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Project Management
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:18.01.2023 14:07:21
Study Course Information | |||||||||
Course Code: | SVUEK_133 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Public Health | Target Audience: | Public Health | ||||||
Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
Course Supervisor: | Jekaterina Pankova | ||||||||
Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
Structural Unit: | Department of Public Health and Epidemiology | ||||||||
The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svekrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307 | ||||||||
Study Course Planning | |||||||||
Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
Study course description | |||||||||
Preliminary Knowledge: | Not required. | ||||||||
Objective: | To promote the acquisition of project management knowledge to achieve the company’s operational and strategic goals successfully. To promote the acquisition of project management skills based on PMI and PMP methodologies, as well as best practices in multinational companies in applying these techniques to develop and implement new products, services or other solutions in line with the needs and requirements of the company. | ||||||||
Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | Introduction to project management | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
2 | Objectives, goals and results of the project | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
3 | Project manager and team | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
4 | Project time management | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
5 | Resource planning of the project | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
6 | Planning of project costs | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
7 | Organizational and leadership principles of the project | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
8 | Development and presentation of individual projects. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
Assessment | |||||||||
Unaided Work: | Development of tasks during seminars. Development of an individual project. | ||||||||
Assessment Criteria: | Attendance of lectures and seminars – mandatory, group work – 30%, individual project – 30%, exam grade – 40%. | ||||||||
Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Knowledge: | During the course, students will gain a basic understanding of PMI and PMP project management methodologies (additionally providing insight in Prince2 and Agile methodologies), which will allow them to successfully manage or participate in project development and implementation in companies in various industries. | ||||||||
Skills: | After the completion of the course, students will be able to develop proposals for starting a project, define requirements for new product development, develop a project plan and delegate tasks to project team members, successfully manage product development and implementation processes. | ||||||||
Competencies: | Students will acquire knowledge on developing project proposals, evaluating multiple solution alternatives, organising the project, defining project participants’ responsibilities, developing a project plan, monitoring results, evaluating and managing project risks, and managing the working group. | ||||||||
Bibliography | |||||||||
No. | Reference | ||||||||
Required Reading | |||||||||
1 | Hinde, D. 2018. Prince2 study guide. Chichester: Wiley. | ||||||||
2 | Anderson, D. 2006. Agile Management for Software Engineering. New Jersey: Pearson Education. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
3 | Highsmith, J. 2009. Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products. Boston: Pearson Education. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
4 | Mersino, Anthony C. 2015. Agile project management: a nuts and bolts guide to success. Northfield: Vitality Chicago. |