Project management of Complex Systems (master level)
Online - Part time
Study facts
- Progression of study: Part time
- Campus: Online
- Teaching model: Online
- Study level: Further education
- Charge: Offered free of charge through Kompetanse Norge
- Credits: 7,5
- Closing dates: 22.02.2021
- Start up: Spring 2021
- Teaching Language: English
- Semesters: 1
- Amount of students: 25
Digital teaching and workshop
The course is organized as intensive two-weeks course. During these two weeks, the lectures last for 3,5 hours each day. The course is a mixture of lectures and work in groups.
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Content |
Week |
Dates |
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Start up with info and Team building |
10 |
8/3 |
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Lectures (appr. 2 hours each) and 4 Assignments in teams |
10 |
9/3,11/3,12/3 |
|
Lectures (appr. 2 hours each) and 4 Assignments in teams |
11 |
15/3,16/3,18/3,19/3 |
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Summing up/ Repeat |
12 |
23/3 |
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Charter support session |
13 |
29/3 |
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Review and written short feedback for each student based on submitted drafts |
15 |
As agreed with each student |
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Final Submission of home assignments |
20 |
21/5 |
Target group
This course is aimed at employees or personnel who are laid off or unemployed in the oil-, gas- or supplier industry. In the admission process, the University will need to collect information about the students’ industry affiliation, the latest employer, and labor market status. Kompetanse Norge will have access to the information provided upon registration.
The content of this course is addressed to practitioners who wish to reinforce their education and extract the best from their experience.
The target group for this course is engineers and managers in supplier, service, and operation organizations who want to gain a better understanding of complex systems.
What is Project management of Complex Systems?
The course is based on established and well proven methods and systems applied for management of complex systems and environments with rapid changes. Changes comes in technology, supply chains, organizations, and stakeholders. Successful projects require profound understanding of complexity, not only in systems but also in humans.
The course will be a combination of lectures, assignments, discussions and time for reflections. Project management aspects will be outlined in various projections like project types, phases, organization, and pitfalls. Various examples and experiences will be used to give the students a theoretical understanding of how to use tools, methods, and systems in a practical way.
The course touches basic project management tools and methods, providing references. However, it will not lecture in detail, as such training is available through standard courses electronically or in classrooms.
Topics:
- Definition of framework for and type of project
- Project organization, work breakdown structure, and start-up
- Systems Engineering Management Plan
- Communication
- Quality culture and culture for making profit
- Planning
- Budgeting
- Follow up and change management
- Risk management
- Supply chain management
Why take this course?
You should take this course if you want to prepare yourselves for upcoming complex projects, and to gain management competency.
What you will learn will be valid in your work life for many years and will provide you a good foundation for further development.
Who should take the course?
The course is relevant for all levels of value chains. It is relevant for potential project managers, but also for resources responsible for sales and marketing as well as procurement of complex systems.
Study Plan
A study plan describes the content, structure and organization of a study programme. To each study plan there is a set of subject plans that describes the different subjects. In the subject plan you will also find a reading list. Below you will find a study model that shows you which subjects that are taught each term. In the study model you'll also find links to each subject plan.
Link to the latest published course planAdmission requirements
Bachelor's degree in an exact science (realfag), technical, engineering or economic/administrative subject.
Administrative information
If the number of applicants at the registration deadline is less than 50 %, the startup date can be moved or the course may be cancelled.
Applicants are thus given priority in the following order:
- Employees or unemployed persons in the oil/gas and supplier industries
- Unemployed/laid off from other industries
- Other applicants
