MEL Unina course

Corso MEL unina

The MEL unina course is offered annually to 1st and 2nd year students enrolled in the Engineering Management Bachelor Course of the School of Polytechnic and Basic Sciences (SPBS) at the University of Naples Federico II. The  MEL Unina Course is a 10-week training course implemented during the second academic semester. 

What they say about the course

Valeria

"... I had results in terms of academic performance ..."

Stefano

"... I believe that Mel is so amazing and alternative that everyone should try ..."

Gianmarco

"... a course you will never see on your academic curricula ..."

Antonella

"... the other guys 'trained me' to smile, to make me feel accepted for what I am ...”

Valeria

” … ho avuto risultati a livello di rendimento accademico …”

Antonio

"... you too could meet wonderful people like me ..."

Stefano

” … è stato da subito un crescendo di stupore e curiosità verso un mondo completamente nuovo …”

Davide

” … ho imparato a pianificare, ad alternare metodo di studio a conoscere le mie potenzialità … “

Mariantonietta

” … mi sentivo una persona diversa, con un bagaglio culturale più ampio …”

Gianmarco

” … un corso che non vedrete mai nei vostri manifesti di studi …”

Davide

"... I learned to plan, to alternate my studying methods, to know my potential ..."

Assessement of the MEL course

The second edition, which took place in the spring of 2017, has been assessed with a self-report survey. Results have showed high effectiveness of the MEL course in regards to learning abilities and academic results.

Results are shown below.

 

Results obtained with MEL unina

% of taken exams compared to what is required by the curriculum before and after MEL unina

 

 

Average grade achieved before and after the MEL unina course

Evaluation of some dimensions necessary for MEL learning

 

See the reference: Corti, L.; Gelati, C. Mindfulness and Coaching to Improve Learning Abilities in University Students: A Pilot Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 202017, 1935. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061935