Business Administration 1
A.Y. 2026/2027
Learning objectives
· Provide the fundamental concepts relating to the principles of business administration and the role of organisations in the economic and social system
· Introduce the concepts of financial accounting and financial statements, illustrating the mechanisms for recording and representing business transactions
· Present the main business management processes, with attention to strategic, operational and organisational decisions
· Provide foundational knowledge on the economics and management of both private companies and public administrations, highlighting their specificities relative to private firms
· Develop critical thinking skills to connect the different areas of business administration (principles of business administration, accounting, management, public sector) within a unified framework
· Introduce the concepts of financial accounting and financial statements, illustrating the mechanisms for recording and representing business transactions
· Present the main business management processes, with attention to strategic, operational and organisational decisions
· Provide foundational knowledge on the economics and management of both private companies and public administrations, highlighting their specificities relative to private firms
· Develop critical thinking skills to connect the different areas of business administration (principles of business administration, accounting, management, public sector) within a unified framework
Expected learning outcomes
· Know the fundamental principles of business administration and the essential characteristics of different types of organisations
· Read and interpret the main financial statements (balance sheet and income statement)
· Know the basic management processes and understand the main decisions relating to management, accounting and organisation
· Recognise the distinctive features of public organisations
· Analyse the logic of value creation and the main business management tools
· Read and interpret the main financial statements (balance sheet and income statement)
· Know the basic management processes and understand the main decisions relating to management, accounting and organisation
· Recognise the distinctive features of public organisations
· Analyse the logic of value creation and the main business management tools
Lesson period: year
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
year
Prerequisites for admission
As this is a first-year, first-term course, no prior knowledge is required beyond that expected for admission to the degree program.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The exam will be held in person. The tests will consist of multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and mini-essays answering questions or case studies, designed to assess students' ability to analyze and discuss the fundamental elements of the learning path.
The exam aims to test the development of the following skills among learners in relation to the topics of Business Administration 1, in particular:
1. knowledge: memorization of information;
2. comprehension: interpretation and the ability to express ideas, including through personal re-elaboration;
3. application: the ability to concretely apply content and information;
4. analysis: the ability to break down situations into their smallest elements, their interrelations, and their overall structure;
5. synthesis: the ability to combine known elements in new ways,
generating and creating new knowledge or new points of view;
6. evaluation: the ability to formulate independent and well-reasoned critical judgments.
The exam aims to test the development of the following skills among learners in relation to the topics of Business Administration 1, in particular:
1. knowledge: memorization of information;
2. comprehension: interpretation and the ability to express ideas, including through personal re-elaboration;
3. application: the ability to concretely apply content and information;
4. analysis: the ability to break down situations into their smallest elements, their interrelations, and their overall structure;
5. synthesis: the ability to combine known elements in new ways,
generating and creating new knowledge or new points of view;
6. evaluation: the ability to formulate independent and well-reasoned critical judgments.
Principles of Business Administration
Course syllabus
Business Administration and economic activity; The variety of organizational forms of business; A model of analysis for business organizational forms; Management activities; Resources and capabilities; The environment and the determinants of competition and collaboration; Strategic-organizational structure; The governance system; Good governance and good management; The system of results.
Teaching methods
The cluster course is organized into modules. For the "Principles of Business Administration" module, the following is planned: lecture-based teaching (DE - didattica erogativa) and interactive teaching (DI - didattica interattiva). Specifically: 40 hours: 18 hours of DE, of which 10 asynchronous and 8 synchronous (recorded and subsequently made available), and 22 hours of asynchronous DI.
Teaching Resources
Coda, V., Minoja, M., & Parolini, C. (2023). Economia aziendale e management. Pearson Education, chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12.
Business Management
Course syllabus
Entrepreneur, firm, and stakeholders; strategic decisions and dynamic capabilities; innovation and sustainability; internal growth, external growth, and internationalization strategies; collaborative growth; key operational management processes: procurement and logistics, production management, sales management; cost-volume-profit analysis.
Teaching methods
The cluster course is organized into modules. For the "Business Management" module, the following is planned: lecture-based teaching (DE) and interactive teaching (DI). Specifically: 40 hours: 18 hours of DE, of which 10 asynchronous and 8 synchronous (recorded and subsequently made available), and 22 hours of asynchronous DI.
Teaching Resources
Russo, A. & Vurro, C. (2018) Economia e Management delle Imprese. Teorie e strumenti per la creazione di valore, McGraw-Hill.
Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Public Management
Course syllabus
Structure and organization of public administrations; The types of intervention by public administrations and their fundamental characteristics; Reform trajectories and organizational-managerial improvement of public administrations; Accounting recording systems in the public sector (introductory overview); Planning and control systems in public administrations; Personnel management and executive leadership in the public sector; The business-economic aspects of different types of public administrations (municipalities, ministries, universities).
Teaching methods
The cluster course is organized into modules. For the "Public Management" module, the following is planned: lecture-based teaching (DE) and interactive teaching (DI). Specifically: 40 hours: 18 hours of DE, of which 10 asynchronous and 8 synchronous (recorded and subsequently made available), and 22 hours of asynchronous DI.
Teaching Resources
Ruffini R. (2010). Fondamenti di economia delle aziende e amministrazioni pubbliche. Milano: Franco Angeli.
Accounting
Course syllabus
Accounting and financial statements deal with the observation and analysis of the main administrative events of the firm; The distinction between the financial, economic, and equity aspects of management; The administrative-accounting cycle and the logic of double-entry bookkeeping; The main operating transactions: purchases, sales, wages, and professional services; Transactions relating to fixed assets and financing; Shareholders' equity and its evolution; Trial balances and adjusting entries; Closing operations and the preparation of the financial statements according to simplified formats.
Teaching methods
The cluster course is organized into modules. For the "Accounting and Financial Statements" module, the following is planned: lecture-based teaching (DE) and interactive teaching (DI). Specifically: 40 hours: 18 hours of DE, of which 10 asynchronous and 8 synchronous (recorded and subsequently made available), and 22 hours of asynchronous DI.
Teaching Resources
Simona ALFIERO, Valter GAMBA, Fabio RIZZATO, Simone SCAGNELLI, Silvana SECINARO, Vania TRADORI (2016). Dalla contabilità al bilancio. Editore: Accademia University Press.
Modules or teaching units
Accounting
ECON-06/A - Business Administration, Accounting & Performance Measurement - University credits: 6
Asynchronous lectures: 10 hours
Synchronous lectures: 8 hours
Interactive learning: 22 hours
Synchronous lectures: 8 hours
Interactive learning: 22 hours
Professor:
Brescia Valerio
Business Management
ECON-07/A - Management - University credits: 6
Asynchronous lectures: 10 hours
Synchronous lectures: 8 hours
Interactive learning: 22 hours
Synchronous lectures: 8 hours
Interactive learning: 22 hours
Professor:
Vurro Clodia
Principles of Business Administration
ECON-06/A - Business Administration, Accounting & Performance Measurement - University credits: 6
Asynchronous lectures: 10 hours
Synchronous lectures: 8 hours
Interactive learning: 22 hours
Synchronous lectures: 8 hours
Interactive learning: 22 hours
Professor:
Sancino Alessandro Angelo
Public Management
ECON-06/A - Business Administration, Accounting & Performance Measurement - University credits: 6
Asynchronous lectures: 10 hours
Synchronous lectures: 8 hours
Interactive learning: 22 hours
Synchronous lectures: 8 hours
Interactive learning: 22 hours
Professor:
Turri Matteo
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