University of Split Department of Professional Studies PREPARATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE SYLLABUS 1
COURSE DETAILS Type of study programme Study programme Course title Course code ECTS (Number of credits allocated) Course status Year of study Semester Course Web site Total lesson hours per semester Prerequisite(s) Lecturer(s) Language of instruction Specialist graduate professional study programme of Mechanical Engineering-12O ECTS Mechanical Engineering Preparation and project managament DST002 6 Core First First (winter) http://www.oss.unist.hr/ Lectures 30 Auditory exercises 15 Seminars 15 None Marija Šiško Kuliš, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Croatian, English (mentoring) 2
COURSE DESCRIPTION Course Objectives: Learning outcomes On successful completion of this course, student should be able to: Course content Preparing for successful of small and medium-sized projects management and increase in the organization and project teams performance. Theoretical and practical familiarization with principles of project management. Classification and expansion of knowledge and experience. Increase in efficiency of project management by better planning and implementation, efficient cost management, deadlines and quality. Increasing motivation of project team. 1. Students gain competence in understanding content and objectives of engineering projects. 2. Are trained for active participation in preparing and implementation of projects of each levels and degrees of technological complexity. 3. Are qualified for engineering project SWOT analysis. 4. Are qualified to create project financial plans. 5. Are trained to use the software tools and the basic model quality management in preparing and managing projects. 6. Qualified in make QA / QC project plans. 7. Are qualified to create a project risk management plan. 8. Are trained to create project communications management plan. Project task. Basic elements and objectives of the project tasks. Status analysis. Project types (preliminary design, main design, as built documents). The objectives of the project. Feasibility study elements and objectives. Models and methods of the project financing. Risk analysis. The project content. Establishing project team. The time dynamics of project implementation (Gantt chart, critical path). Methods of control implementation of the project according to the physical and financial scope. Methods and elements of network planning. Program tools for project monitoring (SAP, Microsoft Project, and others). Review of Croatian regulations (Construction Act) and European regulations (FIDIC) in connection with the preparation of engineering practice project management. Simulation and analysis of selected cases from engineering practice. CONSTRUCTIVE ALIGNMENT Learning outcomes, teaching and assessment methods 3
Activity Alignment of students activities with learning outcomes Student workload ECTS credits Learning outcomes Lectures 30 hours / 1 ECTS 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Auditory exercises 15 hours / 1 ECTS 2,3,4,7,8 Seminars 15 hours / 1 ECTS 2,3,4,7,8 Self-study 120 hours / 3 ECTS 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 TOTAL: 180 hours / 6 ECTS 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Continuous testing indicators CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT Class attendance and participation 70-100 10 First mid-term exam 50-100 25 Second mid-term exam 50-100 25 FINAL ASSESSMENT Testing indicators final exam (first and second exam term) Written exam 50-100 40 Oral exam 50-100 20 Testing indicators makeup exam (third and fourth exam term) Written exam 50-100 40 Oral exam 50-100 20 4
PERFORMANCE AND GRADE Percentage Criteria Grade 50% - 61% basic criteria met sufficient (2) 62% - 74% average performance with some errors good (3) 75% - 87% above average performance with minor errors very good (4) 88% - 100% outstanding performance outstanding (5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Teaching materials for students (scripts, exercise collections, examples of solved exercises), teaching record, detailed course syllabus, application of e-learning, current information and all other data are available by MOODLE system to all students. 5