Study Guide

Learning outcomes

Student is able to:
- Plan, evaluate, and develop organization-related, and individual skills in project management
- Utilize different methods in R&D activities, and in project management
- Manage a project's finances, communication, and impact

Teaching methods

The course will be implemented digitally. Students will complete the course assignments individually via Canvas platform by the end of December 2023.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Wells, K. & Kloppenborg, T. 2018. Project Management Essentials. Business Expert Press. Ebook Central (LAUREAn kirjasto)
Chapters 1 – 7 (Introduction, Initiating a Project, Engaging Team & Stakeholders, Determining Project, Scheduling, Budgeting, Directing Performance)

Articles from the following journals:
-Knardal, P. S. & Pettersen, I. J. 2015. Creativity and management control: the diversity of festival budgets. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 679-695.
-Zerjav, V. 2021. Why Do Business Organizations Participate in Projects? Toward a Typology of Project Value Domains, Project Management Journal, Vol 52(3), 287-297.
-Esther R. Maier, Oana Branzei.. 2014.On time and on budget”: Harnessing creativity in large scale projects International Journal of Project Management 32 (2014) 1123-1133
-U. Zaman, L. M. Naemi, N. ul Huda, M. Ghani Khwaja. 2023. Time flies when you are having fun. The mediating effects of project opportunity management in the relationship between project leaders’ self-efficacy and multidimensional project success. Project Management Journal 2023, Vol. 54(2) 132-148
- Nuno A. Gil. 2023. Cracking the megaproject puzzle: A stakeholder perspective?
International Journal of Project Management 41 2023
- A. Hartmann, J. Vinke-de Kruijf, R. van Weesep. 2023.‘Asking the right questions: the role of reflection for learning in and between projects’
International Journal of Project Management 41 (2023) 102494
-How Does Hierarchy Steepness Affect Coordination in Project-Based Organizations? A Social Network Analysis by Jinying Xu and Weisheng Lu
Project Management Journal 2023, Vol. 54(3) 306–321
-Ziyao Zhang and Guodong Ni, Han Lin, Zongbo Li, Zhipeng Zhou. 2021. Linking empowering leadership to work-related well-being and project citizenship behavior in the construction context: a self-determination perspective.
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 16 No. 2, 2023 pp. 232-257

Alternative completion methods of implementation

Competence demonstration; se instructions in Student intranet.

Important dates

Start date 1 November 2023 - the course closes 31 January 2024 when all assignments must be submitted in Canvas platform.

Forms of internationality

International literature

Students workload

5 credits = 135 hrs of student's work

Content and scheduling

Basics of project management

Further information for students

EQF7 Master-level course

Grading scale

Approved/Failed

Evaluation methods and criteria

"The assessment of competence focuses on the target descriptions of the curricula, and the level of competence is assessed on the basis of the assessment criteria indicated in the curriculum." (Laurea's degree regulations).
In the evaluation of the study units at the end / graduation phase of studies also the following criteria will be used:

Student is able to work independently in demanding expert positions in the field or as an entrepreneur.

Student is able to lead matters and/or people.

Student is able to evaluate the activities of single people and/or groups.
Objects of assessment:
Motivational video related to students' experience of the topic, multiple-choice questions related to theory; applied case assignment + related peer review;

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The Student is able:
Knowledge base:
To gather, process, produce and evaluate information widely. To use concepts of the area of expertise systematically.
Problem solving:
To solve problems in research, development and/or innovation activities.
Development:
To recognise and analyse focuses of development making use of the knowledge base.
Communication:
To communicate clearly both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

The Student is able:
Knowledge base:
To gather, process, produce and evaluate information critically and widely making use of both national and international scientific sources. To use concepts of the area of expertise fairly.
Problem solving:
To solve problems in research, development and/or innovation activities by applying and combining information from different fields.
Development:
To create target-oriented, justified development plans considering the community.
Communication:
To communicate in a competent, clear and consistent manner both orally and in writing.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

The Student is able:
Knowledge base:
To create a consistent framework/knowledge base making use of both national and international scientific sources in a critical analytic fashion.
Problem solving:
To solve demanding problems in research, development and/or innovation activities where new knowledge and competence is created as well as to apply and combine information from different fields.
Development:
To develop the activities of the competence area in a target-oriented and communal fashion.
Communication:
To communicate convincingly both orally and in writing to audiences within and exterior to the field.