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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Methodology of Problem Solving

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 450-2058/02
Abbreviation MRP
Course title Methodology of Problem Solving
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jan Žídek, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Identification of personality types, and assigning of project roles
2. Analysis and decomposition of the problem
3. Effective work with information sources
4. Tools and methodologies used in engineering practice for finding solutions to the problem
5. Standard tools for project planning
6. Project management
7. Synchronization process of project team members
8. Communication within the project team
9. Documentation of problem solving procedure
10. Preparation of the project results presentation
11. Effective presentation of project results
12. Solving of typical projects

Literature

KERZNER, Harold. Project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. 11th ed. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley, 2013, xxvii, 1264 p. ISBN 978-1118022276
SCHWALBE, Kathy. Information technology project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. Revised Seventh edition. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley, 2013, 1 volume (various paging). ISBN 978-128-5847-092 .

Advised literature

GIDO, Jack a James P CLEMENTS. Successful project management: a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. 6th ed. Australia: Cengage Learning, c2015, xxix, 516 s. ISBN 978-1-285-06837-4 .
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge: PMBOK(R) Guide. 5th ed. An American National Standard ANSI/PMI 99-001-2013, ISBN 893-7485908328 .