Technological Project

Teacher(s)

de Broqueville Olivier; Hendrix Tatiana; Kolp Manuel; Paque Bernard; Van Vyve Mathieu; Vanderdonckt Jean;

Language

English

Prerequisites

Bachelor in Economics/Management or equivalent

Main themes

Project Management

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	During their programme, students of the LSM Master's in management and Master's in Business engineering will have developed the following capabilities : A SCIENTIFIC AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH Conduct a clear, structured, analytical reasoning by applying, and eventually adapting, scientifically based conceptual frameworks and models,to define and analyze a problem. INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Initiale,develop and implement ideas around a newproduct, service, processor organizational structure, having evaluated the risks and remain pragmatic. TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP Work in a team :Join in and collaborate with team members. Be open and take into consideration the different points of view and ways of thinking, manage differences and conflicts constructively, accept diversity. PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS Express a clear and structured message, both orally and in writing in their mother tongue, in English and ideally, in a third language, adapted to the audience and using context specific communication standards.

Content

In this class, the students work in groups of 6 members on a real-life project among a list of possible choices belonging to 4 areas: database management, operational research, ubiquitous computing, and requirements engineering 

• The real-life project leads to a physical prototype and/or a set of recommendations. Each project has its own requirements in terms of discipline, technology, and methods.
• The project work serves as a basis to experiment "Project management" tools and techniques.

The contents of this class can be split in two parts:

• A set of lectures, exercises, readings, presentations, and reports linked to the project part.
• A set of lectures, exercises, readings, presentations, and reports linked to the Project Management.

The goal of this course is to develop the following capabilities:

• A SCIENTIFIC AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH
  Conduct clear and structured analytical reasoning by applying, and eventually adapting, scientifically based conceptual frameworks and models, to define and analyze a problem.
• INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
  Initiate, develop and implement ideas around a new product, service, process or organizational structure, having evaluated the risks and remaining pragmatic.
• TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP
  Learn and apply the basics of team management.
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT
  Learn and apply the basics of project management
• COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
  Express, both orally and in writing, a clear and structured message adapted to the audience.

Teaching methods

The projects will be allocated to the student groups based on their preferences.

• Regarding the project itself, the teaching method will vary with the type of project that has been assigned to each student group. But in all cases, the students will deepen his/her knowledge in the field of the project.
• Regarding the project management part, the course will be structured along a set of lectures/exercises / guest speakers. The students will be asked to apply some of the main "project management" concepts to their own team and project. This could lead to presentations and/or reports.

 

Evaluation methods

The evaluation is made of two parts: the project part (2/3) and the project management part(1/3). The final grade is the simple weighted sum of these two grades.
For the project management part, the grade is made of the group work grade (50%) and of the individual written exam grade (50%) if the exam is succeeded (>= 10/20).

• The group grade is made of several presentations/deliverables of equal weights spread over the complete semester.
• The individual written exam takes place at mid-semester.

For the project part, the evaluation method varies with the allocated project. All the information regarding the grading will be available during the second week of the semester on the Moodle pages linked to the project.

Online resources

The Course Moodle platform will be used to exchange information between all the stakeholders of this course.
 

Bibliography

The main reference is: Project Management in Practice, International Adaptation, 7th Edition Jack R. Meredith, Scott M. Shafer, Samuel J. Mantel Jr., Margaret M. Sutton, John Wiley & Sons, 2021
See the Moodle platform for the References.

Teaching materials

• Course slides in PDF and PPTX formats

Faculty or entity

> CLSM