| Ansvarligt institut | Fødevareøkonomisk Institut | ||||||||||||||||||
| English Title | Project Management | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tidligst mulig placering | Kandidat 1.år til Kandidat 2. år | ||||||||||||||||||
| Varighed | En blok | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pointværdi | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kursustype | Kandidatkursus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eksamen | Sluteksamen mundtlig eksamen uden hjælpemidler Beskrivelse af eksamen: Evaluation is based on individual examination in project reports (project management file, project logbook, and project proposal) and course curriculum. The project task is introduced in the beginning of the course, and the project work is carried out in groups of 4-5 persons. At the oral examination, each student will be examined individually in a general project management topic on the basis of the project reports and course curriculum. Vægtning: Weight: 100% oral examination in project reports and curriculum 7-trinsskala, ekstern censur | ||||||||||||||||||
| Forudsætninger for indstilling til eksamen | Active participation in group based project work during the course is required. The project reports are used as a basis for the exam and have to be assessed "passed" for students to take the exam. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rammer for Undervisning | A mix of group work, class and guest lectures, workshops and case study discussions. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blokplacering | Block 3 Ugestruktur: A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||||||||||
| Begrænset deltagerantal | 60 participants | ||||||||||||||||||
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| The course is an introductory course to project management. The course will deal with project management concepts and models. Project management phases, topics and activities will be introduced including factors influencing the planning during project planning, start-up, execution, evaluation, and close-out phases. The course will focus on introduction to project master planning based on tools such as situational analysis, stakeholder analysis, risk analysis, objective definition, resource planning and project staffing. Moreover, participants will be introduced to the concept and tools of upwards, inwards and outwards anchoring of project activities. Participants will be introduced and practice the overall project planning based on specific activities such as identification of project scope, work break-down structure, milestone plan, master time schedule, and organisational break-down structure. Participants will also be introduced to elements of planning, implementation and evaluation of ongoing project management based on detailed planning and scheduling, estimation of time and costs, project follow-up and control, and ongoing leadership Leadership and management issues will be introduced focusing on techniques for managing task complexity, establishing and leading teamwork, managing meetings, process facilitation and providing individual and team feedback. Entrepreneurship, innovation and the business plan will be introduced to provide a basis for working with a practical project case. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| The course will be organised as a series of ½-day workshops involving theoretical lectures, guest lectures, exercises and discussions. The theoretical lectures provide an overview of theory and practical examples. Guest lectures aim at exposing participants to practical life science sector relevant experiences. Exercises provide an opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge on case problems or to apply project management techniques in practice. Students will work in groups performing a specific project task. Hereby insight is gained into conditions under which projects are implemented in practice. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Projects are increasingly becoming the organisational principle in LIFE related sectors. Technological innovation, organisational development and change processes, development aid and capacity-building, and most consultancy jobs are organised as projects. The ability to participate in and manage projects efficiently is fundamental for life science professionals. The objective of the course is to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to participate in high performance projects. On completion of the course the participant will be able to design project management processes based on critical reflection on their own personal foundation, the dynamics of project management, the concrete task and the organisational and cultural characteristics of the context. On completion of the course the student will be able to: Knowledge . Define, explain and critically reflect on project management concepts, models, phases, topics and activities. . Explain and discuss factors influencing the planning during project planning, start-up, execution, evaluation and close-out phases. . Characterise the maturity level of corporate organisations and identify means for enhancing a corporate project processes. Skills . Plan and organise specific project management activities considering project complexity level. . Plan, implement and evaluate main project processes based on identification of project scope, work break-down structure, milestone plan, master time schedule, and organisational break-down structure. . Plan, implement and evaluate application of project planning tools such as situational, interest, risk analyses, and project scoping. Competences . Lead and facilitate a project team performing overall and ongoing project management activities. . Evaluate overall project planning and provide constructive feedback. . Analyse and manage central management and leadership issues in relation to project process facilitation, meeting management, teambuilding and team performance. . Reflect on own project management practise and apply experiences in future practise. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Litteraturhenvisninger | |||||||||||||||||||
| Erik W. Larson and Clifford F. Gray (2011). Project Management: The Managerial Process 5th edition. McGraw Hill International Edition. ISBN: 978-007-128929-0. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Anders Dahl, and@life.ku.dk, Fødevareøkonomisk Institut/Faggruppe for Forbrug, Sundhed og Etik, Tlf: 353-32376 Tina Hansen, tih@life.ku.dk, Fødevareøkonomisk Institut/Faggruppe for Forbrug, Sundhed og Etik, Tlf: 353-32905 | |||||||||||||||||||
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