Course: Project Management

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Course title Project Management
Course code KPM/PM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Januška Martin, Doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Development of Project Management (PM). Basic PM concepts, approaches and tools. Project definition, logical framework and project charter. Project scope (PBS, WBS). Project scheduling, network diagram, Gantt chart, scheduling methods, critical path, PERT, critical chain. Resource and cost planning. Management of communication. Quality management. Project risks management Management of commercial activities. Project evaluation and monitoring, project scorecard, earned value analysis. Project documentation, project closure. In the course student learns how to work with Project 2010.

Learning activities and teaching methods
E-learning, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Task-based study method, Individual study, Students' self-study, Lecture, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Team project (50/number of students) - 25 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 8 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 45 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
To master basic knowledge of business management.
To be able to apply knowledge of the fundamentals of management, operational research, social and managerial skills and personnel management.
Skills
work with MS Excel
Competences
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
work in the project team
Knows the processes and methods of project planning, managing, and controlling
Knows the links among project stakeholders (project manager, project team members, parent organizations, suppliers, customers, investors and users of the project)
Is prepared for the exam for certification Project manager - level D.
Skills
Is prepared to work in small team and present the reults of the team work
Can prepare project logical frame and work with Project Libre
Competences
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
E-learning
Task-based study method
Self-study of literature
Individual study
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Practicum
Skills demonstration
Students' portfolio
Competences
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Practicum
Task-based study method
Project-based instruction
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Skills demonstration
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Group presentation at a seminar
Project
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Project
Test
Group presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
  • A guide to the project management body of knowledge : (PMBOK guide). 5th ed. Newtown Square : Project Management Institut, 2013. ISBN 978-1-935589-67-9.
  • Managing successful projects with PRINCE2?. Sixth edition. 2017. ISBN 978-0-11-331533-8.
  • Doležal, Jan. Projektový management : komplexně, prakticky a podle světových standardů. První vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-5620-2.
  • Máchal, Pavel; Ondrouchová, Martina,; Krunčíková, Iva; Nováková, Marcela; Chlupatý, Petr; Motal, Michael. Mezinárodní standard projektového řízení IPMA ICB v. 4 2017. 2017. ISBN 978-80-270-3314-0.
  • Skalický, Jiří; Jermář, Milan; Svoboda, Jaroslav. Projektový management a potřebné kompetence. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7043-975-3.
  • Svozilová, Alena. Projektový management Systémový přístup k řízení projektů. 3., aktualizované a rozšířené vydání. 2016. ISBN 978-80-271-0075-0.
  • Vacek, Jiří; Špicar, Radim; Martinovský, Václav Sova. Projektový management Cvičebnice. 1. vydání. 2017. ISBN 978-80-261-0756-9.


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