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Project Management

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: TK00BB76
Curriculum: TK 2024
Level: Bachelor of Business Administration
Year of Study: 3 (2026-2027)
Semester: Autumn
Credits: 5 cr
Responsible Teacher: Norrgård, Kenneth
Language of Instruction: English

Learning Outcomes

The student will know how to plan a project for developing business information systems and how to act as a member in such a project. The student will gain knowledge and understanding in defining, planning, managing and following up project activities.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 135 h of which:
On-line individual learning activities about 75 h
- weekly tasks, assignments, self-tests, reflections, reading and giving feedback
Team activities on-campus or on-line about 60 h
- workshops, team work, team work for planning and reporting

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

None

Contents

The lectures are online and are available in the VAMK Portal (Moodle).
The theoretical part is divided into 5 parts with Reading to do and other study material to cover:
Part 0: Getting started – 1p
Part 1: An Overview; The Role of the Project Manager – 10p
Part 2: Project Planning; Mission, Vision, Goals and Objectives – 10p
Part 3: Risk Planning; Control and Evaluation – 10p
Part 4: Work Breakdown Structure; Scheduling – 10p
Part 5: Managing the Project Team; Project Models – 10p
Self tests as quizzes – 25p (a quiz for each part = 5 x 5p)
A Reflection assignment – 5p
A Team Assignment - 54 p

Regional Impact

The topic for the team assignment may be about current local challenges

Internationality

The language of instruction is English

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Fundamentals of Project Management (4th Edition)
Author: Heagney, Joseph
Publisher: AMACOM Books
Date Published: 09/2011
The book is available virtually on ebrary, the virtual library of Tritonia
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Articles, video clips and other material, links provided in the Portal.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Task oriented learning, which means that the student is earning points by doing the learning activities, like reading, watching videos, doing week tasks, doing assignments and self tests, reflecting on the learning and participating in the team assignment. The individual phase is on-line and self-paced. The team assignment is either on-campus or off-campus.

Assessment Criteria

5
The student has actively studied all of the lessons and knows well the basics of project managament and has shown capability to put knowledge into practiceand and has exellent knowledge of the subjects
3
The student has actively studied all of the lessons and knows the basics of project managament and has shown good knowledge of the subjects
1
The student has taken part in all of the lessons and is familiar with the basics of project managament and has shown satisfactory knowledge of the subjects

Assessment Methods

The approach of Task Oriented Learning is used, which means that the student is earning points by doing the learning activities.
The student need to work on a weekly basis and stay focused on the current topics..


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