ITF31314 Project Management (Autumn 2022)

Facts about the course

ECTS Credits:: 10
Responsible department:: Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Economics
Campus:: Halden
Course Leader:: Stig Henning Johansen
Teaching language:: Norwegian or English
Duration:: ½ year

The course is connected to the following study programs

This course is compulsory in

Bachelor in Information Systems
Bachelor in Digital Media and Design

Elective for others

Recommended requirements

Knowledge equivalent to the course Technology and Society.

Lecture Semester

5th semester (Autumn).

The student's learning outcomes after completing the course

Knowledge

The student can

clearly communicate the purpose of the project, profitability and implementation to both internal and external stakeholders
create typical documents used in project documentation
evaluate and use different methods to organize and lead projects

Skills

The student can use:

methods for estimating and planning resource use
methods for risk management and quality assurance

Content

What characterizes a project and what are the best-known pitfalls / success criteria
How to define the project's purpose, deliveries and added value
How to make a stakeholder analysis and an associated strategy for involvement and communication
How to plan and carry out project presentations to internal and external stakeholders - especially presentations to potential investors to secure funds for the project's implementation
How to create a project plan
Methods for estimating, organizing, controlling and presenting the project's resource use
How to organize meeting activities, control and report project progress and quality
How to identify risk and associated strategy for risk management

Forms of teaching and learning

Lectures, project work and supervision.

Workload

Approx. 250 hours.

Up to 4 hours of lectures and 2 hours laboratory per week.

Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam

The group must

pitch their project idea
conduct 3 presentations
submit a draft of the investor document

The coursework requirements must be approved before students may sit the exam.

Examination

Group project and oral exam in groups

The exam consists of two components.

Group project: The investor document is given an individual tentative grade. This grade can be adjusted up to 2 stages at the oral exam.
Oral exam in groups. Duration approx. 20-30 minutes. The oral exam is linked to the project and a pitch of the project. No support materials permitted except presentation and investor document. An individual grade is given.

A final overall individual grade is awarded, grading scale of A-F.

Examiners

External and internal examiner, or to internal examiners.

Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams

In the case of resit or rescheduled examinations, both exam components must be retaken. Resit/rescheduled exam must be taken in connection with the next ordinary course examination.

In the case of resit exams or rescheduled exams, the project must be discussed with the course instructor.

Course evaluation

This course is evaluated by a

Mid-term evaluation (compulsory)

The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee of the department of Computer Sciences and communication.

Literature

New updated reading list will be published in Leganto. (link will be published here)

The reading list below is from the last time the course was completed - and is not necessarily valid for the upcoming semester:

The reading list was last updated 16th of May 2019.

Eric Verzuh: The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, 5th Edition, HEFTET, Engelsk, 2015. ISBN: 9781119086574, Forlag: J ohn Wiley Sons, url: https://www.adlibris.com/no/bok/the-fast-forward-mba-in-project-management-5th-edition-9781119086574

James Edge: Agile: An Essential Guide to Agile Project Management, the Kanban Process and Lean Thinking + a Comprehensive Guide to Scrum, HEFTET, Engelsk, 2018. ISBN: 9781729754931, Forlag: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, url: https://www.adlibris.com/no/bok/agile-an-essential-guide-to-agile-project-management-the-kanban-process-and-lean-thinking-a-comprehensive-guide-to-scrum-9781729754931