Høst 2016

STE6305 Project Management - 5 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for industriell teknologi

Type of course

The course may be taken as a singular course

Course contents

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

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.

Admission requirements

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

9371

Objective 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

English

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.

Date for examination

Written 14.10.2016

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.