ITF31314 Project Management (Autumn 2019)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:: 10
Responsible faculty:: Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
Course Leader:: Stig Henning Johansen
Teaching language:: English
Duration:: ½ year

The course is affiliated to the following study programme

This course is compulsory in:

Bachelor in Information Systems
Bachelor in Digital Media

Recommended previous knowledge

Knowledge equivalent to the course Introduction to programming.

Teaching semester

5th semester (Autumn).

Content

Handling different aspects of projects:
- establishment
- scope
- time management
- resources
- quality
- risk
- purchasing
- control and completion
Configuration management
Composition of project groups
Financing projects and economy
Concept development
Presentation techniques

The student's learning outcomes on passing the course

Knowledge

The student is familiar with:

standard techniques for organising and managing projects
planning and estimating project resources
risk management and quality assurance of projects

Skills

The student can:

contribute to planning and implementing a project
use methods to estimate and plan the use of resources in a project
explain the project process
present projects for internal and external actors

General competence

The student has knowledge and experience of different ways of organising projects and experience that can be used in project management.

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, project work and tutorials.

Workload

Approx. 240 hours.

Up to 4 hours of lectures and 2 hours laboratory per week.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

Attendance at at least 6 guest lectures
10 submissions (one of which is a post-project analysis)

The coursework requirements must be approved before students may sit the exam.

Exam

Project and oral exam in groups

The exam consists of two components.

Group project
Grades are awarded individually on the basis of pass or fail.

Students must achieve a pass grade for the project before they may take the oral exam.

Oral exam in groups lasting approximately 20?30 minutes
The oral exam is linked to the project and is a pitch of the project.
No support materials permitted.

A final overall individual grade is awarded, grading scale of A-F.

Examiners

The exam is assessed by the course instructor and an internal or external examiner.

Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams

Students must take both exam components in the case of resit exams. The project must be discussed with the course instructor in the case of resit exams or rescheduled exams.

Course evaluation

This course is evaluated by a

Mid-term evaluation (compulsory)

The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee of the faculty of Computer Sciences.

Reading list

Eric Verzuh: The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, 5th Edition, HEFTET, Engelsk, 2015. ISBN: 9781119086574, Forlag: J ohn Wiley Sons, url: https://www.adlibris.com/no/bok/the-fast-forward-mba-in-project-management-5th-edition-9781119086574

James Edge: Agile: An Essential Guide to Agile Project Management, the Kanban Process and Lean Thinking + a Comprehensive Guide to Scrum, HEFTET, Engelsk, 2018. ISBN: 9781729754931, Forlag: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, url: https://www.adlibris.com/no/bok/agile-an-essential-guide-to-agile-project-management-the-kanban-process-and-lean-thinking-a-comprehensive-guide-to-scrum-9781729754931