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Overview and scope

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to computer programming using the C language, one of the most popular, efficient, and high-performing programming languages despite its age.

We will cover the essential components of C, beginning with an overview of computer architecture. Students will learn C's fundamental syntax and grammar, including primitive data types, expressions, statements, control structures, and functions. We will also introduce practical programming techniques. As the course progresses, students will explore more advanced concepts such as derived data types, pointers, and dynamic memory allocation.

The primary focus is hands-on programming practice with weekly laboratory exercises. Daily practice is highly encouraged, especially for those not yet experienced in programming.

The workshop is intended to provide students with an understanding of the UN-led development agenda adopted in Paris, an overview of the SDGs and to equip them with the managerial tools to develop and understand sustainable development projects.

The classes will focus on the project management approach to sustainable development, analyzing the different phases of sustainable development projects: Identification, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.


Methodology:
The course will provide an overview of the theory as well as practical sessions allowing students to have a hands on involvement in the workshop

Objectives:
The course’s objective is to expose students to result based management and to allow students to acquire an understanding of key practical tools in project management and the ability to apply them to sustainable development.


Learning outcomes:
By the end of this module, students should be able to:
- understand the workings of the Paris Agreement, Agenda 2030 and the SDGs
- apply the relevant management tools to all the phases of a sustainable development projects

Methodology: 
Attendance is mandatory, students are required to attend 70% of classes, active participation is essential in order to pass the course. A final group assignment is mandatory and will be presented in class.

Final assessment:
The final grade will be based on class participation (35%), attendance (15%) and final assignment(50%)

The course focused on two titles of intellectual property law: patents and trademarks and  examines the rules of the laws and case-law of three jurisdictions: EU, US and China.

The exam is written and consists of two cases to be solved (one on patents and one on trademarks).

The exam after the end of class is going to be on 13 December.

Here are the details of the topics analyzed and a reference book, but generally the slides explainded in class and uploaded to ariel are sufficient.

-Introduction: What is intellectual property law; The source of the law.

- Patent: Patentable subject matter, novelty, inventive step/unobviousness, adequate disclosure and enablement, claim interpretation and infringement, remedies; Unitary Patent and Unitary Patent Court system.

- Trademark: Acquisition of trademark right, use vs. registration, trademark registrability and rights (distinctiveness, three -dimensional mark), infringement (likelihood of confusion and well known trademarks), defences (fair use), remedies, International enforcement.

Book: Transnational Intellectual Property Law (text and cases)[available also on Amazon] by Robert P. Merges, Seagull Haiyan Song. Part I (p. 3-22); Part II (p. 25 -243) and Part IV (p.481-625).  Only the case law in the book examined in class.