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General description

An introductory course in project planning and management.

Learning outcomes

After the course a student is able to:
• identify public health issues which are suitable for project work
• evaluate the need for a project in its operational environment
• plan the aims, the phases and implementation of a project
• plan a rough budget for a project
• map out a communication plan for a project
• plan how to evaluate the impact of a project
• identify possible risks before implementing a project
• produce a written project plan
• manage a small scale project
• evaluate public health projects

Contents

• planning a project and writing a project plan
• phases, implementation (action plan), budget and risk analysis of a project
• managing a project
• project communication and reporting
• project evaluation

Teaching methods

Web course, Moodle

Teaching language

Finnish, English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Pass/fail.
The project plan and the Moodle discussions will be evaluated pass/fail.

Study materials

Announced in the teaching schedule.

Further information

Every other year.

Belongs to following study modules