TTA-71016 Project Management, 4 cr
Person responsible
Tuomas Ahola
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| TTA-71016 2016-01 | 4 |
Tuomas Ahola Lauri Vuorinen |
Exam passed based on course book and group assignments completed successfully. |
Learning Outcomes
Project management course will familiarize students with the key concepts, practices and methods of project-based management, as well as the role and duties of a project manager. The goal of the course is that students will know the basic concepts and practices of project-based management and can apply selected key concepts in practice. They also understand the requirements that projects set toward the role and duties of a project manager. The course focuses on the knowledge, methods and skills of project planning and control that are needed for managing single projects successfully, throughout the lifecycle of the project.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Basic concepts of projects, project-based management and project business | ||
| 2. | The basic methods of project-based management, including managing project scope, schedule and costs as well as managing resources, procurement and risks. | ||
| 3. | The role of the project manager, particularly in connection with project-based organizing and managing the project team. | ||
| 4. | Selected key issues regarding project business, such as project marketing and sales, project-related services, and the entity of managing project business. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
The course consists of the students familiarizing with the course literature and enhancing the understanding of project-based management through participating in lectures, group assignments and the exam. The successful completion of the course will require that all group assignments and the exam are passed successfully. The course is graded on a scale of 0 (fail) to 5 (excellent). The exam will cover about 65% of the course grade, and the assignments will cover about 35% of the grade. The exam is based on the course book, supported with learning through the lectures. The group assignments are based on applying selected themes in the course book in a practical example project, and the analysis work carried out in the student team.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | Project business | Artto, Martinsuo & Kujala | This is the same material in English (as the Finnish book). Either material can be used as reading for the exam. | Yes | ||
| Book | Projektiliiketoiminta | Artto, Martinsuo & Kujala | WSOY Oppimateriaalit2006 tai uudempi painos | Yes |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| TTA-11010 Teollisuustalouden perusteet | Advisable | |
| TTA-11016 Basics of Industrial Management | Advisable |
Additional information about prerequisites
Basics of Industrial management is expected as prerequisite knowledge.
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| TTA-71016 Project Management, 4 cr | TTA-71010 Project Management, 4 cr | |
| TTA-71016 Project Management, 4 cr | TETA-1031 Project Management, 4 cr |