Project Management in Industrial Design Engineering and Research

2019/2020

Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

The student must have knowledge, skills and competencies within the architectural design and engineering field corresponding to the completion of the MSc01 and MSc02 Architectural Engineering education or similar.

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

A summary approach to project management within design, product and knowledge development. Linking previous project experiences and approaches to project management theories and methodological knowledge production, this module aims to elevate the students understanding of project management and capability to design projects within product development and knowledge production..

Students who complete the module:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

  • Must be able to describe, analyse and evaluate current theories and practice in project management in product development.
  • Must be able to describe and analyse a coherent relation between objective, data, theories and methods for a relevant research project framing for a knowledge production project.

Skills

  • Must be able to apply methods of planning and scheduling of product development projects in relation to resources.
  • Must be able to construct, revise and use a project framing for a relevant, minor research project.
  • Must be able to identifying work elements, estimating activity durations, preparing network schedules and schedule updates, analysing planned vs. actual project progress

Competences

  • Can analyse and apply relevant methods and theories for project management in product development and/or knowledge production and research projects within a given set of resources and prerequisites.

Type of instruction

See general description of the types of instruction described in the introduction to Chapter 3.

Exam

Exams

Name of examProject Management in Industrial Design Engineering and Research
Type of exam
Written or oral exam
ECTS5
Permitted aids
Without aids
AssessmentPassed/Not Passed
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleProjektledelse i industrielt design og forskning
Module codeAODITM3K161
Module typeCourse
Duration1 semester
SemesterAutumn
ECTS5
Language of instructionEnglish
Location of the lectureCampus Aalborg
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Study BoardStudy Board of Architecture & Design
DepartmentDepartment of Architecture, Design and Media Technology
FacultyTechnical Faculty of IT and Design