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Project Management
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:26:21
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KSK_019 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Communication Sciences | Target Audience: | Information and Communication Science; Communication Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Sandra Pallo | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 5 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 10 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Study courses mastered: “Introduction to the studies and speciality”, “Introduction to communication theories”. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide students with knowledge on basic guidelines and methods of project management in accordance with the project manager’s professional standard and in accordance with international requirements to professional competence in project management. To provide students with skills in preparation of project proposals (rationale), planning, organisation, supervision and closure of projects in order to implement innovative and research idea-based projects. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to project management. Project concept, signs, goals, organisation of specific work. Professional certification of project managers. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Basic guidelines on project management, planning, supervision, decision-making. Project management committee, its competence. Project life cycle, project organisation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Development of a project proposal (rationale) using. Analysis of environment of the project, factors of external and internal environmental impact. Analysis of project stakeholders, grouping of stakeholders by their goals and expected impact on the project. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Building and management of project team. The importance of communication in project management | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Creation and analysis of the project idea. Design thinking and idea management | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Creation of the project environment, SWAT analysis of the environment, evaluation of project stakeholders. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Determination of external and internal risks of a project, planning of measures for risk mitigation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Project implementation and monitoring using digital tools | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | The most popular types of project management (Critical road, PERT, Waterfall, SCRUM, etc.) | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Project execution and monitoring. Project closure | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to project management. Project concept, signs, goals, organisation of specific work. Professional certification of project managers. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Basic guidelines on project management, planning, supervision, decision-making. Project management committee, its competence. Project life cycle, project organisation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Development of a project proposal (rationale) using. Analysis of environment of the project, factors of external and internal environmental impact. Analysis of project stakeholders, grouping of stakeholders by their goals and expected impact on the project. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Building and management of project team. The importance of communication in project management | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Creation and analysis of the project idea. Design thinking and idea management | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Creation of the project environment, SWAT analysis of the environment, evaluation of project stakeholders. | Lectures | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Determination of external and internal risks of a project, planning of measures for risk mitigation. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Project implementation and monitoring using digital tools | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | The most popular types of project management (Critical road, PERT, Waterfall, SCRUM, etc.) | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Project execution and monitoring. Project closure | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | To approbate knowledge provided at lectures and practical classes, developing an independent work in student groups (3-5 students) – a project proposal on a given topic. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation in lectures - 10%. Participation and activity at practical classes - 10%. Five test works – tests - 30%. Presentation and defence of an independent work – project proposal 50%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On completion of the course students name, define and explain: • main concepts of a project, project management guidelines; • coordination of interests of different stakeholders of a project; • creation and leading of a project team. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On completion of the course students understand, interpret and discuss: • the use of the logical framework method in developing a project rationale; • internal and external risk factors of a project, measures for mitigation internal risks and assumptions for external risks; • criteria of projects which can be objectively controlled, their verification methods and information sources. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On completion of the course students use, verify and analyse: • coordination, supervision and re-planning of a project; • work packages and progress of a project. Students integrate, unite, combine and discuss: • planning of stages of the project life cycle, management of project changes; • planning and supervision of project developments (work tasks), time and deadlines, investments and costs. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Kerzner H. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling. 10th ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2009 | ||||||||
| 2 | ICB - IPMA Competence Baseline for Project Management. Verson 3.0, International Project Management Association, 2006 | ||||||||
| 3 | Projektu vadīšanas nacionālās kompetences vadlīnijas, Latvijas Nacionālā projektu vadīšanas asociācija. Rīga, 2011 | ||||||||
| 4 | Ričards Džounss. Projektu vadības pamati. SIA „Lietišķās informācijas dienests”. Rīga, 2008 | ||||||||
| 5 | Ilgvars Forands. Projekta menedžments. Latvijas Izglītības fonds, Rīga, 2006 | ||||||||
| 6 | Michael Lewrick, Patrick Link, Larry Leifer. The Design Thinking Toolbox. A Guide to Mastering the Most Popular and Valuable Innovation Methods | ||||||||
| 7 | Tim Brown. Change by Design, Revised and Updated. How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation | ||||||||
| 8 | Rob Cole, Edward Scotcher. Brilliant Agile Project Management. A Practical Guide to Using Agile, Scrum and Kanban | ||||||||
| 9 | David Morris. Agile Project Management in Easy Steps. | ||||||||
| 10 | Sandis Babris u.c. Praktiskais LEAN. | ||||||||
| 11 | Cesar Herny . Free Project Management Tools. What Is A Project Manager Do?: Waterfall Project Management. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Project Management Body of Knowledge. Project Management Institute. USA, 2004 | ||||||||
| 2 | James Taylor. The Project Management Workshop. American Management Association, 2001 | ||||||||
| 3 | Vilfrīds Reiters. Kailā patiesība par projektu menedžmentu. ”Vaidelote”, 2004 | ||||||||
| 4 | Juris Uzulāns. Projektu vadīšana mūsdienu apstākļos. Microsoft Office Project. SIA Drukātava, Mārupe, 2007 | ||||||||
| 5 | Christine Reynolds, Andrew Edwards. What is Design Thinking, and Why is it So Popular? | ||||||||
| 6 | R. Curedale. Design Thinking. Process & Methods | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | www.lnpva, www.ipma.ch, www.pmi.org | ||||||||
| 2 | AGILE programmatūras manifests (LV) | ||||||||
| 3 | Spēles prāta vētrām un stratēģijām | ||||||||
