Teamwork and Project Management (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

The course content, and the deadlines for assignments are in the course Moodle, which will be available to you by the start date at the latest.

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

Implementations: Contact, Online, virtual, Demo and Work&Study

If you already meet the learning objectives of this course, you can demonstrate your knowledge. You can do this by taking the DEMO implementation, which you need to sign up for through PEPPI.

If you complete the course through a competence demonstration (DEMO-implementation), the demonstration assignments are the following:

1. Recorded Presentation (40%)
Prepare a recorded presentation (10–15 minutes) to demonstrate your competence in the course’s subject areas. Both the presentation content/slides and the presenter must be visible simultaneously during the entire presentation. The video must also be subtitled. You also need to connect your knowledge to relevant theoretical frameworks/knowledge bases.

2. Reflection of Learning and Competence Development (60%)
Write a reflective assignment about your personal learning process and competence development in the areas of teamwork and project management. You may base your reflection on prior work experience, academic study, independent learning, or a combination of these. Connect your reflection to theoretical frameworks and explain how your knowledge has developed.

Intro

Working in a team and managing a project are basic skills in today’s work and study environment. In a well-functioning team 1+1 becomes more than two and diversity is perceived as a strength. In this course, you will learn to participate effectively and responsibly in multi-cultural teams and projects. You will acquire skills for handling challenging situations in teams and you will be able to execute projects related to work or studies. In this course, among other objectives, you will learn how to set objectives for a project, how to write a project plan and how to develop teamwork. You learn more about yourself by analyzing team working methods and team role tests. A human being learns in interaction with others, so this course will benefit you throughout your life.

Materials

Recommended literature:

Teamwork:
- Katzenbach, J.R. & Smith, D. K. 1993. The wisdom of teams. Creating the high-performance organization. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
- Lencioni, P. 2002: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Project Management:
- Burke, R. 2013. Project Management - Planning and Control Techniques. John Wiley & Sons.
- Newton, R. 2016. Project Management step by step: How to plan and manage a highly successful project. Pearson.

Teaching methods and instruction

This course is a part of all Haaga-Helia's degrees and the student can participate in any implementation.

Working life connections

In this course, you will address the challenges of teamwork and project management through both work-life cases and managing your own studies.

Internationality

The course covers working in a multicultural environment.

Completion alternatives

The course grade is influenced by the learning assignments, which are evaluated using an assessment rubric. Course lectures will include assignments that will affect your grade. The assessment rubric and the weighting of assignments are available on the course Moodle.

Learning assignments

The course involves learning assignments, which include individual assignments. The evaluated assignments will assess your knowledge of the course topics.

1. Individual assignment: Teamwork skills, mandatory
2. Individual assignment: Project management skills, mandatory


To pass the course, you must earn a minimum grade of 1 on Assignments 1, and 2.

Assessment methods

Assessment criteria - grade 1
The student can describe group dynamics and the basics of project management. He/she understands the challenges related to multi-cultural team work. He/she is able to conduct appointed tasks in a project under guidance.

Assessment criteria - grade 3
The student can analyse group dynamics and is able to apply project management tools in their own tasks. S/he participates actively in multi-cultural team work with taking responsibility for reaching the goals in the project realisation. S/he is able to give and receive both team and peer feedback as well to conduct self-assessment. S/he is able to set objectives and work in a team as agreed.

Assessment criteria - grade 5
The student can plan, execute and evaluate team work and projects and set development objectives both personally and for a team. S/he can take advantage of multi-cultural teams and is able to analyse the team effectiveness and performance. The student is able to use feedback for reflecting and analysing both a team’s work and their own actions.