Course: Project Management

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Course title Project Management
Course code TUACHP/TP2PG
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Havelková Gabriela, Ing.
  • Špačková Markéta, Ing.
Course content
- Basic terms of Project management - Project Lifecycle - Project Planning - Stakeholders - Project Harmonogram - Project Team - Project Budget - Project Communication - Risk management - Initiation of the project - Implementation/Monitoring of the project - Project Closure - Possibilities of Project Financing - Trends in Project management

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Analysis of a presentation, Individual work of students
  • Preparation for course credit - 60 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Define the basic properties and attributes of the project
Define the basic properties and attributes of the project
Explain "The Triple Constraint" of the project and its application
Explain "The Triple Constraint" of the project and its application
Describe the life cycle of the project and its individual phases
Describe the life cycle of the project and its individual phases
Define specific costs, structure the budget, and specify possible sources of funding incl. specific providers
Define specific costs, structure the budget, and specify possible sources of funding incl. specific providers
Describe new trends in project management
Describe new trends in project management
Skills
Create the project plan independently and as a part of team too
Create the project plan independently and as a part of team too
Propose project goals and specific activities to achieve them, incl. the timetable for their implementation
Propose project goals and specific activities to achieve them, incl. the timetable for their implementation
Determine relevant stakeholders incl. process their influence on the project implementation and create a basic communication plan
Determine relevant stakeholders incl. process their influence on the project implementation and create a basic communication plan
Identify project risks and analyze them
Identify project risks and analyze them
Create a basic budget for the project
Create a basic budget for the project
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Teamwork
Teamwork
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • ALDRIDGE, J., DERRINGTON, A.M. The Research Funding Toolkit How to Plan and Write Succesful Grant Applications. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications Ltd., 2012. ISBN 978-0-85702-968-3.
  • DOLEŽAL, J., MÁCHAL, P., LACKO, B. a kol. Projektový management podle IPMA. 2. vyd.. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4275-5.
  • DOLEŽAL, J. Projektový management: komplexně, prakticky a podle světových standardů. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5620-2.
  • HORINE, G. Project Management: Absolute Beginner´s Guide. Indianapolis: Que Publishing, 2017. ISBN 978-0789756756.
  • KOLAJOVÁ, L. Týmová spolupráce: Jak efektivně vést tým pro dosažení nejlepších výsledků. Praha: Grada, 2006. ISBN 80-247-1764-6.
  • KŘIVÁNEK, M. Dynamické vedení a řízení projektů: systémovým myšlením k úspěšným projektům. Praha: Grada, 2019. ISBN 9788027104086.


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