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HA i projektledelse

Be­slut­ning, risiko og usik­ker­hed

About the course

Subjects
Project management Change management Organisation Leadership

Course content

This course focuses on the decisions that must be made when designing and implementing projects. We will also explore the actual conditions under which these decisions are made. There is particular interest in the uncertain, complex and ambiguous conditions that make it difficult to make rational decisions. The students will be presented with a number of theories for how such decisions are taken. These theories will be applied to the analysis of concrete project practices.

 

The purpose is to give the student an understanding of decision-making, not as a right but as a task, and sometimes even a burden, and discuss its challenges, and strategies that can be used to address them.

 

The form of teaching is dialogue lectures. Emphasis is placed on the student's preparation, in the form of both independent reading of recommended scientific literature, listening to videos related to the readings and preparation of group presentations.

See course description in course catalogue

What you will learn

[Note that the learning objectives entail both the decision, risk and uncertainty (BRU) and research methodology classes, because both courses will be examined together.]

  • analyse the challenges of making decisions in an ambiguous, uncertain and complex world
  • explain, contrast and appraise decision-making models from reductionist, pluralist and contextualist schools
  • apply different decision-making models to improve our understanding of project decisions
  • appraise the rationality in project decisions

Course prerequisites

The exam in this subject is together with the subject 'Metode, projektstyringsværktøjer’ and ‘tværfagligt 1. årsprojektools’, so that enrolment in the subject requires that you have also enrolled in the subject 'Method’, ‘project management tools’ and ‘interdisciplinary 1st year project'. In addition, the course involves a short compulsory assignment (see below).

Facts

Level
Bachelor
Type
Mandatory course
ECTS
7.5
Code
BPROO1021U
Teaching periods
Spring – semester
Academic year
2024/2025
Status
Available places
Teaching language
English
Teaching Format
Hybrid
Exams
  • Written assignment and oral exam on campus
    Group exam, summer
Assessment type
  • 7 point grading scale