Course: Project Management

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Course title Project Management
Course code UHP/ESPRM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
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
Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Activating (simulations, games, drama), Individual preparation for exam
  • Preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 5 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Project management as a specific area of management. History of the European Union regional policy. Conception of projects and project management in selected areas.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment, Systematic student observation, Seminar work

Elaboration work (Project proposal 5 - 10 standard pages, its presentation at a tutorial) and its defence.
Recommended literature
  • Cleland, D. L., & Ireland, L. R. Project management. McGraw-Hill Professional..
  • MAYLOR, H. Project Management Financial Times/Prentice Hall.. Prentice Hall., 2010. ISBN 978-0273704324.
  • Project Management Institute. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK? Guide). ISBN 978-1935589679.


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