Semester: 4
ECTS: 5
Lectures: 30
Practice sessions: 30
Independent work: 90
Module Code: 24-531-0538
Semester: 4
ECTS: 5
Lectures: 30
Practice sessions: 30
Independent work: 90
Module Code: 24-531-0538

Module title:


Project management in creative industries

Lecturers and associates:


Tomislav Rastovski, Senior Lecturer

Module overview:


The objective of this module is to enable students to:
• analyse the concepts behind project and event organization
• prepare a business plan for an event or a project

Students learn the theoretical and practical concepts of roject and event organization.

The module is taught at the last semester of this graduate study programme and builds on the knowledge gained in all the previous modules. This module is designed to empower students to show their projects to the public in the most successful way.

It is important for students to take this module in order to familiarise themselves with the process of project management in a business environment, and to acquire knowledge and skills necessary to design, manage and lead event. Students will learn the techniques of leading a team and managing communication content within and in between individual processes, and to successfully manage conflict and crisis situations within a project, which will contribute to the overall skillset for their future employment in the field of design and communications management.


Literature:


Essential reading:
1. Publications Office of the EU (2018) PM² project management methodology [online]
Available at: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/ac3e118a-cb6e-11e8-9424-01aa75ed71a1/language-en

Recommended reading:
1. Cleland, D. and Ireland, L. (2006) Project management – Strategic Design and Implementation.5th edn. [s.l.] McGraw-Hill Education.
2. [Anon.] (2017) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).6th edn. [s.l.] Project Management Institute.
3. IPMA (2016) Individual Competence Baseline, Version 4.0 (ICB4) [online]
Available at: https://www.ipma.world/individuals/standard/

Further reading:
1. Kerzner, H. (2013) PROJECT MANAGEMENT - a Systems Approach to Planing, Scheduling and Controling,.11th edn. [s.l.] Wiley.