Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes
The primary objective of the MSc in Management Engineering of Sapienza University of Rome is to provide knowledge and develop high-level skills that integrate the technological-design content typical of engineering disciplines with a full understanding of the economic-management aspects of decision-making problems of organizations. To these ends, methods, models and tools for analysis and intervention used in the management of complex systems - and characterized by a high interaction between the evolution of technology, the structure of the markets in which companies operate - are discussed.
In particular, the management engineer at the Master level is able to play an essential role in the strategic and operational decisions of companies, on the basis of the ability to use effectively and efficiently the methods of economic analysis, management and operational research for identification, formulation and solution of problems related to the design, organization and management of production systems of goods and services.

The preparation acquired at the completion of the master's degree course also constitutes a solid starting point for further study of the studies in the context of Masters Degrees or research doctorates related to the educational path of the master's degree course.

The learning outcomes of the master's degree program are achieved by defining a study plan consisting of an initial unitary imprint, characterized by a set of compulsory courses, which is completed by a set of elective courses organized according to different curricula, targeted to deepen specific economic, technological and methodological aspects.
The common teachings, which constitute the founding core of the learning project, refer primarily to the economic-management area. In this context, they provide the necessary methodologies and tools to understand the definition of the horizontal and vertical boundaries of the companies and to interpret the market mechanisms, as well as to integrate the organizational-management aspects in technical projects, and to face initiatives to improve performance and reorganize the company with a project vision.

Secondly, the common teachings refer to the area of management mechanics and, in particular, analyze the main problems of management of production, materials, logistics and supply chain, both from an organizational-managerial and technical point of view.

Thirdly, the common teachings aim to broaden the methodological knowledge in the areas of automation, operational research and optimization, which are necessary to deal with and resolve in a structured way the decision-making problems that arise in the management of complex systems.

Downstream of the common lessons, the Masters Degree programme provides the opportunity to take advantage of one of the alternative curricula that combine in a flexible way the model-quantitative approach typical of economic-management engineering and operational research with a variety of technological skills typical of the various engineering sectors.

In this way, the student can characterize his / her own preparation through a specialization of the studies in the areas of the control and management of the organizations, the management of the operative activities of the enterprises, the economy and management of the technology, the quantitative methods and models for the support to the decisions. The courses that define each course, including a plurality of educational modules of your choice provided in English, are listed in the teaching regulations of the course.

Autonomy of judgment

Graduates can analyze and interpret technical and economic data and know the potentials and limitations of quantitative methods and models of decision support. Therefore, the master's graduate has the ability and skills to compare different approaches for solving problems typical of organizations, formulating innovative proposals and critically evaluating the results obtained and their managerial implications. Furthermore, graduates can autonomously update themselves on the development of techniques and tools to assist their activity, adopting the most suitable choices to improve company performance. The possession of independent judgment is achieved on the basis of individual and group study, participation in laboratory activities, drafting of reports on project activities and preparation of the thesis in the final test. The verification of the possession of the judgment is made through written and / or oral tests required for the proficiency examinations of the different courses and for the other training activities. The examination tests of the disciplines that foresee a project component and / or laboratory activity and the final test are particularly oriented towards verifying the independence of judgment

Communication skills

In the performance of their activities, the Management Engineers have to communicate with a variety of highly heterogeneous interlocutors by training and professional role (managers and entrepreneurs, financiers, public administrators, technologists and legal operators). Therefore, graduates must be able to describe to the interlocutor clearly and rigorously the main characteristics of the decision-making problems of an economic-organizational nature from time to time addressed, effectively outlining possible solutions. Graduates have the possibility to acquire these skills during the regular training activities foreseen in the course of the study, through moments of discussion and discussion in group work and in the occasions of meetings planned with representatives of the working world (seminars and / or guided tours), as well as during the preparation of the final exam. Graduates can also communicate with language properties in English, in written and oral form, with reference also to disciplinary vocabularies. The possession of communication skills is verified by means of written and / or oral tests provided for both the profit exams and for the other training activities and, in particular, through the examination tests of the disciplines which include a project activity. The final exam, which involves the discussion of the thesis in the presence of a committee established for this purpose, is a further element of verification of communication skills, with particular regard to the candidate's ability to synthesize and show.

Learning skills

Graduates have acquired a significant mastery of the methods and models of management engineering, even at an advanced level, necessary to rationalize and solve the decision-making problems typical of the various functional areas of companies. On this basis, graduates can explore and evaluate independently the opportunities offered by the new results of basic and applied research and technological and organizational innovations, eventually proposing original solutions that take into due consideration the changed needs of society. The acquired learning skills can also allow graduates to undertake and conduct with a high degree of autonomy subsequent studies related to the Masters Degree programme such as, for example, a second level university Masters Degree or a research doctorate. The teaching tools that aim to develop learning skills are the traditional ones of lessons and exercises. Some courses include a project component and / or laboratory activity. The verification of the learning abilities is carried out both through written and / or oral tests required for the profit exams, and, in particular, through the exam tests of the disciplines which envisage a project activity. The final test, which consists in the drafting of a thesis, is a further element of verification of learning skills, as the candidate is called to conduct the work autonomously, from the initial phase of investigation of the problem and definition of research hypotheses to the final phase of validation and discussion of the results obtained and their economic-managerial implications.