Course Description
Critical concepts of international engineering projects,
including project management, economics, political and
regulatory considerations, communication and cultural awareness,
and their complex interactions are discussed.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will meet regularly with director to discuss
cultural differences and the impact culture has on their
research. They will prepare a summary paper and present this
work to the undergraduates.
Athena Title
Intl Engr Project Management
Non-Traditional Format
Study abroad. Lectures, seminars, and industry visits will be
conducted on site.
Undergraduate Prerequisite
Permission of department
Graduate Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to evaluate the societal, political, economic, legal, and regulatory factors associated with engineering design in an international context.
- Students will be able to work collaboratively on a multidisciplinary and international engineering team.
- Students will be able to effectively communicate with diverse audiences.
- Students will be able to develop cultural self-awareness and use tools for empathic communication.
Topical Outline
- Global Engineering – Context and Considerations for Project Management
- Operational factors: Workforce, Mindset and Culture
- Enterprise: Resources, Organization, Global and local Markets
- International Context: Politics, Economics and Culture
- International Project Management
- Project Characteristics
- International vs. standard projects
- International Engineering Capability Index:
- Knowledge
- Labour force
- Engineering industry
- Infrastructure
- Digital infrastructure
- Safety standards
- Managing Risk and Uncertainty in an International Project:
- Risk and culture
- Risk analysis
- Planning for risk
- Risk monitoring and controlling
- Corruption as a special risk in international projects
- Managing uncertainty
- Planning the International Project
- Cultural impact on planning
- Scheduling
- Adding resources to scheduling
- Planning cost in the project budget
- Planning for quality in international projects
- Organizing the International Project
- Cultural impact on project organization
- Internal project co-ordination
- External project co-ordination
- Organizing communication from a structural point of view
- Responsibility in organizational structures
- Specifics of responsibility in international projects.
- Implementing and Controlling International Projects
- Main tasks and output of the implementation phase
- Cultural impact on monitoring and controlling
- Tools and techniques for monitoring international projects
- Tools and techniques for controlling international projects
- Analysis of controlling results
- Managing change
- Managing claims
- Leading International Projects
- Cultural impact on leadership and motivation
- Leadership types and requirements in an international context
- Competencies of the international project manager
- Main roles and tasks of the international project manager
- Building the international team at the project start
- Collaboration and Communication in International Projects
- Effective Presentations
- Intrapersonal and empathic communication
- Inclusive teamwork
