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Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleNumber of ECTS Credits Allocated
120-0513/02International Project Management5 ECTS credits
Type of Course UnitCompulsory
Level of Course UnitFirst Cycle
Year of StudySecond Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MEL24Ing. Lukáš Melecký
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. To analyse problems and possible solutions by projects
2. To identify project management phases
3. To formulate project objectives and the project outputs
4. To develop the work breakdown structure, schedule and budget of the project
5. To evaluate various approaches and international methodologies of project management
Recommended Optional Programme Components
The corresponding task during the semester.
Course Contents
1. Introduction to projects and project management
2. Development of project management, PMI, IPMA
3. Systems approach to project management
4. Strategy and project management
5. Organisations in project management
6. Project management body of knowledge PMBOK
7. Project definition
8. Project planning
9. Project execution
10. Project control and closure
11. EC project cycle management
12. Logical framework approach
13. PRINCE2 project management methodology
14. Management of international projects
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1. DINSMORE, Paul C. a Jeannette CABANIS-BREWIN. The AMA Handbook of Project Management. 3. vyd. New York: American Management Association, 2010. 505 s. ISBN 978-0-8144-1542-9.
2. GRISHAM, Thomas W. International Project Management: Leadership in Complete Environments New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2010. 399 s. ISBN 978-0-470-57882-7.
3. KÖSTER, Katrin. International Project Management. London: SAGE Publication, 2010. 354 s. ISBN 978-1-4129-4620-9.
1. DINSMORE, Paul C. a Jeannette CABANIS-BREWIN. The AMA Handbook of Project Management. 3. vyd. New York: American Management Association, 2010. 505 s. ISBN 978-0-8144-1542-9.
2. GRISHAM, Thomas W. International Project Management: Leadership in Complete Environments New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2010. 399 s. ISBN 978-0-470-57882-7.
3. KÖSTER, Katrin. International Project Management. London: SAGE Publication, 2010. 354 s. ISBN 978-1-4129-4620-9.
Recommended Reading:
1. GRAY, Clifford F a Erik W LARSON. Project Management: The Managerial Process. 5. vyd. New York: McGraw Hill Irwin, 2010. 671 s. ISBN-13: 978-0071289290.
2. KERZNER, Harold. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling. 10. vyd. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2009, 1065 s. ISBN-13: 978-0470278703.
3. PINTO, Jeffrey K. Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage. Global edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012. 508 s. ISBN 0-013-009233-9.
4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBok Guide. 5. vyd. 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1935589679.
1. GRAY, Clifford F a Erik W LARSON. Project Management: The Managerial Process. 5. vyd. New York: McGraw Hill Irwin, 2010. 671 s. ISBN-13: 978-0071289290.
2. KERZNER, Harold. Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling. 10. vyd. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2009, 1065 s. ISBN-13: 978-0470278703.
3. PINTO, Jeffrey K. Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage. Global edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2012. 508 s. ISBN 0-013-009233-9.
4. PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBok Guide. 5. vyd. 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1935589679.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Individual consultations, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined
Work placement(s)
Not obligatory.

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