TEACHING FORUM (TOPICS) AND 2 POSTS PER CFU AS PER THE GUIDELINES ON THE TEACHING OF PQA
4 E-TIVITIES EVERY 5 CFU
2 TESTS PER CFU WITH 8 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Syllabus: Degree Course L-28 (6 ECTS)
1.Transportation and Transportation Demand
2.Fundamentals of Business Management Studies
3.Organizational Theories and Human Resources
4.Enterprise Value and Productivity
5.Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability
6.Transportation for Citizens and Businesses

Weekly reception days and times:
Online on Tuesday from 18:00 to 19:00, in person on Tuesday from 13:00 to 14:00

Methods of ongoing profit verification:
The degree of student learning is constantly monitored through verification tools and methodologies.
In particular, in order to make verification and certification of training outcomes feasible, the teacher and tutor will take into account:
1. automatic tracking of training activities by the system - reporting;
2. didactic and technical monitoring (in terms of quantity and quality of interactions, compliance with didactic deadlines, submission of required papers, etc.).
3. formative in-itinere checks, including self-assessment (e.g., multiple-choice tests, true/false, sequence of questions with different levels of difficulty, simulations, concept maps, papers, group projects, etc.);
4.the final profit exam, during which the work done online (activities carried out remotely, quantity and quality of online interactions, etc.) is taken into account and valued.
The assessment, within this framework, takes into account multiple aspects:
a. the result of a certain number of intermediate tests (online tests, development of papers, etc.);
b. the quality and quantity of participation in online activities (frequency and quality of interventions monitored through the platform);
c. the results of the final test.
Therefore, the collected data will be evaluated by the teacher for student assessment purposes.

Access to the exam is subject to attendance recognition, which will be attested with the appropriate certificate at the time of booking the exam, certifying the completion of the in-itinere verification activities and the level of work carried out in the various exercises.
The exam will consist of an oral interview and the grading will be expressed out of 30/30.
The profit exam is conducted orally. The student will receive at least three questions from the commission on the topics described in the Course program.

Assessment methods and objectives of the test:
The exam aims to evaluate the achievement of educational objectives. In particular:
a) the student must demonstrate knowledge of the transport market and the main themes underlying the functioning of transport entrepreneurial organizations, from value creation to the relationship between the company and its environment, from strategic management areas to operational areas;
b) the ability to argue on the management areas of transport companies;
c) the ability to apply knowledge to practical cases.
With regard to grading, a maximum of 10 points will be assigned for each objective verified in points a, b, and c.
For the exam to be passed, a minimum score of 6 points per objective is required.
Honors will be awarded if the student:
a) achieves the maximum score in all objectives;
b) has full autonomy in conducting the oral interview;
c) demonstrates problem-solving skills on the topics covered.

Knowledge and understanding skills in terms of expected outcomes (Dublin descriptor no. 1):
The student will acquire adequate knowledge and understanding: of the processes contributing to the creation of value for transport companies; of the company's relationships with its reference environment; of internal organizational dynamics; of strategic management processes; of the different operational management areas of the company; of the transport market.

Skills to apply knowledge and understanding in terms of expected outcomes (Dublin descriptor no. 2): By relying on knowledge and understanding of the above-defined topics, the student will be able to: provide a complete interpretation of inter- and intra-organizational relationships and managerial, strategic, and operational dynamics of transport companies; critically analyze issues concerning transport companies; propose solutions to them.

Recommended bibliography
Ciampi F. Fondamenti di economia e gestione delle imprese, Firenze University Press, 2022
Cuomo M.T., Metallo G. Management e sviluppo d'impresa, Giappichelli, 2007
Paoloni P. Elementi di governo d'azienda, Giappichelli, 2021

-Ciampi F. Fondamenti di economia e gestione delle imprese, Firenze University Press, 2022
-Cuomo M.T., Metallo G. Management e sviluppo d'impresa, Giappichelli, 2007
-Paoloni P. Elementi di governo d'azienda, Giappichelli, 2021