IT Project Management

8.126.00.03 IT Project Management
Qualification awarded: Master of Information Systems and Technology
Entry year: 2021
Mode of study: full
Program duration: 1 year 4 months
Institute: Institute of Computer Science and Information Technologies
Number of credits: 90 credits ECTS
Level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework: NQF Level 7 (Second cycle of QF-EHEA / EQF Level 7)
Field(s) of study: Information technology
Specific admission requirements: Entrance examinations in specialty and foreign language.
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning: Given that the previous level obtained in another country requires nostrification, which is held Lviv Polytechnic.
Qualification requirements and regulations, including graduation requirements: The full implementation of the curriculum and defense of Master's Thesis.
Characteristics of the educational program: Gaining profound theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in the fields of project and program management in material (non-material) production which will let the students effectively fulfill innovative tasks on the corresponding levels of professional activity focused on the research into and the solution of complex problems concerning information systems development and engineering in order to meet the needs of science, business and enterprises in various branches.
Gained competence: – Analyze, compare, evaluate information, explain and justify their opinion on ICT issues, including incomplete / insufficient information and conflicting requirements – Be able to communicate in a foreign language in the scientific, industrial and social sphere of activity – Explain, help, discuss tasks, collaborate with colleagues, end users or management both in writing and orally – Know the principles of personnel and resource management, basic approaches to decision making, demonstrate the benefits of professional development, follow professional ethics – Analyze the state of performance of works in the field of ICT, identify sources of deviations, develop and implement corrective actions taking into account the characteristics of performers and organizational needs and capabilities – Determine the needs of the organization in IST based on the analysis of business processes – Justify the choice of individual technical and software solutions, taking into account their interaction and potential impact on solving organizational problems, organize their implementation and use – Formulate requirements for the architecture, design, implementation and application of information systems based on the peculiarities of the organization – Investigate the various components of organizational architecture (business architecture, information architecture, application systems, technological architecture) – Design a service-oriented information architecture of the enterprise in accordance with the needs of the organization and the capabilities of information technology in terms of increasing their complexity, incomplete / insufficient information and conflicting requirements – Develop models of information processes, systems of different classes using methods of modeling, formalization, algorithmization and implementation of models using modern computer tools – Conduct computational experiments using simulation techniques, plan experiments and process their results
– Design, organize the implementation, use and support of intelligent information systems of various kinds based on the analysis of organizational needs and capabilities – Develop and use data warehouses, perform mining of unstructured data to support decision-making and forecasting – Develop and implement elements of virtual and augmented reality, the Internet of Things, as well as cloud services in the activities of enterprises and organizations – Plan, organize, implement and control the implementation of information security systems in the organization, using the concept of information security, database security, network security and cryptographic data protection – Plan and implement projects in the field of ICT implementation based on the principles, methods and tools of project management, including on the basis of flexible project management methods – Ability to apply international project management standards in the development of IT projects and programs – Ability to have skills in managing the requirements and processes of IT project implementation, strategic analysis, quality and cost management in IT projects – Ability to manage IT projects of any scale in conditions of high uncertainty caused by requests for change and risks, taking into account the impact of the organizational environment of the project; development of new tools and methods of IT project management – Ability to have methods of describing and modeling business processes, tools for modeling business processes, models and algorithms for forecasting complex socio-economic processes in the design of new information systems using specialized software packages – Ability to develop mathematical models and algorithms for solving problems of design decisions in the design environment with the help of appropriate information technology, using the procedures of formal representation of the system – Ability to have different tools and strategies related to diagnosing and analyzing different types of complex management problems at a level that will enable their employment in research institutions, the ability to effectively use in practice theoretical concepts of scientific management and business administration
– It unambiguously clear and communicates own knowledge, conclusions and arguments to specialists and non-specialists, in particular to those who are studying.
Academic mobility: Based on bilateral agreements between National University "Lviv Polytechnic" and the Technical University of Ukraine. Based on bilateral agreements between National University "Lviv Polytechnic" and schools partner countries
Work placement(s): Master’s Thesis Related Research Practice
Programme director: Ph.D., Docent, Docent of the department of information systems and networks, Kis Yaroslav Petrovych, Yaroslav.P.Kis@lpnu.ua
Occupational profiles of graduates: Work in information technology, communication and IT project management: IT-companies, finance companies, insurance companies, government agencies, consulting.
Access to further studies: Obtaining third (educational and scientific / educational and creative) level