Syllabus
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The course introduces students to Project Management and to project-oriented organizations. Students learn basic concepts and principles of Project Management. It covers project objectives plan, work break down structure, project scheduling, project stakeholder management, project organization and roles. Students apply these methods and concepts on their training projects. This interactive course is both, theoretically based and hands on. By that it allows insights into the Project Management practice and enables students to reflect benefits and limits of project management.
- Understanding of projects as temporary organizations developed.
- Core project management methods were applied and main PM standards are known.
- The concept of the project-oriented organization and examples from practice reflected.
- Workshop with emphasis on active student participation
- Inputs, discussions, presentations, team-work, feedback
- E-supported learning with Learn@WU (https://learn.wu.ac.at)
- Assignment 1: Analyse selected Project Management standards (group work).
- Assignment 2: Document your training project in a Project Manual and prepare a Project Vernissage of your training project (group work).
- Assignment 3: Prepare a reflection paper on benefit sand limits of project management (individual work)
- Contributions in class.
| Performance evaluation | Weights |
| · Assignment 1: PM Standards (Presentation) | 25% |
| · Assignment 2: Training Project (Project Vernissage) | 20% |
| · Assignment 3: Reflection paper | 30% |
| · Contributions in class | 25% |
- You are expected to have completed assignments and rework class exercises after each workshop. You are responsible for your training project flip charts, and that you have them either documented or bring them to class.
- PowerPoint lectures and assignments are posted throughout the semester at Learn@WU.
- Emails will be sent to university email accounts.
- If your expectations for the course are not being met or if you are concerned about your grade or other course related matters, please talk to your instructor as soon as possible.
- Full attendance and participation in class is expected. You must be present at least 80% and if you miss part of a class you need to tell the lecturer before.
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