120-0513/01 – International Project Management (IPM)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of International Economic RelationsCredits5
Subject guarantorIng. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D.Subject version guarantorIng. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year1Semestersummer
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2009/2010Year of cancellation2020/2021
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesBachelor, Follow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
MEL24 Ing. Lukáš Melecký, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Examination 2+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

1. Describe the basic terminology of international project management 2. Clarify the basic principles and methods of project management in the global environment. 2. Describe the management phase of the international project. 3. To characterise the basic project management standards applied in the European Union and the US. 4. Explain the preparation and content of the essential documents for the preparation and implementation of international projects co-financed from public sources. 5. Interpret requirements for the structure of an international project in the context of management, communication and outsourcing.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Project work

Summary

The course is devoted to deepening the knowledge acquired in bachelor and follow-up master studies in subjects focused on project and grant management by the issue of project management and grant management in the global international environment with a special focus on standards and techniques applied in project management in the European Union and the USA. The aim of the course is to introduce students to different approaches to international project management based on relevant project management techniques, standards, and methodologies.

Compulsory literature:

KERZNER, Harold. Project Management. A Systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling. 13th edition. New Hoboken (NJ): Wiley, 2022. ISBN 978-1119805373. LANE, Henry, W. and MAZNEVSKI, Martha, L. International Management Behaviour. Global and Sustainable Leadership. 8th edition. Cambridge (UK): Cambridge University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-46114-6. PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) and the Standard for Project Management. 7th edition. Pennsylvania: PMI, 2021. ISBN 978-1-62825-664-2.

Recommended literature:

DITTMANN, Karen; DIRBANIS, Konstantin and MEIER, Tinka. Project Management (IPMA®). Study Guide for Level D and Basic Certificate (GPM). Freiburg: Haufe, 2021. ISBN 978-3-648-14830-3. MARION, James and RICHARDSON, Tracey. Managing Projects with PMBOK 7. Connecting New Principles with Old Standards. New York: Business Expert Press, 2022. ISBN 978-1637422946. SCOTT, Caitlin. The Project in International Development: Theory and Practice. London: Routledge, 2023. ISBN 978-1138384828.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

The corresponding task during the semester.

E-learning

E-Learning course is accessible in CMS Moodle system.

Other requirements

Other requirements are not required.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Subject introduction 2. Introduction to projects and project management. Projects, programmes, manager and portfolios 3. International environment – globalization, sustainability, law and regulations 4. Context of international projects in terms of organizational strategy and culture 5. Business strategy and project management. Projects as tools for strategy implementation 6. International project management organizations and associations. Project management standards 7. Organisations in project management. Project organizational structures and culture 8. Project lifecycle and its phases. Project Management Body of Knowledge 9. Defining the international project. Project charter and project definition 10. Planning of international projects in the terms of time, cost and quality 11. Organizing international project. Implementing and controlling international projects 12. Management and leading of international projects. Global project leadership 13. EU Project Cycle Management and logical framework approach 14. Management of development projects in EU

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2009/2010 Winter semester, validity until: 2020/2021 Summer semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Examination Examination 100  51 3
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Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2010/2011 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business (00) Marketing and Business P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T010) Finance (01) Finance P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2009/2010 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T010) Finance (01) Finance P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan

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