The training course
The first year of the course is aimed at the acquisition of a common base of skills and the possible recovery of previous skills, both humanities and languages and computer science.
Lectures are accompanied by an appropriate number of workshops, the contents of which are commensurate from year to year with the needs expressed by the labour market.
The lessons are organized in compact modules of three hours (four for the laboratories) per week in order to rationally occupy the working days from Monday to Friday, normally from 9.30 to 16.30 (with possible subsequent spaces for personal study or group work).
At the end of the semester, students can take exams to verify the courses just completed and (where scheduled) the related laboratories.
The second year , on the other hand, presents courses with a professionalizing slant. Lecture activities are concentrated in the first semester, with the same organisational methods as in the first year. The second semester is reserved for any remedial courses, the final workshop, the company internship and the final thesis.
All courses (including laboratories) may include mid-term evaluation opportunities, including group assessments, and conclude with a personal evaluation test which is expressed through a mark out of thirty. In the case of laboratories attached to the courses, the final grade affects the final grade of the course according to a percentage communicated by the teacher in his or her syllabus (normally between 20 and 30%).
Profit examinations take the form of oral interviews or written papers or practical productions. The internship activity is evaluated through a report drawn up by the company tutor and collected by the course internship tutor.
The final examination is a privileged opportunity to verify the skills acquired, both in terms of disciplinary content, methods and tools available, and finally in terms of the ability to apply these contents and methods in practice. The final exam normally consists of the construction of a product that, on the basis of a serious research activity, presents a concrete output (a website, a feasibility project for an online campaign, etc.). Where possible, the thesis is linked to the internship experience. The final grade is expressed in 110ths with possible honors, taking into account the student's overall curriculum and the quality of the thesis.
The course supports students with two tutors. The first deals with classroom issues, the possible recovery of skills in shortage, the organization of para-training activities, and guidance for any study experiences abroad. The second is an internship tutor who intervenes at the beginning of the second year to guide and support the student in the choice and development of the internship experience.
In general, attendance of lectures (and in particular laboratories) is strongly recommended. However, GeCo uses the in-depth distance learning experience gained during the SARS-CoV-2 crisis for the preparation of personalized paths for workers or other students who for various reasons could not attend: all training modules provide the non-attending student with adequate tools to acquire the specific knowledge and skills required. BlackBoard, one of the most advanced platforms in the world for training professionals, is used for this purpose. Working students can use 4 years to complete the GeCo, adopting a study plan "halved" from year to year compared to the normal one and enjoying a proportional reduction in tuition costs. A specific teaching architecture has been prepared for these cases, in order to preserve the progression in the acquisition of course contents typical of the normal duration.