Course - Project Management, Advanced Course - TBM4319
Project Management, Advanced Course
About
About the course
Course content
The course provides in-depth knowledge in project management for building and construction projects. Key topics include: Concept development, Concept evaluation, Front-end planning, Stakeholder analysis, Uncertainty analysis, Project governance, Multi-criteria decision analysis, Sustainability assessment, Digitalization, and Project delivery models.
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
The candidate should have knowledge of the construction process and the roles involved. The candidate should have knowledge of concept selection and evaluation in projects. The candidate should have knowledge of planning, organising, and executing projects.
Skills:
The candidate can identify conceptual solutions that meet the project-triggering needs. The candidate can assess concepts. The candidate can carry out stakeholder analyses, uncertainty analyses, multi-criteria analyses, as well as sustainability analyses. The candidate can describe the organisation of projects. The candidate can describe how digitalisation can support the organisation of projects.
General Competence:
The candidate should understand the importance of the early phase for project success and project management success. The candidate should understand and use professional terminology. The candidate should understand where and when different methods are appropriate. The candidate should understand the limitations of these methods. The candidate should be able to recommend project concepts and project delivery strategies on an independent basis.
Learning methods and activities
The teaching in the course is given as seminars, group work and supervised self-study. Exercises are included. Collaboration is important.
Further on evaluation
Portfolio assessment is the basis for the grade in the course. The portfolio includes a individual work (51%) and a group task (49%). The results for the part are given in %-scores, while the entire portfolio is assigned a letter grade. For a re-take of the course, all parts of the assessments must be re-taken.
Recommended previous knowledge
Passed exams in courses on which the chosen main profile and associated specialization project topic are based.
TBA4125 BM4 Prosjektering, TBM4210 Byggeprosess GK, TBA4420 Digitalt ingeniørarbeid, TBA4157 Prosjektbasert produksjon, TBA4127 Prosjekteringsledelse, TBA4155 Byggeprosess: Tidligfasen i prosjekter, TBA5200 Front-End of Projects, TBM4223 Miljørådgiving for bygg, TBA4315 Kostnader og nytte ved infrastruktur, and similar.
Course materials
To be announced at the semester start.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From |
|---|---|---|
| TBA4128 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2022 |