Ge
eneral descripttion
Name of the cou
urse: Project Management
M
key
k agreemen
nts & deals
Department: 758
8 - Departmen
nt of Project and Constructio
on Engineerin
ng (EPC) EC
CTS: 3 ECTS
Degree:
vel:
Lev
Lan
nguage: English
Code: 205055
Typ
pe: Elective
Lec
cturers
Ma
ain teacher: JJordi Cusidó Roura
R
Oth
hers: Ge
eneral learning
g objectives off the course
Competencies
Specific
S
compe
etencies
Legal, agre
eements
Generic
G
compe
etencies
negotiation
n
Credits:
C
total hours of studen
nt work
Dedicatio n
Directted learning
Large Group (G)
Auton
nomous learning
Ho
ours
%
27
2
36%
48
4
64%
Modules
M
ntroduction
Module 1: In
Description
Related activiities (*)
De
edication: 16 hours
h
Large group: 6
Au
utonomous leaarning: 10
Basics
s of legal issue
es, what is beh
hind any proje
ect or businesss, how legal is
ssues
may afffect any proje
ect.
Lectures
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S
Comm
mittee on June, 29/2016 2
Module 2: N
Non Disclosurre Agreementt
Description
Related activiities (*)
edication: 4 hours
h
De
Large group: 2 hhours
Au
utonomous leaarning: 2 hours
The module will focu
us on knowing
g, What is a no
ondisclosure aagreement?, why
w
e?
is it important?, doess is it effective
Lectures of NDA, revvision of differrent NDA.
Module 3: Bu
usiness Mode
el and Agreements
Description
Related activiities (*)
Large group: 3 hhours
Au
utonomous leaarning: 6 hours
The im
mportance of kknowing the de
esired busines
ss model is keey to build up a
good agreement.
a
W
What is a Business Model? How
H does a buusiness model gets
protectted on an agre
eement?
Lectures, the busine
ess model can
nvas
Module 4: B
Basic Project Agreements
Description
Related activiities (*)
edication: 9 hours
h
De
De
edication: 16 hours
h
Large group: 6 hhours
Au
utonomous leaarning: 10 hours
From licensing to su
ubcontracting activities,
a
the module will reeview the basic
ments used fo
or any enginee
ering and deve
elopment projeects. How are they
agreem
structu
ured, how one can understa
and what is behind any agreeement.
Invited
d lectures
Module 5: Te
erm Sheets and Investmen
nt
edication: 16 hours
h
Large group: 6 hhours
De
Agreements
Au
utonomous leaarning: 10 hours
Description
In the entrepreneuria
al process the
ere are agreem
ments as well. Any investor
require
es term-sheetss previous to any
a investmen
nt and a furtheer partnership
contract to regulate the company and the partners relationshhips, rights and
d
obligattions.
Related activiities (*)
Invited
d lectures
Module 6: Ne
egotiation
Description
Related activiities (*)
De
edication: 16 hours
h
Large group: 6 hhours
Au
utonomous leaarning: 10 hours
Basics
s of the negotia
ation process. Any contractt is usually neggotiated, so ho
ow
any co
ontract can or should be neg
gotiated?
Negotiation exercise
es
Grading
G
system
m (assessmen
nt)
The
T grading syystem will take
e into account::
Class participation and exercises
s (30%)
mediate examination (30%)
Interm
Final examination (40%)
(
Teaching
T
meth
hodology
The
T teaching m
methodology will
w include,
Lecturres done by th
he coordinatorr
Invited
d lectures
Home
e readings
Exerccises
References
R
Basic
B
Complementar
C
ry
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S
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mittee on June, 29/2016 2