Introduction to ICT Projects (10 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

This course provides students with an understanding how to be a team member in customer projects in ICT field as well as substance knowledge of different ICT field -related topics.

Students will collaborate in teams to undertake ICT field project work on customer projects.

Engaging in the customer projects develop students’ working life skills (for example, such as team working, communication, time management, professional attitude and taking responsibility) and problem solving skills.

Project teams are usually international and the official communication language is usually English. This develops students’ ability to multicultural communication and collaboration.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
Work as a team member and/or project manager in an ICT project.
Customer communication.
Substance knowledge on ICT field.
Work-life skills and soft skills including team work, communication, communication in English, time management, professional attitude and self-management skills.

Content

Project work in an international project team in ICT projects.
Substance knowledge of different ICT field -related topics.
Working life skills (team working, communication, time management, professional attitude and taking responsibility) and problem-solving skills.

Materials

- Various internet sources, links & descriptions online
- Lecture slides
- theFIRMA's and course's itslearning

Teaching methods

Theory part consists of lectures, independent work, and group work.
In project, the student works together with the project team mainly onsite.

Exam schedules

No exam

To successfully pass the course, students must achieve passing grade in both the assignments and the project work components.

If a student does not pass the course, they are required to re-enroll and participate in the course during the next available offering, typically the following academic year.

International connections

Practical assignments and reports
Project work
Self-study

Completion alternatives

Project work part can be done in a company, if student has a ICT-related job. This has to be agreed separately with responsible teacher.

Student workload

This course is in total 10 ECTS: 10 x 27h = 270 hours of work.
The course will run during the autumn semester 2024.

To pass the course, the student must submit the required assignments on time. Moreover, there are also assignments that are done together during the lecture.

The theory part of the course consists of lectures and activities during the lecture(13x3h), assignments and self-study (136 hours), small group meetings (in total of 5 hours), and theFirma information sessions (in total of 9 hours).
Additionally the student is expected to participate in 4 guest lectures and write a report about them (27 hours)

The practical part of the course consists of 81 hours of project work
Majority of project work is done on-site.
For the project managers working in theFirma projects, there is obligatory weekly meeting that they are expected to participate. For other project members, the weekly meeting is voluntary.

Weekly working hours are 20.8 hours/week.

Further information

the course's and theFIRMA itslearning and Microsoft Teams