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Academic year 2011/2012
Master's Degree (MSc) on MANAGEMENT ENGINEERING

Coordinator Prof. Manfredi Bruccoleri
Class of Master's Degree (MSc) on Management engineering (LM-31)
2 years

Free access
Course Code
2034

Course info
The growing complexity and dynamicity of the competitive system in the globalisation and knowledge era require for new professionals capable of facing issues in an interdisciplinary, flexible and innovative way. The profile of a management engineer responds to current market needs and therefore it is always more appreciated and required by companies and public administrations. Management Engineering deals with technical, economic, managerial and organisational problem solving in the production and consumption processes of goods and services, through typical engineering methods and solving capabilities. In their activity, management engineers use typical engineering science quantitative tools, decisional supports and methodological rigour, aiming at reaching optimising solutions. Engineering vision and method, applied to management and organisation issues, enable the achievement of higher efficiency and effectiveness levels of solutions, as well as a better understanding of business phenomena; they also facilitate the identification and control of the most significant decisional variables in various business processes, set the bases for the continuous improvement of business outcomes with respect to measurable parameters and finally they enable to build well structured relations among various company branches and among companies themselves. The education of a management engineer is based upon solid grounding in mathematics, physics, economics, statistics, operations research and computer science as well as upon the planning capabilities of engineering subjects. Among these latter, it is worth mentioning the ones related to production technologies, industrial plants and economic-management engineering. The 2nd cycle course in Management Engineering derives from the degree course in Industrial Technologies economic-organisational curriculum started in 1980 and later transformed in Management Engineering. The 2nd cycle degree course focuses on the managerial education of management engineers. This is the reason why the educational objective of the course is to provide advances, specialist and scientific knowledge of managerial issues, from project management, to innovation management, marketing. Business finance, strategy, to supply chain management. The course is divided into three subject groups: - 21 credits are related to the specialisation in the subjects constituting the methodological base of 2nd level engineers, viz. statistical methods for data analysis, advanced planning, risk analysis, and methodologies for modelling business processes; - Subjects related to business functions such as marketing, finance, strategy, supply chain management and operations management, and inter-functional subjects such as project management, technological innovation and customer satisfaction planning and management; - Vocational subjects (18 credits ) - Subjects related to advanced issues of management with respect to manufacturing companies, industrial plants and company networks
The profile of a management engineer is effectively outlines through an article of Corriere della Sera, of march, 31st, 2006: An engineer-manager with high technological scientific competence, capable of managing financial and technological companies or to propose him/ herself to the labour market as a high profile business consultant. Management engineers represent an answer to the always more needed soft skills. They are polyhedral professionals, with sound technical and methodological bases, who, thanks to the engineering approach to management and organisational problems , have a deep understanding of business phenomena. Thus, they may find a wide range of positions in the labour market: from industrial companies to service companies, from the public administration, to the financial environment. Management engineers are strongly appreciated in the field of consultancy, where they act also as private practitioners; they possess as well the right grounding to carry out with success the entrepreneurial activity. A national survey by ISTAT, published in 2004, about all the degree courses of all Italian Faculties, has put Management Engineers at the first place place overall in the charts in career development, evaluated on the basis of the average waiting time of the first employment, the proportion of graduates employed three months and three years after graduation and stability of the place. "89% of graduates find work within three years after completion of ongoing studies." The degree course in Management Engineering of the University of Palermo pays a particular attention to the professional outcomes. With respect to career opportunities, the Degree course carried out two surveys about management engineering graduates of the university of Palermo; the first one has been carried out by the Degree Course in 2006 with respect to graduates of the three-year 2003-2005, and the second one has been carried out in 2008 with 2nd cycle graduates form November 2006 to November 2008 (28 graduates) Both surveys confirmed the excellent placement of Management Engineers graduate in Palermo. In particular, the 2008 survey pointed out that: - 86% of respondents said they already had a job; - 89% of those who work, have found jobs within 6 months of graduation; - The distribution of the type of work shows that approximately 54% of graduates are employed by a company, about 11% work with project contracts, about 21% with training contracts; - The generalist nature of management engineers brings them to find employment in manufacturing companies, consulting, utilities, public services, healthcare, banks, etc ... in different functions within the company; - the most common professional level is the one of, even if only 1 year after graduation there are 4.7% of managers; - 25% claim a net average monthly income between 500 to 1000 , while 75% falls in the second range, i.e. from 1001 to 2000 ; this finding is in line with the national average indicating the average salary of an engineer after one year after graduation equal to 1136; - 100% of respondents stated that their degree is necessary or at least useful for their work. NB Complete data on the above mentioned surveys are available in the attachments to the Educational offer.
As required by the Educational Regulations, it consists of a dissertation with discussion of the results. The dissertation is awarded 15 credits. The final exam includes an important design work or scientific research, ending with a paper demonstrating the mastery of the subjects, the ability to operate autonomously, the candidate's ability of analysis and engineering practice in complex, dynamic and not formalized; contexts. During the discussion of the dissertation, candidates must their communication skills in line with the educational objectives, specialized knowledge of the subject, independent judgment and investigation. The dissertation topic will be chosen by the student and approved by the Board of the degree course. The rules for 2nd cycle Degree examinations require a co-examiner for dissertations with high engineering and scientific interest.

course outline
Teachings first year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
03239 - CORPORATE FINANCE LO NIGRO (PO) 6.0 1 V B ING-IND/35
09098 - TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION MANAGEMENT LA COMMARE (PO) 6.0 1 V B ING-IND/35
16084 - STATISTICAL METHODS FOR RISK AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT BARONE (PA) 12.0 1 V
MODULE I BARONE (PA) 6.0 C SECS-S/02
MODULE II LOMBARDO (PO) 6.0 C SECS-S/02
04864 - MARKETING ROMA (PA) 6.0 3 V B ING-IND/35
09021 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENEA (CU) 9.0 3 V B ING-IND/17
09026 - BUSINESS PROCESSES MODELLING BRUCCOLERI (PO) 9.0 3 V B ING-IND/35
Free subjects 9.0 D
Teachings second year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
09095 - SERVICE QUALITY MANAGEMENT LUPO (PA) 6.0 1 V B ING-IND/16
12044 - INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND STRATEGY PERRONE (PO) 9.0 1 V B ING-IND/35
09096 - LOGISTIC CHAIN MANAGEMENT AIELLO (PA) 9.0 3 V B ING-IND/17
05917 - FINAL EXAMINATION 15.0 4 G E
Stage and others 6.0 F
Optional subjects 18.0 B
Elective activities
Optional subjects credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04339 - NON CONVENTIONAL PROCESSING RUISI (PQ) 6.0 1 V B ING-IND/16
09093 - PUBLIC SECTOR ECONOMICS ABBATE (RU) 6.0 1 V B ING-IND/35
12676 - PRODUCTION OPERATIONAL PLANNING PASSANNANTI (PO) 6.0 1 V B ING-IND/16
15980 - INTEGRATED PRODUCT/PROCESS PRODUCTION AND INNOVATION SYSTEMS MICARI (PO) 12.0 1 V
MODULE 1 MICARI (PO) 6.0 B ING-IND/16
MODULE 2 LO VALVO (PQ) 6.0 B ING-IND/16
16085 - NETWORKING STRATEGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES PERRONE (PO) 12.0 1 V
MODULE 1 PERRONE (PO) 6.0 B ING-IND/35
MODULE 2 PERRONE (PO) 6.0 B ING-IND/35
16086 - INDUSTRIAL PLANT AND SAFETY DESIGN GALANTE (PQ) 12.0 1 V
MODULE II LA SPISA (PC) LI CAUSI (PC) 6.0 B ING-IND/17
MODULE I GALANTE (PQ) 6.0 B ING-IND/17
Stage and others credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
11028 - INTERNSHIP 6 CREDITS 6.0 1 G F
11033 - INTERNSHIP 3 CREDITS 3.0 1 G F
11034 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES - 1 CREDIT 1.0 1 G F
11035 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES - 2 CREDITS 2.0 1 G F
11036 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES - 3 CREDITS 3.0 1 G F
11037 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES - 4 CREDITS 4.0 1 G F
11038 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES - 5 CREDITS 5.0 1 G F
11039 - OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES - 6 CREDITS 6.0 1 G F
11351 - INTERNSHIP 5 CREDITS 5.0 1 G F
15458 - INTERNSHIP 4 CREDITS 4.0 1 G F
Explaination
Term Term/Semester
Val. Valutation: V = mark in 30/30, G = note
(*) Teaching attended in english
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