COURSE SYLLABUS. SAA076: Methodologies and Techniques of Project Management I ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/2012

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1 COURSE SYLLABUS SAA076: Methodologies and Techniques of Project Management I ACADEMIC YEAR 2010/2012 DEGREE: International University Master in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies

2 1. GENERAL INFORMATION Department and area of knowledge: IUDESP (Interuniversity Institute of Social Development and Peace) Type (Basic Training, Compulsory, Optional, Work Placement, End-of-Degree Project): Compulsory Course (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th): 2 nd year Semester (1st, 2nd, annual): 2 nd semester Credits: 3 Language(s) of instruction: English Main Lecturer: Dr. Irene Comins Mingol Class Schedule: See the LLEU guide (from 9.30 a.m. to 2 p.m., from Monday to Friday) 2. INTRODUCTION (Brief description of the subject within the Degree syllabus) The subject Methodology and Techniques of Project Management I provides essential training to the students who take the professional itinerary of the Master. In this course students will learn the basic competences on the functioning and elaboration of projects. 3. RECOMMENDED BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE No specific previous knowledge is required to take this course. 4. COMPETENCES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Generic and specific competences (This section will be automatically completed with information from the report on the Verifica UJI programme) 1. General aims 1.1. To spread the ideas of peace, conflicts, humanitarian aid and development cooperation as proposed by UNESCO, so that the future professionals and researchers include these ideas entirely in their working fields, both as part of their objectives as well as of their processes (multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches). Learning outcomes (This section will be automatically completed with information from the report on the Verifica UJI programme) 1. General outcomes 1.1. To be able to spread the ideas of peace, conflicts, humanitarian aid and development cooperation as proposed by UNESCO, so that the future professionals and researchers include these ideas entirely in their working fields, both as part of their objectives as well as of their processes (multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches).

3 1.2. To create an environment of study and critical research and of academic excellence according to the statutes of University Jaume I and the convergence process of European Higher Education Area within the Bologna Framework To develop individual, social and professional skills to make peace (peaces) and to transform conflicts by peaceful means To move forward in the construction of cultures for peace by means of intense academic and professional work. This work would be developed both in the seminar rooms of the Master of Arts as well as by the graduates in the program. Once they join their working places in their native countries, their point of view would be critical, intercultural, gender based, with a perspective of conflict transformation and alternative diplomacy To consolidate the necessary knowledge, tools and attitudes to establish working networks in order to implement world policies based on sustainable development, cooperative responsibility and the environmental security. 2. Knowledge aims 2.1. To know and recognize the main international schools of Peace Research from a historical and methodological perspective To know the main international schools specializing in resolution, management and transformation of conflicts by peaceful means, ranging from the interpersonal to the spheres of state and global governance To know the policies of the Generalitat Valenciana, the Spanish Government, the European Union, the International Organizations and other NGOs in the areas of humanitarian aid and development cooperation To be able tocreate an environment of study and critical research and of academic excellence according to the statutes of University Jaume I and the convergence process of European Higher Education Area within the Bologna Framework To be able to develop individual, social and professional skills to make peace (peaces) and to transform conflicts by peaceful means To be able to move forward in the construction of cultures for peace by means of intense academic and professional work. This work would be developed both in the seminar rooms of the Master of Arts as well as by the graduates in the program. Once they join their working places in their native countries, their point of view would be critical, intercultural, gender based, with a perspective of conflict transformation and alternative diplomacy To be able to consolidate the necessary knowledge, tools and attitudes to establish working networks in order to implement world policies based on sustainable development, cooperative responsibility and the environmental security. 2. Knowledge outcomes 2.1. To be able to know and recognize the main international schools of Peace Research from a historical and methodological perspective To be able to know the main international schools specializing in resolution, management and transformation of conflicts by peaceful means, ranging from the interpersonal to the spheres of state and global governance To be bale to know the policies of the Generalitat Valenciana, the Spanish Government, the European Union, the International Organizations and other NGOs in the areas of humanitarian aid and development cooperation.

4 3. Competence aims 3.3. To build capacity for the analysis of main measuring instruments for the global situation, with special emphasis on those territories or populations characterized by poverty, marginalization and exclusion To develop skills for the planning, execution and evaluation of development and co-development projects (North-South, South-South and South-North). 4. Skill aims 4.2. To prepare for the use of web pages with information related to international organizations, to European, African and American Human Rights' Charters, to the programs of the different agencies working in the field of development cooperation, to the main NGOs working for peace and development, to the strategies of regional associations like the European Union, the African Union, the Organization of American States, and others To exercise the use of bibliographic databases related to peace, development cooperation and study of conflicts, as well as the use of the main international journals working on the issue, most part of which we can be consulted in the library of this University and in the Documentation Center of the Bancaja International Center for Peace and Development (CIBPD) To train in basic methodologies of Humanitarian Aid, in combination with those NGOs which critically consider this kind of aid as an intermediate stage towards a longer-term development To train in the analysis of the functioning of International Organizations, such as the UN and its agencies, other NGOs, and NGOs on development issues, by means of simulation exercises and taking benefit of the capacities of many students who work or have worked in such institutions. 3. Competence outcomes 3.3. To be able to build capacity for the analysis of main measuring instruments for the global situation, with special emphasis on those territories or populations characterized by poverty, marginalization and exclusion To be able to develop skills for the planning, execution and evaluation of development and co-development projects (North-South, South-South and South- North). 4. Skill outcomes 4.2. To be able to prepare for the use of web pages with information related to international organizations, to European, African and American Human Rights' Charters, to the programs of the different agencies working in the field of development cooperation, to the main NGOs working for peace and development, to the strategies of regional associations like the European Union, the African Union, the Organization of American States, and others To be able to exercise the use of bibliographic databases related to peace, development cooperation and study of conflicts, as well as the use of the main international journals working on the issue, most part of which we can be consulted in the library of this University and in the Documentation Center of the Bancaja International Center for Peace and Development (CIBPD) To be able to train in basic methodologies of Humanitarian Aid, in combination with those NGOs which critically consider this kind of aid as an intermediate stage towards a longer-term development To be able to train in the analysis of the functioning of International Organizations, such as the UN and its agencies, other NGOs, and NGOs on development issues,

5 4.10. To prepare for the development and co-development projects following the criteria of logical framework, and the development cooperation policies of the Generalitat Valenciana, the Spanish Government, the European Union and other international institutions and NGOs To exercise the multilingual communication, due to the multilingual origin of the participating students with special emphasis on English, Spanish and Valencian, which are the employed languages of the program at the University Jaume I. by means of simulation exercises and taking benefit of the capacities of many students who work or have worked in such institutions To be able to prepare for the development and co-development projects following the criteria of logical framework, and the development cooperation policies of the Generalitat Valenciana, the Spanish Government, the European Union and other international institutions and NGOs To be able to exercise the multilingual communication, due to the multilingual origin of the participating students with special emphasis on English, Spanish and Valencian, which are the employed languages of the program at the University Jaume I. 5. CONTENTS Course descriptors (This section will be automatically completed with information from the report on the Verifica UJI programme) Data collection techniques. Field work. Internships in NGOs, companies and international organizations. Management of the Third Sector organizations. Diagnosis and proposal design. Application to the specific practices of the NGOs or institution where the student is going to develop the activity. 6. UNITS (State titles of units, sections and, where appropriate, subsections) 1. Introduction to the Project Cycle, Results-Based Management and the use of the Logical Framework Approach to project design. 2. Diagnostic tools: Stakeholder s analysis and Problem analysis; 3. Project Identification tools: analysis of objectives and analysis of alternatives. 4. Logical Framework Matrix: objectives and activities, indicators, means of verification, assumptions. 5. Project costing 7. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 7.1 Basic bibliography EUROPEAN COMMISSION (2005): ECHO Manual, Project Cycle Management. INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (1997): Evaluation: A Management Tool for

6 Improving Project Performance, Washington, D.C. WORLD BANK (2000): The LogFrame Handbook, Washington, D.C., pages 37-46, CIDA (2000): RBM Handbook on Developing Results Chains 7.2 Complementary bibliography CIDA (2007): Results Based Management 101 series, Ottawa NORAD (1999): Logical Framework Approach LFA: handbook for objectives-oriented planning, Norway NORAD (2008): Results Management in Norwegian Development Cooperation. A practical guide, Norway 7.3 Websites 7.4 Other resources 8. TEACHING METHODOLOGY (State the methodology to be applied according to the philosophy of the European Higher Education Area) The teaching methodology of this subject will be mainly practical. Each session will include a theoretical explanation of the contents by the lecturer, but all the topics discussed in class will be further analyzed in a practical way by the students, who will identify the relation of the course contents with their future internship. 9. ACTIVITY PLANNING Summary (The number of hours required for each activity are indicated in the Verifica UJI programme and must be fulfilled. Class hours should be 30-40% of the total hours of work expected for each subject, while non-class hours should take 60-70% of the time) Activities Class hours Non-class hours Theory sessions 8 Practical sessions (problems) 12 Practical sessions (laboratory) Seminars Workshops Small group tutorials 2,5 Assessment Individual work 52, TOTAL HOURS (no. of credits x 25) 75

7 10. LEARNING ASSESSMENT 10.1 Assessment type (Copy the assessment types shown in the Verifica UJI programme) Attendance and participation Course paper Percentage of final grade (Copy the percentages shown in the Verifica UJI programme) 60% 40% 10.2 Assessment Criteria: A) Indicate the minimum grades required in order to pass the course. B) Indicate the strictly necessary activities in order to pass the course. A) The minimum grade required to pass the subject is 5. B) In the first session, the submission of the academic paper is compulsory in order to be graded for the subject. In the second session, it will be necessary to repeat the academic paper that, in this case, will account for the 100% of the final grade. 11. OTHER INFORMATION Total or partial forms of plagiarism in the course paper, will automatically imply to fail the subject.