Course detail

Financing of research – training in grant applications

CEITEC VUT-S4004Acad. year: 2019/2020

Not applicable.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Mgr. Jan Havliš, Ph.D.

Department

Central European Institute of Technology BUT (CEITEC VUT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

lectures, presentation of examples, active class discussions, grants evaluation individually and in groups

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

colloquium - active involvement in the discussion, presentation and justification of outcomes and conclusions

Course curriculum

1. Understanding Project Management
Project definition and life cycle
Line Management versus Project Management
Planning techniques and tools, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Successful project team building, motivation, team control
Time management principles and useful tools
Running the project on day-to-day basis
Monitoring, reporting and control
2. Preparing International Grant Applications
Calls for proposals and information sources
Aim and objectives
Background and significance
Preliminary studies
Research design
Work plan
Budget
Impact and results exploitation
Evaluation and post-review

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The financing of research and development is a complicated and rapidly changing area. It involves public financing which is closely related to the complex issues of research evaluation as well as a tough competition in acquiring grants and venture funds. The key question is how to get money for research and its results exploitation including transferring technology and creating spin-off enterprises. The subject will provide students with answers to questions arising around financing of research, development and innovation. They will become well oriented in different financial sources and funding opportunities and get a practical advice of how to prepare research grants applications.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Alan Orr: Advanced project management, Kogan Page Publishers, 2007, ISBN 0-7494-4094-5
Brian R. Ford, Jay M. Bornstein, Patrick T. Pruitt and Ernst & Young (2007): The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, 2007, 3rd edition, ISBN-10: 0470112697 | ISBN-13: 978-0470112694
Roland Gareis: Happy Projects - MANZ GmbH Vienna, 2005, ISBN 13: 978-3214082680
Terri Morrison, Wayne A. Conaway: Kiss, Bow, Or Shake Hands, Adams Media, 2006, ISBN 1-59337-368-6
Thomas Zimmerer, Norman M. Scarborough, Doug Wilson: Essentials of entrepreneurship and small business management, 2008, 5th edition, New Jersey, USA, 1998, Prentice-Hall Inc., ISBN 978-0132294386
Verzuh Eric: The fast forward MBA in project management – John Wiley&Sons Inc., 1999, ISBN 978-1-118-14794-8

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme STIAMN Doctoral

    branch PM , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)
    branch PM , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)
    branch PM , 3 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)
    branch PM , 4 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)
    branch PNTMT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)
    branch PNTMT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIAMN Doctoral

    branch AM , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)
    branch ANTMT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIAMN Doctoral

    branch PM , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)
    branch PNTMT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIPMNK Doctoral

    branch PM , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIAMN Doctoral

    branch PM , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)
    branch PNTMT , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIPMNK Doctoral

    branch PM , 2 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)

  • Programme STIAMN Doctoral

    branch AM , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)
    branch ANTMT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective (voluntary)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Mgr. Jan Havliš, Ph.D.