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Diploma of Technology in Project Management

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Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. The purpose of the programme
3. Programme duration
4. Programme title
5. Admission requirements
6. The objectives of the programme in relation to the learning achieved, structure and
contents
6.1. The objectives of the programme in relation to learning achieved
6.2. Programme structure and contents
7. Final project
7.1. Learning objectives of the final project
7.2. Producing the final project
8. The pedagogical structure of the programme
8.1. Ways of teaching and working
8.2. Evaluation
9. Testing and assessment
10. Credits
11. External examiners appointed by the Ministry of Education
12. Study handbook
13. Complaints and exemptions
14. Transitional arrangements
15. Legal basis

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Appendices
Appendix 1. Compulsory modules (Co)
Overview and review of learning objectives, contents and scope of the compulsory modules.
Appendix 2. Elective modules within the academic scope of the programme (El)
Overview and review of learning objectives, contents and scope of the elective modules.

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1. Introduction
The Diploma of Technology in Project Management is a vocational higher education programme
which is offered in compliance with the Vocationally Oriented Adult Education and Continuing
Training Act (the Adult Education System) (the Adult Education Act) and in conformity with the
provisions concerning organisation of part-time programmes laid down in the Open Education Act
(Vocational Adult Education and Training) etc. The provisions laid down in the Order on Diploma
Programmes issued by the Ministry of Education apply to the programme.
The provisions concerning the IT and Technology subject area in the Order on Diploma
Programmes apply to this programme.
The curriculum was developed jointly by the institutions which have been approved by the Ministry
of Education to offer this programme. The curriculum applies to all approved versions of the
diploma programme and changes to the curriculum can only be introduced jointly by the institutions
concerned.
The following educational institutions have been approved to offer the Diploma of Technology in
Project Management at the time when this curriculum takes effect:
- VIA University College, School of Continuing Education
- Copenhagen University College of Engineering, Centre for Continuing Education
For the purpose of developing the joint curriculum and in the event of major changes, the
institutions are in contact with potential employers and other stakeholders and also ask the chairmen
of the external examiners for a recommendation, cf. the Examination Order.
The curriculum and major changes take effect at the beginning of a study year and must contain the
required transitional arrangements.
The curriculum takes effect on 1 July 2011.

2. The purpose of the programme

The purpose of the Diploma of Technology in Project Management is to equip the students to work
as professional project managers. This involves the ability to set up, plan, manage and implement
projects in accordance with the objectives of the project.
Another objective of the programme is to provide the students with understanding of project
conditions, from an internal and an external point of view. This will enable the students to manage
projects based on one or more fundamental organisations and manage the conditions applicable to
the project environment.
This objective is within the objective of the subject area as laid down in the Order on Diploma
Programmes.

3. Programme duration
The prescribed duration of the programme is one student full-time equivalent. One student full-time
equivalent is the amount of work carried out by one full-time student over a year and equivalent to
60 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer System).

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ECTS credits is a number that expresses the estimated total work load required to complete a
programme or module. A student full-time equivalent includes the work load from all types of
activities associated with the programme or module, including scheduled lessons, independent
study, project work, production of written assignments, exercises and cases plus examinations and
other forms of assessment.

4. Programme title
With this programme the student earns the right to use the designation Diploma of Technology in
Project Management (in Danish TD i Projektledelse) after their name, cf. the Order on Diploma
Programmes, Appendix 1.

5. Admission requirements
To be admitted to the Diploma of Technology in Project Management programme or individual
modules in the programme, it is a condition that the applicant has passed a relevant qualifying
programme, as a minimum at the level of a business academy degree or relevant further education
for adults corresponding to an AP-degree (VVU-degree) and that the applicant has minimum 2
years of relevant professional work experience after completion of the qualifying programme. The
institution may accept applicants who have not completed a relevant qualifying programme, as
mentioned above, but who are deemed to possess equivalent educational qualifications based on
individual assessments.
Subject to individual assessments of their qualifications pursuant to section 15(a) of the
Vocationally Oriented Adult Education and Continuing Training Act(the Adult Education System),
the institution also accepts applications who, in general, possess qualifications that are recognised
as being equivalent to the admission requirements.

6. The objectives of the programme in relation to the learning achieved,

structure and contents
The programme is organised as academically separate modules, cf. section 2(3) of the Open
Education Act. The student is recommended to start with the module Project Management
Methods and Tools, but in general the students are free to determine the order of the programme
elements.
6.1 The objectives of the programme in relation to learning achieved
The objectives of the programme in relation to learning achieved concerns the knowledge, skills
and competences that the student is to achieve from the programme, cf. section 2 of the Order on
Diploma Programmes.
Knowledge and understanding
Obtain development-based knowledge in relation to project management about the practices
of this subject area and the theory and method applied.
Obtain knowledge in relation to project management about theories and methods and the
ability to reflect on these from the perspective of theory of science.
Acquire knowledge about social science survey methods.

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Understand and reflect on project management practice and the application of theory and
method.
Skills
Apply technical methods and theories specific to project management in practice and master
the skills associated with the work as a project manager.
Assess theoretical problems and problems that relate to the practical work of a project
manager.
Be able to argue for the choice of relevant model solutions.
Communicate problems and solutions of relevance to practical project management work to
partners and users.
Competences
Manage complex and development -oriented situations in work-related contexts.
Independently collaborate as an active party in a technical and multidisciplinary contexts
and assume the required responsibility within the framework of professional ethics.
Develop a personal approach to project management.
6.2 Programme structure
The programme consists of compulsory modules, elective modules and a final project which
completes the programme.
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Compulsory modules 30 ECTS credits

Project Management Methods and Tools, 10 ECTS

Communication and Team Relations, 10 ECTS
Project Strategy and Project Organisation, 10 ECTS

Elective modules 15 ECTS credits

Final project 15 ECTS credits

Compulsory modules, cf. Appendix 1

Programme modules that are compulsory for all students total 30 ECTS credits.
For a detailed description of learning objectives, contents and scope of the compulsory modules,
please see Appendix 1.
Elective modules, cf. Appendix 2
Elective programme modules that are individually chosen must total 15 ECTS credits for each
student.

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For a detailed description of learning objectives, contents and scope of the elective modules within
the academic scope of the programme, please see Appendix 2.
In addition, the student can choose modules outside the academic scope of this programme for a
maximum of 15 ECTS credits. The institution offers advice on the choice of modules outside the
academic scope of this programme.
Students may choose elective modules from other programmes and subject areas. The following
programmes are deemed to be relevant in relation to the Diploma of Technology in Project
Management:
Engineering Business Administration / Engineer management programme
Diploma of Technology in Energy and Environment
Diploma of Technology in Maintenance
Diploma in Management
Final project
The final project counting as 15 ECTS credits completes the programme. The final project must
document that the student has met the programme objective in relation to learning achieved. The
final project must relate to the academic field covered by the programme, and the wording must
incorporate any elective modules outside the academic field. The institution is to approve of the
subject.
In order to qualify for the exam in the final project, the student must have passed all compulsory
and elective modules (a total of 45 ECTS credits).

7. Final project
Purpose
The purpose of the final project is to teach the students to identify, reflect on and analyse a practical
project management problem and to offer solutions and ways of action through the application of
theories, strategies and methods from the programme modules.
7.1 Learning objectives of the final project
Objectives for learning achieved
Knowledge and understanding
Understand the basis of recognition in the context of theory of science and in relation to the
methods and theories used in the final project.
Understand and reflect on the fact that applying several methods correctly will attribute a
higher overall validity to surveys.
Apply knowledge about project management theories and methods in a reflective manner.
Skills
Select and assess one or more relevant methods for collection of empirical data.
Select theories and models that will contribute valuable perspectives to the project.
Collect empirical data that supports the required basis of argumentation.

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Evaluate the results of analyses in relation to the chosen theories and methods chosen and
reflect on the applicability of the results in own project management practice.
Communicate complex problems in relation to the organisation.
Competences
Formulate the purpose of a specific project briefly and concisely.
Draw conclusions on the basis of the arguments presented and recommend measures capable
of handling the challenges that the project seeks to address.
Apply the skills learned during the programme in own company/daily life.
Must be able to discuss the theories and methods applied and put them into the perspective
of own practical work.
7.2 Producing the final project
The final project is produced and completed individually or in groups of two or three students
during a semester.
Students will be taught project method in relation to the following themes:
Start-up, introduction to project method and final project
Initial description of problems, project phases
Purpose, delimitation, problem statement, choice of theories and models
Need for information, choice of method and data collection, analysis and presentation.
The final project is subsequently realised under regular supervision. The supervisor must approve
the problem statement.

8. The pedagogical structure of the programme

8.1 Ways of teaching and working
Academic material
The programme must introduce the student to academic material (theories, real-life scenarios,
debates, documents and statements) as is relevant for the module concerned. The tuition will
integrate national and international research findings to the widest possible extent.
A problem-based approach
As an important part of the programme the student learns a problem-based and analytical approach
to various types of texts and not least to various types of practical applications. This module is to
get the student to apply what he/she reads while at the same taking a critical and constructive stance
towards literature and experience. This requires that the students experience as well as the
differences and similarities between sectors etc. form part of the problem-based work in both
compulsory and elective modules.
Programme structure
It is fundamental to the academic and pedagogic structure of the programme that theoretical as well
as practice-based understanding of the role as project manager and the competences of a consultant
are core elements of the programme.

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This means that the programme is based on the personal understanding achieved by the individual
project manager, including the students own reflections on the practices of their own organisations
in the light of the theoretical content of the programme.
Basically, it is assumed that reflections on actions, behaviour and decisions are created during the
course of the programme with the intention of influencing the way in which the students act
individually as project managers or project participants in practice. This part of the programme
therefore requires that the students use their own organisations as a development laboratory in
relation to behaviour, actions and decisions during the programme.
The programmes aim to develop an environment where networks and experience are exchanged
(between the students) should at best facilitate reflection, actions, behaviour and decisions in their
own organisations. Consequently, it is a core element of the programme that it succeeds in creating
a student environment in which the interaction between theory and practice is stimulated across
companies and industries and the public and private sectors.
8.2 Evaluation
All modules will be evaluated before the exams in accordance with the evaluation procedures of the
institution offering the programme (ask the programme secretary for a copy). The evaluations are
used in the ongoing quality assurance and development of the individual modules, planning,
organisation and teaching and for quality assurance and development of the programme as a whole.

9. Testing and assessment

Each module is individually assessed by examination in the presence of an external examiner and
graded according to the 7-point grading scale, cf. the Grading Scale Order (Order no. 1016 of 24
August 2010). In order to pass the exam in a module the student must attain the mark of 02 or
above. When the student has passed all individual elements of the programme, a certificate is issued
for the diploma as such.
The compulsory modules and the final project (a total of 45 ECTS credits) are assessed by an
external examiner appointed by the Ministry from among the external examiners for the IT and
Technology subject area.
Elective modules are assessed by an internal examiner unless the module is a compulsory module
which is part of another programme, in which case the module is assessed according to the
curriculum applicable to that programme. A certificate is issued once the exam has been passed.
In the course of the programme the student must be subjected to various forms of assessment, all
focusing on the application of theory to the student's reality as part of the focus on developing the
students ability to act. Examples are:
Project report followed by oral examination, for example with an opponent
Presentation of a case involving relevant project management problems in the students own
organisation
Synopsis followed by oral examination
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The type of examination and assessment must reflect the competences the individual modules aim
to develop. Detailed descriptions of the types of examination that are relevant to the various
modules can be found in the student handbook issued by the educational institution offering the
programme.
The following examination regulations apply to the final project:
The final project can be produced individually or in groups of two to three students. If the final
project is produced in a group, the written report and the practical product, if any, will be subjected
to an individual test in which the individual performance of the students, including individual parts
of a product produced by a group, will be assessed according to the 7-point grading scale.
The oral test is an individual test and takes the form of an oral defence based on the project. The
final project may total up to 50 pages, not including cover page, table of contents and appendices,
and can be expanded progressively with up to 20 pages per student subject to a maximum of three
students.
The examination will be individual and subject to individual assessment.
A total of 60 minutes are allocated per student for the examination (presentation plus examination
and evaluation). Marks will be given according to the 7-point grading scale. The basis of
assessment comprises the written final project, the presentation and the oral defence. The outcome
of the assessment must reflect an overall assessment of the final project and the oral defence.

10. Credits
Transfer
Individual modules described in this curriculum passed by a student at one institution are not treated
as credits if the student chooses to continue the programme at one of the other institutions that also
offer the Diploma of Technology in Project Management. The student will be admitted to the
programme without any assessment, and all of the modules passed will be recognised by the new
institution. In practice this is effected by sending a letter of transfer from one institution to the other
at the student's request.
Credits
Programme elements that the student has passed in another Danish or foreign further education
programme may, at the discretion of the individual institution, replace one or perhaps several
modules. This is called credits. The decision is made based on an academic assessment of the
equivalence of the programme elements concerned. These credits can total no more than 15 ECTS.

11. External examiners appointed by the Ministry of Education

The Diploma of Technology in Project Management programme makes use of the external
examiners appointed by the Ministry of Education within the IT and Technology subject area.

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12. Study handbook

The study handbook issued by the institution offering the programme contains detailed information
about teaching methods, types of testing etc. The study handbook can be downloaded from the
website of the educational institution or ask the programme secretary for a copy.

13. Complaints and exemptions

Complaints
Complaints in relation to the exams are treated according to the rules laid down in the Order on
Tests and Exams in Vocational Programmes under the Ministry of Education. Exams are governed
by the Order on Tests and Exams in Vocational Programmes under the Ministry of Education (the
Examination Order) and the Order on the Grading Scale and Other Forms of Assessment.
Complaints concerning other matters are dealt with according to the rules in the Order on Diploma
Programmes. All complaints must be submitted to the institution no later than two weeks from the
date that the student was informed of the decision. For further information about the procedure
applicable to examination complaints see the examination regulations of the educational institution
concerned (cf. section 4(2) of the Order on Tests and Exams in Vocational Programmes).
Exemption
The institution may grant an exemption from rules in the curriculum that are exclusively laid down
by the institutions, if based on special circumstances (cf. section 16(9), item 3 of the Order on
Diploma Programmes).
Information about the possibilities for exemptions in relation to testing and the procedures to follow
when applying for an exemption can be found in the examination regulations of the educational
institution in question (cf. section 4(2) of the Order on Tests and Exams in Vocational
Programmes).
The programme secretary hands out examination rules upon request.

14. Transitional arrangements

Students who started the programme before 1 July 2011 will be transferred to the new curriculum as
of this date with the number of ECTS credits they have obtained. Because of this structural change,
the student may lack some ECTS credits. The student can obtain the lacking ECTS credits either by
taking an extra elective module or by expanding the final project and for this purpose produce a
special synopsis focusing on the theory of science and method in relation to the final project,
equivalent to 1, 2, 3 or 4 ECTS credits, depending on the number of points the student is short of the
required 60 ECTS credits for the programme. Some of the possible options are outlined below:
Before 1 July 2011 you have passed

After 1 July 2011 you are to take

3 compulsory modules of 9 ECTS credits

each:
- Project Management Methods
and Tools
- Communication and Team

Elective modules for a total of 15 ECTS

credits
Final project 15 ECTS credits +
synopsis of 3 ECTS credits

Total
ECTS
credits
60 ECTS

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Before 1 July 2011 you have passed

Relations
- Project Strategy and Project
Organisation
2 compulsory modules of 9 ECTS credits
each, for example:
- Project Management Methods
and Tools
- Communication and Team
Relations
1 compulsory module of 9 ECTS credits,
for example:
- Project Management Methods
and Tools

3 compulsory modules of 9 ECTS credits

each:
- Project Management Methods
and Tools
- Communication and Team
Relations
- Project Strategy and Project
Organisation
1 elective module of 9 ECTS credits
3 compulsory modules, each of 9 ECTS
credits:
2 elective modules of 9 ECTS credits each

After 1 July 2011 you are to take

Total
ECTS
credits

1 compulsory module, for example

Project Strategy and Project
Organisation of 10 ECTS credits
Elective modules for a total of 15 ECTS
credits
Final project 15 ECTS credits +
synopsis of 2 ECTS credits
2 compulsory modules of 10 ECTS
credits each, for example:
- Communication and Team
Relations
- Project Strategy and Project
Organisation
Elective modules for a total of 15 ECTS
credits
Final project 15 ECTS credits +
synopsis of 1 ECTS credit
Elective module of 5 ECTS credits
Final project 15 ECTS credits +
synopsis of 4 ECTS credits

60 ECTS

Final project of 15 ECTS credits

60 ECTS

60 ECTS

60 ECTS

A synopsis produced in connection with the final project must comprise discussions in relation to
theory of science and method that relate to the final project, which the student is about to embark
on. The length of the synopsis is adjusted to match the 1, 2, 3 or 4 ECTS credits that the student
needs. The synopsis must be approved by a supervisor and subsequently made to form an integral
part of the final project.

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15. Legal basis

The legal basis of this curriculum is comprised of the following Orders:
1) Order on Diploma Programmes
2) Order on the Vocationally Oriented Adult Education and Continuing Training Act (the Adult
Education System)
3) Order on the Open Education Act (Vocational Adult Education and Training) etc.
4) Order on Tests and Exams in Vocational Programmes
5) Order on Grading Scale and Other Forms of Assessment
6) Order on Flexible Programmes within Further Adult Education and Training
The legal basis can be studied here: www.retsinfo.dk (in Danish only)

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Appendix 1. Compulsory modules

Appendix 1 describes the learning objectives, contents and scope of the compulsory modules.
Module Co1: Project Management Methods and Tools
ECTS credits: 10
Purpose
This module is to upgrade the students project management skills and give them a degree of
professionalism that will allow them as project managers to produce the desired project results.
Another purpose is to give the students an overview of the methods and systematic ways of working
with projects and to provide them with a theoretical platform that will allow them to work efficiently as
project manager and project team members. The module aims to develop the students abilities to use
the project approach as a way of working and to master relevant tools to analyse, structure, plan,
manage and document projects.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Know about applied theory, methods and practice in relation to project management and be
able to use the correct technical terms
In relation to project management know about relevant theories and methods and reflect on
these from the perspective of theory of science.
Understand and reflect on the use of the tools presented in practice
Skills
Be able to use project management methods and tools to collect and analyse information and
master the skills inherent in project management work
Be able to assess theoretical and practical project management problems and argue for the
actions and solutions chosen
Be able to communicate theoretical and practical project management problems and solutions
to project partners and management in a professional manner, both in writing and orally
Be able to apply methods and tools for the purpose of analysing, structuring, planning,
managing, documenting and evaluating projects
Be able to argue for the choice or rejection of relevant theories, methods and tools in relation
to project management
Competences
Be able to manage complex and development-oriented project management situations in workrelated contexts
Be able to independently collaborate as an active party in a technical and multidisciplinary
context and assume the required responsibility within the framework of professional ethics
Be able to develop a personal approach to project management
Be able to apply the skills learned of the discipline in own organisation
Be able to put into perspective and discuss the theories and methods applied in the context of
own practical work, including drawing on relevant assistance
Be able to discuss unpredictable and complex aspects of a project and draw the necessary
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Contents
The main contents are:
project organisation
project management as a multidisciplinary way of working
project types and project models
setting up, planning, estimating, managing, evaluating and following up on projects
project finance and stakeholder analysis
project evaluation types and methods

Module Co2: Communication and Team Relations

ECTS credits: 10
Purpose
This module is to improve the students understanding of their role as project managers and the
resulting responsibility to ensure the best possible interaction and communication between the
members of a project team. The students should also become aware of how they communicate and
interact with stakeholders in the project so as to actively involve these stakeholders in the project.
The module provides the students with insight into and training in the use of tools for communication,
cooperation and project management purposes, and it develops the students' abilities to communicate
effectively as project managers and to make use of communication and team theories as active tools in
the project management process.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Know enough about the various perspectives and theories to understand the mechanisms of
cooperation and communication within a project group and externally in relation to
stakeholders in the project and know how they can encourage the interaction and
communication between project members and stakeholders using various perspectives and
theories.
Be able to identify, understand and reflect on theories and methods in the context of
communication and cooperation from the perspective of theory of science.
Be able to understand methods and tools in relation to communication, cooperation and
project management; be able to reflect on their practical use and use correct technical
terminology.
Be able to reflect on own communication and the importance of cooperation
Skills
Be able to apply methods and tools for the purpose of analysing, structuring, planning,
managing, documenting and evaluating the communication and the team work
Be able to assess, select and argue for the choice of theories, methods and tools that best
support the development of the communication and cooperation in a specific context
Be able to communicate theoretical and practical problems and solutions in relation to
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Be able to observe and collect empirical data in a relevant manner as regards a selected problem
in relation to the interaction between project manager and project participants, between
different project participants and between project manager/project participants and internal
and external stakeholders
Be able to reflect on and argue for own management practices as a project manager in relation
to the above
Competences
Be able to manage a project group so that it becomes an efficient team
Be able to analyse the needs of others and motivation factors and actively apply communication
theories and methods to create an atmosphere of involvement and motivation among the
participants and partners in the project
Be able to manage the work involved in developing project groups and their internal
relationships, including conflict management
Be able to communicate effectively about change to ensure that internal and external
stakeholders become actively involved in a specific project
Be able to work with the development of own personal competences as project manager,
including developing a personal approach to communication and cooperation
Be able to put into perspective and discuss the theories and methods applied in the context of
own practical work, including drawing on relevant assistance
Be able to develop and adapt theories and methods to own practical work in relation to
communication and cooperation
Contents
Personal behavioural profile, including identification of own strengths and potential for
development in relation to the role as project manager
Effective communication for project management purposes, including questioning and listening
techniques
From project group to project team; about the dynamics, interaction and efficiency of a project
group
Setting up, developing and finalising a project group
Motivation
Conflict management and assertion
Effective meeting management
Communication about change
Module Co3: Project Strategy and Project Organisation
ECTS credits: 10
Purpose
This module is to develop the students' prerequisites and competences so as to enable them to analyse
and understand the organisational structure and the organisational framework conditions that apply to
projects, and based on this understanding manage a project or a portfolio of projects. As part of
understanding the framework conditions, the student must achieve a general understanding of the value
creation, development stages, life cycle and impact of companies and organisations in relation to
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must also obtain understanding of the impact of the culture and the networks to which the company
and participants in the project belong.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Acquire understanding of the ways in which organisations are structured and how they operate
in relation to various perspectives and how this impacts on projects
Achieve insight into and be able to relate different organisational factors to each other and
reflect on how organisational factors impact on behaviour at different levels and in different
parts of the organisation
Acquire knowledge about management methods and management concepts in the context of
managing projects and portfolios of projects, and understand the difference between operation
and project and the consequences this will have for the management of projects and portfolios
Acquire knowledge about different decision-making processes in companies and organisations
Be able to reflect on the strategic driving forces and cultures that influence the management of
the companys or the organisations portfolio of projects
Acquire understanding of and be able to reflect on the theories and methods presented from
the perspective of theory of science
Skills
Be able to assess project conditions in relation to different organisational set-ups and changes,
for example in the form of mergers or split-ups
Be able to argue for a specific project management strategy and assess project conditions in
relation to different types of organisational frameworks
Be able to analyse and assess the advantages and disadvantages of various forms of
organisations and management approaches in relation to specific situations
Be able to argue for, assess, select and reject management tools and strategies for projects and
portfolios of projects in view of the companys or the organisations situation
Be able to analyse networks in order to manage alliances, cooperation arrangements and
development processes inside and outside the host organisation
Be able to argue for proposals for managing a project or a portfolio of projects in connection
with extensive organisational changes
Be able to select and argue for the choice of the theory and the method that best supports the
project management in a specific organisational context
Competences
Be able to confidently take part in discussions in relation to the companys or the organisations
strategy, structure and processes as a prerequisite for the execution and management of projects
or portfolios of projects
Be able to take the companys or the organisations strategy, structure and processes into
consideration during the implementation of project plans
Be able to develop own ways of managing a project or a portfolio of projects based on analyses
of networks, strategic driving forces and culture
Be able to take an active part in multidisciplinary work in the context of developing the
portfolio of projects of a company or an organisation

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Contents
Portfolio management
Network theory
Types of strategic thinking and their consequences
Decision-making processes
Structural and process-related concepts of relevance to the organisation of a company and a
project
The development stages of a company and the impact on management philosophy,
management tools and culture
The advantages and disadvantages of different types of management approaches in relation to
strategy, including management as a means of controlling opinions, significance, resources etc.
The companys creation of value

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Appendix 2. Elective modules within the academic scope of the programme

Appendix 2 describes the learning objectives, contents and scope of the elective modules.
Module El1: Earned Value Management Financial Project Management
ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to enable the students to define the framework for the financial aspects of a project,
implement these frames and follow up on the various components. Another purpose of this module is
to enable the students to apply the concepts used in financial management and Earned Value
Management (Cost Value Reconciliation).
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Understand the difference between operation and project and the impact this has on how the
financing of a project is managed.
Know about the contents, structure and factors of a business case
Be able to understand and reflect on the terms used in financial management and Earned Value
Management from the perspective of theory of science
Know about the challenges posed by time management in relation to projects and correlation
with the financial standing of the organisation or the company
Skills
Be able to assess the demands of different projects to financial management and internal billing
Be able to argue for and communicate an implementation strategy in relation to project scope,
project complexity and company strategy
Be able to assess the different types of financial project management processes and argue for
the choice or rejection of financial management tools
Competences
Be able to independently discuss the companys or the organisations management of project
finances and internal billing
Be able to allow for the existing reporting and strategy procedures in connection with the
implementation of the financial management of a project
Be able to outline the consequences of the choice of financial management strategy for the
organisation or the company
Develop own practice based on analyses of different forms of project finance
Contents
The student will be working with the concepts of financial management and Earned Value
Management (Cost Value Reconciliation) through cases, examples and own analyses. This module
focuses on the challenges posed by the implementation of financial management and addresses the
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Principles of financial management

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Methods of implementation
Setting up financial management models

Module El2: IT Project Management

ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to enable the students to plan, manage and follow up on IT projects from a
comprehensive perspective.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Understand different types of IT projects
Acquire understanding of the special conditions that apply to IT projects in terms of
conditions, tools and methods
Be able to understand and reflect on the theories and methods presented from the perspective
of theory of science
Skills
Master IT concepts, be able to apply the correct technical terminology and apply a number of
formalised descriptive tools and system development methods
Be able to apply own knowledge for analytical purposes in relation to specific cases or own
company
Be able to communicate practical and technical problems and solutions to project partners and
users in a professional manner
Competences
Will be able to act in complex and development-oriented project management situations
Will be able to take an active part in technical and multidisciplinary project work
Will be able to develop own practice in relation to the IT project management field
Contents
Role distribution and personal profiles in relation to IT projects
Types of development models
Formalised descriptive tools
Subordinated elements of IT project execution
Frameworks and conditions for IT projects
Examples of different types of IT projects

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Module El3: Process Management in the Construction and Civil Works Industry
ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to provide understanding of the process of value creation, from design stage to handover of a fully operational construction or civil works project in the private and public construction and
civil works sectors, of the process management problems that arise in a value creation process where
there is interaction between many different professional groups with different behavioural patterns.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Acquire knowledge about and understanding of the supply chain in the construction industry
Acquire knowledge about planning, management, leadership and innovation in relation to
process management and be able to apply the correct technical terminology
Be able to reflect on theories and models from the perspective of theory of science
Skills
Be able to use the supply chain of the construction industry as a method and a tool to collect
and analyse information which is relevant to the process, from design stage to fully operational
project
Master the skills associated with process management in the construction and civil works sector
Be able to assess theoretical and practical problems relating to process management and argue
for the actions and solutions chosen
Be able to communicate practical and technical problems and solutions in the context of
process management to project partners and users in a professional manner
Competences
Be able to manage development-oriented process management situations in work relationships
Be able to independently participate in multidisciplinary and organisational project cooperation
and assume the required responsibility within the framework of professional ethics
Be able to develop own practice in relation to process management in the context of the
construction and civil works sector
Contents
The tuition focuses on both process management and process leadership with main contents as
follows:
The supply chain in the construction and civil works industry
Ways of cooperating
Management tools
Technical communication
Process facilitation
Innovation management

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Module El4: Building Information Modelling

ECTS credits: 10
Purpose
This module is to enable the students to:
Know the conventional methods involved in design and planning processes
Know the statutory requirements to digital construction and the aspects of the digital
construction concept
Know about the BIM concept from a general theoretical point of view, including theory of
science and method
Apply REVIT, the most widely used 3D modelling program (design and planning program) at a
technically competent level
Apply the 3D modelling methodology
Know about the preparation of a digital call for tenders and the preparation of digital bills of
quantities and time schedules, as generated by the model
Optimise the use of a project web
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Understand how projects are divided into levels of information (staged) and project
management
Understand the different needs of the construction project parties (building employers,
architects, engineers, building designers and building contractors)
Have technical insight into how 3D software (software for digital construction processes and
BIM) is used as a tool, knowledge of related systems and network infrastructures as well as new
technology
Understand the responsibility of the advisor in relation to quantities, the results of calculations
and defects and inconsistencies of the 3D model
Have knowledge about the digital construction concept and the BIM method, including
construction of new design and planning standards
Have knowledge about and an ability to reflect on the theories and methods of the subject area
from the perspective of theory of science
Skills
Posses technical communicative skills (the oral and written word)
Posses the ability to receive communication concerning the use of the digital building/BIM
concept within the entire organisation, including understanding all initiatives taken by the BIM
manager/BIM coordinator
Be able to manage the design and planning process and structure the design and planning
methodology
Be able to manage the implementation of new digital programs, additional programmes, add-ins
and scripts
Be able to produce a 3D model, based on a modelling program
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Be able to work with the virtual processing of surfaces and materials

Be able to use a project web in connection with digital design and planning
Be able to participate in a digital call for tenders and ensure the validity of the tender
documents
Be able to participate in the reception of digital tenders and in digital submissions
Be able to generate model-based bills of quantities and time schedules
Be able to generate digital material for submission (for the sake of the Facility Management
System)
Be able to prepare object structures in various combinations
Competences
Be able to focus without getting lost in detail and have the ability to contribute the necessary
technical information as a basis for decision-making in the event of a crisis or conflict
Be able to use a project web and modelling tools at the level of a professional user
Be able to work in teams and manage deadlines
Know how to keep up with developments within the digital paradigm shift
Contents
The module focuses on the following themes:
Conventional design and planning and introduction to digital construction, basic understanding
and applicable legislation in relation to digital construction
The BIM theory and the BIM method, including objects in seven dimensions
Using a project web as communication and working platform
Using Revit Architecture as a modelling program
Preparation of 3D models that meet the requirements to digital construction and the BIM
method, using objects in three dimensions
Take Off data for bills of quantities and time schedules
Simulation and consistency control
Preparation of digital calls for tenders, tenders and submission

Module El5: Cross-Cultural Communication

ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
To enable to student to act in a competent and professional manner when meeting people from other
cultures in an organisational context, from a practical and a theoretical point of view.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Have knowledge about different theories and methods used to manage cultural issues and their
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Be able to identify and assess the importance of cultural differences in relation to global
communication and cooperation
Be able to reflect on own cultural practice in an organisational context
Skills
Be able to observe and collect empirical data about communication and cooperate in global and
intercultural contexts
Be able to assess information about cultural aspects in a specific area based on different theories
Be able to apply cultural theory in order to master ordinary cultural norms when
communicating with partners from other cultures
Competences
Be able to establish a clear link between theory and own practice and organisational frameworks
Be able to master methods of effective communication in intercultural project and management
contexts
Have a reasonable command of spoken English and be able to communicate in English in
business-related situations
Contents
Cultural theory and intercultural communication
The importance of cultural differences in international cooperation, intercultural ethics and
values
Specific intercultural communication tools used to decode and analyse the meeting of cultures

Module El6: Facilitation of Innovative Processes and Creative Troubleshooting

ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to develop competences in the students to enable them to facilitate innovative meetings
and troubleshooting processes. The module is based on operational tools and practices and focuses
on teaching the students the skills required to manage other people in creative/innovative processes.
The module has as its clear goal to teach the students to independently manage conceptual
development processes in a professional and systematic manner.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Have general knowledge about approaches to innovation, product development and innovative
processes
Understand the concept of facilitation and the aspects that are specific to innovative processes and
creative troubleshooting
Be able to reflect on group processes and group dynamics and their importance to innovative
processes and creative troubleshooting
Have knowledge about selected methods for generating ideas, developing ideas, visualising ideas
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Skills
Be able to facilitate innovative processes and creative troubleshooting
Be able to recognise and also assess, choose and apply different facilitation approaches and
creative tools/methods
Be able to organise and complete a creative process from start to finish
Be able to take on the role as facilitator with all it entails
Show understanding of processes

Competences
Be able to apply the skills learned in this subject in own company/daily life.
Be able to develop and adapt theories and methods within the subject facilitated to own
company/daily life
Be able to develop own practice and profile in relation to the role as facilitator
Be able to put into perspective and discuss the theories and methods applied from the
perspective of theory of science and in relation to own practice
Be able to take an active part in learning networks along with other students
Contents
Facilitation as an academic subject area
Management of innovative processes, different approaches
Process understanding/divergent and convergent processes
The facilitators toolbox
The role as facilitator
Group processes and group dynamics
Creative methods and tools used to generate, develop, visualise and assess ideas

Module El7: Innovation Methods and Tools

ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to enable the students to be competent innovators in their own organisations. This
module will provide the students with the skills required to navigate competent ly through the various
stages of an innovation process and select and apply different methods and tools for innovation
purposes, according to needs, target group and context. Upon completion of this module the students
will be able to make qualified choices and act in a reflective and systematic manner in innovative
processes in their own organisations.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Have knowledge about the difference between creativity and innovation and about the different
approaches to innovation and innovative processes
Have knowledge about the various stages of an innovation process, the characteristics of these
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Have understanding of the typical barriers at the personal and organisational levels that arise in the
course of innovation processes
Have knowledge about the multitude of methods and tools that can drive the innovation process
towards a desirable result
Have knowledge about and an ability to reflect on the theory applied from the perspective of theory
of science
Skills
Be able to navigate the various stages of an innovation process
Be able to assess the need and the prospects of different types of innovation in own organisation
Be able to select, apply and implement the methods and tools that can promote the innovation
process in own organisation
Be able to identify barriers to innovation in individuals and in own organisation
Be able to organise and complete an innovative process together with others
Competences
Be able to manage innovation processes in own organisation/daily life
Be able to systematically act in an innovative manner in own organisation/daily life
Be able to qualify development processes in the organisation based on the knowledge and skills
achieved within the field of innovation
Be able to put in perspective and discuss the theories and methods applied in the context of own
practical work.
Contents
Understanding of innovation (and the difference between ideas and innovation)
Different types of innovation
The innovation process and its various stages
Personal and organisational barriers to innovation
Methods and tools for the creative stages of the innovation process
Methods and tools for the commercial stages of the innovation process
The innovators toolbox
Process management of innovative processes (facilitation)

Module El8: Innovation from Strategy to Practice

ECTS credits: 10
Purpose
This module is to focus on the concept of innovation in a tangible manner and provide the students
with the competences that enable them to turn creative ideas and thoughts into innovation. Another
purpose is to provide the students with a number of tools that enable them to succeed with innovation
in their own organisations, both public and private. The students will, for example, become able to lead
other people through innovation processes and understand the difference between creativity and
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framework that makes innovation work possible while at the same being able to act as innovation
agents in a process of change and/or development.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Have knowledge about the concept of innovation and understanding of how innovation can be
turned into action in their own organisations
Have understanding of the barriers and challenges to innovation
Have knowledge about the many sides to innovation and how to handle the concept of value
when working with business cases
Have understanding of the innovation process, the various stages and how to manage this
process Understand the difference between creative troubleshooting and an innovative process
Have knowledge about selected methods for generating ideas, developing ideas, visualising
ideas and assessing ideas
Understand the practical and theoretical aspects of innovation from the point of view of
strategy
Have knowledge about and an ability to reflect on innovation theories and methods from the
perspective of theory of science
Be able to reflect on own professional practice and the application of innovation theory and
method in that context
Skills
Be able to transform creative thoughts and ideas into value-creating innovation
Be able to prepare business cases in which the value of a specific idea is visualised in relation to
management/decision-makers
Be able to explain the various degrees of innovation and the breadth of innovation in an
organisational context and be able to communicate the message of innovation to others
Be able to differentiate between user-driven and employee-driven innovation, open and closed
innovation, top-driven and bottom-driven innovation
Be able to argue for, select and assess different solution models
Competences
Be able to convert ideas to innovation in own organisation
Be able to identify the potential for innovation in own organisation across the entire innovation
spectrum
Be able to break down the barriers to innovation in own organisation
Be able to independent manage a development process in own organisation using learned
processes and tools
Be able to reflect on the concept of innovation and put it in the perspective of own practice,
thereby further developing that practice
Be able to take an active part in a technical and multidisciplinary cooperative effort focusing on
the development of own organisation/practice
Contents
The tuition will be structured around the innovative process, which consists of four stages, and for
each of these stages the student will receive tools/processes that enable him/her to navigate the
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Innovation as a subject in its own right

Understanding innovation from a strategic perspective
The need for and understanding of innovation as a concept in organisations
Barriers and challenges encountered when working with innovation
Visualising and discussing the notion of value in connection with innovation
Process understanding/divergent and convergent processes at the innovation stage
Managing innovation and the culture of innovation
Creative methods and tools used to generate, develop, visualise and assess ideas

Module El9: Change Processes in Organisations

ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to provide the students with theoretical and practical knowledge enabling them to
observe, analyse and reflect in order to understand, organise, manage and evaluate change processes in
organisations.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Have knowledge about the different theories and methods used to manage organisational
change and development processes
Be able to identify, understand and differentiate between the different theories and methods
used to manage change and development processes in organisations from the perspective of
theory of science
Be able to reflect on the importance of different theories and methods in relation to the
students own practice
Skills
Be able to observe and collect empirical data about roles, tasks and dilemmas in the context of
organisational change and development processes and about the significance of company
culture and company values and be able to relate the empirical data to own organisation and
own options in a relevant manner
Be able to assess different theories and methods used to manage change and development
processes in relation to own organisation, to the environment in which the organisation
operates and to own initiatives and challenges. Be able to assess and argue for own practice and
related interventions
Be able to communicate different theories and methods used to manage organisational change
and development processes and communicate own practice and interventions in own
organisation and in the environment in which the organisation operates
Competences
Be able to manage complex problems and challenges in the handling of change and
development processes within own organisation
Be able to apply knowledge and skills in the handling of organisational change and development
processes within the framework of own organisational partnerships and professional ethics

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Be able to identify the need for developing own competences and those of others in the
organisation in the handling of change and development processes
Contents
The module focuses on the constituent elements of organisational change processes and the roles,
dilemmas and options that the students must be able to manage in this connection. Based on a number
of theoretical and methodological approaches, the module provides the students with the skills required
to adapt and apply relevant approaches to different types of change processes in organisations. As an
important part of the module, the students also learn to communicate about the theories and methods
they use, both internally within their own organisations and to external partners, if any.

Module El10: Coaching Learning and Development

ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to provide the students with knowledge and practical skills to enable them to use
coaching as an effective tool for communication and development purposes, based on a systemic and
cognitive understanding of coaching.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Have knowledge about the different ways of thinking and the theories about coaching from the
perspectives of theory of science and development
Have knowledge about and understanding of the different ways of working with coaching in a
communicative context
Be able to reflect on the different meanings of the theories from the perspectives of
communication and development
Skills
Be able to identify and select relevant methods of working with coaching based on theory and
practical experience
Be able to argue for own coaching practice
Be able to reflect on own learning through self-observation
Be able to assess the importance of the question of power and the ethical implications of
communication and coaching
Be able to take a critical stance towards theories and methods in relation to own personal
challenges
Competences
Have acquired practical communication skills in the coaching of individuals
Have learned different coaching tools focusing on acknowledgment strategies
Be able to apply coaching knowledge and skills in communicative practice
Be able to establish a clear link between theory and own practice in various contexts

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Contents
Theoretical perspectives of coaching including ethical implications
Coaching methods and tools in relation to coaching of the individual

Module El11: Team Coaching

ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to provide the students with the knowledge and praktical skills required to use team
coaching as an effective communication, learning and development tool in the context of organisations.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Have knowledge about the different thoughts and theories about team coaching from the
perspectives of theory of science
Have knowledge about and understanding of the different ways of working with the
development and coaching of teams in an organisational context
Be able to reflect on the meanings of the different theories from the perspectives of
communication and development
Skills
Be able to identify and select relevant methods for working with team coaching based on theory
and practical experience
Be able to argue for own coaching practice
Be able to reflect on own learning through self-observation
Be able to assess the importance of the question of power and the ethical implications of team
coaching
Be able to take a critical stance towards theories and methods in relation to own personal
challenges
Competences
Have acquired practical communication skills in the coaching of teams
Have learned different team coaching tools
Be able to apply knowledge and skills in the development and coaching of teams in
communicative practice
Be able to establish a clear link between theory and own practice in various contexts
Contents
Theoretical perspectives of team coaching including ethical implications and power balance
Coaching methods and tools in relation to the development and coaching of teams

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Module El13: Customers, Contact and Contract

ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to ensure that the students acquire the knowledge, skills and competences required to
work with customers. To achieve this, the students work with various types of job and customer
scenarios whereby they are introduced to different theoretical and methodological tools that can
support them in their role as consultants. The module also aims to ensure that the students learn about
personal and strategic forms of contact with customers and how to evaluate and ensure a professional
background in relation to consultancy jobs.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Acquire knowledge about and be able to reflect on theories, methods and concepts in relation to
customer contact from the perspective of theory of science
Acquire knowledge about different types of customer needs and relevant information searches
Acquire knowledge about and be able to reflect on evaluation and how to ensure an effective
outcome of consultancy jobs
Acquire insight into the fundamental aspects of contract law and the legal implications
Acquire knowledge about fundamental financial concepts and financial management in organisations
Skills
Be able to argue for and in practice apply the methods and the tools presented in relation to
customer contact
Be able to assess theoretical and practical problems associated with customer contact
Be able to produce descriptions of tasks, action plans and contracts and communicate these to the
customer
Competences
Develop a personal approach to customer contact
Be able to independently carry out information searches and identify, formulate and present the
needs of a customer
Be able to assume the responsibility for the implementation, evaluation, documentation and followup on consultancy tasks
Contents
The focus is on how consultancy roles and functions are displayed to external parties. Based on a
number of theoretical and methodological approaches, the module provides the students with the skills
required to adapt and apply these approaches to own practice. As an important part of the module, the
students also learn to communicate their application of theories and methods internally within their
own organisations and externally to different customer segments so as to create additional value for
them as well. Finally, they learn to implement, document and evaluate the projects they carry out.

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Module El14: Personal Sales Techniques

ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to improve the students ability to create good relationships with different types of
customers through theoretical insight and hands-on methods and tools.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Acquire knowledge about and be able to reflect on the theories and methods presented from
the perspective of theory of science
Acquire understanding of relationship-based sales techniques
Be able to reflect on the methods and tools presented in the light of practical work
Skills
Be able to argue for and select relevant methods and tools and apply these in practice
Be able to assess problems in a practical and a theoretical perspective and argue for and select
relevant solution models
Be able to communicate sales strategies in own organisation and to business partners, if
relevant
Competences
Be able to develop own sales strategy and sales effort
Be able to independently take an active part in multidisciplinary relationships in relation to the
organisations sales strategies and sales work
Be able to develop own practice and assume responsibility for sales activities
Contents
As part of the tuition the students will look at how to lay down strategies for personal sales work,
including defining goals, insight into different customer types, follow-up etc.

Module El15: Fundraising

ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to give the students insight into the theoretical and practical aspects of fundraising
concepts, methods and techniques.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Be familiar with and able to reflect on relevant theories and methods from the perspective of
theory of science
Be able to understand and reflect on fundraising as a practice in relation to presented theories
Skills
Be able to apply fundraising methods and tools in practice

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Be able to assess theoretical and actual problems from a practical point of view
Be able to argue for and select relevant methods and tools
Be able to communicate about issues relating to fundraising to management in own
organisation or the customers organisation
Competences
Be able to contribute to the development of fundraising work in own organisation or in a
customers organisation
Be able to independently participate in multidisciplinary collaboration about fundraising work
Develop a personal approach to fundraising
Contents
As part of the module, the students will work with the screening of project ideas, a number of specific
fundraising tools, communication about projects, preparation of budgets and various funding schemes.

Module El16: Project Management in Public and Politically Controlled Organisations

ECTS credits: 5
Purpose
This module is to teach the students a strategic and holistic approach to observation, reflection and
analysis of the theories, methods and practice of project management in the public sector. The aim is to
teach students the competences and knowledge required to make decisions about project management
both in own organisation and in relation to the surrounding world.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Acquire understanding of the relationship between the project and the management practice in
the organisation
Acquire knowledge and understanding of the interface between a management governed by
political and not necessarily rational objectives and project management with rational objectives
Acquire insights into how the knowledge of the project manager about human behaviour can
be used as a management tool, for example in connection with the organisation and motivation
of staff and project participants
Skills
Be able to use subject-related tools to describe, analyse, assess and interpret specific problems
Be able to correctly use structural, process-related and cultural concepts to argue for the
organisation of projects in public and politically controlled organisations based on theory of
science
Be able to produce a professional report based on an analysis of a project management issue
and verbally communicate the conclusions arrived at as well as the chosen assumptions and
perspectives
Be able to independently discuss and view the report and its conclusions in the context of
public and politically controlled organisations

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Competences
Be able to assess whether the different management theories and methods are consistent,
mutually as well as in relation to own and other people's use of the theories and methods
Be able to formulate and implement project management methods and tools to facilitate the
realisation of political, administrative and financial objectives in a public or politically controlled
organisation
Be able to independently participate in professional and cross disciplinary collaboration, using a
conscious approach to management and communication
Contents
Budgeting why is the financial framework the way it is?
Project management/control and the conditions under which it is carried out
The organisation, its employees, their roles and prestige
Employees and communication
Different organisational principles in the public sector and the tools that can be used in that
context
Objectives and measurements
Outsourcing privatisation

Module El17: Dynamic Project Management

ECTS credits: 10
Purpose
The linking of theory and practice strengthens the ability of project managers to operate at both tactical
and operational levels and create results using existing structures as well as improvisation This module
is to develop the competences of the project managers to analyse, release and utilise the potentials in a
project group through improvisation, communication, collaboration and coordination.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Have knowledge about the frameworks and conditions for project management in a dynamic
and fluid context characterised by political, strategic, tactical and operational changes
Have knowledge of theories about project management and be able to apply them in practical
project work
Be able to identify, understand and distinguish between the importance of different
communication tools, methods of improvisation and project management tools at the different
stages of a project and in a practical perspective
Be able to understand the consequences of different actions
Be able to understand the dynamic processes in cross-hierarchical organisations
Be able to understand how to describe the meaning of project structures and demarcations by
using storytelling, improvisation and communication as auxiliary project management tools
Skills
Be able to improvise in decision-making situations
Be able to use and assess storytelling as an auxiliary project management tool

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Be able to use and assess communication tools in the context of project management in own
organisation as well as own management initiatives and challenges
Be able to embrace errors as a source of learning in the management of projects and
incorporate the approach in own management practice
Be able to communicate the understanding of different communication and improvisation
theories and methods relating to project management in the context of the project group's
relationship with the organisation/company and own management initiatives and challenges
Be able to formulate, analyse, discuss and decide different subject-related issues from the
perspective of theory of science
Be able to communicate theoretical and practical problems and solutions to business partners in
a professional manner, both in writing and orally
Competences
Be able to handle and act in situations of uncertainty and handle improvised decision processes
Be able to facilitate a project in which all parties are jointly responsible for creating results
Be able to cooperate with others in a less organised and more dynamic fashion within
established structures
Contents
Cross-hierarchical management and structured frameworks
Dynamic project management methods and tools
Project collaboration roles and team
Improvisation techniques
Communication tools and storytelling
Personal flexibility

Module El18: Consultancy Competences at Individual and Group Levels

ECTS credits: 10
Purpose
The purpose of the module is to teach the students the knowledge and skills required for a consultant
to operate at individual and group levels To achieve this, the student uses his/her knowledge about
personal strengths and weaknesses to identify the competences required for the role as a consultant,
primarily with regards to understanding of the processes and methods of consultation Another purpose
is to teach the student how to use key theories and methods for establishing a development process at
individual and group levels in practice.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Acquire knowledge about and the ability to reflect on theories and methods for understanding
the functions and role of a consultant
Understand the principles of theory of science in consultancy practice
Acquire knowledge about development processes using advice, supervision, mentoring and
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Understand the importance of the cultural context in relation to change and development
processes
Skills
Be able to plan and facilitate development processes for individuals and groups
Be able to motivate participants to become involved in a specific development process and get
the target group to recognise the need for consultancy methods
Master the clarification and contact phase, the identification and investigation phase, the
planning and handling phase as well as the evaluation and completion phase of development
processes
Competences
Be able to design strategies for the development of own professional competences
Be able to document and evaluate learning and development processes in the target group
Be able to take part in action learning, communication and reflection on own learning
Contents
Clarification of a consultant's functions in relation to roles, context and processes
Insight into relevant basic concepts within the theory of science
Methods and process tools for development of personal competences at both individual and
group levels
Practical work with company-based development processes using action learning
Work with personal professional development with a focus on self-management, motivation
and work/life balance

Module El19: Consultancy Competences Organisation, Finances and Strategy

ECTS credits: 10
Purpose
This module is to teach the students knowledge and skills relating to consultancy competences,
including key aspects concerning organisational structure, finances and strategy internally in own
organisation and, in particular, in the customers organisations. The students therefore work with
different types of customers and scenarios in which the theoretical and methodological tools are
applied to different customer types. Compared with the first compulsory module, this module on
organisation, finances and strategy looks at the more general aspects of consultancy tasks as an
important component of the work of the entire organisation.
Learning objectives
Knowledge and understanding
Knowledge about different types of organisations and organisational models, including
knowledge of and the ability to reflect on different organisational theories and methods from
the perspective of theory of science
Knowledge about innovation in public and private organisations, including the ability to apply
different innovation models

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Diploma of Technology in Project Management

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Understanding of key financial concepts

Knowledge about different types of networks
Knowledge about and the ability to reflect on value creation in organisations, including financial
as well as intangible values
Knowledge and understanding of chaos and chaos management
Skills
Be able to assess, select and apply relevant innovation models
Be able to apply and argue for the theory chosen to analyse organisational problems from
different perspectives
Be able to apply relevant social science methods to collect empirical data on selected
organisational problems and place them in a theoretical context
Be able to carry out basic financial calculations
Be able to assess and analyse all aspects of an organisation's management: downwards,
upwards, across the organisation and in relation to outside parties
Be able to play a role in the creation of networks
Be able to analyse and assess the use of project management tools in an organisation
Be able to communicate the success criteria of an organisation
Competences
Be able to manage development and innovation processes in organisations
Be able to manage an organisations development and innovation processes
Be able to analyse and present the needs of customers
Be able to take part in cross-disciplinary collaboration regarding organisational development,
competence development and innovative processes
Be able to analyse and present an organisation's existing knowledge, management methods
and the sharing of knowledge
Be able to work with action learning in practice
Contents
The module focuses on describing the roles and functions of consultants in their own organisation and
in relation to the customers. The students learn to apply a number of theoretical and methodological
approaches to value creation, financial rationale, networks and innovation as well as organisational and
project management in their consultancy practice. Emphasis is placed on the students' ability to
describe and argue for their choice of theories and methods. In the course of the module, the students
practise action learning by applying the above-mentioned knowledge, skills and competences to an issue
originating in the organisation of one of the other participants.

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