Purpose and characteristics of the subject
Project work is a specialised, complex subject in which students develop and solve a specific goal in a project environment. The tasks defined to achieve the result are closely linked to a real business, economic or practical problem, for the solution of which they perform planning and organisational tasks.
The tasks in the Project Work subject must always produce some concrete result. For example, members of a project team can:
- create business plans,
- conduct research and publish research results,
- write papers,
- design and implement CSR, environmental or pro bono projects,
- carry out feasibility studies,
- analyse specific company processes and make proposals for their improvement,
- test business solutions/models in a corporate environment, etc.
The outcome of the project work can therefore be a process, tool or other intellectual product that integrates well the economic (and/or technical) knowledge and approaches learned in the development of the task.
In all cases, the task is carried out by a project team of three students.
Project work provides an opportunity for students from different disciplines to work together in practice. When forming groups, it is important that the members have complementary and different competences (e.g. within a group there should be students with good communication and organisational skills, who are precise, analytical, research, systems thinking, etc.). It is possible for students from different courses or training methods to form a joint project team.
The subject will help students to improve their ability to cooperate, work in a team, communicate, manage time, and also to be more successful in transfering theoretical knowledge into practice.
During the implementation of the Project work, the students can acquire the task-solving skills, vision, and thinking that are expected of them their future jobs after graduation.
In addition, the subject strongly builds on the project approach, as it basically relies on planning, time and deadline planning/management, measuring progress, assigning tasks to responsible persons, ongoing communication and many other areas that students may encounter during their real projects.
General characteristics of the subject
- Credit value: 4 credit
- Weekly number of lessons: 0 + 0 + 2
- Type of requirement: Intra-semester mark
It is not possible to retake the subject within the given semester.
Preliminary requirements:
- a minimum of 130 credits
- Economic courses: Completion of 1 economic specialisation subject
- Engineering Management course: Completion of 1 technical and 1 economic specialization subject.
- Business Informatics: Completion of 1 information technology specialisation subject
The project work subject is a prerequisite for the thesis subject.
The thesis can also be a continuation of the project work, if the student wishes to further explore and elaborate on the tasks completed so far in the project work.
Completion of the project work subject
Requirements and documents needed to complete the subject
- 1 Group and Supervisor Selection document (Appendix I., submitted on paper, signed and uploaded to Moodle
- 3 Milestone Report, which include the completion of a minimum of 10 weekly assignments and their elaboration (digitally uploaded to Moodle, based on Appendix III).
- 1 Project Documentation (digitally, uploaded to Moodle, based on Appendix IV.).
- 1 Presentation (digital, uploaded to Moodle)
- Finally, giving the presentation in front of a committee, in a public setting.
- Total: 6 documents and 1 presentation
Information on subject registration and subject duration
| Step 0. | ||
| Fulfilling the pre-requisites. | Deadline: No later than the first day of registration week of the semester in which the project work is to be completed. | 130 credits completed. Completion of 1 economic specialization subject in the economics courses. Completion of 1 engineering and 1 economic specialization subject in the Engineering Management course. Completion of 1 information technology specialisation subject in the Business Informatics course. |
| Step 1. | ||
| Finding teammates, Supervisor and topic selection. | No later than the last day of registration week of the semester in which the project work is to be completed. | Students must form teams of three and choose a project topic and a supervisor to complete the project work. Optional topics: https://kgk.uni-obuda.hu/projektmunka/projektmunka-konzulensi-temajavaslatok It is possible for students from different courses or training methods to form a joint project team. What to do if a student cannot find a project team mate? In this case, please contact Anita Forgács, Education Coordinator, at info@kgk.uni-obuda.hu. |
| Step 2. | ||
| Team selection and finalisation of the topic: Submission of Appendix I. | Deadline: No later than 12:00 on the last day of the registration week of the semester in which the project work is to be completed | Students must fill in and sign Appendix I (Supervisor and topic proposal), print it and contact their supervisor to sign the document. Afterwards, by the deadline, students should hand in the completed, checked and signed copy of Appendix I to the Project Work Coordinator (or hand it in the mailbox in front of building 106, room C, building C, Tavaszmező utca). Students should scan the document before handing it in, because it should be uploaded to Moodle for the Project Work subject in the appropriate place! The project work topic may be modified once in justified circumstances by submitting Appendix II and with the permission of the supervisor, no later than milestone 2. |
| Step 3. | ||
| Adding the project work subject in Neptun. | Deadline: Last day of the preliminary registration period or last day of the registration week. | The project work subject must be taken in Neptune, as for the other subjects (and a paper application must be submitted with Appendix I). If students have not submitted Appendix I by the deadline (i.e., they do not have a topic and a supervisor), they will be dropped from the project course. |
| Step 4. | ||
| Defining and completing weekly tasks by milestones: Completion and submission of Appendix III. | Deadlines: 1st milestone report upload by the end of the 4th week of the semester, 2nd milestone report upload by the end of the 8th week of the semester, 3rd milestone report upload by the end of the 11th week of the semester. | The subject as a project requires continuous work and engagement throughout the semester. For the 10 weeks of the semester, the team, together with the supervisor, will define 10 weekly tasks related to the chosen topic and to at least 3 subjects (or more) according to the students’ curriculum. The requirement is that the subjects must include a core subject and a specialisation subject, but the chosen project topic will determine the proportion of these. A complex task can be linked to several subjects. If the team is made up of students from different specialisations or courses, the above condition must be met for all students. There are 3 milestones in the project work during the term: 1. milestone: solving 1-2-3-4 weekly tasks 2. milestone: solving 5-6-7-8 weekly tasks 3. milestone: solving 9-10 weekly tasks |
| Step 5. | ||
| Compiling project documentation. | Deadline: end of the 13th week of the semester. | The first result of the project work is the preparation of a project documentation, with the contents set out in Appendix IV. The completed document must be uploaded to Moodle by the deadline! |
| Step 6. | ||
| Preapring the presentation | Deadline: 14th week of the semester. | The second result of the project work is the creation and uploading of a presentation to Moodle in .ppt or .pptx format. The presentation should include the development and implementation of the selected topic including a presentation of the organisation and implementation of their own work. The presentation does not need to include a demonstration of the weekly assignments. |
| Step 7. | ||
| Making a public presentation. | Deadline: organised by departments in the 14th week of the semester. | The project work will culminate in a presentation of the subject, which will be organised in a public setting by the department. The presentation will be held in front of a committee and a participating audience. Committees are composed of at least 3 persons: the group’s supervisor, an independent lecturer and a student (who is a member of the Student Government). Committees may be supplemented by other guest experts. The presentation will be open to the public. The schedule will be published on the department’s website by the end of the 13th week of semester. Information about the presentation days will be published on Moodle and on the Faculty website. The duration of the presentations is 12 minutes, followed by 3 minutes for questions. It will be possible to make up for missed presentations (illness, other force majeure) during the first 10 days of the exam period, based on the guidelines of the supervisor. |
Project work subject requirements
Project work is a team task, where teams are self-managed, where their responsibilities are at the team level, and where the evaluation is also at the team level. The subject involves the appropriate allocation and of the tasks, the management, communication and resolution of any conflicts that may arise as covered in the planning and retrospective sections of the milestone reports and the team dynamics report section of the project documentation. If the team is not able to deal with any problems that may arise (such as unequal task allocation), the supervisor may decide individually to adjust the grade scores.
A total of 100 points may be obtained from the sub-tasks of the course. A maximum of 50 points can be achieved for milestone reports, 30 points for project work documentation and 20 points for presentations.
The mark will be determined on the basis of the overall score (60% – 2, 70% – 3, 80% – 4, 90% – 5).
