Course: Project Management

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Course title Project Management
Course code UHP/ESPRM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Prokešová Radka, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Project management as a specific area of management. History of the European Union regional policy. Conception of projects and project management in selected areas. Project activities and their funding sources. Project phases: definition, planning, implementation and evaluation. Logical framework of the project. Planning of key activities and sources. Project budget. Project risks and risk prevention measures. Human resource management and communication: manager's personality, team, process of worker selection. Monitoring and reporting. Publicity, dissemination: outcomes and outputs. Software for the project management support. Lecture by a representative of the practice - a discussion of practical problems.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to provide students with basic knowledge of project management. It is focused on the understanding of basic concepts of project management and methods used in planning, managing and controlling of projects. The student will learn the basics of project management so as to be able to apply it in practice.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance assessment

Elaboration of an individual project (5 - 10 standard pages), its presentation at a tutorial. Projects will be focused on the sphere of human resources, social sphere and non-profit sector.
Recommended literature
  • Project Management Institute. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK? Guide). ISBN 978-1935589679.


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