IND400 Project Management for PhD candidates, veterinarian research students and Residents

Subjects:

• About projects: Concepts, structure and definitions.
• What characterizes research projects?
• Pitfalls and benefits.
• Formulating project goals and objectives at different stages and levels of the research project.
• Organizing research projects - Roles, stakeholders, responsibilities.
• Scheduling: How to free resources and identifying time thieves within the project.
• Uncertainty: Risks and opportunities in the project.
• The Project Manager's responsibilities and tasks.
• Cooperation and team building in research projects.
• Status reporting and project control
• Project closing and benefit realization
• Building a Data Management Plan (DMP)

Learning activities:

Under supervision by the course instructor, the student prepares plans for his/her own resarch project.

Two compulsory submissions, of which one is a home examination

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of how to plan, organise, manage and lead research projects
• Able to develop teams, strategic 'anchoring' and understanding of the project plan among the project partners

Skills

• Is able to prepare the necessary documents needed to plan his/her own research project.

General competence

• Knows relevant project methods and tools. By teaching and exercises, the student is trained in preparation, implementation and evaluation of research projects