Study location	Netherlands, Maastricht
Type	Summer Courses, Full-time
Nominal duration	1 week (2 ECTS)
Study language	English

Tuition fee	€599 one-time

Entry qualification

Enrolled as an Undergraduate student or Undergraduate diploma No specific prerequisites. The course is designed in way to be appealing to both project management rookies and experienced ones. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English The language of the course is English, so we expect a fluent level and the ability to follow and participate in class.

More information	maastrichtsummerschool.nl

Overview

Course Description
Governments, NGOs, and private organizations in the developing world are increasingly engaged in donor-funded projects. Often, they are asked to formulate project proposals that are economically, socially, politically, and environmentally viable. To handle these often complex and demanding processes, project managers need to possess the latest knowledge on various project design tools. This course has been designed to appeal to students interested in the aid/development sector as well as students who are interested in logical models that can be applied to project design.

Goals
• Understand development project as a concept.
• Acquire knowledge of the Project Life Cycle and the involved decision-making processes.
• Become familiar with the Log Frame Approach.
• Be aware of the importance of preparing quality documents throughout the cycle of operations.
• Gain familiarity with the analytical tools required to characterize problems and needs.
• Acquire knowledge of the planning tools required to assess the feasibility of a given project.
• Be aware of the importance of considering the adequate assumptions while designing a project.
• Understand the three dimensions involved in the design of a project.
• Understand how and why the log frame is structured as a comprehensive logic

Recommend Literature
The Road to Results – World Bank openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/2699/526780PUB0Road101Official0Use0Only1.pdf?sequence=1

Project Management Methodology – Council of Europe
www.coe.int/en/web/project-management-methodology/tools

Aid Delivery Methods
ec.europa.eu/europeaid/sites/devco/files/methodology-aid-delivery-methods-project-cycle-management-200403_en_2.pdf

Teaching Methods
Assignments, Lectures, Presentations, Research, Skills, Trainings, Work in subgroups

Assessment Methods
Assignment, Attendance, Participation, Presentation

Course Coordinators
Rui Santos

This course is also offered online and can be found here:
maastricht.dreamapply.com/courses/course/274-international-project-management—online