| Institute of Food and Resource Economics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | BSc. 2 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination oral examination Some Aid allowed One A4 page with notes and one A4 page with diagrams for the presentation Description of Examination: Individual evaluation based on oral examination adressing the project report and pre-released questions related to syllabus. The oral examination is done individually as a test of the student's competence primarily in relation to syllabus and the areas of competence the course will address. Questions are relatively broad and encompassing. Weight: Oral examination in pensum and project report: 100 %. 7-point scale, external examiner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Approx. 22 % with lectures focusing on theory, methods and practice experiences, approx. 18 % practical and personal skills through exercises and presentations, approx. 60 % project work in groups combining theory and practice. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 1 Week Structure: A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | 60 participants | ||||||||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||||||||
| Basic Science: Participants will develop understanding of, evaluate and make judgement on project management and leadership issues in relation to actively participating in project management process design; initiating, implementing, controlling and finalising projects; and managing projects within a wider organisational setting. Technology and Production: Participants will develop understanding of and ability to apply general principles of project preparation and planning, project leadership and teambuilding, project participation, project formulation and reporting. Ethics and Values: Participants will enhance self-awareness and critical reflection regarding own foundation for project participation. Moreover, participants will be able to better understand, reflect on and discuss inter-personal value differences and conflicts. Participants will be able to analyse and integrate stakeholder perspectives in project design, including cultural, cross-culturs and political issues. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||||||
| The objective of the course is to provide participants with the basic knowledge and personal skills needed to participate in or manage projects, taking into consideration the larger organisational setting. Participants will be able to design project management processes based on critical reflection on their own personal foundation, the dynamics of project management, the concrete task and the organisational and cultural characteristics of the context. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||||
| Most MScs within life sciences will at some stage be involved in projects. Technological innovation, organisational development and change processes, development aid and capacity-building, and most consultancy jobs are organised as projects. The ability to participate in and manage projects efficiently is fundamental for life science professionals. In this course we address project management issues at (i) the personal level, (ii) the team level, (iii) the task level, and (iv) the organisational level. At the personal level the course will address project leadership, provide participants with tools for increased self-awareness, and introduce basic organisational psychology, providing a foundation for understanding the participants own role in the project management process. At the team level the course addresses leadership, teamwork, communication, creativity, facilitation, decision making, conflict management, and cultural issue providing a basis for understanding dynamics of project management. At the task level the course addresses project management context and strategy, project processes, procedures and guides (planning, process control and closure), project management functions, and project appraisal and audits, providing participants with an understanding of and basic personal skills for managing the project cycle. At the organisational level the course addresses the issues related to the wider organisational context of managing projects. These issues are related to project organisations, influence of culture and cross-cultural settings on projects, and projects and politics. Project tools and techniques often seem compellingly simple, but reality shows that implementing projects in practice is a much more complex and challenging task. During the course participants get an opportunity to transform theory to practice, applying different of project management techniques and frameworks through a major course assignment. The course assignment will be aimed at analysing an external public or private organisations project management culture and practices, identifying problems and suggesting potential solutions. Course projects will be organised as a consultancy project and the groups project management process will be made subject to explicit self- and collective reflection. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||||||
| The course will be organised as a series of ½-day workshops involving theoretical lectures, guest lectures, exercises and discussions. The theoretical lectures provide an overview of theory and practical examples. Guest lectures aim at exposing participants to practical life science sector relevant experiences. Exercises provide an opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge on case problems or to apply project management techniques in practice. During the major course assignment the students work in groups addressing a specific problem case, analysing an external organisations project management culture. Hereby insight is gained into conditions under which project are implemented in practice. Part of the major course assignment will be to develop case study material to be used in group presentations and subsequent discussions. The major group assignment will be handed in as a written project report. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Stipulated in "Areas of Competence the Course Will Address" | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gray, C.F. & E.W. Larson, 2006. Project Management: The Managerial Process. McGraw-Hill International Edition, ISBN 007-124446-8. 574 pages. Fangel, M., 2006. Proactive Project Management. Fangel Projektledelse A/S. 238 pages. 5-8 scientific articles to be specified later. 150 pages. Will be made available as PDF files on the CAMPUSNET during the course. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||||||
| Carsten Nico Portefee Hjortsø, cnh@foi.dk, Institute of Food and Resource Economics/Production and Technology Division, Phone: 35332267 | |||||||||||||||||||
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