KLS 3554 Sustainable Project Management in the Creative Industries

KLS 3554 Sustainable Project Management in the Creative Industries

Course code: 
KLS 3554
Department: 
Communication and Culture
Credits: 
7.5
Course coordinator: 
Linn-Birgit Kampen Kristensen
Course name in Norwegian: 
Bærekraftig prosjektledelse i kreativ næring
Product category: 
Bachelor
Portfolio: 
Bachelor of Creative Industries Management - Programme Courses
Semester: 
2024 Autumn
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Bachelor
Teaching language: 
Norwegian
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

A great deal of the activity in the creative industry is organized into projects, and in this practically oriented course students gain insight into how they can plan and assess small and large artistic and creative projects in a sustainable way. Projects within the creative industry differ from others in that the artistic and creative often constitute the most important governing factors. In this course, students will gain insight into how sustainability, art and creativity are balanced with traditional management factors such as time and costs.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

The student

  • Has knowledge of project organization and management.
  • Has insight into how artistic and creative elements set guidelines for all phases of the project, such as genre, location, form of financing and the like.
  • Has knowledge of what characterizes the implementation of sustainable projects.
Learning outcomes - Skills

The students

  • can apply knowledge of sustainable projects within the creative industry
  • can assess projects' climate and environmental footprint, environmental accounting
  • can assess and safeguard both artistic and financial values
  • reflect on how supervision affects the learning process in carrying out the project.
General Competence

During the course, the students will develop an understanding of the importance of sustainability in projects, and of the interaction between artistic and financial values ​​in projects within the creative industry.

Course content
  • The project as an organizational form
  • Team composition for artistic and creative projects
  • Management of artistic and creative projects
  • Project planning and management
  • Sustainability in projects
  • Risk and safety at large events
  • Financial risk and forms of financing
Teaching and learning activities

The course is conducted with lectures and asynchronous material, as well as guidance and feedback on assignments. The students will work together in groups on a given project and throughout the duration of the course they will be able to work with simulations/cases originating from the creative industry. The lectures are based on the syllabus, while tutorials are based on the students' own exam answers. Two tutorials will be conducted where the students have the opportunity to receive feedback on their specific assignment. The guidance will be based on rubrics associated with the course.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Additional information

Kontinuasjon:

Ved kontinuasjon og du ikke har en gruppe å jobbe med, ta kontakt med kursansvarlig.

Qualifications

 

Higher Education Entrance Qualification

Disclaimer

Deviations in teaching and exams may occur if external conditions or unforeseen events call for this.

Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Submission PDF
Exam/hand-in semester: 
First Semester
Weight: 
100
Grouping: 
Group (3 - 5)
Duration: 
1 Semester(s)
Comment: 
The students will work on a project throughout the semester
Exam code: 
KLS 35541
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination every semester
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Structured Test
Exam/hand-in semester: 
First Semester
Grouping: 
Individual
Duration: 
1 Hour(s)
Exam code: 
KLS 35542
Grading scale: 
Pass/fail
Resit: 
Examination every semester
Type of Assessment: 
Ordinary examination
All exams must be passed to get a grade in this course.
Total weight: 
100
Student workload
ActivityDurationComment
Teaching
30 Hour(s)
Feedback activities and counselling
15 Hour(s)
Group work / Assignments
155 Hour(s)
Sum workload: 
200

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 7,5 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 200 hours.