SOe200 Introduction to Project Management and Writing

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Libor Štěpánek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Christopher Williams, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Zdeněk Janík, M.A., Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Mgr. Libor Štěpánek, Ph.D.
Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Christopher Williams, M.A., Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Social Education – Faculty of Education
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Students are introduced to project design and management, including managing project risks, needs analysis, definition of target groups, and ethnographic research design. Students also improve their writing skills for accuracy in communication in academic environments and research contexts with the perspective on culturally different academic and research situations.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to understand project management design, development and deployment. Students will be able to use project management tools for evaluation and techniques.
Syllabus
  • 1.Needs analysis of the target organization/group for a project design. 2. Critical resources for effective project implementation 3. Challenges and opportunities of organizational/group dynamics in project management.
Literature
    required literature
  • Project Management : Practices, Challenges and Developments. (2013). ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/masaryk-ebooks/detail.action?docID=2145877.
    recommended literature
  • Maylor, H. (c2010). Project management (4th ed). Financial Times Prentice Hall.
Teaching methods
lectures, discussion on cases, team work on project design and implementation
Assessment methods
Assessment: project proposal presentation and its justification
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
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