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IX7513 Project Management for Business Administration – online

The online format (online training individual construction of a project plan and review of project plans, constructed by others).

Course approach

This course is a combination of:

  • Online presentation and discussions,
  • E-learning,
  • Distance team works (by groups of four students),
  • Online project reviews.

This course is an opportunity for students to review cases, but also to create their own cases.

Learning Outcomes

IX7513-LO1:

  • Review and analyse tools to review project definition, plan and performance.

IX7513-LO2:

  • Evaluate communication approach for project tactical steering and direction.

Expected Student Learning Task

Total Learning time 36 hours:

  • 14 hours online presentation and discussion (online project review and evaluation),
  • 7 hours online study,
  • 15 hours independent study (online project construction and reviews).

Students are expected to attend all lectures/seminars and review engage with online learning resources.

Assessment

Learning outcome IX7513-LO1 is assessed through:

  • successful participation in online modules (25%).

Learning outcome IX7513-LO2 is assessed through:

  • individual presentation of a project plan (25%),
  • individual evaluation of project plan proposed by another student (25%),
  • final peer review feedback (25%).

Contents

IX7513-C1: Online kickoff

  • Presentation of outcomes expected from participants.
  • Review of template for teamwork submission.

IX7513-C2: Online modules

  • Define the project and assign key roles
  • Project milestones
  • Breaking down a project
  • Organising projects and negotiating for resources
  • Launching a successful project
  • Project Control
  • Closing your project
  • Managing project risk
  • Dealing with the human factor
  • Post-project management

IX7513-C3: Application of Project Management

Application of Project Management approach as developed in the ten Crossknowledge modules to one case (either invented or reality-based)

  • Identification of project deliverable
  • Identification of key stakeholders
  • Identification of project tasks
  • Logic of project tasks
  • Estimation of project tasks
  • Identification of five resources for the project
  • Project schedule
  • Organisation of project management
  • Review of five project risks
  • Return on Experience from previous similar projects

IX7513-C4: Review of Project Management

Review of Project Management approach developed by someone else

  • Construction of review report (which may be structured as a SWOT analysis of the document reviewed).

IX7513-C5: Final online discussion of project reviews

  • Online peer review