The course is offered at the Danube University Krems.
Learning outcomes
Students should be able to - understand the fundamental principles of research and innovation management and projects; - identify critical problems and apply different methods of analysis; - set project objectives and goals; - prepare activity schedule and project budget; - devise project evaluation system; - deal with complex issues; prepare project reports
Contents
- Basics of research and innovation management - System analysis – approaches and tools - Processes, projects and Instruments - Process and project monitoring and evaluation - Project selection and portfolio management - Managing financial resources and book keeping - Leadership and project management skills - Teamwork and networking - Lifecycle processes - ICT in implementation - Reporting project activities and results
Teaching methods
Teaching method
Contact
Online
Lectures
20 h
0 h
Group work
35 h
0 h
Independent work
20 h
0 h
Teaching methods: Guided Readings, Lectures and workshops, Group work
Teaching language
English
Modes of study
Option
1
Available for:
Degree Programme Students
Other Students
Open University Students
Doctoral Students
Exchange Students
Project work Participation in course work
In
English
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.
Readings 20 hours Lectures, workshops 20 hours Project work 35 hours Total 75 hours
Evaluation
and evaluation criteria
Numeric 1-5.
Assessment methods:
Class attendance (60 %)
Project work (40%)
Study materials
Recommended reading
Shane, S., The Handbook of Technology and Innovation Management, Wiley-Blackwell, 2008
Goffin, K., Mitchell, R., Innovation Management: Strategy and Implementation using the Pentathlon Framework, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
Schwalbe, K., Introduction to Project Management, Course Technology (2nd ed.), 2008
Educating Managers Through Real World Projects (PB) (Research in Defillipi, R. and Ch. Wankel (eds.), Management Education and Development), Information Age Publishing, 2005
Bradbary, D., and D. Garrett, Herding Chickens: Innovative Techniques for Project Management, Jossey-Bass, 2005
Gray, C.F., E. Larson, Project Management, McGraw Hill Higher Education (3rd ed.), 2005
Baume, C., Managing Educational Development Projects: Effective Management for Maximum Impact (Staff and Educational Development Series), Routledge Falmer, 2002
Harvey, S., Education project management in the information age: the case of the Kimberley Thusanang Project [An article from: International Journal of Educational Development] [HTML] (e-edition)
Magnen, A., Education Projects: Elaboration, Financing and Management (Fundamentals of Educational Planning), UNESCO (2nd ed.) 1993