Planning and Managing a Research Project (Blended)

Prerequisites

Managing a project, such as your research project, is a key skill in being an effective researcher. Yet project management is often poorly understood, which in turn can lead to projects running out of time and money and overworking people.

This course comprises a blend of an online component and a face-to-face session.

The online component is provided through Cambridge’s innovative ‘Goal-Based Learning System’. It equips you with both foundational information you need to increase your knowledge of project management and goals for you to work through, so you can apply and embed your learning. Goals include:

• Plan your project
• Implementing your project
• Define your project
• Manage yourself effectively
• Run effective project meetings
• Identify and manage risks to your project
• Work well with others
• Cope when things go wrong
• Close a project

Accompanying videos of Cambridge staff and researchers provide insights into the processes involved in project management.

The face to face session gives you the opportunity to build on your learning from the online component. Working with others, you will identify options and strategies to help move your project forward and consider solutions to problems you may have encountered.

All Schools PhD Students & Postdocs/Research Staff

Note for Postdocs/Research Staff:

• Any member of research staff who can demonstrate that their primary responsibility is to conduct research and that they are employed for this purpose.
• It does not matter whether the University or some other body is formally their employer, e.g. a University Partner Institute or a College.

Completion of Pre-Workshop Online Materials

• A short online package will be sent to all participants in advance of attending the workshop
• The online materials will provide you with both foundational information to increase your knowledge of project management and goals for you to work through, which enable you to apply the learning

Number of sessions: 1

• To understand the criteria for successful projects
• To have used a variety of project planning techniques
• To be able to articulate key steps in project implementation
• To understand the foundations of a sound project plan
• To be able to communicate an action plan clearly
• To understand how to manage issues and cope when things don’t go to plan

• Please make a booking in order to receive the web link to access the online material for this blended course
• A Raven password is needed to access this online course. If you don't already have one, visit http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/docs/faq/n5.html

One session of two hours