APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014

ELE 3709 Project Management

Responsible for the course
Jan Terje Karlsen

Department
Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour

Term
According to study plan

ECTS Credits
7,5

Language of instruction
English

Introduction
The course will give an introduction to project management. The students will be given an understanding of what a project is and a foundation for planning, organizing and controlling projects. The course will further develop the students’ knowledge about the problems of project work and will, by the help of theory and practical examples, show how to plan, organize, manage and control a project to achieve the goals set.

Please note!
This course overlaps with a group of subjects in the Norwegian course "Prosjektledelse" (7,5 credits) and the specialization course "Project Management" (15 credits). Consequently a combination of these courses can not be approved in a Bachelor's degree.

Learning outcome
Acquired knowledge
During the course student shall:

• Obtain knowledge about how to start, plan, organize, manage risk, manage stakeholders, follow up, and terminate a project.
• Understand the role of projects in developing a private or public organization.
• Be familiar with project management language, processes, techniques and methods.
• Understand that there are many different types of projects, which may be treated differently.

• Will be able to use several project management tools and techniques, for example: milestone planning, network planning, risk analysis and stakeholder analysis.
• Eill be able to take an active part in projects.

• What is a project and project work
• Strategy and project management
• Selection and defining the project
• Time planning
• Cost and quality planning
• Organizational structures and teamwork
• Risk management||
• Project leadership and management
• Stakeholder management
• Project control
• Scope management
• Contract administration
• Project completion and success evaluation