Bocconi Test case studies
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The Bocconi Test is the admissions assessment used in the entry route to Bocconi University's bachelor's programmes. It is aimed at students in their final years of secondary school and at recent graduates who want a place on a Bocconi undergraduate degree, and who therefore apply through the university's 'Applying to Bocconi - Bachelor and Law Programs' channel rather than through a generic application. The Bocconi Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,311 words.
1The Corvino Archive's €6 Fee
The following is an excerpt from a published commentary on a regional archive. A decade ago the Corvino Archive opened its reading room free of charge, on the theory that access would breed use.
682 words, about 3 min2Via Roma: Did the Bike Lane Cause the Drop?
Via Roma, a two-lane street in a mid-sized city, carried mixed car and bicycle traffic. In 2021 the city recorded 34 cyclist injuries on it.
808 words, about 4 min3Nordlys Components: Rework, Upgrade or Rebalance
Nordlys Components runs three production lines. Line A makes 45,000 units a month at a 2.4% defect rate; Line B makes 30,000 at 3.5%; Line C makes 25,000 at 1.2%.
555 words, about 3 min4Pricing a One-Off Concert
A promoter is booking a 1,200-capacity hall for a one-off concert. At a ticket price of €25 she expects to sell all 1,200 seats.
655 words, about 3 min5Programming Four Conference Talks
Four speakers - Ines, Karim, Luca and Mira - each give exactly one talk at a one-day conference, in four consecutive slots numbered 1 to 4, one speaker per slot. The organiser's constraints are: Karim's talk comes before Luca's; Mira's talk is not in a slot immediately before or immediately after Luca's; Ines speaks in slot 3; and Luca does not speak in slot 4.
611 words, about 3 min