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Project seminar "Business practices in Product management"

2022/2023
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
9
ECTS credits
Course type:
Compulsory course
When:
1 year, 3, 4 module

Instructors

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is competence oriented and designed to help students in development their own research style and allow to plan, design, organize research, as well as analyze data, and presents results of scientific project in area International Management. During the course students should revise their own academic competencies, get familiar with European and USA research traditions. Seminars will be devoted to analysis of articles from top ten leading Management Journals (e.g. Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal), discussions of possible research problems, and methodology issues, as well as possible ways for data collection and analysis. Although, the course mainly focuses on research methodology, all phases of the research will be considered: finding idea, choosing research paradigm, searching sources, designing research, collecting data, data analysis (quantitative and qualitative data), presenting results, scientific standards and best research practices. Special attention will be paid to: research ethics, differences in intercultural perspectives in the Management, organization of cross-cultural research, and scientific time management. The current control of the discipline includes five quizzes. The final grade will be based on final test, taking into account the results of results of current control.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The aim of the research seminar «Managing international projects» is mastering competences in the field of modern project management tools and enhancing competence in international project management
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • knows how to prepare a report and presentation on course paper
  • knows the relevant tools for data analysis
  • knows the stages of planning academic and consulting projects
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Modern methods of data analysis
  • Planning an academic and consulting project
  • Preparing a report and presentation on the results of an academic or consulting project
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Home assignment
  • non-blocking Exam
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2022/2023 4th module
    0.5 * Exam + 0.25 * Home assignment
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Kuster, J., Huber, E., Lippmann, R., Schmid, A., Schneider, E., Witschi, U., Wüst, R.. Project management handbook.: Heidelberg, Springer, 2015 - 449 - 978-3-662-45373-5: Текст электронный // https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-45373-5
  • Trilling, B., & Ginevri, W. (2017). Project Management for Education : The Bridge to 21st Century Learning. Newtown Square, Pennsylvania: Project Management Institute. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1703504

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • McBride, M. Project Management Basics: How to Manage Your Project with Checklists.: Apress, 2016-153 - 978-1-4842-2086-3: Текст электронный // https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-2086-3
  • Mirkin, B. Core concepts in data analysis: summarization, correlation and visualization. – Springer Science & Business Media, 2011. – 388 pp.
  • Shankar S., Muller R., Drouin N. Cambridge Handbook of Organizational Project Management, 2017. Режим доступа: http://library.books24x7.com/bookshelf.asp