89412 - Seminar 4

Course contents

The course will provide an overview and illustration of experiences by professional agronomists in Italy, concerning their main field of activity. The topics will cover:

- regulation of agronomist professional activity;

- international context;

- different fields of profession and competences needed;

- fiscal aspects of intellectual activity.

One session of the seminar is dedicated to presenting companies offering internships and postgraduate collaboration opportunities, with a view to providing a more comprehensive overview of the career prospects the degree programme offers to its graduates.

Readings/Bibliography

Handouts based on slides by speakers

Teaching methods

Pre-requisites: none.

Seminar type presentation; half of the time will be devoted presentations by invited speakers and half of the time to Q&A with students

Assessment methods

Assessment of learning (idoneità) is based on students' active participation in the seminars, including asking questions and interacting with the speakers.

To pass, students must attend at least 70% of the seminar.

Students who have attended less than 70% but more than 25% of the seminar may pass by submitting a short report, in consultation with the lecturer, on the topics covered in class during the hours they were absent.

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

Presentations

Laptop and videoprojector.

Office hours

See the website of Alessandra Castellini