Project Management and Group Dynamics DSV2:PG2I10442I16042I4133

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Project Management and Group Dynamics
DSV2PG/2I1044/2I1604/2I4133

• Course Administration
• Lecture 1
• Julia Kniazeva
• 25/9/2006

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Agenda

• Course webpage
• Lectures
• Seminars
• Groups
• Assignment

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Content

• Course homepage
• http//www.dsv.su.se/hk/
• Projektarbete och gruppdynamik 2006
• Course literature
• Mandatory
• James P. Lewis, "Fundamentals of Project
  Management", Amacom 2002, ISBN 0-8144-7132-3
• Reference literature
• Stephen Robbins, "Organizational Behavior"
• Students from the program Medical Informatics
  will have an exam on the book
• Ingela Thylefors, "Ledarskap i vård, omsorg och
  utbildning", Natur och Kultur, ISBN 9127029573.

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Teachers

• Harald Kjellin (hk _at_dsv.su.se)
• The theoretical contents of the lectures
• The written examination on the theoretical
  content
• Julia Kniazeva (joylia _at_fc.dsv.su.se)
• Course administration
• Groups
• Assignments
• Seminars
• Attendance

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Lectures

• 6
• Not mandatory
• 1 point for each lecture attended
• Gathered points are added to raise your exam
  points

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Seminars

• 5
• Mandatory
• Individual or group reports submitted after each
  seminar
• Advanced report (3 pages) for each missed
  seminar. Exception, cannot be done for the
  oppositions seminar

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Groups

• 8 people
• Project Leader Max 1 Meeting, planning, making
  sure everything is according to the plan, group
  members do their duties and obligations
• Coordinator Max 2 Group home page creation,
  maintenance and coordination, project
  documentation
• Theorist Min 2 Theoretical part of assignment
• Journalist Min 2 Interview people at the
  company/organization

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Assignment

• 2 credits
• Each group has their own topic that they will
  investigate
• Medical students have topics that are IT and
  Medicine related
• Group homepage

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Exam

• 1 credit
• Based on course literature and lectures
• Multiple choice questions (30)

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Seminars

• Organize, coordinate and work in group as a group
• To get used to talk and express your ideas in
  public
• Learn to give response
• Argument for your idea according to your opponent
  

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Seminars Layout

• Group creation and communication techniques
  (Group report)
• Formal planning of your project (Individual
  Report)
• Presenting your topics to each other (Individual
  Report)
• Knowledge Café (Individual Report)
• Opposition Seminar (Individual Report)

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Seminars

• Work in group
• Groups are divided in different rooms
• Roles
• After each seminar submit group/individual report
• Report templates
• Seminars are following the assignment outline
• Group meetings

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Assignment

• Template on the web
• During the opposition seminar present your work
  in public
• Winners of public opposition get prize

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Communication

• FC conference PG
• Latest News link on the webpage
• Contact teachers
• Check Who should you ask the questions you have
  about the course

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MOMENTRÅD

• 2 people
• Very important for teachers, students, next year
  planning
• Observe and contact teachers if something doesn't
  work, work well, problems and etc.
• Duties
• Comments on homepage
• 1 meeting 2 weeks after, for about 30 min
• 1 meeting towards the end of the course
• Will get present check

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Summary

• All information on http//dsv.su.se/hk/
• 6 lectures not mandatory, 1 point for each
  lecture
• 5 seminars mandatory
• Seminar reports
• Assignment in groups
• Public presentation
• Exam

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Today's Seminar 1

• Group creation and communication techniques
• 1300 1600
• Location
• Room 401 Groups 1-4
• Room 501 Groups 5-9
• Room 502 Groups 10-14
• Room 510 MI Groups
• Do not forget to submit group report
• Agree on your next group meeting