The specific educational objective of the Course is to provide students with analysis, design, implementation and management of advanced telecommunications systems skills, with respect to the emerging architectures of services on the Internet, and to the most efficient techniques for the use of transmission.
For this purpose it will provide a solid background on the modeling techniques and the interface to the electromagnetic transmission medium, through mandatory activities in the scientific sector ING-INF/02 (9 to 18CFU), on the main modulation and coding techniques for protecting of information from noise and interference, on the technical access to the means used in radio communication systems, on modern transmission network architectures, with particular attention to issues related to the security and confidentiality of information, and on the design and management of services on the Internet, obtained through the mandatory training activities in the scientific sector ING-INF/03 (42 to 54CFU).
In addition to the mandatory activities described above, the educational regulations allow students to direct their training towards the profile of expert in electronic systems and optical communication, achieved through optional activities in the scientific sectors ING-INF/01, ING-INF/07 (to 24 credits), or to a profile oriented to the architecture of service- systems, achieved through optional activities in the scientific sectors ING-INF/05, INF/01 (up to 24CFU). As a complement, it is possible to acquire skills in data analysis, business/management engineering, or in the analysis and modeling of complex systems, by means of optional educational activities in sectors ING-INF/04, ING-IND/35 FIS/02 (up to 24CFU).
With respect to the objectives of the class of the degree course, the fluency in written and oral form, in one European language in addition to Italian, is achieved by at least 6 credits reserved for this purpose among other training activities.
Making judgments:
Graduates will be able to analyze, interpret and describe complex telecommunications engineering problems, even on the basis of incomplete or limited information, also reflecting on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
They will know how to integrate and use the knowledge necessary for formulating their own formulation on issues related to their specialty, although broad, new, or unfamiliar.
This objective will be pursued, in particular, through teachings with a strong design component, through meetings and discussions with representatives of the world of work promoted through the organization of seminars, conferences and through the degree dissertation. The latter represents the time when the student is confronted with typical engineering contexts telecommunications, developing original and innovative ideas, taking on the task, during the discussion, to explain them and support their validity.
Communication skills:
Graduates must demonstrate that they have acquired the ability to communicate and express unambiguously, also in English, the conclusions of their analysis or design work, as well as the underlying knowledge on advanced telecommunications systems.
They will be able to deal with expert and non-expert stakeholders on issues relating to different subject disciplines of the course, to highlight problems and communicate solutions.
They will have developed interpersonal skills facilitating their work within a group, but also the ability to coordinate other people.
These objectives will be pursued during examinations, carried out mostly both in oral and written form (the latter with "open" answers), and also through the internship period and the preparation for the final exam. The latter, in particular, consists of the presentation and discussion with a commission of a dissertation developed independently under the guidance of a supervisor. In this case the object of the evaluation is not only the thesis content, but also the candidate’s synthesis, communication and exposure skills.
Learning ability:
The Degree Course in Telecommunications Engineering aims at training students who have developed learning skills enabling them to study independently the engineering and basic disciplines which are not covered by the course syllabus.
This will allow them to take, as it is a tradition of engineering disciplines in general, any subsequent study with a high degree of autonomy, even in a highly specialized and research context (master, PhD), and in general to follow autonomously the paths to upgrade and improve their knowledge.
These objectives will be pursued through teaching courses with higher methodological content, and through the preparation of the thesis, which stimulates the ability to acquire new skills through research and studies conducted autonomously. Their achievement will be verified by the relevant tests.
