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350245 VO BA1II - Fundamentals of Project Management (2024W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 35 - Sportwissenschaft
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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

1. Prüfungstermin = Donnerstag, 28.11.2024, 10:00 - 11:00 Uhr, Hörsaal Dachgeschoss, USZ II

  • Thursday 03.10. 10:30 - 12:00 ZSU - USZ I, Hörsaal 2 EG
  • Thursday 10.10. 10:30 - 12:00 ZSU - USZ I, Hörsaal 2 EG
  • Thursday 17.10. 10:30 - 12:00 ZSU - USZ I, Hörsaal 2 EG
  • Thursday 24.10. 10:30 - 12:00 ZSU - USZ I, Hörsaal 2 EG
  • Thursday 07.11. 10:30 - 12:00 ZSU - USZ I, Hörsaal 2 EG
  • Thursday 14.11. 10:30 - 12:00 ZSU - USZ I, Hörsaal 2 EG
  • Thursday 21.11. 10:30 - 12:00 ZSU - USZ I, Hörsaal 2 EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

AIMS
The students gained a general overview of the theoretical basics of project management and dealt with a project from the sports/health sector in an application-oriented way.

TOPICS
Organisation of projects:
Project term, types of projects, project orientation, project management-approach
Methods of project delimitation and project context analysis
Project phases
Project team (roles, team selection, requirements of the project manager), criteria of a successful process, project culture
Basic forms of project organisation
Quality management in projects

Methods concerned with planning and controlling projects:
Performance planning by means of a work breakdown structure
Scheduling (bar charts, milestone schedules, network diagram)
Methods of resource and cost planning
Project controlling
Types of project documentation
IT-usage for projects (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project)

Case study

METHOD
Attendance + self-study (2 ECTS = 50 working hours)

Assessment and permitted materials

Written examination by means of an examination sheet = elaboration of a case study based on open questions; the use of any aids is prohibited during this examination!

You are expressly advised that if a performance obtained is discovered (e.g. copying, plagiarism, use of unauthorised aids, forgery, ghostwriting etc.) the entire course is considered cheating and counts as a start. (Entry in U:SPACE: X = not assessed).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The students are able to work on a simple case study based on open questions according to the contents and methods of project management discussed in the course (see objectives, contents and methods of the course). A total of 100 points can be achieved.

Grade key:
1 > = 88
2 > = 75 and < 88
3 > = 63 and < 75
4 > = 50 and < 63
5 < 50

Examination topics

Students are able to define the main tasks of a project and its objectives, carry out a social context analysis and derive appropriate measures, create a work breakdown structure for a simple case study and specify work packages. They can use simple scheduling tools and define milestones and prepare a project progress report. They can explain the difference between a project and a routine task using examples.

Reading list

Literatur:
STERRER, Christian/ Winkler, Gernot (2009): setting milestones. Projektmanagement. Methoden, Prozesse, Hilfsmittel, Wien: Goldegg
STERRER, Christian/ Winkler, Gernot (2006): Let your projects fly, Wien: Goldegg
GAREIS, Roland (2005): Happy Projects, Wien: Manz
PATZAK, Gerold/ RATTAY, Günter (2004): Projektmanagement: Leitfaden zum Management von Projekten, Projektportfolios und projektorientierten Unternehmen, Wien: Linde Verlag

Association in the course directory

BA1II

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