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Project Communication Management

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Course Unit Code546-0168/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second 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
MAT49Ing. Simona Matušková, Ph.D.
Summary
Communication has always been essential in any workplace and daily work. Effective communication has become vital in the world of project management and the expanding virtual team work and multicultural project teams. Successful communication is important for smooth running of any project. Students will learn basics of project management, with an emphasis on the current communication models in companies and business sectors, including the differences in cultures. Students will learn to work with different online platforms and practise daily corporate communication in English.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Students will learn the basics of project management and project communication management
Students will learn about current communication models in companies
Students will learn to work with different online platforms
Students will practise daily corporate communication in English
Course Contents
1. Project Management Process Map
2. Project Communication Management
3. Communication methods
4. Communication technology
5. Communication channels
6. Corporate cultures
7. Virtual teams
8. Online meetings
9. Presentations online
10. Presenting data
11. Negotiations
12. Record keeping
13. Conflict management
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ADAIR, J.E. Effective Communication: The most important management skill of all. Pan Macmillan, 2009.
BARKER, S. a R. COLE. Brilliant Project Management: what the best project managers know, do and say. UK: Pearson Prentice Hall Business, 2014.
BINDER, Jean. Global project management: communication, collaboration and management across borders. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 978-0-566-08706-6.
WHITE, Connie M. Social media, crisis communication, and emergency management: leveraging Web 2.0 technologies. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c2012. ISBN 978-1-4398-5349-8.
ADAIR, J.E. Effective Communication: The most important management skill of all. Pan Macmillan, 2009.
BARKER, S. a R. COLE. Brilliant Project Management: what the best project managers know, do and say. UK: Pearson Prentice Hall Business, 2014.
BINDER, Jean. Global project management: communication, collaboration and management across borders. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016. ISBN 978-0-566-08706-6.
WHITE, Connie M. Social media, crisis communication, and emergency management: leveraging Web 2.0 technologies. Boca Raton: CRC Press, c2012. ISBN 978-1-4398-5349-8.
Recommended Reading:
CAGÁŇOVÁ, Dagmar, Ľubica PECHANOVÁ a Natália HORŇÁKOVÁ. Communication in multicultural teams in industrial enterprises. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7380-788-7.
CAMPBELL, Michael, et al. Communications Skills for Project Managers. New York: Amacom, 2009.
LERBINGER, Otto. Corporate communication: an international and management perspective. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell, 2019. ISBN 978-1-119-47137-0.
PRITCHARD, Carl. Project management Communication Toolkit. Artech House Publishers, 2013.
CAGÁŇOVÁ, Dagmar, Ľubica PECHANOVÁ a Natália HORŇÁKOVÁ. Communication in multicultural teams in industrial enterprises. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7380-788-7.
CAMPBELL, Michael, et al. Communications Skills for Project Managers. New York: Amacom, 2009.
LERBINGER, Otto. Corporate communication: an international and management perspective. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell, 2019. ISBN 978-1-119-47137-0.
PRITCHARD, Carl. Project management Communication Toolkit. Artech House Publishers, 2013.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Other activities
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18