For students attending class, the final valuation is based on in-class interaction and assignments (both at individual and group level). The final grade will be calculated as the average of the two partial grades received for the two modules (part A and B); both grades must be equal or above 18/30. To succeed, students must obtain not less than 18 (eighteen) out of 30 (thirty). Students whose work obtain a total sum higher than 30 are entitled to pass the exam with honor (cum laude).

More specifically:
For the exam of PART A): each working group must prepare a business plan agreed with the teacher and must submit a written report. They have to prepare an executive summary. Each team should prepare a 15 minute power point presentation (PPT) final presentation that will be followed by a 5 minute discussion. 100% of the grade is based on the business plans prepared during the course, on the executive summary, on the PPT presentation and on the discussion. The assessment is based on the originality of the business idea, on the completeness of the analysis carried out, on the use of the tools acquired during the course, on the critical ability to connect and elaborate the knowledge acquired. All the members of the group have the same evaluation. Students will grade their colleagues’ business plans; the originality of the business idea and the clarity in the presentation. Based on these grades, instructor will vary his grade from -1 to +1; +1 there are both the 2 characteristics; 0 if there is only originality or clarity and -1 if there are none of the two characteristics. Deadline for the BP, executive summary and PPT presentation (3 different files) will be defined at the beginning of the course.

The exam of PART B) consists in groupworks focused on the design and management of a proper fundraising campaign to fund the business. Each group will present their work (and the required materials to be prepared) at the end of the course. More details will be provided at the beginning of the course.