Project Management (IND510)

The course gives an introduction and overview of the fundamentals of traditional project management.


Course description for study year 2025-2026. Please note that changes may occur.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)
Facts

Course code

IND510

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

5

Semester tution start

Autumn

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Autumn

Language of instruction

English

Offered by
Time table

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Content

The main themes are: Historical development - Projects as complex tasks - Projects as temporary organisations - Projects as intentional social systems - Techniques for planning and control - Organisation and leadership - From project management to management of projects - Programmes and other clusters of projects

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

  • After finishing the course, the students should have acquired relevant knowledge needed to conduct project management.

Skills:

  • After finishing the course, the students should have acquired relevant skills needed to conduct project management.

General competence:

  • After finishing the course, the students should have acquired relevant competence needed to conduct project management.

Required prerequisite knowledge

None

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Written exam 1/1 3 Hours Letter grades Basic calculator

Digital exam (INSPERA)

Course teacher(s)

Course coordinator:

Sindre Lorentzen

Head of Department:

Tore Markeset

Method of work

Lectures and optional exercises

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Project Management 1 (MIN110_1) 5

Open for

Admission to Single Courses at the Faculty of Science and Technology
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Exchange programme at Faculty of Science and Technology

Admission requirements

Completed bachelor's degree

Course assessment

The faculty decides whether early dialogue should be conducted in all or selected groups of courses offered by the faculty. The purpose is to gather feedback from students for making changes and adjustments to the course during the current semester. In addition, a digital evaluation, students’ course evaluation, must be conducted at least once every three years. Its purpose is to collect students` experiences with the course.

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