Integrated Project ManagementLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Upon course completion, the student will be able to achieve International Project Management Association (IPMA) first level accreditation; will know how to gain project approval; will have more 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 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.

Content

The basics of project management from an international, integrated perspective, i.e. design, engineering and business, both in theory (planning, control, and implementation) and in application through projects (the team projects come from actual companies and the students themselves); also marketing, design and engineering issues in research and development, product improvement, new product development, the feasibility study and business plan

The interrelationships of project management with regard to change management, entrepreneurship, and corporate strategy.