The general objective of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and practices of project management, focusing on the ten key areas of project management. Students will learn how to design, implement, and evaluate projects in developing country contexts, considering the dynamics of both the public and private sectors. By the end of the course, students will be able to: -Understand the fundamental concepts of project management, including the definition and types of projects, as well as their applicability in specific contexts of developing countries. -Develop skills to manage the 10 key areas of project management, including integration, scope, time, financial management, quality, human resources, communications, risk management, procurement, and stakeholder relations. -Analyze and manage projects from both the public and private sector perspectives, considering the differences in objectives, resources, and involved actors. -Apply planning, monitoring, and evaluation methodologies and tools in real, simulated, or developing country context projects. -Develop decision-making competencies, considering the economic, financial, social, and environmental factors that affect projects in developing countries. -Evaluate the risks associated with projects in developing countries and develop appropriate strategies for risk mitigation based on specific contexts. -Enhance teamwork skills in multidimensional teams for project management, collaborating with actors from diverse areas (public, private, NGOs, etc.) and adapting communication to different stakeholders. -Design effective communication strategies, both internal and external, to ensure project success and engage key stakeholders. -Understand the challenges and opportunities of working on international projects and in developing countries, analyzing both technical and cultural, economic, and political aspects.

K1: Acquire the knowledge, techniques and terminology specific to the field of economics, politics and international relations. K3: To know basic humanistic contents, oral and written expression, following ethical principles and completing a multidisciplinary training profile. K4: Acquire knowledge of the economic, legal, political and social reality from a comparative perspective. K6: To understand the structure of markets and the impact of public intervention on them. K7: To know and understand the main models of political, economic and social organization of States and the processes of change in contemporary societies and politics. K8: To understand the differentiating elements of international problems according to the degree of development of a country. S3: Plan and organize team work making the right decisions based on available information and gathering data in digital environments. S4: Use information interpreting relevant data avoiding plagiarism, and in accordance with the academic and professional conventions of the area of study, being able to assess the reliability and quality of such information. S6: Be able to apply the scientific method to the social, political and economic questions posed by the globalized society. S7: Be able to identify, access and manage sources of information relevant to comparative analysis in the field of politics, economics and international relations. S10: Ability to gather and interpret relevant data and knowledge for the elaboration and defense of arguments on topics in their area of study. S11: Ability to discern which quantitative or qualitative research technique is the appropriate one to apply depending on the phenomenon being analyzed. C2: Know and be able to handle interpersonal skills on initiative, responsibility, conflict resolution, negotiation, etc., required in the professional environment. C3: Ability to establish good interpersonal communication and to work in multidisciplinary and international teams. C4: Be able to engage in lifelong autonomous learning, enabling them to adapt to new situations.

Definition of a project. Types of projects. The 10 Project management areas: 1. Integration, 2. Scope, 3. Timing, 4. Economic Financial management, 5. Quality control, 6. Human Resources, 7. Communications (internal and external), 8. Risk management, 9. Acquisitions and Suppliers, 10. Stakeholders. Projects in developing countries from a public and private perspective.

THEORETICAL PRACTICAL CLASSES Knowledge and concepts students must acquire. Student receive course notes and will have basic reference texts to facilitatefollowing the classes and carrying out follow up work.Students partake in exercises to resolve practical problems and participatein workshops and an evaluation tests, all geared towards acquiring the necessary capabilities.Subjects with 6 ECTS are44 hours as a general rule/ 100% classroom instruction. TUTORING SESSIONS Individualized attendance (individual tutoring) or in-group (group tutoring) for students with a teacher. Subjects with 6 credits have 4 hours of tutoring/ 100% on- site attendance. STUDENT INDIVIDUAL WORK OR GROUP WORK Subjects with 6 credits have 98 hours/0% on-site.