This course focuses on project management as a mechanism for managing current activities and research projects.
Upon completion of the course, the students will have learned basic knowledge of organising and planning a project and managing the processes associated with it. In particular, they will gain knowledge about the dynamics and critical issues in project management, planning tools (scope statement, WBS, OBS, Gantt Diagram), stakeholder and risk management tools.
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The course will be delivered in a hybrid mode, in-person and online Teams connection.
Teaching is divided into 5 sections:
For all students (attending and nonattending), assessment of learning is through a project work aimed at analyzing a real project chosen by the students using the methodologies seen in class. Students are expected to deliver the following deliverables: a presentation in MS Power Point, a scope statement (based on a template provided), risk and stakeholder analysis. Students will have 20 minutes to present their project in the exam.
At the beginning of the course the schedule of lectures will be provided through the elearning platform, with explicit indication of which parts of the textbooks to adopt for the preparation of individual lectures.
The Teams link to connect to the online classes will be provided on the elearning platform.
