Orientation for Projectwork (3cr)

Objective

Having completed the course, you can
- describe the general principles of project work
- define the phases of project planning
- identify the themes and goals of projects in your own field
- recognise the value of creativity and entrepreneurship in project work
- describe idea creation methods to be used in project work
- pinpoint your project-related expertise in terms of career planning.

Content

Creativity in hands-on project work, creation of ideas and incremental planning that leads to a project, self-management in project work, ICT in project work.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass Performance corresponds to the assignment, manifesting comprehension and a skill to analyse and justify.

Fail Performance is highly deficient or erroneous. The work may be based on serious misunderstandings.

Materials

Cleland, D. & Gareis, R. (edit.)(2006). Global Project Management Handbook. Planning, Organizing and controlling International Projects (Second edition). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Binder, J. (2009). Global project management: communication, collaboration and management across borders. Strategic Direction, 25(9).
Kähkönen, K. & Samad Kazi, A. & Rekola, M. (2009). The human side of projects in modern business. Project Management Association Finland (PMAF).
Martinsuo, M. (2009). Recipes for success in project-based management. Project Management Association Finland.
Other material to be announced later.

Further information

Timing
Individually

Tutor
Tourism researcher

Language of instruction
English

Execution methods

(Web-based) teaching (approx. 10 h) and supervision (1–2 h). Independent work and/or group work (38–65 h).

Accomplishment methods

A learning assignment: groupworks and project idea paper