Course overview
This course is an intensive overseas study tour with up to 80 contact hours expected. It will involve visits to overseas locations for approximately two weeks, and will involve academic seminars, group work, case studies, industry and governments visits and cultural activities. The course is focussed on Project Management. Students will learn what project management is all about; its importance and particularities, particularly in a foreign environment. The course will be relevant to students who are interested in basic principles of project management as well as sophisticated tools. The wide applications of project management, from daily routine processes up to highly skilled large scaled complex projects in industry will be revealed.
Course learning outcomes
- Experience a culture, rich in tradition and convention to identify the driving forces for an efficient project management
- Discover project management and innovation in engineering and management
- Identify how sophisticated manufacturing technologies supports the establishment and growth of new products
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the main components of modern project management and how leading automotive manufacturers tackle complex projects