PROJECT MANAGEMENT

This module provides an introduction to Project Management in the context of artistic and cultural organisations. It examines the fundamentals of project management as a discipline and as a practice, as well as the challenges associated with the particular organisational and institutional context of art and culture and its more recent transformations.

Through the analysis of real world case-studies, students will learn to think like a project manager, but also to appreciate limitations, unintended consequences and critical aspects of project management and its specific tools and techniques.

No specific pre-requisite.

Lecture 1: Introduction to the module; the changing context of ACOs and the relevance of project management.
Lecture 2: Project initiation: articulating the rationale.
Case 1: Chaplin's World.
Lecture 3: Planning I: WDS and Budgeting.
Case 2: Studio One.
Lecture 4: Planning II: Scheduling & Costing.
Case 3: How much does an opera cost?
Lecture 5: Planning III: Risk Management.
Case 4: Risk assessment of an art exhibition.
Lecture 6: Execution: Monitoring and Evaluation.
Case 5: Social Return on Investment in an art gallery.
Lecture 7: The project manager.
Case 6: Emotions in project-based work.
Lecture 8: Revision and exam preparation.

No single textbook covers all the aspects of this course. Basic project management tools will be discussed with the help of Meredith et al. (2022), Project Management: A Strategic and Managerial Approach, John Wiley & Sons Inc. Additional readings will be listed on the course's Moodle page at the start of the course.

The assessment will consist of a written exam worth 65% of the final mark, and group coursework worth 35% of the final mark.

written

The instructor is responsible for ensuring the authenticity and originality of all examinations and coursework. In cases of suspected academic misconduct, an additional on-site assessment may be required during the exams, which may differ from the standard format.

Fail ≤17 - Inadequate, fragmented, and incomplete knowledge of the content, which is not understood or is only partially understood and elaborated. Inadequate reflection and exposition skills.
Pass
18 - Very uncertain knowledge of the content, which needs to be consolidated, and which is understood and elaborated with great uncertainty. Reflection and exposition skills are barely adequate.
19 - Uncertain knowledge of the content, which needs to be consolidated, and which is understood and elaborated with uncertainty. Reflection and exposition skills are adequate.
20 - Sufficient knowledge of the content, which still needs to be consolidated to some extent, and which is understood and elaborated with uncertainty. Reflection and exposition skills are adequate.
Satisfactory
21 - More than adequate knowledge of the content, which is understood and elaborated with some uncertainty. Fair reflection and exposition skills.
22 - Fair knowledge of the content, which is understood and elaborated with some uncertainty. Satisfactory reflection and exposition skills.
23 - More than fair knowledge of the content, which is understood and elaborated with some uncertainty. Satisfactory reflection and exposition skills.
Good
24 - Accurate knowledge of the content, which is understood and elaborated with some uncertainty. Fair reflection and exposition skills.
25 - Accurate knowledge of the content, which is understood and elaborated with some certainty. Good reflection and exposition skills.
26 - Complete knowledge of the content, which is understood and elaborated with some certainty. Good reflection and exposition skills.
Very good
27 - Complete knowledge of the content, which is understood and elaborated with certainty. Remarkable reflection and exposition skills.
28 - Complete and in-depth knowledge of the content, which is understood and elaborated with certainty. Remarkable reflection and exposition skills.
Excellent
29 - Broad and in-depth knowledge of the content, which is understood and discussed confidently and independently, showing personal elaboration. Excellent reflection and presentation skills, albeit
with minor imperfections.
30 - Broad and in-depth knowledge of the content, which is understood and discussed confidently and independently, showing personal elaboration and originality. Excellent reflection and presentation skills.
Excellent
30 cum laude - In-depth but also very comprehensive knowledge of the content, which is understood and elaborated confidently, independently and with personal elaboration and originality, with full command of the language and excellent ability to make interdisciplinary connections. Advanced reflection and presentation skills.

The course consists of a mix of more traditional lectures (which however include interactive components) and seminars in which students are invited to discuss a specific case-study though groupwork facilitated by the instructor. Where possible, practitioners will be invited to share their project management experience with students.

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development