Project Management Skills (5cr)

Objective

After completing this study unit, the student will be familiar with the different stages of project management, know how to plan a complete project with specific goals, divide it into stages, allocate resources and assess the success of the completed project. The student will be able communicate the project goals and implementation to their project team and other stakeholders.

Content

A project here refers to a scheduled, budgeted venture that has a certain goal and that has been carefully planned. An event or a project planned, implemented and managed by the student from the beginning to the end either as a project manager or a responsible project party, participation in defining the project goals, assessing the risks and resources, building and managing the project organisation, supervising and managing working time, the division of responsibilities, follow-up and evaluation of project's progress, planning and management of project communication, completion and evaluation of the project, as well as communication with stakeholders. If the project is approved as a study unit of the student's major subject, the project must be related to the substance competence of the major.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Pass / Fail

Further information

Timing: 1st - 5th year Target group: Students of the Faculty of Humanities Person responsible: The person in charge of internships of your subject / Satu Selkälä

Execution methods

135 hours of work, including a written project report

Accomplishment methods

Contact the person in charge of internships in your major subject in order to discuss the applicability of the project. A detailed report on managing the project and its evaluation. Instructions for writing the project report (if applicable): Write a 5–7 page report about your completed project, in which you - present the project, its goals and schedule - present the project resources (financial and human resources) - explain how the project organisation was built and assignments divided - describe the project phase by phase - describe how the project communication was planned and implemented - describe what kind of results were achieved - describe how the cooperation between different project parties worked - describe how the project was ended and evaluated and, finally, - discuss what the project gave you personally, how you succeeded as a project manager, and what you learned during the project; - explain how your studies supported the project work; - and finally, document the project implementation, for example by sharing a link to the website, or similar.