Contemporary Design

2023/2024

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

3

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

HSE Art and Design School

Course type:

Compulsory course

When:

3 year, 1, 2 module

Instructor

Staruseva-Persheeva, Alexandra

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This intensive online course is created to cover the domain of project management, including both practical and theoretical areas. It will explore the nature of managing projects in uncertain environment, concentrating on the points that every project manager needs to know to stay on top of. Link to the course: https://stepik.org/course/104151/promo?search=5380254545

Learning Objectives

• Gain confidence in project management with modern techniques and enhance your skills in planning, execution, monitoring and control, problem solving.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Prepare for a successful career start at a top company and take it to the next level.
• Practice hard and soft skills to run projects more efficiently.
• Create or develop your own business.
• Understand and work out internal processes.

Course Contents

• Module 1. Basic concepts of Project Management
• Module 2. Waterfall methodology
• Module 3. Agile
• Module 4. Agile frameworks
• Module 5. Project economic efficiency
• Module 6. Project risk management

Assessment Elements

• Test
• Final test
• Interim assessment

Interim Assessment

• 2023/2024 2nd module
  The grade for the test is the final grade for the course.
• 2024/2025 2nd module
  0.65 * Final test + 0.65 * Final test + 0.35 * Interim assessment + 0.35 * Interim assessment

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Advanced project management : best practices on implementation, Kerzner H.Ph., 2004
• Ben Mahmoud-Jouini, S., Midler, C., & Silberzahn, P. (2016). Contributions of Design Thinking to Project Management in an Innovation Context. Project Management Journal, 47(2), 144–156. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21577
• Creative project management : innovative project options to solve problems on time and under budget, Dobson, M. S., 2010
• Effective project management, Clements J.P., Gido J., 2006
• Shankar S., Muller R., Drouin N. Cambridge Handbook of Organizational Project Management, 2017. Режим доступа: http://library.books24x7.com/bookshelf.asp

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• A framework for linking projects and project management methods, Dale, T., 2008
• Dragan Z. Milosevic, Peerasit Patanakul, & Sabin Srivannaboon. (2010). Case Studies in Project, Program, and Organizational Project Management. Wiley.

Authors

• Ву Тху Ча -
• Persheeva Aleksandra Dmitrievna