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Basics of Project Management (5 cr)

Code: 3H00DP37-3007

General information


Enrolment period

01.01.2023 - 26.02.2023

Timing

06.03.2023 - 31.05.2023

Credits

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Business Administration

Campus

TAMK Main Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Business Administration

Teachers

  • Markus Jähi

Person in charge

Markus Jähi

Groups

  • 21LIKOT
  • 21LIKOM
  • 21LIKOJ

Objectives (course unit)

The aim of the course is to familiarize the students with the basics of project management and give them an idea of what the project is.

After completing the course the students
- know a project manager's core tasks and understand the importance of the project work in an organization
- know and understand the key tools of the project management.

Content (course unit)

What tasks are typical in a project manager’s work?
How are projects led?
What tools should the project manager be able to use?
Why is team work particularly important in projects?

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student is able to describe the basic tasks of the project manager and to list the tools used in the projects.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student is able to work as a project manager and to apply the most common tools of pro-ject management. They can identify the basic elements of project management and are able to choose an appropriate methodology for the project management context.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student understands widely the tasks of a project manager and is able to work flexibly and constructively as a project manager. They understand the basic elements of project management and are able to use the tools required for projects efficiently and versatile.

Assessment scale

0-5