Course: Project management

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Course title Project management
Course code KDT/FU059
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 4
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Machová Adéla, MgA. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to project thinking, mind maps, definition of project activities and characteristics of aims 2. Terminology of project management ? project manager, project role and goals, focus groups, differentiation of sources 3. Project methodology and approaches ? comparison of traditional and agile methods 4. Life cycle of the project and opportunities ? phases of project, types of open calls, obstacles on the way to support 5. Project initiation and justification ? hierarchy of project objectives and basic project questions 6. Preparation phase ? grant opportunity analysis, project charter, project plan, project quality 7. Planning of project ? structure of activities and activities of individuals and team, time sequence, responsibility matrix 8. Planning of project ? cost planning, demonstration of application of selected techniques in planning processes 9. Project management ? theoretical minimum of a project manager 10. Project implementation phase ? kick-off, operational management, management of project communication 11. Project implementation phase ? project documentation during implementation, promotion strategy, mediamonitoring 12. Project risk management ? identification, reporting of risks, analysis strategies, targeting of priorities, monitoring

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course, conducted in English, focuses on deepening knowledge and skills in arts management and project management while introducing the step-by-step process of project preparation. Students will learn to plan and communicate a project (including its core idea, objectives, and outputs) in a foreign (English) language. They will be able to define both quantitative and qualitative outputs, articulate potential project risks, formally draft a project funding application, and prepare a basic financial report. Participants will acquire fundamental project management skills in English. The course includes practical examples, and students will develop a grant project proposal.
The gained capabilities constitute an encompassment and an aquirement of knowledge and experience in the given field of study, they result from a concrete annotation of the subject and are aimed at a profile´s fulfilment of the graduate of the given field of study.
Prerequisites
Successful completion of the previous study

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Attendance
Recommended literature
  • BERKUN, Scott. Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management. O´Reilly, Bei, 2008.
  • COOKE, Helen; TATE, Karen. The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour course: project management. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2011.
  • FERRARO, Jack. Project Management for Non-Project Managers. Amacom, New York, 2012.
  • GEORGE, Adrian. The Curator´s Handbook: Museum, Commercial Galleries, Independent Spaces. Thames & Hudson, London, 2015.
  • HELDMAN, Kim. Project Management Jumpstart. Indianapolis, Wilej, 2018. ISBN 978-1119472223.
  • RESCH, Magnus. Management of Art Galleries. Phaidon Press Limited, London, 2018. ISBN 9780714877754.
  • SCHMIDT, Terry. Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Practical Tools for Leaders and Teams. Wilej, New York, 2009.


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