Master
2021/2022
Project Management
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type:
Elective course (Global Business)
Area of studies:
Management
Delivered by:
Faculty of Management (Nizhny Novgorod)
When:
2 year, 1, 2 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Ekaterina Krekhovets
Master’s programme:
Global Business
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Contact hours:
56
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Projects are all around us. Every company runs projects, either formally or informally. Project management has been proven to be the most effective method of delivering products within costs, schedule and resource constrains. This course is designed to give students the fundamentals of project management. Students will learn basic principles of project management. This course gives knowledge and skills to identify and manage the product scope, create a work breakdown structure, develop a project plan and budget, define and allocate resources, estimate and manage risks.
Learning Objectives
- The objective of the course is to give students knowledge, skills and practical instuments of project management.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Able to plan cost management, estimate, determine and control costs, plan quality management, manage and control quality. Manage, estimate and control risks. Manage team and control resources. Manage and monitor communications.
- Able to prepare project management plan, create WBS, validate and control scope, define and sequence activities, estimate activity duration, develop and control schedule
Course Contents
- Basic terms. Integration and Scope management. Schedule management
- Cost management. Quality management. Resource management. Risk management. Communication management.
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Sixth Edition, 2017. Режим доступа: http://library.books24x7.com/bookshelf.asp
- Fossum, K. R., Binder, J. C., Madsen, T. K., Aarseth, W., & Andersen, B. (2019). Success factors in global project management:A study of practices in organizational support and the effects on cost and schedule. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJMPB-09-2018-0182
- Grit, R. (2019). Project Management : A Practical Approach (Vol. Fifth edition). Groningen: Noordhoff Uitgevers BV. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2281726
- Project Management Institute. (2019). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) —— Sixth Ed. (HINDI). [N.p.]: Project Management Institute. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2240461
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- HORVÁTH, V. (2019). Project Management Competence - Definitions, Models, Standards and Practical Implications. Vezetéstudomány / Budapest Management Review, 50(11), 2–17. https://doi.org/10.14267/ VEZ TUD.2019.11.01
- Spalek, S. (2019). Data Analytics in Project Management. Boca Raton, FL: Auerbach Publications. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1898650