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Project Management

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Project Management
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Engineering and Management, Master, ASPO 01.10.2019
Module code: MAM_19_V_3.08.PRM
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P241-0081, P241-0082
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4V (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 3
Mandatory course: yes
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Oral exam 20 min.
Term paper

[updated 04.11.2020]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MAM_19_V_3.08.PRM (P241-0081, P241-0082) Engineering and Management, Master, ASPO 01.10.2019 , semester 3, mandatory course, Specialization Process Engineering
MAM_24_V_3.08.PRM Engineering and Management, Master, SO 01.10.2024 , semester 3, mandatory course, Specialization Process Engineering
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Matthias Faust
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Matthias Faust


[updated 11.07.2022]
Learning outcomes:
After successfully completing this module, students will be familiar with essential and advanced methods of project management and will be able to explain and apply them.

[updated 19.05.2023]
Module content:
 
Presentation of a project;
 
Outline of typical companies in the chemical/pharmaceutical industry, strategic planning;
 
Brainstorming methods; team building methods, team roles; goals and setting goals; motivators; hygiene factors; leadership styles and their appropriateness; techniques and methods of facilitation, communication in the project, conversation and negotiation, negotiating, countering killer phrases; conflict management; levels of communication, non-verbal communication, body language; giving and receiving feedback; recognizing, evaluating and resolving conflicts; personnel discussions; tasks of modern management; conducting conversations; time management; stress management, cost management;
 
Project types, facility design, project phasing, design phases, execution, commissioning, closeout, documentation and monitoring; (determining costs and pricing)
 
Roles of scientists, engineers, plant engineers, customers, and operators, tracking project costs, business plan, resource planning and tracking; project program, project portfolio, project structure, sequence, and schedule, multi-project management, international projects, critical path identification and tracking, (risk assessment)

[updated 04.03.2024]
Teaching methods/Media:
Seminaristic lecture, group work, role playing, students talks, talks from industry experts

[updated 19.05.2023]
Recommended or required reading:
G. Patzak, G. Rattay, Projektmanagement: Leitfaden zum Management von Projekten, Projektportfolios und projektorientierten Unternehmen, Linde, 2014.
H. Zell, Projektmanagement - Lernen, Lehren und für die Praxis, 2013.

[updated 19.05.2023]
 
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