Project Management and Communication (5 cr)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- plan and report on the progress of a project, taking different elements of project management into consideration and using basic project management tools
- write text that is based on research results, using and referencing reliable sources of their field
- communicate in a goal-oriented way, taking the target audience and need into consideration
- utilise IT tools in project management and communication

Materials

All material in Canvas.

Teaching methods

This course is a low-threshold, learning by development project (LbD)
The main contents include:
•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 group working in a project
• Intercultural teamwork
•Utilization of ICT tools for project management and documentation

Employer connections

Fully integrated LbD-project.

International connections

This is an international group

Student workload

Student workload is published in Canvas

Evaluation scale

H-5