Integrated Project ManagementLaajuus (5 op)

Osaamistavoitteet

Upon course completion, the student will be able to achieve International Project Management Association (IPMA) first level accreditation - certification; will know how to gain project approval; will have of a cross-disciplinary perspective (i.e., become familiar with and develop perspective and appreciation of reciprocal specialists’ needs, requirements and professional 'culture'), as well as cross-cultural awareness, and will know how all aspects of business are important in formulating strategic plans and especially in implementing them.

Upon course completion, the student will have experience in real projects (when available) and have increased ability to carry out a project, from project approval and planning to control and implementation; will have had consolidation and further development of existing disciplinary knowledge through application in a real life situation; will have further development of personal transferable skills in terms of communication and group work; and will be more effective in use of (virtual) learning environments, project management software tools, and IT in general.

(Business degree perspective)
This covers competencies from all aspects -- from marketing and finance to strategic management, business communication, and IT competencies, etc. and provides the perspective of the other, engineering, students – thereby developing a interdisciplinary perspective.

Sisältö

The basics of project management from an international, integrated perspective: The PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) both in THEORY – management of Time, Costs, Quality, Scope, Human Resources, Communications, Risk, Procurement, Ethics, Integration and the process (planning, implementation, control, and closing) – and in APPLICATION through projects when available. Also marketing, design and engineering issues in research and development, product improvement, new product development, the feasibility study in the industrial project life cycle are all covered.

The focus is also on interrelationships of project management with regard to change management, entrepreneurship, and corporate strategy, etc.

Esitietovaatimukset

First year of business studies
English Language Proficiency