Project management refers to the use of the methodologies necessary to plan and direct the different processes included in a project during its life cycle. Through this subject, students will learn about the different aspects of a project, such as its structure, its phases, what it includes, how it is executed and how it is evaluated. In addition, students will learn about the main instruments within project management, and more specifically those that are applied in the environmental field.



Thus, the course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to draft, organize, execute, manage and evaluate projects, with particular emphasis on environmental projects. In this way, students will acquire an adequate basis to be able to develop and adequately manage projects in their professional future, from their inception to their completion, including their planning, execution and control.

BASIC AND GENERAL COMPETENCES

- Plan and develop environmental projects with a transdisciplinary approach. G002

- Integrate in work teams that carry out professional tasks, including teaching and research, in the environmental field. G003

- Design and develop environmental communication and education campaigns, prepare teaching materials and give environmental training courses. G005

- Assess the environmental impact of projects, plans and programmes. G007

- Students should have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of an area of study which starts from the basis of general secondary education, and is usually at a level which, while relying on advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects involving knowledge from the cutting edge of their field of study. CB1

- Students are able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competences usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and problem solving within their field of study. CB2

- Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make judgements that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. CB3

- Students are able to convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. CB4

- Students will have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy. CB5



SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

- To carry out the planning and monitoring of the implementation of environmental projects in all their operational aspects. M07CM01

- Correctly prepare and interpret the basic documents of any environmental project, as well as studies with their own entity in accordance with current legislation and international standards. M07CM02

- Design and implement environmental education and communication programs. M07CM03

- Evaluate the scope and use of participatory methodologies in the resolution of environmental conflicts. M07CM04

- Design environmental education programs and projects. M07CM05



TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES

- Be able to use information from different sources on an applied subject, interpret it appropriately, draw significant conclusions and present them publicly. G009

- Teamwork: exchange information, ideas and proposals in a work team to achieve scientific and/or professional objectives. G010



LEARNING OUTCOMES

- The following learning outcomes will be obtained with this subject, which are in line with the general and specific competences included in the Study Plan of the Degree:

- Differentiates the phases of a project (M07CM01, M07CM02, M07CM03, G002).

- Studies the feasibility of a project (M07CM02, G005).

- Prepares a preliminary project in response to a tender (M07CM03, M07CM05, G003, G005).

- Plans and manages deadlines, as well as organizes the necessary human resources within a project (being able to draw up a Gantt chart) (M07CM01, G002).

- Plans and manages costs within a project (M07CM01, M07CM02, G002).

- Plans and controls the risks that may affect the development of a project (M07CM04, G007).

- Controls the quality of a project at all levels (M07CM01, M07CM02, G007).

- Plans and controls the execution of a project and project closure activities (M07CM04, G002).

- Writes and prepares a summary report of a project plan (M07CM02, M07CM03, M07CM05, G002, G003, G005).



In addition, the following learning outcomes will be achieved, based on the development of general and transversal competences:

- Analyses, synthesizes and manages information (G009).

- Organizes, plans, makes decisions and solves problems (G002, G003, G009).

- Communicates fluently and correctly (G005, G007).

- Works in teams: exchanging information, ideas and proposals to achieve scientific and/or professional objectives (G010).

To achieve the objectives defined in the subject, the following selection of contents has been made:

Unit 1. Basic concepts about projects

Unit 2. Project management

Unit 3: Project initiation and life cycle.

Unit 4. Scope, time and cost management of the project.

Unit 5: Human resources management and project communication

Unit 6. Quality management

Unit 7. Risk management

Unit 8: Project execution control and project closure

PRESENTIAL ACTIVITIES

The methodology to be carried out for the development of the contents of the previous section, and, consequently, for the achievement of the corresponding learning outcomes is summarized as follows:

Theoretical classes (M): the lectures consist of the development of the theoretical bases explaining theoretical/practical content in correspondence with each of the topics in the previous section, related to the objectives to be achieved in the subject. All theoretical presentations will be accompanied by examples and practical questions to facilitate understanding of the subject.

Classroom practices (PA): will be used to solve problems and carry out work (both individual and group), on the contents of the theoretical bases developed in the lectures.

Computer practices (PO): In the computer practice, students will work with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) and ProjectLibre programs, carrying out activities related to their use.

The central element of the learning process will be the development of practical projects. The projects will be carried out in groups of 4-5 people, where the different phases of the methodology described in the theoretical sessions will be applied.

The basic material necessary to adequately follow the course and to carry out the work and tasks assigned will be available in eGela.



TUTORSHIP SESSIONS

Both individual and group tutoring sessions are used to resolve doubts, to guide work and problems, to situate the student's progress in the subject, to propose improvements to increase academic performance, etc. In general, it is a voluntary activity (individual or collective) and is carried out at the request of the students.



NON-PRESENTIAL ACTIVITIES (90 h)

Continuous work by students is essential in order to develop the competences of the subject described above. Therefore, students will have to dedicate the non face-to-face learning hours to:

o Complete notes, consult bibliography and solve questions and/or problems, including voluntary deliverable tasks.

o Carrying out team work.

o Preparing the assessment tests.

o Preparing the presentations of the team work.



*If the extraordinary circumstances derived from the current public health emergency situation oblige to develop online teaching, all media available in the UPV/EHU (Windows Teams, eGela, etc.) will be used.

• Continuous Assessment System
• Final Assessment System
• Tools and qualification percentages:
  • Multiple-Choice Test (%): 10
  • Realization of Practical Work (exercises, cases or problems) (%): 15
  • Team projects (problem solving, project design)) (%): 60
  • Exhibition of works, readings ... (%): 10
  • Trabajo colaborativo (%): 5

The student, at the beginning of the semester, establishes the evaluation procedure chosen for the development of the subject: Continuous Evaluation or Final Evaluation system.

In the case of continuous evaluation, the final grade will be obtained as the weighted average of grades obtained in each of the following activities:



CONTINUOUS EVALUATION

o Computer practices: 15 % of the final grade.

o Team work: 60 % of the final grade.

o Presentation of work: 10 % of the final grade.

o Multiple-choice test: 10 % of the final grade.

o Collaborative work: 5 % of the final grade.



REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE SUBJECT:

a) To have completed all the established activities.

b) To complete the assigned tasks within the established deadline (which will be announced in eGela).

c) Obtain a minimum grade of 3.5/10 in each of the evaluation activities.

d) Obtain a final grade equal to or higher than 5 out of 10, obtained as the weighted average of the grades obtained in the different assessment tests.



Those students who do not meet any of these requirements will be marked with a 4.0 (maximum) in the Ordinary Call regardless of the final grade obtained.



Refusal of continuous evaluation. In accordance with the regulations governing student assessment in undergraduate degrees, students will have the right to refuse the continuous evaluation system and be evaluated using the final evaluation system. To do so, they must submit in writing to the lecturer responsible for the subject the refusal of continuous evaluation, for which they will have a period of 9 weeks from the beginning of the semester, in accordance with the academic calendar of the center.



Call resignation: In the case of continuous evaluation, students may refuse to take the exam within a period of at least one month before the end of the teaching period of the corresponding subject. This refusal must be submitted in writing to the lecturer responsible for the subject.



FINAL EVALUATION

Those students who meet the conditions established in the UPV/EHU regulations and request a final exam within the deadline established for this purpose (Chapter II, Article 8 of the Agreement of 15 December 2016, of the Governing Council of the University of the Basque Country / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, which approves the Regulations governing student assessment in official undergraduate degrees), must carry out the following activities:

o A written exam related to the theoretical-practical contents of the subject, which has a weight of 60% with respect to the final mark.

o A project with a value of 40% of the final grade. This work will be presented (5% of that 40% being the value of the oral presentation) for its evaluation on the date assigned by the UPV/EHU for the final exam.



REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE SUBJECT:

a) Obtain a minimum mark of 5/10 in the written exam.

b) Obtain a minimum grade of 3.5/10 in the project.

c) Obtain a mark equal to or greater than 5 out of 10 in the final grade, obtained as the weighted average of the marks obtained in the written exam and the project.



CALL RESIGNATION

Those students who do not appear for the final exam will be recorded as "Not Presented" in the Ordinary call.

The evaluation criteria in the extraordinary call will be:

o A written exam related to the theoretical-practical contents of the subject, which has a weight of 60% with respect to the final mark.

o A project with a value of 40% of the final grade. This work will be presented (5% of that 40% being the value of the oral presentation) for its evaluation on the date assigned by the UPV/EHU for the final exam.



REQUIREMENTS TO PASS THE COURSE:

a) Obtain a minimum mark of 5/10 in the written exam.

b) Obtain a minimum grade of 3.5/10 in the project.

c) Obtain a final grade equal to or higher than 5 out of 10, obtained as the weighted average of the grades obtained in the written exam and the project.



CALL RESIGNATION

Those students who do not appear for the written test will be recorded as "Not Presented" in the Extraordinary call.

ProjectLibre software
Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel and Powerpoint)

Basic bibliography

o Project Management. Alberto Domingo Asenjo. Ra-ma. Madrid 2000

o Guide to the Fundamentals of Project Management (PMBOK Guide). PMI 2008

o Project Management Course. J.L. Cano, R. Rebollar and M.J. Sáenz. Edited by AEIPRO. Zaragoza 2003

o Project Management. Alberto Domingo Asenjo. Ra-ma. Madrid 2000

o Fundamentals of Project Management (PMBOK Guide). PMI 2004

In-depth bibliography

o Gestión Integral de Proyectos. L. Guerra Peña. Edit. Fundación Confemetal. Madrid 2002
o Project Management. Essential Handbook. Gregory M. Horine. Edit. Anaya Multimedia. Madrid, 2005
o Project 2007. Step by step. Elaine Marmel. Edit. Anaya Multimedia. Madrid, 2007

Journals

Dirección administración organización de proyectos. Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento. Barcelona

Web addresses

o http://www.pmi.org/info/default.asp
o The Basics of ProjectLibre: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSX1VSdnFv4
o Project Libre Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpjzAFOv2Uc
o ProjectLibre Documentation: http://www.projectlibre.org/projectlibre-documentation