6 ECTS credits
177 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4014250FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
This course aims at strengthening the analytical skills, the ability to synthesize and critically analyse information and decision making in and for project management. At the end of this course, students should be able to critically understand the project life cycle, project management and processes, project performance and project governance. Students should also know and be able to apply the skills and methods for project management. Moreover, students should capture, analyse and be able to critically explain the role of the project manager and project teams. Finally, the course aims at strengthening collaboration skills by working in teams, through discussing cases together, formulating solutions and arguing choices. You should together be able to timely hand in qualitative group reports.
The tasks of the case(s) and extra information, as well as the slides of the classes are made available via Canvas and/or the Vub-bookstore. Please note that the slides are just to help you with your notes during the lectures and point at the topics to be known from the book and materials. This is only a small part of the total materials to be studied.
This course is taught in English and all the materials are in English.
Teaching Methods
This description of the teaching methods is indicative, in order to assess the expected study load.
REGULAR STUDENTS
Lecture: 27 hours
Practical: 22 hours
Self: 128 hours
This course aims at strengthening the analytical skills, the ability to synthesize and critically analyse information and decision making in and for project management, individually and in group. At the end of this course, students should be able to critically understand the project life cycle, project management and processes, project performance and project governance. Students should also know and be able to apply the skills and methods for project management. Moreover, students should capture, analyse and be able to critically explain the role of the project manager and project teams.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 75% van het eindcijfer
Examen Praktijk bepaalt 25% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie Examen Praktijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
The evaluation will be on theory and methodology, mostly applied to case(s):
If problems occur within a team or group, a peer review can be started. A peer review should be requested at the latest 3 weeks before the exam period starts, in written and with a motivation by at least two members of the team, and should be sent to both the course responsible and assistant. In case, a peer review will be conducted, and if it turns out that at least 50% of the team recognizes the failure of participation of one or more group members, this member will obtain 0 as mark for this assignment.
Your group assignments result obtained during the academic year (first session) will be transferred to the second exam session, regardless of the mark. There is no retake possible for the group assignments.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in de biomedische wetenschappen: management en bedrijfsleven
Master handelsingenieur: Standaard traject
Master of International Business: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Master of Business Engineering: Business and Technology: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)