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<title>Introduction to technical project management</title>
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<cp>2</cp>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory>yes</mandatory>
<language>English</language>
<exam>Exam (50 %) + participation (50 %)</exam>
<curriculum>
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<branch>European  Project Semester</branch>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory_tag>mandatory course</mandatory_tag>
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<branch>International Project Semester</branch>
<semester>1</semester>
<mandatory_tag>mandatory course</mandatory_tag>
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</curriculum>
<workload>
30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.</workload>
<prerequisites>
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<convenor>Prof. Dr. Frank Kneip</convenor>
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<lecturers>
<lecturer>N.N.</lecturer>
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<objectives>The aim of the module is to teach the basics of operational project management and team organization. 

Expertise:
The students have an introductory knowledge of the term, development, meaning, content and procedure of project management.

Competencies:
Determination and transfer of theoretical approaches and methods for solving selected project practice questions, especially in the technical area. Teaching transdisciplinary thinking.

Social skills:
The students learn about interaction, communication, motivation and moderation in teamwork.</objectives>
<content>- Introduction to and basics of project management
- Procedural models (sequential, iterative, agile)
- Project definition
- Stakeholder management
- Key documents of project definition and expectation management
- Project planning, network planning technology
- Structure, process, capacity, appointment and cost planning
- Risk management
- Work breakdown structure
- Realistic scheduling
- Accurate estimates
- Project management
- Project phases, milestones
- Project controlling
- IT support
- MS Project
- Projektron</content>
<media>- Lecture with integrated exercises, small group exercises, self-experience exercises
- Working on a specific project in a team
- Documentation and presentation of project progress and results
- Presentations, videos, role-playing games, documents, magazines, books, internet research</media>
<literature>- DeMarco, Tom: The Deadline: A Novel About Project Management, Computer Bookshops, 1997
- Duff, Demot: Project Management – A practical guide, Management Briefs, 2011
- Heagney, Joseph: Fundamentals of Project Management, Amacom, 2016
- Maylor, Harvey: Project Management, Pearson, 2017
- N.N.: Project Management, Dorling Kindersley, 2015
- Next Level Consulting: Let your projects fly, Goldegg, 2009
- Portny, Stanley: Project Management For Dummies, Wiley, 2017
- Schelle, Ottmann, Pfeiffer: Project Manager, GPM, 2006
- Taylor, James: The Project Management Workshop, Amacom, 2001
- Verzuh, Eric: The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, Wiley, 2015</literature>
<offered>
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