Course syllabus for Project Management

Projektledning

Specific entry requirements

A bachelor's degree or a professional degree equivalent to a Swedish Bachelor's degree of at least 180 credits in health care, biomedicine, biology, cellular and molecular biology, pharmaceutics, chemistry, medicine or biotechnology. And proficiency in English equivalent to English B/English 6.

Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• Describe and analyse project management models and independently select and justify project management methods based on a project’s content, context and time frame. 
• Apply and evaluate theories and models in group dynamics, leadership, and communication in interdisciplinary contexts. 
• Discuss the basic concepts in ethics and ethical considerations in project management.

Content

The course addresses various aspects of project management, group dynamics, leadership, communication, and ethics.

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminars and workshops will be supplemented with self-studies.

The course is offered at master’s level, where the students are assumed to be familiar with the most common study methods in higher education. The course’s pedagogical approach is based on entrepreneurial learning and requires active student participation.

Examination

The examination consists of

• a written examination (Fail/Pass/Pass with Distinction) 
• an oral group presentation (Fail/Pass) 

To receive the grade Pass for the entire course, the student must receive the grade Pass on both the written examination and the oral presentation. To receive the grade Pass with Distinction for the entire course, the student must receive the grade Pass with Distinction on the written examination and the grade Pass on the oral group presentation.

Compulsory attendance
The examiner assesses if and, in that case, how absence from compulsory components can be compensated. The student must participate in all compulsory parts or compensate for absence in accordance with the examiner's instructions, in order to pass the course. Absence from a compulsory activity may result in the student not being able to compensate for the absence until the next time the course is given.

Limited number of examinations
Students who have not passed the regular examination are entitled to participate in five more examinations. If the student has not passed the exam after four participations, they are encouraged to visit the study advisor. If the student has failed six examinations/tests, no additional examination or new admission is provided.

Physically attending or otherwise commencing an examination is regarded as an examination session. An examination, for which the student registered but did not participate, is not counted as an examination session.

Adaptation of examination
In the event of special circumstances, or if a student with a disability is in need of certain adjustments, the examiner may decide to depart from the syllabus' regulations on examination form, number of examination opportunities, possibility of completion or exemption from compulsory educational elements, etc. Content and intended learning outcomes as well as the level of expected skills, knowledge and abilities must not be altered, removed or lowered

Transitional provisions

Examination will be provided during a time of two years after a possible cancellation of the course. Examination can take place according to an earlier literature list during a time of one year after the date when a major renewal of the literature list has been made.

Other directives

The course language is English.

Literature and other teaching aids

Mandatory literature

The course always uses the latest edition of the literature.

• Tonnquist, Bo, Project management: Sixth edition, 2024
  ISBN: 9789152366295

Additional materials will be announced before the course starts.