The Academic Certificate is designed to introduce some basic elements of discreet mathematics, logic, mathematical analysis, probability and statistics.
Specifically, it introduces the language of sets and basic set operations, linear systems, vectors, matrices and related operations. It introduces some basic concepts of logic, syntax and semantics of propositional and first order logic.
Some basic elements of mathematical analysis are presented, such as the ideas of functions, limits, derivatives and integrals. Also, the fundamental rules of probability are taught, including the notion of conditioned probability, Bayes Theorem and its applications, with random variables, discreet and continuous, univariate and multivariate, and corresponding indexes (mean, variance, covariance). Some basic concepts of statistics are included (data groups, mean, median, quartiles, samples, expected values, estimate of parameters and results checking).

Course Activity: June-September 2023

Educational Goals

The student will be able to use basic methods of discreet mathematics, logic, mathematical analysis, probability and statistics, as listed above. Specifically, he/she will acquire the ability to: represent sets that satisfy properties, resolve linear systems and use vectors and matrices to represent data. The student will recognise the logical structure of mathematical reasoning and the equivalence of statements, and confidently use connectors and quantifiers.  He/she will learn to recognise the development of elementary functions and the geometric significance of derivatives and integrals, and apply this knowledge to resolving simple problems, knowledge of fundamental data structures and the ability to use them to resolve simple problems. He/she must be able to analyse simple random experiments, using the main probability distributions to model simple phenomena, representing and describing the data clearly, resolving simple statistics problems by calculating point estimates and confidence intervals, and correctly performing the main hypothesis tests.

Course assessment

Assessment of course success and achievement of goals is given in a grade (thirty marks) for each training activity of the course.
On request and subject to payment of a revenue stamp, a certificate of course success and acquisition of credits may be issued.
It is possible to take the exams until the special session of the academic year.

Enrolment

To participate in the course, applicants must hold a high school leaving certificate or other equivalent, recognised, qualification from abroad.
Applications must be presented between 2 May 2023 and 31 January 2024.

For any questions about enrolment, please contact prof. Alessio Bottrighi

Payment procedure

If you do not hold University login credentials, to create an account:

• access: https://www.studenti.uniupo.it/Home.do
•  follow the Reserved Area pathway to Registration, and click on “Web Registration”
• key in your personal data as requested up to creation of your username which must also be linked to a password
• enter the Reserved Area, click on “Proceed with login”.

Those who already have a username:

 enter the Reserved Area, connect to: https://www.studenti.uniupo.it/Home.do

Proceed to registration and payment:

• Click on “Student Admin”, follow pages: Enrolment, Standard Enrolment, Enrolment on open-access courses, Department of Science and Technological Innovation, First Level Ordinary Course; then select the Academic Certificate you are interested in
• Enter the information requested, up to and including the generation and printing of the application for enrolment and bill for 90 Euro
• If you do not figure among the categories eligible for exemption or reduced fee, pay the bill and contact the Student Admin Office of the Department of Science and Technological Innovation via UPO Risponde (https://www.uniupo.it/it/upo-risponde) selecting the Department “Dip. di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica - Alessandria”, the topic or recipient “Segreteria Studenti”, the context “Individual Courses”, and indicating in the request text the “Academic Certificate” and course subject desired
• If you figure among one of the categories entitled to fee exemption or reduction, contact the DISIT Student Admin Office (details above) and they will update your enrolment details
• IN ALL CASES (including exemption or reduced fee), the Admin Office will issue another bill for 16 euro (for the revenue stamp) which must be paid, and, if necessary, another bill if both courses are requested
• Return to the initial webpage, select “Student Admin”, “Payments”, and when at the “Invoice” section, the bills to be paid will appear
• The Student Admin Office will update your online records with the Academic Certificate courses

No reimbursement will be paid in the event that exams for credits are not passed.

Fees

The reduced fee is applied to: University staff; individuals with disability of 66% or more; individuals with handicaps (art. 3 c. 1 l. 104/1992); asylum-seekers; refugees/political refugees; incoming free-mover students.

Exemption by merit

Those who have completed their degree “on time” (in the scheduled/normal duration of the programme) with a mark of 100/110 or more, is not subject to the enrolment fee.

Students currently graduating who expect to achieve the aforesaid condition may enrol provisionally, and their status will then be checked before they are confirmed as eligible for the exemption.

For those who continue their studies by enrolling on a Master’s course at the university, the price of the Academic Certificate programme will be subtracted from the fee for the first year of enrolment on the Master’s degree (where due).