Italy

The course consists of topics including pre-natal development: central nervous system maturation; post-natal development: neuroplasticity; neural network development; investigation techniques in neuropsychology of vision in infants and old people; and how to use eye-trackers with practical demonstration in lab; neurobiology of ADHD and of learning disabilities; eye movements and eye-tracking in infants and old people; the aging brain; and neurovisual problems in the elderly.

The course focuses on issues, historical contexts, and social aspects of Spanish culture. Emphasis is placed on socio-cultural issues related to culture and the critical tools necessary for contextualizing, analyzing, and commenting on texts and documents in order to relate them to the most significant transformations in the areas of language reference. The course focuses on the analysis of excerpts of a selection of literary texts as well as documentaries of the time. Specific course topics vary each term. Access the University of Bologna Online Course Catalog for the most up to date topic for the course. The topic for Fall 2023 is the Re-elaborations and Cultural Transformations through the 20th Century and the Contemporary World. Specific topics covered include the Second Republic; the Civil War and the Francoist Repression; and the transition to democracy. The course focuses on how to retell history from realism to postmodernism and neo-modernity, and how historical memory is presented through different genres including theater and literature. The course also focuses on debates regarding ethical questions including collective memory, forgetting and recognition, reparation and post-memory, individual rights, and mass education. The analysis is based on images, sound documents, fragments of historical and philosophical essays, newspapers, and documentaries of the period.

This course, on the psychology of adult development across cultures develops knowledge on main approaches to adult development; explores how adult development is intertwined with cultural and historical changes; identifies specific cultural differences within specific topics of adult development; reviews how to use available tools in research and practice in socially and culturally diverse contexts; discusses PAD (Positive Adult Development) psychoeducational and preventive programs in multicultural contexts; learns how to promote positive identity development across adulthood and how to plan, implement, and evaluate psychoeducational and counseling actions; and explores current trends and present new ideas for research and practice in development across adulthood. The course proposes a theoretical integration of several major streams in contemporary psychological theory about adult development. Emphasis is placed on the importance of both contextual factors and individual differences across different cultures and on preventive and empowering actions professionals may undertake to support positive adult development. Topics addressed include Adult Development: history, concepts, and frameworks; tools and research methods for addressing adult challenges and strengths; cognitive development; emotional and psychosocial development; time perspective and other resources across the life span; steps, transitions, and challenges across adulthood; the critical role of work in adult lives; and innovative and preventive actions to support adult positive development under complex conditions and times. The course requires students to have basic knowledge on developmental psychology social psychology as a prerequisite.

This course analyzes advanced management practices in complex business environments and offers a comprehensive introduction to Lean Management, a model derived from the diffusion of the principles and tools originally developed at the Toyota Motor Company. The course emphasizes the organizational, managerial, and human aspects of Lean Thinking and illustrates its adoption in a variety of industries and business functions. It analyzes how firms should design and implement lean systems and offers a framework to undertake and sustain lean transformations. It illustrates how the adoption of Lean Thinking principles and tools affect managerial decision making and problem solving, eliminating waste and variability. It also elaborates on recent trends such as the application of lean thinking to innovation (Lean Product and Process Development), to entrepreneurship (Lean Startup Method), to sustainability (Lean & Green), as well as its connection to the Agile movement.