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Project Management and Manager Skills (5 cr)

Code: 5G00DL91-3001

General information


Enrolment period

15.11.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

14.01.2022 - 29.04.2022

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

ICT Engineering

Campus

TAMK Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 62

Degree programmes

  • Bachelor's Degree Programme in Software Engineering

Teachers

  • Mira Grönvall
  • Kati Pääkkönen

Person in charge

Hanna Kinnari-Korpela

Groups

  • 18I260E
  • 19I260E

Objectives (course unit)

The student can
- work as part of project teams
- operate in international projects
- tasks, rights and responsibilities of the manager
- main content of the labour legislation
- the labour market system in Finland
- the collective agreement of the field choosen
- contract of employment
- the role of manager in developing of work atmosphere
- the role of manager in motivating of subordinates
- models and challenges of the team management
- models and challenges of the management of change
- basics of psychology in leadership

Content (course unit)

Contents:
- project management in general
- working in projects (as a manager and as a team member)
- rights and responsibilities of managers
- main content of the labour legislation
- the labour market system in Finland
- the collective agreement of the field choosen
- contract of employment
- the role of manager in developing of work atmosphere
- the role of manager in motivating of subordinates
- models and challenges of the team management
- models and challenges of the management of change
- basics of psychology in leadership

Location and time

According to timetable

Exam schedules

No exam

Assessment methods and criteria

1. Individual work - total 45%
15 % - Active participating in virtual learning events: Mandatory participating in 10 / 12 of remote teaching sessions 28.1. - 29.4.
30 % - Completing the weekly individual learning tasks starting 14.1.

2. Participating in group work (starting 28.1.) - total 55 %
30 % - Group work - Detailed information in Moodle
25 % - Feedback - Detailed information in Moodle

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

- Self learning - reading, reflecting and writing
- Active participating on interactive remote sessions 28.1.-29.4.
- Knowledge sharing
- Group work and discussions

Learning materials

In Moodle

Student workload

5 cr equals 135 hours of work.

Further information

In Moodle

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

The student has not participated to learning sessions (min 10 / 12).
The weekly tasks are incompleted (< 80% completed).
The student has not participated actively on the group work based on the peer feedback.

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

The student has participated >= 10 / 12 the learning sessions
The weekly tasks are >=80 % completed.
The student has actively participated on the group work.
The assesment based on the group work is 2 - 3 / 5.
The feedback is > 2 / 5.

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

The student has participated actively to >= 10 / 12 learning sessions.
The weekly tasks are 100 % completed with assessment 3 - 4 (if criteria exists)
The student has actively participated on the group work.
The assessment of the group work is 3 - 4 / 5.
The feedback is >= 3 / 5.

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

The student has participated actively to all of the learning sessions.
The weekly tasks are 100 % completed with assessment > 4 / 5 (if criteria exists).
The student has actively participated on the group work.
The assessment of the group work is 4 - 5 / 5.
The feedback is >= 4 / 5.