NGEK10027U Project Management and Planning

Volume 2014/2015
Education
MSc Programme in Geography and Geoinformatics
Content

The course aims to provide insight into and understanding of project work and project management. It introduces different project participant roles and project management tools. It aims to give participants the ability to handle project management as employees in both private, public and civil sector organisations. The course addresses the topics of particular concepts and theory of project management and organization, planning, project stakeholder analysis- and management, decision making as well as evaluation and follow-up on projects. Finally the course gives an introduction to how ICT based tools can be used in management and communication.

Learning Outcome

Knowledge:

Definitions of projects, history of projects, types of projects, projects in organizational sociology, stakeholder theory analysis and management, motivation of project members, conflict spotting and management


Skills:
 

Perform stakeholder analysis

Develop stakeholder management plans

Perform analysis of risks

Develop risk handling plans

Develop simple project budgets

Develop plan of milestones and deliverables, GANNT charting


Competences:

To be able to analyse, asses and apply methods, tools, theory and data in project management

Please se Absalon course page.

BSc in geography and geoinformatics or equivalent.
The form of teaching is theory exercises combined with ad hoc lectures and a 1- day excursion. For the teaching plan, please see Absalon.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Preparation
  • 136
  • Project work
  • 35
  • Theory exercises
  • 35
  • Total
  • 206
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written assignment
Oral examination, 20 minutes
The written assignment is prepared during the course and must be handed in prior to the exam week. The oral exam uses the written assignment as its point of departure. It includes the titles listed in the officially approved reading list.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
Several internal examiners.
Criteria for exam assesment

Please see learning outcome.