PMIK20HKI Project Management and Innovation (9cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

- The PMI contact teaching will be offered during 07.01.2020 - 24.04.2020.
- Collaborate sessions are offered to support students' project planning and implementation during distance learning days.
- Written assignments will be completed mainly during distance learning days.
- Students will work in teams in planning, implementing and evaluating the projects during distance learning days.

Objective

The students will be able to
- Know the process of developing and managing projects
- write a project plan, implement the project and assess the project implementation
- Know the project cycle management
- use networks and partnerships in professional practice
- know different national and international funding instruments

Content

Contents
- Project development and planning
- Project plan, project implementation and assessment
- Project cycle management and evaluation
- Networking and partnership working
- Funding instruments

Location and time

- Helsinki campus
- Spring semester during time period 07.01.2020 - 24.04.2020

Materials

Basic literature of project management:
Basu, R. (2013). Managing quality in projects. Burlington, VT: Routledge.
Dobson, M. S. (2015). Successful project management: How to complete projects on time, on budget, and on target. Place of publication not identified]: AMA Self-Study.
Hyttinen, Kirsi 2017. Project Management Handbook. Laurea Publications 2017. Laurea University of Applied Sciences.
Lock, Dennis 2013. Naked Project Management: The Bare Facts. Farnham, Gower.
Martin, Vivien 2010. Managing Projects in Health and Social Care. London, Routledge.
Spolander, Gary & Martin , Linda 2012. Successful project management in social work and social care: managing resources, assessing risks and measuring outcomes. London, Jessica Kingsley.
Suarez-Balcazar, Y., & Harper, G. (2004). Empowerment and participatory evaluation of community interventions: Multiple benefits. Florence: Routledge.
Other relevant literature is given in Moodlerooms.

Teaching methods

- Contact teaching: lectures, workshops and seminars.
- Written assignments during contact teaching and distance learning days.
- The key content of PMI is to plan, implement and evaluate a small scale project in teams. The projects will be conducted in collaboration with a working life partner or a Diak's project.
- The main written assignments are a project plan and a project report.
- Seminar presentations of the project's results in the end of the course.
- The project can be part of the thesis work if it is agreed on in advance with the teachers.

Employer connections

- The projects are implemented in collaboration with a working life partner.

Exam schedules

- General exam days in Helsinki campus.
- Exams are agreed with teachers.

Completion alternatives

- A student needs to complete the course by planning, implementing and evaluating a small scale project.
- Absence from contact teaching will be compensating with written assignments and exams.
- The alternative way to complete the PMI course need to be agreed in advance with the responsible teacher latest on December 13th 2019.

Student workload

Project management and implementation (PMI) is 9 ECTS. It equals 239 hours of students' work:

- Project planning (3 credits= 80 hours of students' work)
- Project implementation (4 credits: 106 hours of students' work)
- Project evaluation + project report (2 credits: 53 hours of students' work)

- Students need to be prepared to make a detailed timetable for spring 2020 studies.