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Project Managment

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:17.01.2023 10:17:14
Study Course Information
Course Code:SVUEK_030LQF level:Level 7
Credit Points:2.00ECTS:3.00
Branch of Science:Management; Public ManagementTarget Audience:Public Health; Medicine
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:Mārtiņš Menniks
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:Department of Public Health and Epidemiology
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svekatrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)4Lecture Length (academic hours)1Total Contact Hours of Lectures4
Classes (count)5Class Length (academic hours)4Total Contact Hours of Classes20
Total Contact Hours24
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Management, economics, accounting, business, basics of law
Objective:
To develop an understanding of project management, techniques, methods, tools, project structure, planning and implementation.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.TopicType of ImplementationNumberVenue
1Project idea identification – pre-project situation research. SWOT analysis.Classes1.00auditorium
2The concept of the project, the essence of project management and the description of the project life cycle. Concepts and definitions. Project life cycle options.Lectures1.00auditorium
3Identification of the project idea – situation research, preparation of the project justification.Lectures1.00auditorium
4Project stakeholder analysis. Compiling a matrix.Classes1.00auditorium
5Project results planning. Horizontal priority planning, publicity.Classes1.00auditorium
6Choice of project strategy. Project problems and project goal setting.Lectures1.00auditorium
7Project development organization. Conditions for project content, horizontal priorities, sustainability, multiplier effect. Project activity planning, alternative possibilities. Project risks. Risk management. Project quality planning.Classes1.00auditorium
8Basic principles of project development and main tasks to be performed.Lectures1.00auditorium
9Planning of material and human resources necessary for the implementation of activities. Development of project progress plan. Boundaries. Internal control planning. Project cost calculation. Budgeting. Completion and design of the project application form. Test. Defense / presentation of the prepared project application.Classes1.00auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Independently evaluated the situation in a specific health area to identify the project topic and justify its necessity. Independently created, submitted and presented to the audience project application.
Assessment Criteria:
Regular participation in classes and completion of tasks in group work; created and presented project application, written exam at the end of the course.
Final Examination (Full-Time):Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:The student will be able to: define the project planning stages and describe the activities to be performed within them; to present the theoretical assumptions related to the project planning and implementation; describe projects according to their characteristics and classify project types.
Skills:The student will be able to: independently choose the project topic; identify the problem; to perform the analysis of the problem situation and substantiate the problem with arguments; to construct a project structure corresponding to the problem; to plan the activities included in the project; calculate project costs; to list the possible risks for the implementation of the project and to describe the methods for their prevention.
Competencies:Purposefully link project management with public health and health care by developing realistic project applications for particular needs.
Bibliography
No.Reference
Required Reading
1Uzulāns J.: Projektu vadība. Rīga, Jumava, 2004. (akceptējams izdevums)
2Forands I.: Projekta menedžments. Rīga, Latvijas izglītības fonds, 2006 (akceptējams izdevums)
3Kerzner, H.: Project Management. A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, 10th ed. New York, 2017.
4Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students:
5Kerzner, H.: Project Management. A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling, 10th ed. New York, 2017.
Additional Reading
1Meredith, Jack R., Mantel, Samuel J.: Project Management. A Managerial Approach, John Wiley&Sons, Inc., 2012.
2Heerkens Gary: Project Management (The Briefcase Book Series) McGraw-Hill, 2013
3Lewis James: Fundamentals of Project Management, 3rd ed., American Management Association, 2006
4Project Management Institute: A Guide to the Project Management Body Of Knowledge, 6th ed., Project Management Institute, 2017
5Starting Out in Project Management, EDITION 3, Association for Project Management, 2018 EBOOK PUB DATE
Other Information Sources
1Ilmete, Ž.: Projektu vadīšanas nacionālās kompetences vadlīnijas/ Latvijas Nacionālā projektu vadīšanas asociācija, Rīga, 2004.