Application deadline

Type of course

Admission requirements

A relevant undergraduate bachelor Engineering programme with minimum 30 credits Mathematics/statistics topics

9371

Course content

Content

• Basic concepts of Project Management
• Project strategy, structure and stakeholder
• Project selection and organization structure
• Project planning
• Risk management
• Work breakdown structures and activity networks
• Critil chain project scheduling
• Project evaluation and control
• Resource management
• Cost estimation and budgeting
• Project leadership and human factors
• Project termination
• Under supervision and guidance students select and manage their own project. Projects are carried out individually or by a group of maximum three student

Objectives of the course

Learning outcomes, skills and attitudes

Knowledge and understanding about principles, concepts, and processes related to project management. Knowledge about procedures, methodologies, tools and software used to control and manage processes within the whole life cycle of a project.

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Working and assessment methods

Lectures, self-study, discussions, individual exercises, and project exercises.

Assessment

Mandatory tasks

60 % submitted assignments.Counts for 40% of the grade in the subject.

Group project. Counts for 60% of the grade in the subject.

A re-sit exam will be arranged for this course. Grading will be done by using A-F grading scale.

Recommended reading/syllabus

Curriculum

Jeffery K. Pinto, P. 2013, Project Management, Achieving Competitive Advantage Global Edition, 3rd Edition, Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN 13: 978-0-273-76742-8; or ISBN 10: 0-273-76742-9

Additional literature

Ganesh Vaidyanathan, P. 2013, Project Management Process, Technology, and Practice, Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN 10: 0-13-305545-0; or ISBN 13: 978-0-13-305545-0