Study Guide

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.

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

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

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

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Location and time

On Thursdays at 10-15, starting March 6th.

Assessment 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
Horine, Gregory:
Absolute Beginner's Guide To Project Management

Practical training and working life cooperation

Working with project commissioners.

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.