Fundamentals of Project Management in IT

Code: INF16094O

1 ECTS

Duration: 2 weeks/26 hours

Scientific Area: Informatics

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

This Course Unit aims to introduce students to the basic concepts of IT project management. By the end of this course unit, students should:
1. have acquired a solid foundation in project management concepts;
2. have basic knowledge of key methodologies (agile, waterfall, hybrid);
3. be able to identify and define the main elements of project management;
4. be able to manage small projects using the OpenProject platform.

The program will be divided into 5 Modules:
? Introduction to IT Project Management and Fundamental Concepts
? IT Project Management Methodologies (Part I)
? IT Project Management Methodologies (Part II)
? Introduction to OpenProject for Project Management
? OpenProject in Practice: Basic Project Planning and Control

Teaching Methods

The strategic combination of interactive synchronous sessions, flexible asynchronous resources, and practical direct application tasks allows recent graduates, even without prior IT experience, to achieve the learning objectives of the course unit, developing both basic theoretical knowledge and the practical ability to manage small IT projects with OpenProject.

The use of Project-Based Learning (PBL) methodologies shifts the focus from teaching to the student. The project structures the learning process: it begins with a guiding question, organizes collaborative work in teams, plans research stages, and finally, presents solutions. The teacher acts as a facilitator, offering formative feedback and resources as needed, while students take ownership of their journey, developing critical thinking, creativity, and communication skills.

Assessment

The course evaluation method is continuous assessment, with participants required to complete 3 practical tasks outside of sessions, weighing 25% for each of the first two and 50% for the last one.