Forudsætninger/Anbefalede forudsætninger for at deltage i modulet

The module is based upon knowledge obtained in module Project Management and Economics or equivalent.

Modulets indhold, forløb og pædagogik

Students who complete the module must have acquired the following knowledge, skills and competencies:

Læringsmål

Viden

The course presents the student for selected models and methods used in connection with company and project quality and project management systems. Emphasis is placed on elements targeting the company's development as a whole via tight project management.

The student must have knowledge of the theories that describe the following areas:

• Quality management - business processes and supply chain.
• Project planning and management in multi-project environments.
• Models, methods and tools for the development of advanced quality and environmental and project management systems.
• Financial management and Risk management of activities in companies with production orders and long production time.
• Project Risk management and measurement.

The course supports the students in gaining knowledge of how quality, project management and financial management systems can be included as a strategic element in the organization overall. Also how quality, project management and financial management systems can be integrated with the organization's other systems. Finally, the focus is on project risk identification and management of order-based production, including how risk management can be used as a strategic business advantage.

Færdigheder

The student must be able to:

• Understand quality management in relation to business and project processes and analyze the organization's need for quality management with a focus on supply chain, and suggest changes and improvements to all or parts of the system.
• Understand the financial management and risk management of activities in companies with production orders. Including cash management, financial capacity management and calculations for planning and follow-up on the company's order-based production.
• Understand resource-limited project management problems and plan the execution of projects with regards to this.
• Identify and analyze risk factors for the company's project portfolio and understand risk management systems and the use of risk management for strategic purposes.
• Apply advanced methods and models to develop proposals to improve the organization's existing quality and project management systems.

Kompetencer

• Must be able to understand the relation between quality management, project management, and financial management and the company's other management systems and relation with suppliers and customers in the value chain.
• Must be able to apply acquired knowledge to build quality and project management systems in companies with order-based production. This is carried out in terms of how such systems interact with the company's core business and the company's other systems, particularly the company's financial management.
• Must be able to apply acquired knowledge on techniques and management systems for contract manufacturing companies.
• Must be able to apply acquired knowledge gained on how to specify projects and the challenges that may arise in project-driven businesses.
• Must be able to apply acquired knowledge gained about how companies develop quality management systems.
• Must be able to analyze risk factors for the company's project portfolio and understand risk management systems and the use of risk management in connection with the organization's strategy development process.

Undervisningsform

Lectures supplemented with workshops, presentation seminars and more.

Omfang og forventet arbejdsindsats

The module is 5 ECTS which is corresponding to 150 hours of study.

Eksamen

Prøver

Prøvens navn	Udvikling af Kvalitets-, Risiko- og Projektstyringssystemer i Byggeri
Prøveform	Skriftlig eller mundtlig Individual oral or written examination. The exam form is determined at the beginning of the semester.
ECTS	5
Bedømmelsesform	Bestået/ikke bestået
Censur	Intern prøve
Vurderingskriterier	As stated in the Joint Programme Regulations. http:/​/​www.engineering.aau.dk/​digitalAssets/​332/​332984_faellesbestemmelser_230617.pdf