N_PRP Project preparation and management

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Rudolf Kampf, Ph.D., MBA (seminar tutor)
doc. Ing. Lenka Ližbetinová, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Lenka Ližbetinová, PhD.
Department of Transport and Logistics – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Transport and Logistics – Faculty of Technology – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The goal of the course is for students to acquire theoretical knowledge and broad and comprehensive expertise in project preparation and management. As part of the exercise, students will process and present case studies in the selected software.
Learning outcomes
The student will gain theoretical knowledge and broad and comprehensive expertise in project preparation and management. Students can present case studies in softwares.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction – (history and meaning of project management, basic terms and principles of project management) 2) Principles of project management and the design process 3) Phase of the project life cycle - pre-project activities 4) Phase of the project life cycle - investment and implementation phase of the project 5) Phase of the project life cycle - operational phase of the project, termination of the project 6) Means and tools of project management 7) Methods to support project management 8) Project controlling 9) Project financing. Costs and prices in projects 10) Financial and economic analysis of the project, management of project finances 11) Project risks and their management, project changes 12) Human resources management 13) Commitment relationships, contract management and project management models.
Literature
    required literature
  • DOLEŽAL, J. a kol., 2016. Projektový management: Komplexně, prakticky a podle světových standardů. ‎Grada Publishing a.s., 424 s. ISBN 978-80-247-5620-2.
    recommended literature
  • KAMPF, R. 2011. Projektový management. Pardubice: Univerzita Pardubice, Dopravní fakulta Jana Pernera, 72 s. Univerzita Pardubice.
  • SVOZILOVÁ, A. 2006. Projektový management. Praha: Grada Publishing, ISBN 80-247-1501-5.
  • Microsoft Official Academic Course, 2017. Microsoft Project 2016. Wiley, 324 s. 978-1119126409.
  • FIALA, P. 2002. Projektové řízení. Oeconomica, VŠE, ISBN 80-245-0048-0.
  • KAMPF, R. a kol. 2011. Projektový management v dopravě. 1. vyd. Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích, 162 s. TRIBUN EU s. r. o., Brno.
  • NĚMEC, V. 2002. Projektový management. Grada Publishing, Praha, 184 s. ISBN 80-247-0392-0.
  • FIALA, P. 2002. Projektové řízení. Oeconomica, VŠE, ISBN 80-245-0048-0.
  • DOLANSKÝ, V., MĚKOTA, V., NĚMEC, V. 1996. Projektový mangement. Grada Publishing, Praha. 375 s. ISBN 80-7169-287-5.
  • ALLEMAN, G. B., 2014. Performance-Based Project Management: Increasing the Probability of Project Success. Better World Books: Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A., 256 s. ISBN 978-0814433300.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Brainstorming
Critical Thinking
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Presentation66
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial1340
Preparation for the Final Test2626
Seminar work2020
Attendance on Lectures13 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2612
Total:104104
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
Presentation 15 %
Seminary Work 15 %
Exam conditions
The student is evaluated in the course during the teaching period in the ongoing evaluation (0-30 points), who deal with the elaboration of a semester work on a personal topic assigned by the teacher (up to 15 points) and it follows that the presentation of the topic is in exercises (up to 15 points). The presentation of the seminar work is mandatory for the assignment of the continuous assessment. During the trial period, information about students who take the written test is verified, and students can obtain up to 70 points. Comparative evaluation for continuous assessment and for the written exam according to the classification scale at VŠTE.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2020, summer 2021, winter 2021, winter 2022, winter 2023.
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