Project Management in Digital and Knowledge Economy
Source: https://english.spbu.ru/admission/programms/graduate/project-management-digital-and-knowledge-economy Parent: https://english.spbu.ru/admission/programms/graduate
In English and Russian
Level of education Master
Type of instruction Full-time
Duration 2 years
Programme description
- The Project Management in the Digital and Knowledge Economy programme prepares graduates with in-depth knowledge of innovation processes and project management, as well as unique project management skills based on modern tools in the field of digital transformation, scientific and technological development and R&D
- The advantages of the programme are its multidisciplinarity, its focus on the needs of the high-tech economy, its project-oriented learning approach and its use of modern technologies. The programme will be conducted in Russian and English with the participation of Russian and foreign partners from industry and education
- The programme is in line with the objectives of providing priority sectors of the economy with highly qualified personnel with competitive knowledge and skills. It is based on competences such as the ability to work with information in a professional context and to make managerial decisions based on digital economy technologies, artificial intelligence, data science, information security and a number of other current trends
- The programme has been designed to take account of professional standards and employers’ views on the match between graduates’ skills and the roles they undertake
The programme is implemented by the Advanced Engineering School "Interdisciplinary Research, Technologies and Business Processes for the Russian Mineral Resources Complex" of SPbU.
Main courses
- Modern approaches to project management
- Project management in digital technologies
- Investment projects and intellectual property management
- Product management in digital technologies
- Project design and TRIZ
- System analysis, management and information processing
- Knowledge management and engineering
- Qualitative methods of applied economic analysis
- Business decisions: a quantitative approach
- Production system modelling and optimisation
- Psychology of digital transformation
- Management of technological innovation
Career opportunities
Primary career options:
- Information Technology (IT) Project Manager
- IT Manager • IT Product Manager
- System Analyst
- Sales Manager for Information and Communication Systems
- Process Management Specialist
- Project Risk Management Specialist
- Intangible Asset Valuation Specialist
- Specialist in R&D Organisation and Management
- R&D Specialist