Course detail

Project management - ES

FCH-BC_IPMAAcad. year: 2020/2021

The course includes knowledge, technics and tools corresponding with project manager competence along the European standard IPMA. Student is able to achieve certificate (National student certificate or IPMA-D).

Methods, tools and technics overview:
LRM, stakeholders identification and analysis, risk management, SMART, WBS, SOW, histograms, Gantt charts, CPM, MTA, RACI, EVM, change management, etc.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jan Brada

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The course output is knowledge, skills and competencies required for student integration to project teams based on acquired competencies recommended by IPMA national certificate organization. It includes these competencies:

Project success
Stakeholders
Risk management
Quality management
Project organization
Team work
Problem solving
Project scope and content
Project phases
Resources
Change management
Monitoring and control
Initiation and closing
Conflicts and crisis
Ethics
Organization integration

Prerequisites

Schopnost strukturovaného, systémového a systematického myšlení.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course uses teaching methods in form of Seminar - 2 teaching hours per week. The e-learning system (LMS Moodle) is available to teachers and students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Passing the course includes these requirements:
a) electronic written test 40 question, min. 40 min. Min. 50% point for passing.
b) written composition (project) and its presentation, grades E and better

Course curriculum

1. Basic terms and starting point
2. Project management principles
3. Initiating phase
4. Intefration
5. Risks in proojects
6. Planing phase
7. Realization phase
8. Closing phase
9. Team work and communication

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The course presents the project management topic as it is understand in international context. The course content includes knowledge, methods, tools and technics corresponding with project manager competence requirements according to IPMA European standards. Student who passes this course and comply with the other conditions set by certification authority gets IPMA National Student Certficate. Student can utilize the knowledge for other comercial certificates (IPMA-D. IPMA-C, IPMA-B).

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

compulsory seminars supported by presentaion technology, elaboration on computer, LMS support

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Doležal a kol: Projektové řízení podle IPMA. Grada Publishing 2012 Praha, 528 s.
Ježková Z., Krejčí H., Lacko B.,Švec J. Projektové řízení – jak zvládnout projekty, Akademické centrum studentských aktivit 2013 Kuřim, 433 s.
Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2™, TSO, Ireland, 2009, 327 s.
Národní standard kompetencí projektového řízení, Společnost pro projektové řízení, o. s. 2010, Brno, 314 s.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPCP_ECHBM Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme BKCP_ECHBM Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jan Brada