Project Management and Practices (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Content scheduling

After course info-day you can proceed freely during active course period. If you have questions you can join ZOOM-meetings and ask help from teacher. After accecptance of exercises you get a licence to execute a course exam. The course exam is done using Exam-studio service.

More information: https://ttc2070.pages.labranet.jamk.fi/en/

Objective

Purpose:
Working in project format is very common in various organizations and communities. With projects, the operations can be directed towards target-oriented and systematic development of products and services or change management completion in various operation environments. In this course you learn what is meant by project, what kind of tasks, roles and stages are included in project work. After the course you can act as a member of a project group and act according to its goals.

EUR-ACE Competences:
Knowledge and understanding
Engineering Practice
Multidisciplinary competences 

After completing the study unit, you will know the basic concepts related to project activities and understand what is meant by project work, requirements definition, budgeting or work supervision. You identify the dependencies of variables important to the software project. Examples include the scope of the software, the resources used and the resulting costs.

You will be able to produce a project plan, schedule, preliminary division of work, specification of requirements, and prepare a rough cost estimate for a software project. You can identify the stakeholders important to the project and define the different target groups of the service produced. To support the definition of requirements, you can prepare a Mockup description of the user interface using the appropriate work tool.

You know the importance of different stakeholders related to software development and the importance of the necessary communication. You recognize the various boundary conditions or the effects of legislation on the design of a software project and know how to take them into account when necessary.

Content

- basics of project work
- roles of actors and stakeholders in various stages of project
- project methods, project breakdown structure and stages
- breakdown of tasks
- estimation of work load and costs
- costs, risk assessment and management
- agile project vs. traditional project
- project monitoring and control

Location and time

Aikataulu: https://ttc2070.pages.labranet.jamk.fi/fi/home/

Opintojakson voi suorittaa yksilöllisesti edeten toteutuksen aikana. Opiskelu edellyttää itsenäistä työskentelyä, mutta tukea saa ZOOM-ohjauksien ja TEAMS-kanavalla.

Avoin AMK: 20 paikkaa

Materials

Materials in the e-learning environment.

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Teaching methods

- independent study
- distance learning
- webinars
- exercises

Employer connections

- visiting lecturers
- projektiharjoitus

Exam schedules

https://ttc2070.pages.labranet.jamk.fi/en/7-Exam-arrangements/exam/

International connections

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Completion alternatives

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

One credit (1 Cr) corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work.

- lectures 20 h
- assignment 40 h
- independent study 40 h
- company visits 3 h
Total 108 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Passed: You know the basic concepts of project work, the most important methods and required documents. You understand the importance of project work model.

Further information

avoinExecution of course relays heavily on an Flipped Learn-method. This means a student has to do actively self studys and exercises. There is ZOOM-session where lecturer answers a questions and gives guidance with exercises. Also TEAMS-channel open for questions.