Module E: Project management, innovation and teamwork

Basics of project management, project objectives and phases, duration, time management, resource management, project database, planning, follow up, prediction, decision management and evaluation of research and development projects, use of Super Project and/or Microsoft Project.

Types of teams, the characteristics of teamwork, team member roles, techniques and tools to establish teamwork.

Recognizing and defining the problem, finding possible solutions, selecting the best solution of solutions and its implementation. Simplex – problem solving method. Techniques of problem solving (SWOT analysis, fish bone diagram, etc.); techniques for generating ideas (brainstorming, brain writing, etc.) Idea evaluation techniques (decision tree, pair comparisons, etc.).

System approach to innovation management (state analysis, innovation goal determination, establishing of innovation culture, systems of motivation and awarding, management of innovation). Intellectual property (industrial ownership – patents, models and copyrights; procedures for patent application and granting patents). World wide web and European supporting environment for innovation, research and development.

To understand theoretical knowledge and skills of project management, innovation management, teamwork and problem solving techniques.

Students will develop general competencies on:

– ability of analysis, synthesis and anticipation for solutions and consequences of phenomena of innovation management, project management and teamwork,

– management of research and development methods and innovation management and development of critical and self critical assessment,

– ability to employ knowledge and skills in practice,

– autonomy at professional work and decision making,

-ability of defending of one owns positions using arguments while considering different opinions.

The students will also develop subject specific competences:

– understanding project management, team work and innovation processes,

– ability of recognising challenges related on project management and team work and strengthening creative and innovative processes,

– ability of searching information and use of different information sources,

-understanding relations between acquired knowledge in organisation and necessity to control and manage processes considering technological, inventive, research, managerial and legal aspects,

– understand and use of acquired knowledge and skills for organizing and manageing of specific professional challenges.

Lectures, labworks, homework, student's self-dependent work, work in groups, examples and analysis