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Project cycle management for international development cooperation - applied project cycle management for international cooperation
- CFU 4
- Prerequisiti
Basic requirements to access the lessons are:
- B2 level in English (comprehension, spoken language, written language);
- Knowledge of the European institutional, social and economic context;
- Knowledge of the role of EU development policies;
- Knowledge of the role of EU cooperation policies;
- Competencies in team working and public speaking.
The participation will be easier for the students having experienced multilingual and
multicultural contexts thanks to university exchange programmes or other personal
opportunities. The exercises will demonstrate the necessity to cooperate, in order to
achieve a common result, with people who are different in terms of language and
culture.
- Obiettivi formativi
The objective of the course is to provide the students with the Project Cycle
Management Tools, which are necessary to cover the job positions of "Proposal
writer" and "Project manager".
- Programma del corso
The course is focused on the formulation, management and communication tools
belonging to Project Cycle Management. The managerial competencies, which are
necessary to coordinate European projects, are also highlighted.
During the course, the positions of "Proposal writer" and "Project manager" will be
explained, in order to prepare the students to the actual job opportunities in this
sector.
For the "Proposal writer", the attention will be given to the phases of partnership
creation, elaboration of the proposal (including action plan), management
of the team dedicated to the proposal writing.
For the "Project manager", the analysed issues will be the coordination work, the
relationship with the partners and administrative offices, the technical and financial
reporting, the relationship with the managing authority.
The programme of the lessons follows:
- Presentation of the "Project Management" course: summary of the issues,
bibliography.
- Project approach, Project Cycle Management with emphasis on Formulation and
Implementation phases.
- The Logical Framework approach: Logframe matrix.
- Planning and scheduling project's activities: design of the Gantt Chart, re-
scheduling of the activities. Principles of technical monitoring of the project.
- Project Management: the horizontal competencies approach.
- Focus on networking: the importance of the partnership in a cooperation project.
- Focus on communication: tools and solutions for project dissemination and
capitalisation.
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Testi (A)dottati, (C)onsigliati
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1.
(A)
European Commission
Project Cycle Management Guidelines
European commission
2004
» Pagine/Capitoli: 57-94
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2.
(C)
European Commission
Visibility manual
European commission
2009
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3.
(A)
Interact - European Union
Territorial Cooperation Project Management Handbook
Interact - european union
2007
- Metodi didattici
- - Lessons
- Case histories
- Working groups doing exercises and presenting their results to the class
- Modalità di valutazione
- Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che possono essere utilizzate per l'attività didattica
Inglese (lingua di lezione)
- Lingue, oltre all'italiano, che si intende utilizzare per la valutazione
Inglese
MATERIALI DIDATTICI
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News
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Exercises published
03/01/2014
Some learning materials for the exercises have been published on my web page. They should facilitate the preparation of the exam.
I remind that the bibliography for the exam includes 2 compulsory books:
- European Commission Project Cycle Management Guidelines European commission 2004 » Pages: 57-94;
- Interact - European Union Territorial Cooperation Project Management Handbook Interact - European Union 2007.
The following book is only recommended:
- European Commission Visibility manual European commission 2009
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Bibliography