The teaching of Sociology of organizations will make students acquire the basic concepts of the theoretical framework of organizational sociology and examine the interconnections with other disciplines, which have, as their object of study, work and organizations, through the analysis of organizational theories and empirical study of new organizational models operating in innovative companies and public administrations.

The Workshop on Organisational Learning proposes:
 to illustrate and to comment principal concepts related to the theoretical framework, which describes and explains the organisational learning, with particular reference to factors which promote it;
 to understand the relevance for the organizational practice of the concepts and models discussed through the presentation of one case study.

The workshop on Empowerment Tools for organisations aims to achieve, in particular, the following learning objectives.
1. Provide useful theoretical and methodological assumptions to understand various tools of empowerment of the subject and the specificity that characterizes them for organizational purposes, with a focus on counseling and coaching.
2. Develop emotional skills, self-evaluation and reflective skills, through the experiential dimension, that will allow them to experience some of the tools of personal growth that will be presented.
3. Promote critical reflection on the organizational use of such instruments.
Knowledge and understanding:
- to provide knowledge of historical, theoretical and methodological models for the transition from Taylor-Fordist type of organizational and bureaucratic approach “cognitive”, and the analysis of the interconnections of a cultural and management relating to the affirmation of the company network and the Total Quality Management.
Applying knowledge and understanding:
- to develop skills and expertise in the analysis of the processes of evolution of organizational models, on the development of organizational learning, in view of intertwining of individual and collective dynamics in the functioning of organizations and the necessary integration between the strategic variables: people, processes, technologies and facilities.
Making judgements:
- to promote critical analysis of the evolution of organizational models in public administration, on the transformation of the bureaucratic model and the success of the telocratic model of new public management, based on analysis of business case studies and testimonials.
Communication skills:
- can communicate about their understanding, skills and activities, concerning the course contents, with peers, supervisors and clients.
Learning skills:
- have the learning skills to undertake further studies related to the analysis of the various organizational models, with particular attention to the structural and cultural dimensions, to the coordination mechanisms, to the redesign of innovative organizational models, with a high degree of autonomy.

Organisational Learning
In terms of knowledge and understanding:
- acquire the fundamental concepts of the theoretical framework of organizational learning: the pushes and resistance to change within an organization; organizational learning and skills development; organizational learning as a key to preside over change and innovation; explicit knowledge, tacit knowledge and knowledge management; reflexive skills as a key to a balanced development of competences in organizations.
In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- develop skills in the analysis of explicit and tacit learning processes in organizations.
In terms of independent judgment:
- develop the capacity for critical analysis of the evolution of the reference theoretical models of organizational learning.
In terms of communication skills:
- being able to communicate the acquired knowledge, in terms of ideas, problems and solutions, relating to the topics of the course, to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors.
In terms of learning ability:
- develop the skills to undertake subsequent studies, related to the analysis of organizational learning models, to the design of analysis models, even innovative ones, with a high degree of autonomy.

Empowerment Tools for organisations
In terms of knowledge and understanding:
- acquire the fundamental concepts related to organizational empowerment tools by comparing methodologies and experimenting with some approaches to improve organizational processes and enhance human resources.
In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- develop skills to recognize and implement different tools in use
In terms of independent judgment:
- to develop the capacity for critical analysis with respect to the evolution of theoretical models related to organizational planning and the valorisation of HR.
In terms of communication skills:
- being able to communicate the acquired knowledge, in terms of ideas, problems and solutions, relating to the topics of the course, to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors.
In terms of learning ability:
- develop the skills to undertake subsequent studies, related to the evolution of empowerment tools for organizations, to the planning and sharing of experiences and good practices with a high degree of autonomy.