Project Management
FACULTY | ENGINEERING | ||||
DEPARTMENT | CHEMICAL ENGINEERING | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDY | UNDERGRADUATE | ||||
SEMESTER OF STUDY | 6o | ||||
COURSE TITLE | Project Management | ||||
| COURSEWORK BREAKDOWN | TEACHING WEEKLY HOURS | ECTS Credits | |||
| Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Laboratory | 0 | ||||
| Projects | 0 | ||||
TOTAL | 4 | ||||
| COURSE TYPE | General Background / Skills Development | ||||
| PREREQUISITES | |||||
| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION/EXAMS | Greek | ||||
| COURSE DELIVERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | |||||
MODULE WEB PAGE (URL) | https://eclass.uowm.gr/courses/MECH254/ | ||||
2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes | |
| By completing the course students will be able to • Know what is project, its features and its importance for businesses and organizations • Understand the importance of the complexity and variability of the project implementation environment and the interest groups for the successful launch, implementation and delivery of the project • Know the relationship between cost, time and quality of a project Know the critical factors and variables that affect the successful completion of a project • Use techniques and methodologies for evaluating, selecting and rejecting a project • Understand the importance of the life cycle of a project and how it contributes to its successful monitoring and implementation • Know the tools and methods of organizing, scheduling, monitoring and managing a project • Know and use the methods of compiling, tracking and studying a project budget and, more generally, its economic dimension. | |
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• Project analysis and management • Decision Making • Team Work • Autonomous Work • Adaptation to New Situations • Environmental Assessment |
3. COURSE CONTENTS
| Project: Concept, characteristics and types. Key factors and variables that affect the operation, implementation, and success of a project. Environment and interest groups that affect the implementation of a project. Project Life Cycle. Cost, Quality, Value Added, and Life Cycle. Selection criteria and project evaluation techniques. Organization, administration and project management. Project resources. Work, Product, Cost, and Organization Breakdown Structure. Activities, milestones and scheduling. Network Analysis: AOA and AON, CPM and PERT. Time, Cost, Cost management, and Crashing. Economic dimension of projects. |
4. TEACHING METHODS – ASSESSMENT
| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to Face in the Classroom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY | Power point presentations during teaching. Support Learning through the e-class platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
TEACHING METHODS |
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| ASSESSMENT METHODS | Written Final Exam: • Theoretical Background 50% • Management and Analysis of small cases 50% |
5. RESOURCES
Suggested bibliography : |
Βαγιωνά, Δ. (2021), «Διαχείριση Εργων – Θεωρία, τεχνικές και Εργαλεία», Εκδόσεις Δισιγμα Δημητριάδης, Α., (2019), «Διοίκηση-Διαχείριση Έργου (Project Management)», Έκδοση 5η, Εκδόσεις Νέων Τεχνολογιών, Αθήνα Burke, R. (2014), «Διαχείριση Έργου - Αρχές και Τεχνικές», Εκδόσεις Κριτική, Αθήνα Burke, R. (2013), «Project management: Planning and Control Techniques», 5th ed., WILEY, UK. Shtub, A., Bard, J. F., and Globerson, S. (2008), «Διαχείριση Έργων: Διεργασίες, Μεθοδολογία και Τεχνοοικονομική», Έκδοση 2η, Εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο, Θεσσαλονίκη |
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