Study Guide

Objective

The goal with the course is to give the students basic knowledge in project management to practice in their EPS-project.

Content

Basics in project management according to PMI-framwork.

Location and time

Time: See course calendar (in Peppi) for course schedule
Place: Novia-Vasa-Engineering or online (Moodle)

Materials

We do not actually use a course book, but instead pick up resources from there and from there - but if you learn best by reading a proper book from A to Z then I recommend (from Tritonia):

Heagney, J. (2012). Fundamentals of project management (4th ed.). Nev York: American Management Association.


And maybe:

(2013). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® guide) (5th ed.). Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.

Kerzner, H. (2015). Project management 2.0: Leveraging tools, distributed collaboration, and metrics for project success. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Teaching methods

Project-based learning, lectures, exercises, feedback-sessions and self-studies.
Team-project.

Exam schedules

By performing weekly project works and by participating in feedback sessions (with discussion) or self-development activities you collect points that lead to the final grade.
The first return box closes automatically the evening before the week's lecture. The report submitted here is assessed and scored within one week. The second submission box will remain open until the course ends. These "late" submissions are graded within one month.
Course grade within one week after the last project, or within one month after the last submission.

International connections

This course is a collaboration between the education program in Industrial Management and the international exchange student program European Project Semester.

Student workload

The student is expected to spend a total of 10 hours of work per week on the course in order to reach the European goals of 25-30 hours of work per credits obtained. 3 hours of local education (or equivalent amount of time spent on studying online material and doing self-development activities) and 7 hours of work on own time.

Content scheduling

Week Project
1 SCRUM and Agile Project Management
2 Project Mission/Goals/Stakeholders
3 Work Breakdown Structure
4 Scheduling, Gantt Charts, etc.
5 Theory Presentation
6 Prototype and Feedback
7 Risk Management
8 Team Leadership
9 Conclusion

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Graded together with the EPS-project.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Graded together with the EPS-project.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Graded together with the EPS-project.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Graded together with the EPS-project.

Assessment methods and criteria

By performing project works and by participating in feedback sessions (with discussion) or self-development activities you collect points that lead to the final grade.
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For participation in project work, the following points are awarded:
Failed = 0p (The work is obviously deficient, parts are left unfinished)
Accepted = 1p (A good work)
Excellent = 2p (Demands that you show significant initiative, creativity, enthusiasm)
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For participation in a feedback-session (constructive, detailed feedback) = 1p
For completion of a self-development activity (serious, analytical) = 1p
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Points Results
21->24 = 5
18->20 = 4
16->17 = 3
14->15 = 2
12->13 = 1

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Insufficient knowledge and/or course effort to achieve a grade of 1

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Knows about the importance of project management in the industry
Can on request comment on a made project plan
Knows the connection between time, cost and project results
Knows some of the area's central concepts in a foreign language
Can participate in a discussion about project management

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Can make a plan for how the project will be implemented
Can analyze and improve a premade plan
Understands the relationship between time, cost and project results
Can understand texts in a foreign language that deals with the current theme
Can give a presentation on project management

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Can argue for and against different strategies and models for project management
Can produce a good project plan
Can suggest solutions that can reduce the project's need for time, cost and results
Can read literature in a foreign language about project management
Can describe and explain the role of project management to outsiders

Qualifications

none