Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester.

Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester. 

Type of course

Course content

Objectives of the course

After completing the subject, the candidate will:

- Knowledge: Know some vital terms in the terminology of projects which are related to some important stages in    the life cycle of the project; the initiation, teambuilding, planning, organising, controlling and learning.

- Skills: Be able to use the knowledge introduced in the course in real projects.

- General competence: Have the necessary confidence in project management to be a project manager.

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Assessment

Course requirements: 

Obligatory group/individual term paper and oral presentation related to a project case. The paper has to be approved before the students can present themselves for the final exam. Attendance is obligatory (at least 75 %)

Examination: 

Individual written 4 hours exam Grading: scale A ¿ F, with F for failed. 

Possibility of re-sit exam in case of F.

Recommended reading/syllabus

Book:

Andersen, Erling S., Grude, Kristoffer V., Haug, Tor: Goal Directed Project Management. Kogan Page UK/US, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7494-5334-3.

Compendium of articles.