The course introduces key principles in terms of strategic management and entrepreneurship. The first part of the course provides students the necessary understanding of the scope and function of strategic management theory and practice. Instead, in the second part of the course, entrepreneurial tips on how to set up a new business in digitised worlds will be provided. Particular attention will be paid on the strategic role of the data in designing powerful data-driven strategies and competitive business models for multinational corporations and start-ups.


The course has a very practical orientation, whereby a substantial part of the in-class work is based on group works and aims to give students the tools and the understandings to set up a new business in today’s global business driven by Industry 4.0 technologies.


Upon completion of the course, students should be able to solve managerial and entrepreneurial problems, designing powerful data-driven strategies and developing competitive business plans and models. In addition, students should be able to work in team and to present and discuss project works.


The course is meant to provide an overview on electronics for application to industrial measurements. The main topics are signal amplification, filtering, and generation, digital circuits and A-to-D and D-to-A conversion. Operation of the most important instruments for circuit characterization is also discussed. The course includes practical activities to be carried out in the electronic laboratory.