Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Management, Engineering and Application, Master (PO-2026)
| Unique module number | ETechn-9120-M |
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| Module number / code | W-UK-03 |
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| Module name | International Project Management |
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| Type of module | Elective module |
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| Learning outcomes, acquired competencies and qualification goals | After the successful participation in the course International Project Management the students are able to:
- break down a project into its basic elements
- identify specific needs and targets of international projects
- investigate success factors for executing RE projects, specifically in the development cooperation between Germany and Arab countries
After the successful participation in the course Intercultural Communication the students are enabled to:
- meta-cognitively reflect communication relevant factors in perception and assessment of
situations and critical incidents in every day- and project-related communication,
- monitor the personal adaptation process,
- generate a portfolio of tools for an empathic approach to effectively communicate and
work in intercultural teams.
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| Course types | VLmP+S (2 SWS); S (2 SWS) |
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| Content | International Project Management
- Defining the terms project and project management
- Cases where project management is necessary and reasonable
- Project objectives, - organisation, - execution
- Exemplary international projects:
- forms, specifics and success factors
- preparation
- team building
Intercultural Communication
- Intercultural and communication models like E.T. Hall, Hofstede, Schulz von Thun, and others
- (auto) biography
- cross-cultural analysis
- cultural self-analysis of differences
- Situated, contextualized and dynamic issues: considering events, phenomena, people etc. as differing and changing along different cultures and different times, culture shock model
- Learning and working in an intercultural environment:
- perception, assessment, inference
- learning diary
- core topic: creative activities on intercultural communication competence
- scientific writing (perspective of the self and other, testimonials, critical incidents)
- Communicating issues of RE in a global world considering local and global knowledge
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| Title of courses | International Project Management
Intercultural Communication |
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| Teaching and learning methods | seminar, lecture (International Project Management)
seminar (Intercultural Communication) |
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| Usabilitiy in other programs | |
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| Duration | 1 Semester |
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| Frequency of module offer | annually in summer semester |
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| Teaching language | English |
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| Recommended (knowledge) prerequisites | |
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| Required prerequisites for participation | none |
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| Student workload | 120 hours (60 h course attendance, 60 h self-study) |
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| Required course work | none |
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| Prerequisites for examination(s) | none |
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| Module examination(s) | Examination P1: International Project Management - presentations, assignments, written exam (90 min)
Grade weighting P1: 50%
Examination P2: Intercultural Communication - written report (3-4 pages) and written exam (60 min)
Grade weighting P2: 50% |
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| Credit points (ECTS) | 4 cp |
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| Teaching unit | Elektrotechnik |
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| Responsible person | Prof. Dahlhaus |
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| Lecturer(s) | Rao Aamir Ali Khan, Anke Aref |
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| Media used | black board and beamer, case studies in groups |
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| Recommended literature |
- K.H. Rose, Project Quality Management: Why, What and How, J. Ross Publishing, 2005. • D.L. Cleland and R. Gareis, Global Project Management Handbook: Planning, Organizing and Controlling International Projects, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2nd edition, 2006.
- P. Ruggiano Schmidt and C. Finkbeiner (eds.), The ABC’s of Cultural Understanding and Communication: National and International Adaptations, Information Age Publishing, 2006.
- G. Hofstede, G.J. Hofstede, M. Minkov: Cultures and Organizations. Software of the Mind. Intercultural Cooperation and its importance for survival. McGraw-Hill books, 3rd Edition, 2010.
- Further literature will be announced by the lecturers.
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| Comments | 4 cp (2 cp - International Project Management; 2 cp - Intercultural Communication) |
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