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| Course title | Project Management |
| Course code | VadZ4070 |
| Credit points (ECTS) | 4.5 |
| Total Hours in Course | 121.5 |
| Number of hours for lectures | 24 |
| Number of hours for seminars and practical classes | 24 |
| Independent study hours | 72 |
| Date of course confirmation | 25/09/2018 |
| Responsible Unit | Institute of Business and Management Science |
| Course developers | |
| Dr. oec., asoc. prof. Ināra Jurgena |
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| Prior knowledge | |
| VadZ1018, Business Information Management VadZ3017, Team Management |
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| Replaced course | |
| VadZB003 [GVADB003] Project Management |
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| Course abstract | |
| Students build up an understanding and knowledge of and skills in developing and managing projects, focusing on project management principles and methods, including planning the life cycle of a project, project documentation and project organisation. Practical skills are acquired by developing project ideas, applying project management methods and drawing up project plans. Students practically learn how to work in a team, define project tasks and plan the completion of the tasks, and impose supervision over the project by applying computerised project management tools. | |
| Learning outcomes and their assessment | |
| Students will be able to demonstrate:
-the nature and concepts of project development - discussions in classes, test, -how to plan project activities in enterprises and organisations - discussions in classes, practical assignments, -how to employ various project management methods in enterprises and organisations - practical assignments; -independently define project ideas and substantiate the urgency of a problem - practical assignments, group work, -develop a project plan, employing project management methods - group work, independent assignments; -responsibly plan the completion of the assignments given - group work, independent assignments, -engage in teamwork, express and argue their opinions - group work, -present a plan developed - presentation; -independently identify, define and analyse problems – examination, -initiate a solution to the problem by employing project management methods - practical assignments, group work, -use the application MS Project in designing and implementing a project plan - practical assignments, test, examination. |
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| Course Content(Calendar) | |
| 1. Terminology and basic concepts for project management. (lecture 1 hour, practical assignments – 1 hour)
2. General nature of the project. (lecture 1 hour, practical assignments – 1 hour) 3. The scale, objectives of the projects. (lecture 2 hours, practical assignments – 1 hour) 4. The project and the organisation implementing it. (lecture 2 hours, practical assignments – 1 hour) 5. Project team. (lecture 2 hours, practical assignments – 1 hour) 6. Project task development. (lecture 2 hours, practical assignments – 1 hour) 7. Project planning. (lectures 3 hours, practical assignments – 2 hours) 8. Scheduling deadlines. (lecture 2 hours, practical assignments - 1 hour) 9. Economic justification for the project. (lecture 2 hour, practical assignments – 1 hour) 10. Supervision and regulation of the project - monitoring and control mechanisms. (lectures 2 hours, practical assignments – 2 hours) 11. Project closure. (lecture 1 hour, practical assignments – 1 hour) 12. Use of information technologies in project management. (lectures 4 hours, practical assignments - 8 hours) Test: Performance of tasks in MS Project application of project management methodology (practical -1 hour) 13. Presentations (practical - 2 hours) |
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| Requirements for awarding credit points | |
| The examination assignment consists of:
• questions about the theoretical material acquired in the study course; • a task to be completed in MS Project. |
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| Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work | |
| Independent assignment has to be defined during practical assignment. Independent assignments (individual or collective up to 3 students) require students to: identify and analyse a problem, find a solution to the problem, develop a project and create a project plan in MS Project. | |
| Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes | |
| The final mark consists of the following pieces of assessment:
Test – a maximum score of 10; Project developed – a maximum score of 10; Use of computer tools in developing projects – a maximum score of 10; Activity during classes – a maximum score of 10; Presentation of a project developed – a maximum score of 10. The examination – a maximum score of 50. A score of 10 is equal to one point on a 10-point marking scale. |
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| Compulsory reading | |
| 1.A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) - Fifth Edition, Project Management Institute, 2013, 589 pages, ISBN13: 9781935589679
2.Jurgena I. Projektu vadīšana. Mācību metodiskais materiāls. Jelgava, LLU, 2009, 33 lpp. 3.Jurgena I., Dukulis I. Apgūsim PROJECT! Microsoft Office Project 2003. Mācību līdzeklis. Jelgava: LLU, 2010, 51 lpp. 4.Projektu vadīšanas rokasgrāmata. Dienas bizness HUB: https://www.dbhub.lv/projektu-vadisanas-rokasgramata 5.Larson E.W., Clifford F.G. Project Management: the Managerial Process. Seventh edition. – NY: McGrow-Hill Education, 2017. – p. 659. 6.Trevors L. Jangs Kā vadīt projektu. Zvaigzne ABC, 2009, 152 lpp. 7.Wysocki Robert K., Bentley C. Global Complex Project Management: An Integrated Adaptive Agile and PRINCE2 LEAN Framework for Achieving Success. Plantation, FL: J. Ross Publishing, 2016. 276 lpp. 8.Daley S. Project 2013 in Depth. U.S.: Que Corporation, 2013. 929 lpp. |
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| Further reading | |
| 1.Malachowsky S. Project Team Leadership and Communication. Rochester, NY: Lintwood Press, 2018. – p.233
2.Forands I. Projekta menedžments. Rīga, 2006. 258 lpp. 3.Hanss D. Litke, Kunova I. Projektu vadība. Rīga: Denova, 2003, 125 lpp. |
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| Periodicals and other sources | |
| 1.Project Management Journal, https://journals-sagepub-com.db.rsu.lv/doi/abs/10.1002/pmj.20053
2.Latvijas Nacionālā projektu vadīšanas asociācija (LNPVA), http://lnpva.lv/ 3.Project Management Institute (PMI), https://www.pmi.org/ 4.International Project Management Association (IPMA), https://www.ipma.world/ |
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| Notes | |
| Field professional specialization study course (Part B3) for the ESAF professional Bachelor study programme “Entrepreneurship and Business Management” | |