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Project Management and Communication (5 cr)

Code: R0238-3004

General information


Enrollment

13.05.2019 - 26.05.2019

Timing

26.08.2019 - 12.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual proportion

1 op

RDI proportion

5 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Laurea university of applied sciences

Campus

Laurea Tikkurila

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services (SWV2), Laurea Tikkurila

Teachers

  • Jyrki Innanen
  • Lloyd Bethell
  • Anna Niskanen
  • Anu Lindström

Teacher in charge

Lloyd Bethell

Groups

  • SWV219SN

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- plan, implement and evaluate a practical project in multidisciplinary cooperation
- work in an appropriate way in multicultural organisations and networks
- acquire and use information to support development, and use ICT tools
- communicate appropriately and in a goal-oriented way in the communication and documenting situations required by the project

Teaching methods

LbD-implementation:
The project is integrated to the course V1605 Professional development in practice (LbD-project).
•Basics of LbD and project-working
•Project planning, implementation, management, documentation and evaluation
•Co-operation with the project partner
•Meaning of evidence based social services in LbD, information retrieval
•Communication and groupworking in a project
• Multidisciplinary work
•Utilization of ICT tools for project management and documentation

Location and time

All information in Optima and Pakki.

Learning materials and recommended literature

All material in Optima.

Co-operation with working life and/or RDI

Fully integrated LbD-project.

Students workload

5 credits = 135 hours of student`s work.

Grading scale

Approved/Failed

Evaluation methods and criteria

Active participation in teams required.
85 % participation requirement for contact lessons.
Orientation mandatory.
Language evaluation criteria are available in Optima.