Course overview
Technical project management skills related to the management of the scope, time, risks, communication and quality of a project have been developed for 50 years and are currently recognized as useful for the planning and control of projects or programs that people or organizations develop in the market. The vision of a project as a way to generate knowledge, design solutions, produce new products, introduce innovation, earn competitive advantage, has been disseminated globally. During this course students will increase their knowledge about the critical areas of project management, methodologies and management tools, technical and behavioural skills that the project manager must mobilize to reach the end of a successful project. Based on a case study student will develop a project plan, a useful planning tool at any stage of a MSC or PhD. In parallel, a space will be created for discussion of various issues related to the success of a project.
Participants in piloting
This course is part of the MSc in Biostatistics of the Health School of the Porto Polytechnic.
2019/2020: 34 students
Timeframe
2019/2020
Use of ALIEN services and tools
This course is expected to allow the student to integrate knowledge acquired in the programme in a project they manage. The pedagogical methodology of the course is itself project-based learning. As part of an active learning methodology, students are asked to design projects that solve a certain problem. The students are asked to do the task independently. With the pandemic restrictions, students use online tools including ALIEN’s platform to conduct the discussion and progress through the different stages of the project.
