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Project Development and Management
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:19.06.2024 14:24:00
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_244 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 1.33 | ECTS: | 2.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Pedagogy; Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aiga Paikena | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | General secondary education. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To master theoretical knowledge and develop practical skills in educational project management to be able to develop and manage projects. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Project, its nature and its characteristics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Definition of the project. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Basic principles of project organisation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Functions and role of the project manager in the project development and implementation process. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Description of the development and management phase of the project and its progress. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Project funding. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Project monitoring. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Project evaluation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Project, its nature and its characteristics. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Definition of the project. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Basic principles of project organisation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Functions and role of the project manager in the project development and implementation process. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Description of the development and management phase of the project and its progress. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Project funding. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Project monitoring. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Project evaluation. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | 1. Definition of the project. 2. Drawing up the plan of project deadlines. 3. Development of the project dependency matrix. 4. Development of the project personnel and funds plan. 5. Development of the financial cost estimate of the project. 6. Project development and presentation. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Project definition – 3 points: 1 point – the project has been defined incompletely and has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. 2 points – the project has been defined qualitatively, but has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. 3 points – the project has been defined qualitatively and has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. Development of the project dependency matrix – 3 points: 1 point – the dependency matrix has been developed incompletely and has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. 2 points – the dependency matrix has been developed qualitatively, but has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. 3 points – the dependency matrix has been developed qualitatively and has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. Development of the plan of project deadlines – 5 points: 3 point – the plan of deadlines has been developed incompletely and has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. 4 points – the plan of deadlines has been developed qualitatively, but has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. 5 points – the plan of deadlines has been developed qualitatively and has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. Development of the project personnel and funds plan – 3 points: 1 point – the personnel and funds plan has been developed incompletely and has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. 2 points – the personnel and funds plan has been developed qualitatively, but has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. 3 points – the personnel and funds plan has been developed qualitatively and has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. Development of the financial cost estimate of the project – 3 points: 1 point – the financial cost estimate has been developed incompletely and has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. 2 points – the financial cost estimate has been developed qualitatively, but has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. 3 points – the financial cost estimate has been developed qualitatively and has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements. Project development and presentation – 8 points: 8 points – project developed qualitatively, presented and defended. 7 points – project developed qualitatively and presented. 6 points – project developed qualitatively, but presented in insufficient quality. 5 points – project developed formally and presented in a general way. Attitude – 3 points: Regular attendance, active participation in the class, timely submission of independent works. Individual development dynamics – 2 points: 1 point – episodic. 2 points – systematically ascending. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. To understand the possibilities of using a project. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 2. To define a project independently. 3. To create a project management team. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 4. To independently develop a plan of project deadlines, a dependency matrix, a cost estimate, a personnel plan and a financial plan. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 1. Cimdiņa, R. (1998). Projektu laiks. Rīga: Raka. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2. Džounss, R. (2008). Projektu vadības pamati. Lietišķšas Informācijas Diensts, SIA, Rīga. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3. Litke, H., & Kunova, I. (2003). Projektu vadība. Rīga: Balta eko. | ||||||||
| 4 | 4. Litke, H., D. (2003). Projektu vadība. Rīga: Denovo. | ||||||||
| 5 | 5. Rusell, L. (2015). Project management for trainers. Alexandria, ATD Press. | ||||||||
| 6 | 6. Zommers, J. (2000). Datorizēta projektu vadīšana, programma Microsoft Project. Rīga, Biznesa augstskola „Turība”. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 7. Forands, I. (2006). Biznesa vadības tehnoloģijas. Rīga, Latvijas Izglītības fonds. | ||||||||
| 2 | 8. Kalve, I. (2005). Apseglot pārmaiņu vējus. Biznesa augstskola „Turība”, Rīga. | ||||||||
