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Projects are
considered as an important attribute for modern businesses. Consequently, there
is an increasing trend towards project management by all stakeholders involved
in contemporary business environment. This course introduces the practical
aspects of project management in businesses. It will be covering the concepts
and skills that are used by managers to propose and plan business projects, to secure
organizational resources, to manage project cost and time, to assess project
performance and progress, to explore agile project management concept and to lead
project teams in international project context. In addition, at the end of this
course, the students will be able to understand how project management theories
are practiced in business cases and it will enable them to be able to apply
theories in real life cases.

This course covers a description of the research process in general and each of the steps involved in more detail. The course focuses on alternative ways of carrying out each step and guidelines for selecting among these alternatives according to the needs of a specific research problem. The course also describes using software packages like SPSS and interpretation of the results of data analysis.

Design thinking is a process for creative problem solving. Design thinking can help to better understand the unmet needs of the people to whom creativity process is for such as; customers, clients, students, users. It reduces the risk associated with launching new ideas, products, and services. It generates solutions that are revolutionary, not just incremental. Design thinking is applicable no matter your role or industry. Whether you work in business, government, education, or nonprofit, design thinking can help develop innovative solutions based on the needs of customers. Based on case studies learning the impact of design thinking across a variety of industries and practices will have profound impact to students’ future success.

This course covers a wide range of theories and applications related with organizational behavior, starting at the individual, continuing with group and organizational level of analysis. The course is designed to introduce and discuss the theories and research on how individuals and groups behave in organizations in depth. Students will be instructed with real life case studies in order for them to comprehend and interpret the real life situations with the theories of organizational behavior. The topics which will be focused on include perception, emotions, motivation, stress, mentoring, gender, and cultural influences.