LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to provide legal and technical instruments in order to arrange properly a project proposal and develop and manage it in the shipping field at national, international and European levels. This course proposes , after an analytical overview of the E.U in general with a glance at the maritime field, to give a practical approach about where to find a call for proposal and how to build a partnership consortium. The students will acquire not only a knowledge of the EU status and organization, but also the needed skills in order to write a project proposal in a goal-oriented way,  implement the project and manage its entire life-cycle including the project budget. External experts and project managers who will share their experience will be invited.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to provide legal and technical instruments in order to arrange properly a project proposal and develop and manage it in the shipping field at national, international and European levels. This course proposes, after an overview of the E.U. to give a practical approach where to find a call for proposal and how to build a partnership consortium. The students will acquire the needed skills in order to write a project proposal in a goal-oriented way, implement the project and manage its entire life-cycle including project budget. External experts and project managers who will share their experience will be invited.

TEACHING METHODS

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

GENERAL PART

Overview of the European Union

FUNDAMENTAL VALUES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

THE LEGAL ORDER OF THE EU

THE EU’s MEANS OF ACTION

THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN  THE EU

THE EU SYSTEM OF LEGAL PROTECTION

LIABILITY OF THE MEMBER STATES FOR INFRINGEMENT OF UNION LAW

THE POSITION OF UNION LAW IN RELATION TO THE LEGAL ORDER AS A WHOLE

THE EU COMPETENCE  IN THE SHIPPING FIELD

SPECIAL PART

INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMT (PCM)

• PROJECT CYCLE MANAGEMENT (PCM) OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES
• THE LOGICAL FRAMEWORK APPROACH
• PCM: FOCUS ON MARITIME FIELD

MANAGEMENT OF THE EU BUDGET

• GENERAL ASPECTS
• THE CREATION OF THE BUDGET
• THE FINANCIAL REPORTING
• FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AUDIT

COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION  PROJECT

• IMPLEMENTATION AND QUALITY ASSESSMENT
• PROJECT COMMUNICATION AND VISIBILITY ACTIONS
• QUALITY ASSESSMENT, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND DISSEMINATION

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

GUIDE TO EU PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN THE MARITIME FIELD, coordinated

by MAURO CHIRCO, publishing house : Amon Padova ,  published in  2015.

Lecture notes , teaching aids and materials placed at students’ disposal