ICT Project Management in an Inter-Cultural Environment (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student recognises the problematics of planning, funding, management and implementation in a multicultural ICT project. After having completed the course, the student understands the critical questions and knows what should be taken into consideration when working on a project in an inter-cultural operational environment. The student also knows methods for planning, resourcing and organising project based working.

Content (course unit)

- Culturally based working methods
- Project based management accounting
- Project based working
- Logistic viewpoints and organizing work
- Communication over long distances

Exam schedules

No exam

Evaluation methods and criteria

The grade will be a combination of several sub grades:
Project plan gives grade 0-3
Project presentation gives grade 0-1
Cultural presentation gives grade 0-1
The course grade will be the sum of the sub grades.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

contact teaching|demonstrations|study conversation|cooperative learning|exercises|research project|problem-based learning

Learning materials

All materials are in Tabula:
http://tabula.tamk.fi/course/view.php?id=7274
Ask teachers for the key.

Student workload

24 hours classroom
111 hours independent work

Content scheduling

See timetable in Tabula

Further information

Dates
The meeting times are organised according to the study program schedule
Learning goals
The student understands the richness of problems in culture, logistics and communication in international project organisation
The student understands the viewpoints and what should be taken into consideration when working on a project in a different operational environment
The student knows planning, resourcing and organising methods in project based working
eLearning
All course information is delivered through Tabula
Feedback is collected on the course implementation
Through the course feedback system

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

No practical work returned

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student knows project planning and budgeting principles and can create a basic project plan and budget. Student knows about the international project problems. Student knows about working in an intercultural project.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Student can create a project plan with a budget with an international working group. The student can take the cultural and logistical aspects into account in the plan. The student makes a presentation about the plan and the cultural aspects.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

The student is able to integrate the cultural and logistical requirements into the project plan and in the budget creating a project plan fulfilling the operational preconditions. The student makes a presentation about the plan and the cultural aspects.