ORG438 Project Management and Business
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- School of Business and Law
- Course Leader:
- Jouni Kimmo Alajoutsijärvi
- Lecture Semester:
- Autumn
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- 1 term
The course is connected to the following study programs
- Master’s Programme in International Business
- Master's Programme in Accounting and Auditing
- Master's Programme in Business Administration
- Master's Programme in Business Administration (5 years)
Teaching language
EnglishPrerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
Course contents
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Overview of projects, project strategizing, marketing & organizing and project-based industries
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Overview of academic research on projects and project-based industries
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Institutional logics and industry recipes of project-based industries
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Portfolio approaches to managing projects in business networks
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Managing individual projects: content, scope of work and focus areas
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to demonstrate:
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the ability to apply key concepts in project management and project-based businesses
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be able to categorize the broad scope managerial aspects in project management and project-based businesses
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have expertise to assess, apply and reflect on the use of methods and techniques for project management and -planning
Examination requirements
Approved compulsory group assignment. More information in Canvas at the start of the semester.
Teaching methods
Lectures and group assignments. Estimated workload is about 200 hours.
Evaluation
The person responsible for the course, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.
Admission for external candidates
No
Assessment methods and criteria
4-hour written examination with letter grades.
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| ORG931 – Project Management | 5 |
| ORG434 – Project Management 1 | 4 |
| ORG435 – Project Management 2 | 4 |
| JU-913 – Kontrahering og kontraktsadministrasjon | 2.5 |
| ORG943 – Praktisk og teoretisk prosjekt-, prosjekterings- og byggeledelse | 2.5 |
| ORG944 – Kvalitet og lønnsomhet for byggherrer | 2.5 |