| Institute of Food and Resource Economics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year to MSc. 2 year | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc Kurset er et kandidatkursus, dog er det også tilgængeligt for 3. års LAB-studerende med fagpakke Bydesign | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination oral examination No aid allowed Description of Examination: Individual evaluation based on oral examination in pre-released questions. The oral examination is done individually as a test of the student's knowledge and understanding of the competences developed during the course, including practical experiences during the project work. Questions are relatively broad and encompassing. Weight: Oral examination in pensum and individual project experiences: 100 %. 7-point scale, external examiner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Requirement For Attending Exam | Participation in a group based project work. The results of this work have to be handed in and needs to be assessed "passed". | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 in a real life project case. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 1 Week Structure: A | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||||||
| Restrictions | 80 participants | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||||||
| The course will deal with project management concepts and models. Project management phases, topics and activities will be introduced including factors influencing the planning during project planning, start-up, execution, evaluation, and close-out phases. The course will focus on introduction to project master planning based on tools such as situational analysis, stakeholder analysis, risk analysis, objective definition, resource planning and project staffing. Moreover, participants will be introduced to the concept and tools of upwards, inwards and outwards anchoring of project activities. Participants will be introduced and practice the overall project planning based on specific activities such as identification of project scope, work break-down structure, milestone plan, master time schedule, and organisational break-down structure. Participants will also be introduced to elements of planning, implementation and evaluation of ongoing project management based on detailed planning and scheduling, estimation of time and costs, project follow-up and control, and ongoing leadership Leadership and management issues will be introduced focusing on techniques for managing task complexity, establishing and leading teamwork, managing meetings, process facilitation and providing individual and team feedback. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 project the students work in groups performing a specific project task. Hereby insight is gained into conditions under which project are implemented in practice. The major project will be reported in four sub-reports handed-in during the course. Each sub-report has to be approved by the course responsible as a prerequisite for participation in the final examination. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||||||||
| Projects are increasingly becoming the organisational principle in LIFE related sectors. 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. The objective of the course is to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to participate in high performance projects. On completion of the course the participant 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. On completion of the course the student will be able to: Knowledge . Define, explain and critically reflect on project management concepts, models, phases, topics and activities. . Design and argue for a specific approach to overall project planning. . Explain and discuss factors influencing the planning during project planning, start-up, execution, evaluation and close-out phases. . Characterise the maturity level of corporate organisations and identify means for enhancing a corporate project processes. Skills . Perform and evaluate basic project management through application of general project management principles and tools. . Plan and organise specific project management activities considering project complexity level. . Plan, implement and evaluate main project processes based on identification of project scope, work break-down structure, milestone plan, master time schedule, and organisational break-down structure. . Plan, implement and evaluate elements of ongoing project management based on detailed planning and scheduling, estimation of time and costs, project follow-up and control, and ongoing leadership. . Plan, implement and evaluate application of project planning tools such as situational, interest, risk analyses, and project scoping. . Design a project organisation and assist in project staffing. Competences . Constructively manage complexity in relation to teamwork under stressful and uncertain conditions. . Lead and facilitate a project team performing overall and ongoing project management activities. . Evaluate overall project planning and provide constructive feedback. . Analyse and manage central management and leadership issues in relation to project process facilitation, meeting management, teambuilding and team performance. . Manage individual projects in a corporate context through planning and performance of upwards and outwards anchoring activities. . Reflect on own project management practise and apply experiences in future practise. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||||||
| The main text books used in the course will be: Gray, C.F. & E.W. Larson, 2006. Project Management: The Managerial Process. McGraw Hill Higher Education; 4th edition, ISBN-10: 0071287523/ISBN-13: 978-0071287524 . 589 pages. (The forth ed. has not changed much from the 3rd used before and this can therefore also be used) The book is available in LIFE Bogladen. Fangel, M., 2006. Proactive Project Management. Fangel Projektledelse A/S. 238 pages. (This book will be sold by the course teacher during the first week - you receive further information when enrolled in the course) In addition 5-8 scientific articles to be specified later. 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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