91188 - Laboratories (Lab1)

Academic Year 2023/2024

Learning outcomes

Students will learn how to write an essay following the academic rules (footnotes, bibliography et caetera).

Course contents

The laboratory is open to anyone, but will be complementary to the course (Sposi) "Institutional history of Republican Italy" and will include some research exercices dealing with the governments of Republican Italy. It is advised to follow this laboratory when enroled in the course "Institutional history of Republican Italy". The laboratory is compulsory for those who intend to make his\her dissertation in History of institutions.

Readings/Bibliography

The course does not have a bibliography, but students are encouraged to read the classical text of Umberto Eco, Come si fa una tesi di laurea, republished in 2017 (La Nave di Teseo).

Teaching methods

The course will be given in-person.

It is compulsory to bring his personal computer for the exercices of the laboratory.

Assessment methods

The four credits will be assessed by submitting a paper on one of the Italian governments, that will be prepared during the 10 lesson weeks. 

Teaching tools

Powerpoint presentations, Internet databases.

Office hours

See the website of Alessandro Giacone

SDGs

Quality education Decent work and economic growth

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.