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Milano, XX mese 20XX

Management EngineeringPresentation to last year students

Milano, March 31st 2016

Agenda

• Final Project (Thesis)

• Opportunity to access our PhD Program

• Join our Alumni Association

Final Project actors

Every final project involves at least two kinds of actors:

1) The student, responsible for the content and for all the activities leading to the designand the implementation of the work. The final project can be signed by one or twostudents, ideally the team should be made by one Italian and one foreign student.

2) The supervisor, a Politecnico di Milano Professor or Assistant Professor, whichguarantees for the work being relevant within the scope of Management Engineeringand provides the graduation commission with an evaluation.

Further possible actors involved:

1) The co-supervisor, a research fellow, a professor or another person supporting thesupervisor in the management and the supervision of the final work.

2) The discussant, a Politecnico di Milano Professor or Researcher, not involved in thesupervision, selected to review the final work in case it takes the form of a dissertationwith discussant.

Final Project typologies

Report (approx. 50 pages) – without discussant- Report on empirical activities based on topics learned in the MSc

- State-of-the art on a relevant topic, based on literature review and secondary sources

Thesis – without discussant- Heavy empirical activity, described within a solid theoretical background, leading to

relevant managerial implications and execution (approx. 100-150 pages)

- Critical literature review aimed at identyfing possible gaps and a possible research

agenda (approx. 100-150 pages)

- Case study development – problem description, multimedia files support, teachnig

note (approx. 20+30 pages)

Dissertation (200 pages max) – with discussant- Development of new knowledge or innovative approaches based on a deep literature

review, new interpretation or normative models, detailed research questions and

methodology, and an empirical research activity

Final Project typologies

Useful links

Some available theses:

http://www.dig.polimi.it/index.php?id=360

https://beep.metid.polimi.it/

Guidelines for the final project:

http://www.ingindinf.polimi.it/uploads/media/Reg-Int_LM-GES.pdf

PhD Programme in Management Engineering

Politecnico di Milano

School of Management

Cristina Rossi-Lamastra, cristina1.rossi@polimi.it

Paolo Trucco, paolo.trucco@polimi.it

Federico Caniato, federico.caniato@polimi.it

Agenda

Why doing a PhD @ Politecnico di Milano School of Management

What is a PhD

How DRIG develops your hard and soft skills

Employability of PhDs

Employability of DRIG PhDs

The DRIG PhD program

Structure

Requirements

Courses

Research @ Politecnico di Milano School of Management

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WHY DOING A PHD @ POLITECNICO DI

MILANO SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

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A premise:

What is a PhD

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The PhD (Philosophiae Doctor, dottorato di ricerca) is the highest

academic degree, recognized both in Italy and abroad. In Italy

Around 2% of the population has a PhD

PhD is a rather new degree in Italy

It was created in 1980 (D.P.R. 382/80)

The PhD programme of the Department of Management,

Economics, and Industrial Engineering (DRIG: Dottorato di

ricerca in Ingegneria Gestionale) started in 1994

Among our first PhD students there are Professors Lucia

Piscitello, Mariano Corso, Giuliano Noci

Historically, PhD programmes prepared students for academic

career in the university where they earned their PhD

Today, things have changed as we will discuss later on

A PhD programme for developing your hard and

soft skills

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The DRIG offers advanced post-graduate education in

Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering

Attending basic and advanced course and working under the

guidance of their supervisors DRIG students

Learn how to perform scientific research in our fields

Develop a multi-disciplinary and open minded approach to

research, which emphasises academic and practical relevance

Build a solid methodological background, learning how to

master a wide array of advanced methodological techniques

Learn how to work in team, being an active part of SoM

Your professors are now your colleagues!

Become part of the international scientific community

Participating in international conferences and doing

internship in foreign institutions

Employability of PhDs

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According to a recent study on the employability of PhDs by ISTAT

(data refer to 2014), PhDs have higher employment rates than

individuals with just the master degree

Considering individuals with a PhD in Industrial and Information

Engineering, six years after the graduation

97% of them have a job

In around 90% of the cases, the job is in line with education level

Their median net monthly income is above 1,900 euros

In 16.4% of the cases, they work and live abroad

Mainly in Germany, but also in the United States, UK,

Switzerland

Employability of DRIG PhDs

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This is a PhD in Management, Economics, and Industrial

Engineering, which opens interesting career possibilities

The hard and soft skills developed attending the DRIG programme

can boost your career in

Italian and foreign universities

Other research organizations

Both public and private (e.g., CNR)

Regulatory bodies and other public institutions

E.g., the European Commission

Firms in manufacturing and services

E.g., consultancy firms

Employability of DRIG PhDs:

Some examples - Academicians

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Mattia Bianchi, Associate Professor of at the Stockholm School

of Economics

Alfredo De Massis, Full Professor @ Lancaster University

Business School

Annachiara Longoni, Assistant Professor at ESADE

Business & Law School

Larissa Rabbiosi, Associate Professor at Copenaghen

Business School

Employability of DRIG PhDs

Some examples – Non academicians

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Gaela Bernini, President Assistant at Bracco Group

Alessandro Cannata, Consultant at Siemens Corporate

Technology

Amerigo Silvestri, Project Executions Manager @ SAIPEM

Federico Magalini, Founder of Cyrcle Consulting Ltd,

and Researcher @ United Nations University

THE DRIG PHD PROGRAM

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Number of PhD students enrolled in 2012-2015

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DRIG:

Students enrolled

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Main courses: 30 ECTS

Elective courses and training on specific themes (e.g., Summer

schools/Doctoral schools): 25 ECTS

Doctoral Thesis: 125 ECTS

The final thesis is reviewed by an international scholar who

Provides a written report (in addition to the reports provided by

the supervisor and an internal discussant)

Is member of the examination committee

Documents that the student possess leading-edge research

competencies on an issue relevant to the scientific debate

To be admitted to the final exam, students must

Spend at least one semester in a foreign research institution

A requirement, but also a fantastic opportunity!

Present of two research papers in international conferences

DRIG:

Structure

Outline of the DRIG PhD Programme

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Year Main courses ECTS Elective courses and training activities ECTS Development of the Thesis ECTS ECTS/ year

Epistemology of research in social sciences 5 DIG seminars, Doctoral schools, and

Workshops indicated by the tutor or

supervisor

5

Research methodologies for management, economics

and industrial engineering 1/2 (*)

5

Academic Publishing 5 DIG seminars, Thematic courses (**),

Doctoral schools, and Workshops

indicated by the tutor or supervisor

5

Research methodologies for management, economics

and industrial engineering 2/2 (*)

5 Presentation of a scientific work in an

international conference OR

presentation of research results at a

practitioner oriented event

5

Course offered by the School of Doctoral Programmes 5

Presentation of a scientific work in an

international conference

5

Thematic Courses (**) 5

TOT CREDITS 30 TOT CREDITS 25 TOT CREDITS 125 180

Minimum School Requirement 30

Threshold to enter 2nd year 10 / 30

Threshold to enter 3rd year 20 / 30

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1 Definition of research topic and

preparation of the canddidate's

research proposal. Intermediate

revision of a draft research proposal.

Preliminary empirical work.

Submission and presentation of the

final research proposal to the

40 60

2 Deployment of the research

framework (literature review,

development of the conceptual

model, design of the research

methodology). Analytical and

empirical development of the

research project, analysis of results

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Thematic Courses (**) 5

60Analytical and empirical development

of the research project, analysis of

results. Writing of the thesis. Public

defence of the thesis.

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Outline of the DRIG PhD Programme:

Mandatory courses

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LIST OF MAIN COURSES ECTS

Mandatory courses of methodological nature (offered every year):

Epistemology of Research in Social Sciences 5

Academic Publishing 5

Main courses of methodological nature (offered every year):

Advanced topics in Econometrics 5

Case study and Content Analysis Research Methodology 5

Modelling and analysis of complex systems 5

Survey and Experimental Research Methodology 5

Relational Skills for Academic Professionals 5

Collaborative Research Methodologies (when offered by the PhD School) 5

Outline of the DRIG PhD Programme:

Elective courses

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LIST OF COURSES ECTS

Main courses of thematic nature:

Research in Public and Regulated Industries 5

Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Finance 5

Innovation Economics & Management 5

Supply Chain Management 5

Enterprise and Operations Risk Management 5

Research in sustainable and social systems 5

Organizational Theory and Design 3

Industrial Economics and Policy 3

Servitisation and service operations management 3

Your study abroad period

PhD Candidate at DIG spend a considerable amount of time abroad

It is mandatory to spend minimum six months in a foreign institution

Scholarship holders: 50% increase

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Scholarship and research budget

The net monthly amount of the PhD scholarship is

1,020 euros if you do not work on a specific project

1,300 euros if you work on a specific project

Moreover, you have a budget for the short term mobility

Doctoral Schools, Conferences, Workshops, Seminars in Italy and abroad

The budget covers

Enrolment fee

Travel expenses

Accommodation costs

Visa Costs

How much per year?

1,200 € for scholarship holders

1,500 € for non-scholarship holders

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Resources at your disposal

PhD students at DRIG have their own desk and their own PC

Moreover, they have access to the University Library Services

Almost 30 Libraries within all campuses

Online Services and Archives

E- Journals, Databases, E-books, Web of Science, Scopus etc..

Reading and Study Rooms

Training sessions and Tutorials

Bovisa Engineering Library

Campus La Masa

http://www.biblio.polimi.it/en/home/

The EDIM: European Doctorate in Industrial

Management

“EDIM is a four-year state-of-the-art doctoral research programme

addressing managerial issues of significance for the future

competitiveness and sustainability of the European industry”

Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate (EMJD) programme with

excellent scholarship opportunities for the accepted candidates

The mission of the programme is to generate cutting-edge

knowledge at the intersection of engineering and management,

and to train PhDs with a new European profile reflecting a wide

scientific and international breadth in engineering and

management

EDIM enrolls 6 top-notch international PhD candidates who work

on a coordinated set of research issues at the three partner

universities (Milan, Stockholm, Madrid)

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The DRIG Executive PhD (4 years)

Objectives

To provide a flexible education program for Executives working in

companies or Public Institutions and willing to develop high-level

methodological skills in research and innovation

To strengthen university-industry relations developing new forms of

collaboration aimed at developing innovation and creating future

innovation leaders

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RESEARCH @ POLITECNICO DI MILANO

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

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Research @ SoM:

Key features

Strong orientation to high quality research and publications

With a peculiar attention to the balance between rigor and

relevance

Large networks of international collaborations

Joint co-authorships, joint research projects, joint supervision of

PhD students

Presence in several editorial boards of national and international

journals

E.g., Journal of Small Business Management, Global Strategy

Journal, …

Active participation in, and organization of, international

conferences

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Research @ SoM:

3 main areas

Industrial Engineering

ManagementApplied

Economics

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Management

The research area studies management and innovation of firms,

financial institutions and public bodies from a strategic and

organizational viewpoint

Research fields include

Sustainability Management

Complex Decision Making

Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation

Public Management

Supply Chain and Purchasing Management

ICT Driven Business Innovation

Energy Management

Strategy and Organizational Innovation in Operations

Corporate finance and financial markets and institutions

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Applied Economics

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Researchers in this area make use of economic theory and models to

study problems arising in the industrial, international, financial,

innovation, and entrepreneurship domains

Research fields include

• Internationalization of economic activities

• International competitiveness of national and local systems

• Technical change and innovation

• Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance

• Regulated industries

• Monetary policy

• Econometrics

• Pattern recognition and optimization

Industrial Engineering

This research area addresses strategies, methodologies and

techniques for planning, design, modeling, construction, operation,

maintenance, processing and disposal of industrial plants, infrastructures

and production systems of goods and services

Research fields include

Analysis, design of systems for the production of goods and services

Project management

Study of industrial processes

Technical Ergonomics and System Safety Engineering

Operations management for production and services

Life cycle management of products and production systems

Maintenance management of production systems and infrastructures

Design of logistics systems/supply chain of goods and services

Modeling of processes and of production / logistics systems

ICT for manufacturing, operations and supply chain management32

Research @ SoM: Research lines

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Scholarships for the next edition (XXXII Cycle)

Scholarships will be assigned according to the research lines of DIG.

In the previous Cycle, priority was given to the following topics:

• Advanced design and planning for rapid reconfiguration of production systems

• Design and implementation of advanced organizational models in manufacturing for

increased competitiveness and sustainable advantage

• Developing Sustainable Operational Excellence to the whole company, and beyond

• Digital Innovation supporting International trade to China

• Enhancing the effectiveness of measures for improving industrial sustainability

• Entrepreneurial finance

• Institutional evolution of venture capital in Europe

• Institutions, industrial policy and young innovative companies

• Organizational design of the Top Management Team: the crucial role of individual

characteristics

• Policy and Innovation for social impact

• Radical Innovation: leveraging on the interplay between technologies and meanings

• Supply Chain and Purchasing Management

• Text categorization and sentiment analysis

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Application window and key dates

The PhD Admission Call will open in the second half of April,

offering 11 scholarships and about 5 paying positions*

Check the application: www.dottorato.polimi.it

KEY DEADLINES

APPLICATION ONLINE SUBMISSION by end of May 2016

RANKING PUBLICATION OF ELIGIBLE STUDENTS published by

the end of July 2016 on the PhD School website page

POSITION ACCEPTANCE by the candidate from August to early

September 2016

ENROLLMENT TO THE PROGRAMME by 31 October 2016

Beginning of the PhD Academic Year 2015/2016: 1st November

2016

*Tuition Fee for non-scholarship holders: 1,500 EUR

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Enhance your network being an active part of the Alumni

Community!

We remind you that being an active part of the community can help you to:

• be supported in your personal and professional development

• facilitate networking and the sharing of experience among the members of

the community

• reach visibility and exploit all the professional opportunities given by the

School

• be ambassadors both of MIP and of the School of Management in order

to enhance the image of the school around the world

We really hope that you will join it and that, now that you are Alumni, you will

keep in touch with your School!

How the ARO supports you

1. Continuous Learning events:– Conferences with learning experiences and opportunities to refresh

Management tools;

– Successful Companies Case-histories;

2. Reunions:– Class anniversaries (5th, 10th, 15th);

– Summer and Xmas Parties;

– just Networking – “aperitivi”;

How the ARO supports you

3. International Chapters:London, New York, Shanghai, Bogotà, Zurich, Paris and Lugano are nowactive; Frankfurt will be launched in the next few months;

4. Shared Interest Groups:Finance, Innovation, Consulting, etc;

5. Sports:Sport clubs events, courses, tournaments:

(i.e. Sailing, Football, Running);

News Letter & Events

Every month you will receive a news letter with all the events

organized by the Alumni Office, in Italian and English.

All the events are also available in streaming at MIP

Livestream Channel!

The full calendar is available on MIP website or on the Alumni

facebook page.

After your Graduation you will join the Alumni Polimi

Association with more than 33.000 active members!

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