204-003-IO Project Management

Study program:

International Management (MBA)

Academic level and semester:

Master, 1st semester

ECTS credits/workload per semester:

3 / 75

Contact hours per week/contact hours per semester:

2 / 25

Type/Teaching method:

Lecture
Language of instruction: English

Frequency:

Every semester

Lecturer:

Prof. Dr. Friedemann Baisch

Content:

This course offers training in project management skills. Students will receive training of project management methods, following the IPMA-Model (methods for initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing projects). In a second step the course focuses on the training of their soft skills (personal vision, motivation, communication) and leadership.

Textbooks:

Script.GPM / Gessler, M. (2010). Kompetenzbasiertes Projektmanagement (PM 1-3). 3. Auflage. Nürnberg. Auf Basis IPMA competence baseline 3.0.Goleman, E. (2000), Leadership that gets results. In: Harvard Business Review March – April 2000, p. 78 – 90.PMI (2004), A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Newton Square 2004 Schwaber, K.; Sutherland, J. (2020). The 2020 scrum guide. https://scrumguides.org/scrumguide.html

Recommended for: Undergraduates, graduates
Prerequisites: Background in Business / Economics, Management (intermediate level)

Restrictions:

Number of undergraduates is limited to 6

Assessment:

Coursework project (presentation)