Description and contextualization of the subject

The objective of this course is to provide students with the concepts and methodologies used in research in the field of Project Management.

In this way, the student will know the most common foundations and methodologies of research so that, if it were of interest, he or she could develop a doctoral thesis in the future.

It is necessary to introduce this subject into the curriculum of the master's degree since students have technical studies (usually engineering) and professional experience in the sector, but do not have knowledge related to scientific and research activity.

Learning outcomes of the subject

The student who successfully completes this subject should be able to:

- Identify, analyze, evaluate, design and elaborate research works in Project Management field.

- Publish research papers in Project Management field.

Ordinary call: orientations and renunciation

The following factors are taken into account in the grading of the course:

Attendance (15%): Although attendance is not compulsory, it is highly recommended due to the contents developed in the classroom. For this reason, attendance forms part of the calculation of the final grade.

Individual works (85%): Students must hand in an original research paper at the end of the course. The work will be handed in by uploading it to egela within the defined deadlines. In order to pass the course, the work must have obtained a grade higher than 4 out of 10.

The grade for the course will be obtained by applying the corresponding weight to each of the factors (attendance, individual work).

If the individual work has not passed the established cut-off mark, the final mark for the course will be No Show.

In the event that health conditions prevent the completion of a teaching activity and/or face-to-face assessment, a non-face-to-face modality will be activated, of which students will be promptly informed (applicable to all exams: ordinary, extraordinary and advance).

Extraordinary call: orientations and renunciation

The final mark for the course will be that corresponding to the individual work mark.

Temary

Definition of research and its objectives. The research career and the research framework Financing.

Idiosyncrasy of the discipline. Main lines of research.

Description of the research methodologies used.

Research results: scientific articles, patents, etc. Databases and impact indices.

Bibliography

Compulsory materials

The course is managed through the egela platform. Here the student will find the transparencies used in class and other help materials. The statements of individual and team assignments will also be found there, and the places where to upload them.

Basic bibliography

Kerzner, H.; Project Management: A systems approach to planning, scheduling and controlling. Ed. John Wiley, 2006.

M. Saunders, P. Lewis, A. Thornhill, Research methods for business students 7th edition, Edit. Pearson, ISBN: 978-1292016627, 2016

In-depth bibliography

J. Rodney Turner, Frank Anbari, Christophe Bredillet, ¿Perspectives on research in project management: the nine schools¿, International Network on Business Management, 2013







Mark Winter, et. Al, ¿Directions of future research in project management: the main findings of a UK government-funded research network¿, International Journal of Project Management, vol. 24, pp. 638-649, 2006







Jonas Söderlund, ¿Building theories of project management: past research, questions for the future¿, International Journal of Project Management, vol. 22, pp. 183-191, 2004



P.M. Shields, N. Rangarajan, ¿A Playbook for Research Methods. Integrating Conceptual Frameworks and Project Management¿. Edit. New Forums Scholarly Writing Series, 2013

Journals

International Journal of Project Management



Project Management Journal

Links

https://www.pmi.org/ (2021)



http://www.ipma.world/ (2021)