Project Organization and Management
Academic Study Board of the Faculty of Engineering
Teaching language: Danish, English
EKA: T510037102, T510037112
Censorship: Second examiner: External, Second examiner: None
Grading: 7-point grading scale, Approved/Not approved
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Spring
Level: Bachelor
Course ID: T510037101
ECTS value: 7
Date of Approval: 30-09-2022
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Course ID
Course Title
ECTS value
7
Internal Course Code
Responsible study board
Administrative Unit
Date of Approval
Course Responsible
| Name | Department | |
|---|---|---|
| Mikkel Baun Kjærgaard | mbkj@mmmi.sdu.dk | SDU Software Engineering |
| Sofie Birch | sbirch@tek.sdu.dk | TEK Uddannelseskoordinering og -support |
Teachers
| Name | Department | City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Drachen | adrac@mmmi.sdu.dk | SDU Game Development and Learning Technology | |
| Torben Worm | tow@mmmi.sdu.dk | SDU Software Engineering |
Programme Secretary
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Level
Offered in
Duration
Mandatory prerequisites
Students attending this course are required to have the following competencies:
•Basic software engineering knowledge (principles, methods, and tools)
•Basic programming skills
•Experiences in project- and team work (e.g., gathered in semester projects)
Overall learning objectives
Note: Instead of the long terms “IT Project” and/or “Software (Development) Project”, in the following, the term project is used synonymously.
Learning objectives - Knowledge
•Formal knowledge about organization- and project structures
•Formal knowledge about software and project life cycles
•Knowledge about general project management techniques, including organization tasks, project planning, project estimation
•Knowledge about project measurement (incl. metrics, measurement, etc.)
•Knowledge about organizations in a global and cultural context, and the relation of culture to project management
•Understanding of how all the tasks relate to each other
•Understanding of required knowledge to set up and operate a project
Learning objectives - Skills
•Conduct pre-project studies to boil down a set of problems, wishes, and visions to a sound project proposal
•Set up a project, incl. definition of project scope, setting up basic management procedures, and documenting all this in the respective management documents
•Estimate and plan a software/project
•Operate a project (incl. monitoring, measurement, controlling, and reporting)
•Ability to operate in culturally diverse companies and organizations
Learning objectives - Competences
Organize, manage, and implement a pre-project study for Acquisition or development of an IT system and a subsequent implementation project, including:
•Understand a company's business and IT strategy (e.g., goals, needs, and opportunities) and the role of projects in this context
•Design a project vision (incl. initial requirements, initial project- and team organization, and initial project estimations and forecasts) to set up a project
•Conduct a risk analysis to evaluate the vision’s alignment with business goals, risk, and opportunities
•Perform the project set up (incl. project management and organization tasks)
•Understand the role of culture in projects and decision making in cross-cultural settings
Organize and manage an IT project, including:
•Management challenges and responsibilities of the project
•Performing standard project management tasks (incl. project planning, cost/effort estimation, risk management, change management, and so forth)
•Project controlling (i.e. monitoring, measurement, project controlling)
•Project Life Cycle Management (i.e. project operation and transition into operation)
URL for Skemaplan
Number of lessons
Teaching Method
The teaching is organized in accordance with the DSMI.
A more detailed description of the form of instruction will be apparent from the module plan.
The student’s proficiency and participation is evaluated regularly through a number of exam activities which are gathered in the student’s individual portfolio. This could include multiple choice, multiple answer, essay, hot spot, matching, short answer, simulations etc.
Teaching language
Examination regulations
Exam regulations
Name
Exam regulations
Examination is held
By the end of the semester.
Tests
Exam
EKA
T510037102
Name
Exam
Form of examination
Oral examination
Censorship
Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card - Date of birth
Language
Danish, English
ECTS value
7
Additional exam information
The form of examination in the re-examination is the same as in the ordinary examination
Prerequisites
| Type | Prerequisite name | Prerequisite course |
|---|---|---|
| Exam | T510066112, Examination conditions | T510066101, Project Organization and Management |
Examination conditions
EKA
T510037112
Name
Examination conditions
Description
Completion of mandatory activities in the module is a prerequisite to attend the exam. An example of a completion of a mandatory activity is the submission of assignments on time and in accordance with the requirements specified.
Form of examination
Combined test
Censorship
Second examiner: None
Grading
Approved/Not approved
Identification
Student Identification Card - Date of birth
Language
Danish, English
ECTS value
0
Additional exam information
Identification for the examination conditions:
- Username (form email)
The form of examination in the re-examination is the same as in the ordinary examination
Additional information
The course has been changed. If you have not passed the subject, you can see the changes and what you need to do in this overview.
Courses offered
| Offer period | Offer type | Profile | Education | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | Mandatory | Bachelor i spiludvikling og læringsteknologi, optag 2021 | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Game Development and Learning Technology) | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Game Development and Learning Technology) | Odense | 6 |
| Spring 2024 | Mandatory | Bachelor i Software Engineering, optag 2021 | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Software Engineering) | Odense | 6 |
| Spring 2024 | Mandatory | Bachelor i Software Engineering, optag 2022 | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Software Engineering) | Odense | 6 |
| Spring 2024 | Mandatory | Bachelor i Software Engineering, optag 2023 | Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Software Engineering) | Odense | 6 |