Course: Aspects of Project Management

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Course title Aspects of Project Management
Course code MUPI/1APRM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Juřičková Eva, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. History of Project Management. 2. Project and Project Management. PM Context. Integration Management. 3. Project Life Cycle. 4. Project Integration Management. 5. Project Scope Management. 6. Project Time Management. 7. Project Cost Management. 8. Project Human Resource Management. 9. Project Stakeholder Management. 10. Project Risk Management.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
  • Term paper - 30 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 21 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 39 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge and skills of project management basic elements - level international certificate IPMA (level D).
Basic knowledge and skills of project management basic elements - level international certificate IPMA (level D).
learning outcomes
The student is able to use the knowledge of project management upon the participation in a project. The work with methods and techniques as a support for project management.
The student is able to use the knowledge of project management upon the participation in a project. The work with methods and techniques as a support for project management.
- define a project, explain methods and procedures of project management, - define approaches to project management, - describe individual phases of the project life cycle, - characterize project cost management, - describe a project risk management methodology.
- define a project, explain methods and procedures of project management, - define approaches to project management, - describe individual phases of the project life cycle, - characterize project cost management, - describe a project risk management methodology.
Skills
- apply project management methods to a practical project; - work with trends in project management; - develop a project in compliance with the required instructions, including project documentation; - plan the project using appropriate tools and techniques.
- apply project management methods to a practical project; - work with trends in project management; - develop a project in compliance with the required instructions, including project documentation; - plan the project using appropriate tools and techniques.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Lecturing
Demonstration
Demonstration
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Activating (Simulation, games, dramatization)
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • BENTLEY, Colin. Základy metody projektového řízení/The Essence of the Project Management Method. Prince2. Bratislava, Inbox SK, 2013. ISBN 978-0-9576076-2-0.
  • DINSMORE, Paul C. a Jeannette CABANIS-BREWIN. AMA Handbook of Project Management (4th Edition). New York: AMACOM Books, 2014. ISBN 978-0-8144-3339-3.
  • KERZNER, Harold. Project Management - A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling (12th Edition). New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2017. ISBN 978-1-119-16535-4.


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