International Project Management (5 cr)
Code: IM00BS10-3003
General information
- Enrolment period
- 08.12.2017 - 15.01.2018
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 08.02.2018 - 19.04.2018
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- RDI portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Media and Arts
- Campus
- TAMK Mediapolis
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 5 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Media and Arts
- Teachers
- Hanna Pihlajarinne
- Kai Hintsanen
- Sohvi Sirkesalo
- Person in charge
- Kai Hintsanen
- Course
- IM00BS10
Objectives (course unit)
Student is able to
- set up and make definitions of a project on international environment
- write and read project plan
- co-operate and coordinate projects with international partners
- work on a project as a team member and project manager and understand the responsibilities of different roles
- communicate and work in multicultural teams
- deal with budgeting and financing in international projects
- find information about international agreements, copyright and legal issues
Content (course unit)
Basics of project management: quality of content, resources, time and the challenges in international projects. Communication with the customers from different cultural background. Team work and work flow in multicultural teams. Budgeting. Project plan. Agreements, legal and copyright issues.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Active participation in lectures, project plan for own project
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, group work, cases, exercises
Project management practice implementation in student projects
Learning materials
Maylor, Harvey:
Project management (2010).
Available as e-book from FINNA
& Material in Tabula
Content scheduling
What is a project?
Strategy and projects
Project management knowledge areas
Project life cycle
Project organization, stakeholders, team
Project plan
WBS, scheduling
Project implementation
Project communication
Features of a good project manager
Project risk management
Project closing, evaluation
Special features of international projects
Project management tools
Project budgeting and financing
Agile practices
Avoiding typical problems in projects
Completion alternatives
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Practical training and working life cooperation
Working with project commissioners
Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
No participation in lectures, no project plan returned
Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
Fair participation in lectures, fair project plan returned
Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
Good participation in lectures, good project plan returned
Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
Active participation in lectures, excellent project plan returned