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Syllabus

LK0364 Project Management for Landscape Engineers 2, 15.0 Credits

Projektledning för landskapsingenjörer 2

Subjects

Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Bachelor’s level (G1F)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

Knowledge equivalent to 30 credits in landscape architecture.

Objectives

The course aims to provide the student with knowledge in dealing with problem areas as well as practice skills in projects, leadership and communication.

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

• Give an overview of relevant theories of and models for communication, especially concerning planning, construction and management of public spaces.

• Give an overview of elementary construction law.

Competence and skills

• Demonstrate the ability to analyse different actors’ interests and perspective in planning, construction and management of public spaces.

-Demonstrate the ability to collaborate in groups with different composition.

• Reflect on how important factors such as leadership affect projects and processes and show how conflict of interests can be handled.

• Formulate a project plan, carry out a concrete project based on models for implementation and management of projects.

• Reflect on risks and limitations that can occur in an ongoing project.

• Apply basic forms of procurement and use different tools for financial management and economic key figures.

-Show the ability to in a critically and analysing way read relevant literature.

Judgement and approach

• Evaluate a project focusing on leadership, communication and economical aspects taught during the course.

Content

This is a course that will prepare future landscape engineers for the future professional life. Landscape engineers work in the green sector with challenges linked to sustainable planning and management of the cities of the future. The challenges for landscape engineers of the future are complex, not least because there are many actors to deal with and strong, sometimes conflicting interests. Our tool regarding to working with people in complex situations are communication.

During the course, many opportunities are given to consider the future professional role. The course deals with professional roles such as the authority and leadership roles and its preconditions with a focus on communicative aspects. This is done through study visits and guest lectures as well as in the project work in groups. The purpose of the course is that each student should learn to use tools handle different situations that professional landscape engineers encounter.

The course is planned as a reality in miniature and contains both skill-training parts and parts to broaden the approach to situations landscape engineers can encounter in working life. During the course, skills are practiced mainly in practical exercises, while lectures and literature seminars are primarily aimed at deepening theoretical understanding and new approaches. To guide the students, we have focused on a number of key concepts: Actor, participation, democracy, dialogue, information, conflict of interest, communication, complexity, method, perspective-taking, process, professional, project, conversation, collaboration, evaluation and profession.

During the course, real-life projects are carried out where students work together in a group. The project is ongoing throughout the course. For the project work there are supervisors within SLU and an external project commissioner from a municipality who contributed a project idea. In connection with the project work, various aspects and tools regarding project and process management are highlighted. The project work and the process itself are evaluated on an ongoing basis.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

Passed written and oral presentation of the project work.

Passed individual presentation of the working process of the project (to reach grade 4 or 5).

Passed participation in compulsory course modules.

Passed oral and written exercises.

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• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
• For the examination of a degree project (independent project), the examiner may also allow the student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Additional information

Knowledge of calculation corresponding to the course Project management for landscape engineers is recommended.