SUBJECT
Title
Planning and management of public health projects
Type of instruction
practical
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
4
Recommended in
Semester 1
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
The purpose of this course is to introduce to students the methodology and practice of project planning and management with a view on specifics of public health projects and requirements of EU funded projects. The methodology is the logical framework approach widely used in the EU. By the end of the course students will be able to apply the techniques learned and plan simple public health projects.
Readings
- A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide), Project Management Institute, 2013
- Englund, Randall L. – Bucero, Alfonso: Project Sponsorship, Wiley John + Sons, 2006
- Project Management in Public Health in Europe, Executive Agency for Health and Consumers(now Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency), Luxemburg, 2011 (freely downloadable from http://ec.europa.eu/chafea/health/Project_Management_in_Public_Health_in_Europe_Brochure/Project_Management_in_Public_Health_in_Europe_Brochure.html)
- Aid Delivery Methods ― Project Cycle Management Guidelines, European Commission, EuropeAid Cooperation Office, 2004 (freely downloadable from http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/sites/devco/files/methodology-aid-delivery-methods-project-cycle-management-200403_en_2.pdf )
- Project Cycle Management Handbook, European Commission, 2002
- Nauheimer, Holger: The Original Change Management Toolbook,
(freely downloadable from http://www.change-management-toolbook.com)