Universidad de Jaén

This course deals with aspects related to infrastructures and multidisciplinary services in which telecommunications are involved. This activity field is mainly based in the development of projects.  Thus, this course describes required concepts and techniques for good practices managing telecommunications projects by following an approach that encompasses both, a business and a technological point of view.

This course provides cases studies of projects and describes the methodology followed for their conception, direction, coordination, and technological and economic management. Thus, the practical sessions consists in projects proposals using PMBOK as a source of good practices in management..

 LECTURES

1. Introduction

1.1 Definitions.

1.2 Strategic management. Market analysis and business analysis.

1.3 Project lifecycle phases.

1.4 Interaction between management phases.

1.5 Project management organizational structures.

1.6. Practical aspects in the management and development of industrial projects.  Systems, networks and telecommunication services. Installation of common Telecommunication infrastructures in residential buildings. Systems of digital homes. Telecommunications infrastructures for transports and environment.

2. Basics of project management

2.1 Project scope management. Goal and objectives definition.

2.2 Project planning. Scheduling. Pert and Gantt diagrams.

2.3 Project cost management.

2.4 Project human resource management. Resources planning.

2.5 Project communications management.

2.6 Project risk management.

2.7 Project reporting

3. Case Studies

3.1  Case studies within Telecommunication Engineering scope.

3.2 Evaluation of possible management problems.  

3.3 Proposals definition and tools for management optimization.

4. Techniques of project management

4.1 Definitions

4.2 Projects management trends.

4.3 Methodologies.

4.4 Tools and software.

4.5 Business Intelligent.

4.6 Quality of management.

  5. Type of projects, tenders and regulations.

 5.1 Introduction.

5.2 Industrial projects. Technical expert reports in juridical processes.

5.3  Projects regulations and tenders in the Public Administration.

5.4 I+D Projects. Types of call for projects proposals.

5.5  Management of European projects.

Lab Sessions

Practice 1. Evaluation of a project proposal in the following fields:  

a)          Systems, networks, infrastructures and telecommunication systems

b)          Common telecommunication infrastructures in buildings or residential areas, including digital home projects.

c)          Telecommunication infrastructures in transport and environment.

d)          Multidisciplinary projects. 

       Practice 2.  Definition of a tender. Definition and fulfilment of the documents required for a tender application.

       Practice 3. Management problems detection and evaluation of optimization tools.

       Práctica 4. Proposal development for a tender and presentation.

Lecture or master classes (big groups): Introductory activities, Master classes about theoretical contents or problems solving.

Lecture (Exercises/problems): Case studies descriptions and examples of management optimization and programming techniques of projects within the field of Telecommunication Engineering.

Lab Sessions: Supervised lab sessions for the definition and completion of a project. Seminars about tools and technical aspects associated with the project description and management. Presentation sessions devoted to the students presentation of project tenders and applications.

Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support

At the end of each semester the student have to choose between two types of evaluation modalities: overall evaluation and final exam.

The overall evaluation consists of the following activities:

-        Attendance and Active participation: 10%. The level of attendance will be computed considering practical (reduced groups) and theoretical sessions. The level of active participation will be evaluated via the students' participation and their autonomous work in various proposed activities.

 -        Theoretical concepts: 30%. At the end of the semester (final exam date proposed by the center), there is a written exam about theoretical questions developed during lectures. In addition, there are checking activities of the content through the LMS.

 -        Exercises and case studies: 30%. At the end of the semester, there is a written final exam with the problems and practical cases studied in lectures. In addition, as part of the continuous evaluation, there is also an oral exam about the technical content of the project proposal.

 -        Lab/computer practical sessions: 30%. This item considers the evaluation of the development and presentation of the project chosen, as well as the participation in the different activities associated with the project definition.

 The grade system is ruled by RD 1125/2003 of 5th September, which established the European Credits Systems for the official university studies.

 There is a final written exam that will take place in the corresponding dates established by the center. This exam evaluates the lecture part (S2 and S3) of the subject and the student should probe to have acquired the course main competences and skills. The weight of this exam on the final mark is 50 % of S2 and S3.

 In order to pass the course, a mark equal or higher than 4 out of 10 must be obtained in both the lectures and practical sessions. Moreover, to pass the course the student should obtain an overall mark higher than 5.0,
taking into account the previous conditions.

The marks obtained through the continuous evaluation will be kept until the end of the academic year.

The student allways can abandond the overall evalutation system, but once the final exam system has been choosen they cannot come back to the previous system. 

The final exam evaluation is ruled by the following conditions:

There is a final exam with the following weight: 70% lectures (theoretical sessions- S1 and problems-S2) and 30% for the practical/computer sessions (S4).

In order to pass the course, a mark equal or higher than 5 out of 10 must be obtained in both the lectures and practical sessions. Moreover, to pass the course the student should obtain an overall mark higher than 5.0, taking into account the previous conditions.

Those students that obtain a mark equal or higher than 5 out of 10 in practical sessions do not have to do the practical exam.

The marks obtained in the parts passed will be kept until the end of the academic course.