120-0313/03 – Management of Development Projects in the EU (RRP EU)
| Gurantor department | Department of International Economic Relations | Credits | 6 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2011/2012 | Year of cancellation | 2012/2013 |
| Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
1. To analyze problems suitable for project management solutions
2. To identify EU programmes suitable for project financing
3. To choose appropriate methodology and standard for project management
4. To formulate projects objectives, outcomes and outputs
5. To propose work breakdown structure, schedule and project budget
6. To evaluate project feasibility, effectiveness and efficiency
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Project work
Summary
The role of development projects in the implementation of EU policies and their financing by EU funds. Methodologies and standards and world approach to project management. International project management. Investment decision making and effectiveness and efficiency of projects. Project planning, earned value analysis and project risk management. Public procurement and project financing (PPP).
Compulsory literature:
1. A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide), Fourth ed. PMI, 2008. ISBN 978-1933-86051-7.
2. European Commission. Project Cycle Management Guidelines. Volume 1. Brussels: EuropeAid Cooperation Office. March 2004. http:// europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid.
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Presentations
Project
Test
E-learning
E-Learning course is accesible in CMS Moodle system.
Other requirements
Additional requirements are not required.
Prerequisities
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
LECTURES
1. Introduction to project management.
2. Development projects in EU policies
3. Financing development projects in EU
4. World approach to project management
5. Methodologies and standards of project management
6. Investment decisions and effectiveness of projects
7. Project planning
8. Earned value analysis
9. Project risk management
10. Public procurement in project management
11. Project financing and PPP projects
12. International project management
SEMINARS
1. Introduction
2. Financing projects by EU structural funds
3. Project initiation – project brief
4. Project preparation – analysis and the way of financing
5. Project development – required documents for financing
6. Application for subsidy
7. Presentation of projects by students
8. Project planning in project application
9. Economic effectiveness and efficiency in project assessment
10. Feasibility study and business plan
11. Project evaluation
12. Project monitoring
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction