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AI2801 Project Communication 7.5 credits

Projektkommunikation

Please note

The information on this page is based on a course plan that is not yet valid.

  • Educational level

    Second cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    C

  • Subject area

    Built Environment

  • Grade scale

    P, F

Course offerings

Autumn 13 for programme students

  • Periods

    Autumn 13 P1 (7.5 credits)

  • Application code

    50271

  • Start date

    2013 week: 36

  • End date

    2013 week: 44

  • Language of instruction

    English

  • Campus

    KTH Campus

  • Number of lectures

    20 (preliminary)

  • Number of exercises

    30 (preliminary)

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places

    No limitation

  • Schedule

    Schedule (new window)

  • Course responsible

    Tina Karrbom Gustavsson <tina.karrbom@abe.kth.se>

  • Target group

    Recommended for students in the master programme in Real Estate and Construction Management (TFOBM), year 1.

    Open for all master programs.

  • Part of programme

Learning outcomes

The course teaches and explains the communication forms of project organizations and the tools that can be used to enable formal and informal communication. After finishing the course the participants should be able to understand the communication forms of project organizations and explain the interplay between formal and informal communication. The participants should realize the dynamics of human direct communication and information exchange via different media, and also describe how geographically distributed project work can be organized and managed through communication processes and information technology. The participants should identify tools for communication and describe their use in different process stages, and be able to outline a communication plan for a project.

Course main content

Forms of collaboration. Communication and information. Formal and informal communication. Communication planning. Communication theories. Complexity of professional knowledge. Interpretation, clarity, understanding. Experience sharing and learning organizations. Information flows in project organizations. IT tools for project communication.

Eligibility

Eligibility to the master programme in Real Estate and Construction Management.

Literature

Information about course literature will be announced at the beginning of the course.

Examination

  • PRO1 - Project work, 5.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • ÖVN1 - Essay, 2.5 credits, grade scale: P, F

Offered by

ABE/Project Communication

Contact

Tina Karrbom Gustavsson, 08-790 8799, tina.karrbom@abe.kth.se

Examiner

Tina Karrbom Gustavsson <tina.karrbom@abe.kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 13.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 10.