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AV00AL60 Project Management

This course will give you an overall picture on project management. Focus on main areas of project management in an organisation.

Study type: Online studies

Duration: 3 op

30,00 €

Teaching language: English

Content

Overall picture on project management
Main areas of project management in an organisation
Project as a working tool
Planning the project organisation and responsibilities
Construction of costs and timetable
Project goals
Risk management
Project follow up
Reporting

Learning goals

After completing the course, student will have the elementary knowledge of project management. They will be acquainted with project planning and can create a project on organisation and distribute responsibilities. They can plan timetable and can evaluate the risks in a project. Students are able to create a small project plan.

Learning methods

Course implementation is 100% online.

Lecture materials, videos, short recorded lectures ,independent information search, individual or group assignments, discussions etc.

Previous studies

No previous studies on the subject are required.

Evaluation

Course is evaluated with grading scale 0-5.

Evaluation is based on the returned assignments, taking part to discussions etc. according the given timetable

3 credits course requires approximately 81 hours of work.

Course material

Digital learning environment in Centria (and for this course) is itslearning. The student needs a computer and working internet access.

Learning material and additional links is placed in Itslearning learning environment.

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Denis Waitley

Enrollment for Averko online studies is three (3) times a year, timetables for study rounds are available here. Enrollment is done on a electronic enrollment form.

Online studies are conducted in Centria’s Itslearning study environment and courses have a limited participant intake. Participation in studies can be cancelled free of charge within 3 weeks of the starting day.

Students are immediately notified in case of courses being cancelled as soon as the official enrollment time ends. If the course starts as stated, students are contacted closer to the starting date (approx. a week before studies begin).

At the moment, the study fee for open UAS studies is 10€ / ECTS credit. The studies are invoiced after the three-week cancellation period, calculated from the start of the studies. Dropping out or not completing studies does not entitle you to a refund or cancellation of the invoice.

Open UAS study fees are based on enrollment. You can cancel participation to studies free of charge during the three (3) weeks cancellation time by simply informing it to averko(a)centria.fi.

If you are completing a degree in a Finnish secondary school, Centria UAS studies are free of charge and offered to you as väylä studies. In the enrollment form, enter the organisation / educational institution where you are studying (e.g. väylä / school name) and also mention the name of the teacher or student counsellor (with whom you have discussed on participating in the course) as the contact person.

Students of other UAS’s (Campusonline) can participate in studies free of charge on basis of a co-operation agreement. We ask you to please use school email when enrolling and also state the home school where requested on the enrollment form.

If you are a Centria UAS student, Averko online studies are free of charge. You register through the Peppi system.

Questions about e.g. enrolling, cancellation, course fees: averko(a)centria.fi