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Project management 2: Digital change through projects

Number/CodeWP-PM2-Ü
Module nameProject management 2: Digital change through projects
Type of moduleKey competence; compulsory elective (integration: production technology and ergonomics / human-organization technology)
Learning outcomes, competencies (qualification objectives)

After completing the exercise, students will be able to analyze the role of projects in digital change using practical examples and work out their potential for innovation, transformation and cooperation.

They will be able to independently apply methods of structural and process planning, resource planning, controlling and agile management to specific project situations and critically reflect on the results. They are also able to understand corporate and project strategies in decision-making situations, evaluate stakeholder and network relationships in dynamic contexts and develop suitable measures to mobilize participants.

Furthermore, they reflect on the contribution of projects to change, digital transformation and sustainability and develop their own concepts for shaping change processes.

Types of courseExercise 2 SWS
Course content

In the tutorial, the content covered in the lecture is deepened and applied using practical examples and various methodological formats (exercises, case studies, role plays, group work, simulations, short presentations and moderated discussions).

The focus is on the active examination of four thematic areas: (1) the organization of project implementation through structural and process planning, resource planning, controlling and agile management, (2) the perception of responsibility in projects with regard to corporate and project strategies, self-management and decision-making, (3) the mobilization of people in the project context through leadership, entrepreneurship as well as stakeholder and network management and (4) the design of change processes, especially with regard to innovation, digital transformation and sustainability.

Course titlesProject management 2: Digital change through projects

(Teaching/learning methods)

Teaching and learning methods (ZEVA)

Laboratory and lecture hall exercise
Applicability of the module

B. Sc. Mechanical Engineering

B. Sc. Mechatronics

M. Sc. Mechanical Engineering

M. Sc. Mechatronics

M. Sc. Regenerative Energies and Energy Efficiency

B. Sc. Industrial Engineering

M. Sc. Electrical Engineering

M. Sc. Computer Science

Open to students from other departments, provided that the respective degree program allows the subject to be included in the elective area.

Duration of the moduleOne semester
Frequency of the moduleEvery summer semester
LanguageGerman
Recommended (content-related) prerequisites for participation in the module Previous participation in the module "Project Management 1: Introduction and Fundamentals" is recommended. However, it is also possible to take the course without prior knowledge of project management.
Prerequisites for participation in the module-
Student workload 2 SWS exercise (30 hours) + self-study 60 hours
Academic achievementsActive participation in the exercises (group work, submission and review of results including oral presentation of results)
Prerequisite for admission to the examinationParticipation in the exercises
Examination performance Written assignment (individual or group work, approx. 20-30 pages, usually 6-8 weeks to complete) OR oral examination (approx. 20 minutes) OR individual or group presentation (approx. 20 minutes, possibly with a written paper of approx. 5-10 pages).
Number of credits for the module3 credits
Teaching unitDepartment 15
Person responsible for the moduleProf. Dr. Timo Braun
Lecturers of the moduleProf. Dr. Timo Braun and research assistants
Media forms
  • Laboratory and lecture hall exercises, partly on PCs
  • Course-related reading of selected textbooks (see literature) and scientific articles (provided in the course of the semester)
Literature
  • Bea, F., Scheurer, S., Hesselmann, S. 2020. project management. 3rd edition. UVK-Verlag: Munich.

  • Braun, T., Müller-Seitz, G. 2023. digital transformation: change through projects. Vahlen: Munich.

  • Braun, T., Sydow, J. 2019. project management and temporary organizing. Kohlhammer: Stuttgart.

  • Timinger, H. 2024. Modern project management: With traditional, agile and hybrid approaches to success. 2nd edition. Wiley: Weinheim.