Course detail

Project management

FEKT-MKC-PRRAcad. year: 2022/2023

Project Management - Basic concepts and starting points. Project Phases - Pre-project, Beginning, Planning, Implementation, Termination. Environment of the company. Standards in project management. Project management using MS Project tools.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jiří Vaněk, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Electrical and Electronic Technology (UETE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
- orientate in the professional environment of project management,
- apply the technical and behavioral competencies of project management,
- manage participation in projects in an international environment,
- have practical experience in working with the project team, and its management.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods include an explanation of the problem with simultaneous practice on examples and in computer programs. The course uses e-learning (Moodle). Student submits separate projects.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Podmínky pro úspěšné ukončení předmětu mohou být každoročně aktualizovány vyhláškou garanta předmětu.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction to project management
2. Pre-project phase - study of opportunities
3. Pre-project phase - sleep analysis, swot analysis
4. Project strength specification
5. Evaluating the feasibility and benefits of the project
6. Logical framework
7. Methods of group work
8. MS project - New project
9. MS Project - Task Schedule
10. MS Project - Resource Planning
11. Project Management and Monitoring in MS Project
12. Outputs from Ms Project
13. Post-project phase

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to teach students how to use current methods of project management for the design and project management in project teams. On the practical level, graduates will be able to participate in the preparation and implementation of concrete projects in the company. They will acquire the basic skills and knowledge to work with the project management tool MS Project.

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

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

HAČKAJLOVÁ, L., PROSTĚJOVSKÁ, Z., TOMÁNKOVÁ, J. Projektový management. Praha: VŠEM, 2015. (CS)
Harold Kerzner, Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 12th Edition, ISBN 978-1-119-16536-1 (EN)
KUBÁLEK, T., KUBÁLKOVÁ, M. Řízení projektů v Microsoft Office Project – Učebnice pro vysoké školy. 3. vyd. Brno: Computer Press, 2007. (CS)

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPC-EVM Master's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Exercise in computer lab

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jiří Vaněk, Ph.D.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course