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Project Management in International Business
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:19
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SBUEK_057 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Management; Business Management | Target Audience: | Business Management | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ieva Kalve | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 2 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 4 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 12 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Enterprise Management. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide theoretical knowledge and overview of project management specifics in international business. To introduce business project development and management based on the experience of European companies. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basic concepts of projects and project management and their explanation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Project management development history, international standards and certification systems, project management in today's environment. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Project phases and life cycle – essence and practical implementation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Project manager and project management process, project team, stakeholders/ interested parties, their role and impact. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Start of the project and actions to be taken at this stage, their impact on successful implementation of the project. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Project planning, content and methods thereof, main activities to be carried out, control and completion of the project implementation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Basic concepts of projects and project management and their explanation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Project phases and life cycle – essence and practical implementation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Project manager and project management process, project team, stakeholders/ interested parties, their role and impact. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Start of the project and actions to be taken at this stage, their impact on successful implementation of the project. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Project planning, content and methods thereof, main activities to be carried out, control and completion of the project implementation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Group work in seminars, preparation and presentation of presentations according to the selected projects. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Active participation in practical classes (20%); homework (30%); exam (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After successful completion of the course, students become familiar with the basic principles of planning sustainable development of organizations’ activities, including identifying corporate social responsibility, social dialogue and innovation management, linking it to specific project management; obtain theoretical and practical knowledge about projects and management thereof in today’s international environment. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After successful completion of the course, students understand the essence of business projects in international business, as well as know how to manage specific business projects in practical business; reasonably discuss the latest project organization and management forms, as well as management information systems, offer advanced solutions for the project management process; according to the circumstances and the task to be performed, efficiently plan and organize their work, work creatively both individually and in a team and, if necessary, assume the functions of the group leader and activity coordinator, delegating and coordinating the performance of duties; apply theoretical knowledge and apply the acquired skills, including economically mathematical methods, in practical work, to analyse and to identify and solve practical management problems in changing or uncertain circumstances, as well as to make competent management decisions appropriate to the situation; communicate and collaborate successfully with staff, partners, owners, and other stakeholders, preparing and delivering presentations as needed; can solve conflict situations. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After successful completion of the course, students are able to independently manage business projects in an international context; based on the acquired theoretical and practical knowledge, perform highly qualified professional project management functions, analyse scientific literature in the field of project management, formulate the problem, carry out qualitative/ quantitative research using information technologies, and offer reasoned and scientifically based solutions to the problem, using modern project management methods and tools; plan and implement projects in accordance with the requirements of the external environment, strategies, mission and objectives, in the interest of stakeholders and in cooperation with other companies and stakeholders; take responsibility for their team performance using their leadership skills. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Joseph Heagney. Fundamentals of Project Management. 2016. 5th edition. New York: AMACOM. eBook., Database: eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) | ||||||||
| 2 | Forands I. Projekta menedžments - Rīga: Latvijas Izglītības fonds, 2006., vai Geipele I. Projektu vadīšana: studijām un biznesam - Rīga: Valters un Rapa, 2004., vai cita pieejama grāmata par projektu vadību dzimtajā valodā | ||||||||
| 3 | Projektu vadība. - Rīga: Lietišķās informācijas dienests. 2007. Oriģ. nos.: Harvard Business Review on Managing Projects. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mitchell L. Springer. 2019. Project and Program Management: A Competency-Based Approach. 4th edition. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press. eBook., Database: eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) | ||||||||
| 2 | Verzuh E. The fast forward MBA in project management. 4th edition. - Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2011. | ||||||||
| 3 | Wysocki R.K. Effective project management: traditional, agile, extreme. 5th edition. - Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Technology Pub., 2009. | ||||||||
| 4 | DeCarlo D. Extreme project management: using leadership, principles, and tools to deliver value in the face of volatility. 1st edition. - San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2004. | ||||||||
| 5 | Kozlovs V. Investīciju projektu ekonomiskais novērtējums - Rīga: Latvijas Hipotēku un zemes banka, 2005. | ||||||||
| 6 | Mikose, M. Informāciju tehnoloģiju projekts uzņēmumā - Rīga: Biznesa augstskola Turība, 2006. | ||||||||
| 7 | Reiters V. Kailā patiesība par projektu menedžmentu - Rīga: Vaidelote, 2004. | ||||||||
| 8 | Sprice R. Informācijas sistēmas projekta lietderības novērtēšana: process, metodes, lietojums - Rīga: *b.i., 2005. | ||||||||
| 9 | Uzulāns, J. Projektu vadīšana mūsdienu apstākļos: Microsoft Office Project - *Mārupe+ : Drukātava, 2007. | ||||||||
| 10 | Uzulāns, J. Risku vadība projektu kontekstā - Rīga: Drukātava, 2010. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | www.lnpva.lv | ||||||||
| 2 | www.pmi.com | ||||||||
