ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 10 Total: 22
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Plant Production and Engineering Projects
Areas: Engineering Projects
Center Higher Polytechnic Engineering School
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
• Understand the concepts of sustainability, sustainable development, and resilience, and their application to project management.
• Learn to make decisions considering technical, economic, social, and environmental aspects globally.
• Establish leadership and commitment elements in organizations regarding environmental protection and sustainable development.
• Learn to evaluate sustainability in projects.
• Acquire competencies for integrating sustainability into project management.
The contents referred for the subject are:
- Concepts and approaches to sustainability and sustainable development.
- Integration and application of sustainability in project management.
- Analysis and assessment of project sustainability.
Those contents will be developed through the following modules:
1. Theoretical Framework of Sustainability [2 hours expository + 2 hours interactive]
• Evolution of sustainability and sustainable development concepts.
• Triple bottom line of sustainability. Strong and weak sustainability.
• Resilience and sustainability.
2. Sustainability in Project Management [2 hours expository + 2 hours interactive]
• Critical parameters of sustainability in projects.
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and project management.
• Regulations and standards related to sustainability in projects.
3. Sustainability Assessment: Project Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) [3 hours expository + 3 hours interactive]
• Objectives and scope of LCA.
• Inventory analysis.
• Impact analysis and interpretation.
4. Sustainability Management in Projects [2 hours expository + 3 hours interactive]
• Objectives and planning of sustainability management.
• Sustainability Breakdown Structure.
• Identification of alternatives and definition of sustainability strategy.
• Implementation, monitoring, and control.
The following basic bibliography will be used in the course:
• De la Cruz López, M. P., del Caño Gochi, A. 2015. Propuestas preliminares para el establecimiento de procesos eficaces de gestión del objetivo de sostenibilidad en proyectos. Actas del 19º Congreso Internacional de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos. Granada, 15-17 de julio de 2015. Valencia: AEIPRO.
• De La Cruz López, M. P., Cartelle Barros, J. J., Del Caño Gochi, A., & Lara Coira, M. 2021. New Approach for Managing Sustainability in Projects. Sustainability, 13(13), 7037. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137037
• Cuevas, R., Bodea, C.-N., & Torres-Lima, P. (2020). Research on Project, Programme and Portfolio Management: Integrating Sustainability into Project Management. Springer Nature.
• Köhler, M. A., Silvius, M. G., Brink, M. J. van den, Schipper, M. R., & Planko, M. J. (2012). Sustainability in Project Management. Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Additionally, students are recommended to consult the following supplementary bibliography:
• Aghaegbuna, O., Tasmiyah, C., Zanoxolo, B., & Nikiwe, M. (2020). Sustainability in Project Management Practice. MATEC Web of Conferences, 312, 02015. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202031202015
• Chofreh, A. G., Goni, F. A., Malik, M. N., Khan, H. H., & Klemeš, J. J. (2019). The imperative and research directions of sustainable project management. Journal of Cleaner Production, 238, 117810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117810
• Madureira, R. C., Silva, C. S., Amorim, M., Ferreira Dias, M., Lins, B., & Mello, G. (2022). Think Twice to Achieve a Sustainable Project Management: From Ecological Sustainability towards the Sustainable Project Management Cube Model. Sustainability, 14(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063436
• Silvius, G. (2021). The role of the Project Management Office in Sustainable Project Management. Procedia Computer Science, 181, 1066-1076. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2021.01.302
In this course, students will acquire a series of knowledge through specific content, as well as a series of skills and abilities, and will put into practice a series of specific competencies regarding sustainability in project management.
Regarding knowledge and content, the following will be addressed:
Con12 - Understand the concepts of sustainability, sustainable development, and resilience, and their application to project management.
Regarding skills and abilities, the following will be addressed:
H/D06 - Making decisions considering technical, economic, social, and environmental aspects globally
H/D12 - Commitment to environmental protection and sustainable development
Regarding competencies, the following will be addressed:
Comp14 - Integrating sustainability into project management and evaluating sustainability in projects
The teaching methodology of the course will consist of face-to-face teaching through expository classes in groups of 25 students (9 hours), using presentation formats (PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.) as support elements. Expository sessions will be complemented with interactive teaching (12 hours), using materials that allow students to simulate the preparation of necessary documentation in scope management (forms, checklists, etc.) as well as software programs for the development of specific techniques (mind maps, task breakdown structures, etc.).
Based on the established foundation in expository and interactive teaching, students will carry out tasks aimed at creating a portfolio, which includes elements from interactive practical sessions along with those developed by them in a non-face-to-face manner. Students will have the support of tutorials for the development of the planned activities.
Specifically, the following will be used as formative activities:
• Expository sessions (ES)
• Interactive sessions (IS)
• Small group tutorials (SGT)
• Individual tutorials (IT)
Additionally, the following teaching methodologies will be used:
• Lectures and participatory seminars
• Seminars for the development of practical work
• Presentation of works
• Problem-solving. Development and presentation of coursework
• Learning based on solving practical cases
• Portfolio
• Autonomous work and individual study by students
• Group work and cooperative learning
The use of the USC virtual platform, as well as the Microsoft Teams application, will streamline the bidirectional flow of information between students and teachers, making teaching more agile, and facilitating access to documentation by students.
Mixed with a written exam of objective, development, or oral questions, and submission of assignments and portfolio. At the end of the course, students will take a written test on the content related to sustainability in project management, and will present a portfolio that includes the tasks, case studies, and exercises developed in the interactive sessions of the course. The student's grade is a weighted average, 50%-50%, between their performance in the two parts in which they are evaluated: exam and portfolio. A student will not pass the course if they do not obtain a minimum of 5 points out of 10 in each part.
For cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, what is established in the "Regulation for the evaluation of academic performance of students and review of grades" will be applied.
To pass the course, students are required to attend 75% of the theoretical and practical classes. Failure to attend will require the student to complete an additional task proposed by the teacher to pass the course. Students who have been granted attendance dispensation must carry out a specific additional task indicated by the teacher. These criteria apply to both the first and second opportunity and repeaters. The grades for practical work and exams will only be kept for the academic year.
The distribution of competencies in the evaluation will be:
Exam (50%): Knowledge assessed: Con12; Skills assessed: H/D12; competencies assessed: Comp14
Portfolio (50%): Knowledge assessed: Con12; Skills assessed: H/D06; competencies assessed: Comp14.
Students will dedicate 51 hours to autonomous work and individual study, primarily aimed at studying the theoretical elements of the course, reviewing basic and recommended bibliography, and developing practical tasks and organizing them into a portfolio.
It is recommended to adapt to the programming of theoretical and practical contents according to the course manuals for maximum benefit when taking the course. Likewise, teaching materials will be made available to students for pre-session study, so that they can better understand and assimilate the concepts of the course. Students are encouraged to actively participate in classes and use tutorials.
Emilio Rafael Diaz Varela
Coordinador/a- Department
- Plant Production and Engineering Projects
- Area
- Engineering Projects
- emilio.diaz [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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| 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Classroom 14 (Lecture room 4) |
| 18:00-21:00 | Grupo /CLIS_01 | Spanish | Classroom 14 (Lecture room 4) |