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Project Management
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:12.04.2024 12:15:06
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SZF_137 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Communication Sciences | Target Audience: | Communication Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Jekaterina Pankova | ||||||||
| 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) | 7 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 14 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Not required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To enhance knowledge and facilitate the acquisition of project management skills, based on Prince2 and Agile methodologies, as well as the work practices of international companies in applying these methods. It aims to develop and implement new products, services, or solutions that meet the company's needs and specified requirements. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Implementation of new solutions. Project launch (Prince2). | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Formation of a project team, working group management, principles of successful communication (Prince2). | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Product-based planning, development of project activity plan (Prince2). | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 4 | Definition of requirements, determination of quality criteria, and risk management (Prince2). | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 5 | Agile versus classic project management methodologies. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 6 | Project organisation, planning, defining requirements, managing performance, controlling the results (Agile). | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 7 | Scrum as an effective work organization method. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Studying video lectures, understanding lecture topics through required course literature, and completing knowledge assessments. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation in seminars (activity and quality of answers, group work) – 30%, self-test results – 30%, exam grade – 40%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | During the course, students will gain a basic understanding of Prince2 and Agile project management methodologies, which will allow them to successfully manage or participate in project development and implementation in companies and organizations in various industries. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After the completion of the course, students will be able to develop proposals for starting a project, define requirements for new product development, develop a project plan and delegate tasks to project team members, successfully manage product development and implementation processes. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will acquire knowledge on developing project proposals, evaluating multiple solution alternatives, organising the project, defining project participants’ responsibilities, developing a project plan, monitoring results, evaluating and managing project risks, and managing the working group. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Mersino, A.C. 2015. Agile project management: a nuts and bolts guide to success. Northfield: Vitality Chicago. | ||||||||
| 2 | Hinde, D. 2012. Prince2 study guide. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. | ||||||||
| 3 | Bentley, C. 2013. The concise prince2: A pocket guide. IT Governance Ltd. | ||||||||
| 4 | Agile practice guide (english). 2017. Project Management Institute. | ||||||||
| 5 | Puckett, S., & Neubauer, R. M. 2020. Agile leadership : Leadership competencies for the agile transformation. BusinessVillage. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Wysocki, R. K. 2019. Effective project management: Traditional, agile, extreme, hybrid. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. | ||||||||
| 2 | A guide to assurance of agile delivery. 2017. Association for Project Management. | ||||||||
| 3 | Brian, H. A. Y. P. 2017. Agile approaches on large projects in large organizations. Project Management Institute. | ||||||||
| 4 | Brinker, S. 2016. Hacking marketing : Agile practices to make marketing smarter, faster, and more innovative. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. | ||||||||
