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Project Management
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:22.08.2024 08:47:46
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_160 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Management; Business Management | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ieva Jēkabsone | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | None required. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To learn different principles of project management, project planning, implementation and assessment in theory and practice. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Project concept, characteristics, types. Project triangle. Project – program – portfolio. Project life cycle. Project phases. Problem/situation analysis. Project goals. SWOT analysis. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Work breakdown structure. Time plan. Budget. Partners. Stakeholders. Project risks. Sustainability. Seminar about project idea and basic concept. Project planning. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Project evaluation. Project management. Competences of a project manager. Project team. Horizontal principles. Progress of development of project application. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Development and presentation of project application. Analyzing and evaluation of project applications of other students. Case analysis. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Preparation for the individual assignment. Preparing the presentations. Preparing project proposal and presentation. Assessment of a project proposal of another collegue. 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: | Following assignments have to be fulfilled in order to complete the course: • individual assignment according to the requirements; • development of project proposal and evaluation of the proposal developed by other students; • presentation of project proposal at the end of the course. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful course completion students will be able to: • name main characteristics of projects; • identify project phases; • describe parts and essence of Work Breakdown structure; • identify project risks; • name and describe typical parts of project proposal. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to use their acquired knowledge in developing project proposals within their areas of practice and solve problems that may occur during implementation of a project. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be ready to apply project management methods in organizations and projects within their areas of practice contributing to the achievement of the UN sustainable development goal "Ensure healthy life and promote well-being for people of all ages" as well as lead small project teams within their areas of practice. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Forands I. Projekta menedžments - Rīga: Latvijas Izglītības fonds, 2006. - 258 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 2 | Al-Turfi, Sadeq. Best practice project management for the sustainable regeneration of Holy Karbala Province in Iraq. PhD thesis, University of Bolton. UK, 2017. | ||||||||
| 3 | Newton, M. "A Systematic Literature Review of Project Management Tools and Their Impact on Project Management Effectiveness". Open Access Theses, 2018. 1430. | ||||||||
| 4 | International Project Management Association. 2015. Individual Competence Baseline for Project Management (Ebook) | ||||||||
| 5 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 6 | Al-Turfi, Sadeq. Best practice project management for the sustainable regeneration of Holy Karbala Province in Iraq. PhD thesis, University of Bolton. UK, 2017. | ||||||||
| 7 | Newton, M. "A Systematic Literature Review of Project Management Tools and Their Impact on Project Management Effectiveness". Open Access Theses, 2018. 1430. | ||||||||
| 8 | International Project Management Association. 2015. Individual Competence Baseline for Project Management (Ebook) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Geipele, I., Tambovceva, T. Projektu vadīšana studijām un biznesam. Rīga: Apgāds Valters un Rapa, 2004. 190 lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | Jangs T. L. Kā vadīt projektu: zelta padomi veiksmīgai projektu vadīšanai - Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2009. - 152 lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | Reiters V. Kailā patiesība par projektu menedžmentu - Rīga : Vaidelote, 2004. - 196 lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | Uzulāns J. Risku vadība projektu kontekstā - Rīga: Drukātava, 2010. - 136 lpp. | ||||||||
| 5 | DeCarlo D. Extreme project management: using leadership, principles, and tools to deliver value in the face of volatility - 1st ed. - San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2004. 515 p. | ||||||||
| 6 | Westland J. The Project Management Life Cycle: a complete step-by-step methodology for initiating, planning, executing & closing a project successfully. London/Philadelphia: Kogan Page, 2006, 237 p. | ||||||||
| 7 | Wysocki R. K. Effective project management: traditional, agile, extreme - 8th ed. - Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Technology Pub., 2019. - 734 p. | ||||||||
| 8 | A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). PMI, 2017 | ||||||||
| 9 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students: | ||||||||
| 10 | DeCarlo D. Extreme project management: using leadership, principles, and tools to deliver value in the face of volatility - 1st ed. - San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2004. 515 p. | ||||||||
| 11 | Westland J. The Project Management Life Cycle: a complete step-by-step methodology for initiating, planning, executing & closing a project successfully. London/Philadelphia: Kogan Page, 2006, 237 p. | ||||||||
| 12 | Wysocki R. K. Effective project management: traditional, agile, extreme - 8th ed. - Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Technology Pub., 2019. - 734 p. | ||||||||
| 13 | A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). PMI, 2017 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | EBSCOhost Online Research Databases | ||||||||
| 2 | Latvijas Nacionālās projektu vadīšanas asociācijas mājas lapa | ||||||||
| 3 | International Project Management Association (Starptautiskās Projektu vadības asociācijas) mājas lapa | ||||||||
| 4 | Project Management Institute (Projektu vadības institūts) mājaslapa | ||||||||
| 5 | LR Finanšu ministrijas interneta vietne par ES Struktūrfondiem | ||||||||
