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Academic year 2014-15

Technical Project Management

Degree:	Code:	Type:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science	21431	Compulsory subject, 4th year
Bachelor's Degree in Telematics Engineering	21740	Compulsory subject, 4th year
Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Systems Engineering	21621	Compulsory subject, 4th year

ECTS credits:

Workload:

100 hours

Trimester:

1st

Department:	Dept. of Information and Communication Technologies
Coordinator:	Miquel Oliver
Teaching staff:	Bruno Zami, Elisabet Duocastella, Alejandro Oller
Language:	BZ: Catalan-Spanish AO: Catalan-Spanish Ed: Catalan-Spanish
Timetable:
Building:	Communication campus - Poblenou

Introduction

The course Technical Project Management (GTP) is part of the block of management courses, regulation and innovation is compulsory within the engineering curricula of the Polytechnic School.

GTP introduces students to the world of project management of Information Technology and Communications (ICT). All engineer is characterized by carrying out an efficient management of resources to achieve goals. This course presents the basic concepts of project management, which in turn are put into practice from some simulation tools for projectized organization. It is a subject with a high practical component which includes the basics of time management (with the work planning), risk and resource management and determine bubget, among others. The course represents a major change in the methodology for using an intensive project-based learning.

GTP coordinates with Finance Technology Projects (Mandatory Telematics, optional on the rest) increasing the management costs and cash flows in projects.

Prerequisites

without prerequisites

Associated competences

Skills to work in the course as indicated in the study plan of the degree. The definition of each competency is in the attached annex.
Transversal skills Specific skills

Transversal Skills	Specific Skills
Instrumental INS3. Ability to apply knowledge to analyze situations and solve problems. INS4. Ability to search and mange information. INS5. Skill in decisions making. Interpersonal INT1. Ability to work in team. INT2. Ability to work in international and interdisciplinary contexts. INT3. Leadership, coordination and initiative.	P1. Ability to write and develop projects in the area of their specialty. P4. Ability to address the activities to projects within their specialty. P6. Ease of handling specifications, regulations and mandatory standards. P7. Ability to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions. P8. Know and apply basic elements of economics and human resource management, organization and planning of projects, as well as legislation, regulation and standardization in telecommunications. P9. Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multilingual environment and communicate, both in writing and orally, knowledge, procedures, results and ideas related to Information Technology and Communications and, more specifically, to telecommunications and electronics. B17. Learn the general principles of economics and business, and the impact of telecommunications on society. T2. Ability to use computer applications (Office automation, spreadsheets or databases, advanced calculus, project management, visualization, etc..) To support the development and operation of networks, services and applications in telecommunications and electronics.

Transversal Skills

Specific Skills

Instrumental

INS3. Ability to apply knowledge to analyze situations and solve problems.

INS4. Ability to search and mange information.

INS5. Skill in decisions making.

Interpersonal

INT1. Ability to work in team.

INT2. Ability to work in international and interdisciplinary contexts.

INT3. Leadership, coordination and initiative.

P1. Ability to write and develop projects in the area of their specialty.

P4. Ability to address the activities to projects within their specialty.

P6. Ease of handling specifications, regulations and mandatory standards.

P7. Ability to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.

P8. Know and apply basic elements of economics and human resource management, organization and planning of projects, as well as legislation, regulation and standardization in telecommunications.

P9. Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multilingual environment and communicate, both in writing and orally, knowledge, procedures, results and ideas related to Information Technology and Communications and, more specifically, to telecommunications and electronics.

B17. Learn the general principles of economics and business, and the impact of telecommunications on society.

T2. Ability to use computer applications (Office automation, spreadsheets or databases, advanced calculus, project management, visualization, etc..) To support the development and operation of networks, services and applications in telecommunications and electronics.

Assessment

Evaluation element	Obligatory	Evaluator	Groups	Weight	2nd opportunity
Continuous assessment - Simulation	Si	Simulator and lecturer	Individual	30%	No
Continuous assessement - Examens - Final exam preparation - Attendance and participation (* 1)	No	Lecturer	Individual	30%	No
PMBok Presentation	Sí	Lecturer and Students	Groups	10%	No
Final Exam (* 2)	Sí	lecturer	Individual	30%	Yes (July)
iniciatives	No	Lecturer and Students	Individual	+5%(*3)	No

(* 1) Attendance and participation, to workshop type activities only, listed from A to E.

(* 2) In order to pass the course it is required to have obtained at least 55% in the fnal exam.

(* 3) The final grade is obtained after increasing the result from mandatory activities. This increase can vary from 0% to 5% and depends on the non-binding activities.

• Content Block 1: Project Management

- Project Management

- Standards for project management

- Definition of the Project

- Project plan

- Project Execution and Control

- Project closure

• Content Block 2: Role of the Project Manager

- MS Project 2007

- Tools for analysis and decision making

- Skills of the project manager

Methodology

The methodological approach of this course focuses on designing a teaching - learning based on four types of activities, divided into four clearly defined areas:

Activities / Areas	Attendance (in the classroom)	Guided (outside the classroom)	Independant (outside the classroom)
Lecture	- Continuous assessment exams - Presentation of a summary by students Traditional classroom teaching project management basic theory	Search Proposal of complementary material.	necessary to complete the course, not taught in the classroom nor guided from the same
Tutoring	Tracking activities of a project simulation	Work sessions with the simulator.	Decision making and progression according to the content of the lectures
Workshop	components that aim to develop very specific goals and skills.	Preparation of the activities held at the session workshop	Performing continuation of the tasks, extending knowledge / skills with these practical elements.
Cases	Group discussion of a real situation presented by a case which include questions that will be discuss during the class.	BEFORE CLASS: - Individual preparation of the text and questions - Preparation of the case discussion by group of four students in order to complete ther preparation - Voluntary delivery of the document generated in the group discussion as a result of the preparation

Resources

Basic material.