WIW34130 – Project Management

Module
Project Management
Project Management
Module number
WIW34130
Version: 1
Faculty
Business Administration
Level
Master
Duration
1 Semester
Semester
Summer and Winter semester
Module supervisor

Prof. Dr. Christian Brauweiler
Christian.Brauweiler(at)fh-zwickau.de
Lecturer(s)

Lecturer of the Kazakh-American Free University (KAFU)

Course language(s)

English
in "Project Management"
ECTS credits

5.00 credits

Workload

150 hours

Courses

5.00 SCH (1.00 SCH Vorlesung | 1.00 SCH Seminar | 1.00 SCH Internship | 2.00 SCH Lecture with integrated exercise / seminar-lecture)
Self-study time

75.00 hours
37.50 hours Self-study - Project Management
22.50 hours Projektarbeit(en) - Project Management
15.00 hours Fallstudie(n) - Project Management
Pre-examination(s)

Participation
in "Project Management"

Arbeitsbögen
in "Project Management"
Examination(s)

schriftliche Prüfungsleistung
Module examination | Examination time: 90 min | Weighting: 100% | wird in englischer Sprache abgenommen
in "Project Management"
Media type
No information
Instruction content/structure

1. Project management overview

  • Project nature and characteristics
  • Project management vs operational management
  • Project stakeholders

2. Project planning

  • Project scope
  • Project statement
  • Project scheduling
  • Work breakdown structure (WBS)
  • Work Packages
  • Work Flow Diagramm

3. Project execution

  • Human resource management
  • Execution management and control
  • Quality management
  • Risk management
  • Change management
  • Cost management
  • Procurement management

4. Project closeout

  • Pre-commissioning and commissioning activities
  • Contract management
  • Contract closeout
Qualification objectives

The course is aimed at developing students' comprehensive knowledge and professional competencies in the field of project management. The objectives of studying the discipline are: disclosure of the essence and characteristics of projects; substantiation of possibilities and limitations of project management; study of the project as a socio-economic system; familiarization with the concept of the project life cycle and the possibilities of using project management functions at various stages of their development and implementation; disclosure of methods and tools for structuring projects; consideration of methods and conditions for effective management of the project team, taking into account the factors of group dynamics; consideration of the basic principles, types and methods for evaluating the effectiveness of projects; consideration of the role of risk in project management, approaches and methods of analysis, assessment and risk management; disclosure of the essence and capabilities of modern information technologies for project management.
Special admission requirements

keine
Recommended prerequisites
  • Basic knowledge of management and organizational behavior
Continuation options
No information
Literature
  • Heerkens, G.R. Project Management.  McGraw Hill, 2010
  • Project management Book of knowledge, Project management, Inc., 2000 [electronic copy] at Saylor.org
  • George, J. M., & Jones, G. R. (2008). Understanding and managing organizational behavior (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
  • Griffin, R. W., & Moorhead, G. (2007). Organizational behavior: Managing people and organizations (8th ed.). New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.
  • Advanced project management workbook. Washington State Department of Transportation, 2005
  • Kerzner, H. project management case studies. 2nd edition. Wiley & Sons. Inc., 2006
  • Kemp, S. Project Management for Small Businesses Made Easy. Entrepreneur Magazine, 2006
  • Petersen, C. the Practical Guide to Project Management. 1st edition. PMP, 2013
Notes

This subject will be studied at KAFU, Öskemen, Kazakhstan as an elective one in the 2nd or 3rd semester.

Lecturer – Yulia Novitskaya

Prerequisite(s) for examination admission:

  • At least 75% of attendance and class participation
  • At least 50% grade for submitted assignments

Breakdown of non-presence time:

Self-study (%): 50

Project work (%): 30

Case studies (%): 20
Assignment to curriculum
No information
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