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Every major undertaking, from a local training programme to a business, is a project. This course covers the project life cycle, work planning, allocating responsibilities, tracking progress and managing a small team, using free tools.
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Course details
| Level | Intermediate |
| Estimated duration | 12 hours of study and practice |
| Prerequisite | Preferably the “Foundations of Leadership” course |
| Language of instruction | Farsi-e-Dari (with key English terms) |
| Cost | Free |
| Assessment | A quiz after each section and a final exam; pass mark 70%; certificate issued after approval by the Academy |
After this course you will be able to
- Define a project’s goal, scope and outcome clearly
- Break down tasks and plan them with a timeline (a simple Gantt chart)
- Assign roles and responsibilities within a team
- Track and report on progress and risks
- Lead a small team fairly and keep it motivated
Course outline
- The project life cycle
- Stakeholders
- SMART goals
- Breaking down the work
- Timeline
- A simple budget
- Roles and responsibilities
- Effective meetings
- Motivation
- Free tools (Sheets, Trello)
- Progress reporting
- Risk management
- Delivering the results
- Evaluation
- Lessons learned
Week-by-week learning path
With about 30 to 45 minutes of study and practice a day, you will complete this course in 6 weeks:
| Week | Topic | Output of the week |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | What is a project? | Lessons, practical exercise and short section quiz |
| Week 2 | Planning | Lessons, practical exercise and short section quiz |
| Week 3 | The team | Lessons, practical exercise and short section quiz |
| Week 4 | Implementation and monitoring | Lessons, practical exercise and short section quiz |
| Week 5 | Closing the project | Lessons, practical exercise and short section quiz |
| Week 6 | Final project and final exam | Completed project and a score of 70% or higher |
Final project
A complete plan for a small real project (for example, an online workshop): project charter, work breakdown structure (WBS), Gantt timeline in Google Sheets, roles table, risk register and final report.
Project assessment criteria:
- A SMART goal and a clear scope
- A complete work breakdown and schedule
- Fair allocation of roles
- Risk management and lessons learned
Key terms in this course
Project
Stakeholder
Scope
Work Breakdown Structure
Gantt chart
Milestone
Risk
Deliverable
Assessment and certificate
- After each section: a short quiz (70% is recommended before moving on)
- Practical exercises in every lesson are for learning; send your questions via Questions .
- End of course: final exam (pass mark 70%) and submission of the final project
- Digital certificate after review and approval by the Academy: Request a certificate
Teaching approach
Each lesson includes learning objectives, explanations with real examples and images, key terms in Farsi-e-Dari and English, common mistakes, a practical exercise, a self-test and a summary. In every lesson you can ask the instructor questions using the Questions button. The courses are impartial, free and open to all young people.
Get ready now
- Think back to a past group task: what went well and what did not?
- Choose a small real project (for example, a training workshop) to practise with
- The “Email & Cloud Collaboration” course will help with the tools
Free, reliable resources
These resources were selected by the Academy team. Most are in English; the Translate option in Google Chrome can help if needed. Large files (books, exercise files, videos) will be placed in the Academy’s official Google Drive folder when the course goes live and linked from this page.
- OpenLearn – The Open University, hundreds of free short courses with a certificate of participation
- Coursera, courses from leading universities worldwide; most can be viewed for free (Audit)
- Google Workspace Learning Center, Gmail, Drive, Docs and Meet training for teamwork
- MIT OpenCourseWare, free course materials from MIT
Help and questions
Questions about this course: [email protected] · All courses: Online Learning Centre · Active course: Computer & Internet Basics
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