Project Management 1

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Executive Continuing Education: Project Management 1

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Learn how to plan, lead and carry out successful projects. Earn 10 credits from OsloMet and strengthen your project competence.

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Executive Continuing Education: Project Management 1

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Application at OsloMet by 15 January

You must first apply for admission to OsloMet before you can register at NITO. Read more about the application process under "How to apply for the course" further down the page.

About the study

This further education gives you a solid introduction to project management and how projects are used as a form of work and organisation in companies. You will learn how projects are planned, organised, executed and followed up to ensure good results and value creation.The programme can be taken as an independent further education or as part of the Executive Master of Management.

What will you learn?

Project Management 1 provides you with knowledge and tools that enable you to plan, organize and lead projects from idea to implementation. You will gain insight into what characterizes successful projects, how to handle uncertainty and stakeholders, and which methods contribute to good project management.

Through the programme, you will learn to use key tools and methods to initiate, plan, manage and evaluate projects in different types of businesses.

After completing the programme, you will be able to:

  • understand what a project is and when project work is an appropriate way of working
  • plan and organize projects in a structured way
  • identify and manage uncertainties and stakeholders
  • apply basic methods in project management
  • lead and follow up projects from start to completion
  • analyse project progress, processes and results
  • contribute to increased value creation through targeted project work

Video presentation of Project Management 1 and 2

About the study

How is the study and teaching structured?

The programme is practice-oriented and emphasizes the combination of up-to-date academic literature and relevant experiences from working life. To get the best possible learning outcome, you are encouraged to use your own projects as a consistent case in the programme, so that theory can be linked directly to practice and you can work with real issues from your own workplace. Experience shows that this provides increased learning outcomes and is perceived as particularly useful, relevant and engaging.

The teaching varies between digital learning methods, physical or digital gatherings, student presentations and case discussions. The programme is adapted to full-time participants, with video presentations, podcasts, interactive assignments and some webinars, so that it is possible to carry out at the same time as work and other commitments. At the same time, the programme requires that you set aside time and are prepared for a part-time student life during the study period.

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Learning objectives

Knowledge

  • You know what a project is and how projects can be used to organize and manage work.
  • You understand what characterizes value-creating projects, and when it is wise to use projects in working life.
  • You have insight into how uncertainty and different stakeholders can affect a project, and know how to handle this.


Skills

  • You can use project management methods to start and plan projects in a systematic way.
  • You can use basic methods to organize, lead, and follow up on a project from start to finish.
  • You can plan, manage, and manage projects in different types of businesses.


General competence

  • You are able to critically assess and analyze the process and progress of projects.
  • You understand that project work can be complex, and that you can customize tools and methods to manage resource use, outcomes, and goals.
  • You can take an active role in designing and executing projects.
Timing of gatherings and course material

Time of gatherings

  • 1st session: 9 and 10 February at 9.00-16.00  (Physical)
  • 2nd session: 9 and 10 March at 9.00-16.00 (Digital)
  • 3rd session: 13 and 14 April at 9.00-16.00  (Digital)


Subject to change.

Course material

  • Course material of approx. NOK. 1100 is in addition to the course price. After the study place has been confirmed, the students must order the material themselves from Akademika.
Credits, compulsory activities, assessment and examination

Credits

Project Management 1 gives 10 credits and can be included in an experience-based Master of Management at OsloMet.


Compulsory assignments

In order to take the exam, the student must have the following approved coursework requirements:

  • Coursework 1: Written submission of about 1200 words.
  • Coursework 2: Written submission of about 1200 words.
  • Coursework requirement 3: Written submission of about 1200 words.
  • Coursework requirement 4: The working method in the course requires active participation. The sessions in the course are therefore compulsory. In case of absence, an alternative coursework requirement must be submitted as determined by the course coordinator. If the alternative coursework requirement is not satisfactory, it must be resubmitted within a given deadline, which is set by the course coordinator

The reason for the requirement for attendance is that the students are given the opportunity to acquire competence that is part of the purpose of the course, and which the students cannot acquire by only reading the syllabus and/or taking the exam.

The written work requirements are solved in groups or individually and will be included in the work on the exam. The work requirements must be completed and approved within the set deadline in order for the student to be able to take the exam. If one or more of the written work requirements are not approved, an improved version will be given the opportunity to submit once within the specified deadline.

Assessment

The exam in the course is a term paper. It can be submitted individually, but where participants are associated with the same project, they can write in groups of up to four people.

The assignment includes work on a project that has been prepared through assignments and activities during the course. The semester assignment itself will be a significant further development of the work requirements and involve a theoretical foundation and argumentation related to the phenomena addressed in the assignment. In addition, the assignment will include a reflection on the use of theory and learning process.

The term paper should have a scope of 4200 words if several people write together and 3200 words if the assignment is submitted individually (+/-10% deviation in scope is unproblematic). Font and font size: Arial / Calibri 12pt. Line spacing: 1.5.

A student may, if not passed, submit a revised version of the term paper for grading once.

See the course description for more information

How to apply for the course (deadline 15 January)
  • You first apply for admission as a student at OsloMet. See the section "How to apply" on OsloMet's page for information on how to proceed.
  • If you are eligible for admission to the course, you will receive an e-mail with confirmation from OsloMet, with information on how to confirm your study place and a link to the registration page at NITO. It is important that you register on the registration page at NITO to secure your study place.
Important information about price, cancellation and invoice
  • Apply for support and grants: You can apply for support from the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund, and if you are a jobseeker and a member of NITO, you can apply for support for competence-enhancing courses.
  • Important information about price and payment deadline: The course prices include kopinor fees, semester fees and catering on physical meeting days. The price for course material of approx. NOK 1100 is in addition. The invoice for the course must be paid no later than one month before the exam in order for the course participant to be able to take the exam in the course.
  • Important information about cancellation: The last deadline for cancellation is eight weeks before the start of the course. After this deadline and up to three weeks before the start of the course, you will be charged a fee of 20% of the participation fee. In case of cancellation later than three weeks before the start of the course, you will be charged the full participation fee. Registration three weeks or closer to the start of the course is therefore binding and cannot be cancelled.

Ingjerd Thon Hagaseth

Course instructor Ingjerd Thon Hagaseth is an associate professor in organization, management and innovation at NTNU and teaches project management at OsloMet. She has taught project management for over 15 years and has broad experience as a leader and project manager from both the public sector and the business community. Hagaseth has a pracademic approach where theory and practical experience meet. She leads research and development projects and is concerned with how good planning, management and collaboration contribute to the implementation of projects and create results.

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