Basics of project work Field of study: Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies in the Humanities
Programme code: W1-S1SH24.2024

Module name: Basics of project work
Module code: W1-SH-S1-PPP
Programme code: W1-S1SH24.2024
Semester: summer semester 2025/2026
Language of instruction: Polish
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 2
Purpose and description of the content of education:
The main aim of the module is to familiarise students with the basics of working on projects related to environmental issues. The module classes introduce the essence of the process of working on projects, which consists of planning, e.g. budget, organising, directing, controlling and evaluating a project. The classes are also designed to teach students how to properly interpret results and draw conclusions, and how to combine acquired theoretical knowledge with practical skills.
List of modules that must be completed before starting this module (if necessary): not applicable
Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
has knowledge to work independently on projects related to environmental issues, to follow ethical principles and norms, and, in case of difficulties, to seek expert advice [01]
 W13 [3/5]
has knowledge of the main directions of obtaining funding for projects, especially within the framework of the environmental humanities, of planning, organising, directing, evaluating and controlling a project; is able to develop practical and theoretical skills under the guidance of the academic teacher [02]
 W13 [3/5]
can search, collect, analyse, select information using a variety of sources, e.g. websites with competition adverts, grant agencies websites, websites of various associations, foundations, etc. [03]
 U01 [4/5] U10 [4/5]
has the ability of project thinking, can visualise data and create, understand and interpret, e.g. the competition conditions of a given project [04]
 U07 [4/5] U10 [4/5]
can prepare various forms of grant applications, including application forms; can search sources of funding and prepare environmental research projects [05]
 U08 [5/5] U10 [3/5]
can plan and develop team cooperation in a project, also of interdisciplinary character, using the acquired knowledge and supporting/building value systems based on the principles of rational spending of public funds, equality and interspecies alliances [06]
 U09 [4/5]
thinks and acts in an entrepreneurial manner, intensively and consciously obtains information about the possibilities of funding projects from external sources [07]
 K02 [3/5] K04 [5/5]
Form of teaching Number of hours Methods of conducting classes Assessment of the learning outcomes Learning outcomes
practical classes [C] 15 Problem-based lecture [b01] 
Project scheduling [e04] 
Individual work with a text [f02] 
Conceptual work [f03]  		course work 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
The student's work, apart from participation in classes, includes in particular:
Name Category Description
Developing practical skills [a03] Preparation for classes
activities involving the repetition, refinement and consolidation of practical skills, including those developed during previous classes or new skills necessary for the implementation of subsequent elements of the curriculum (as preparation for class participation)
Implementation of an individual or group assignment necessary for course/phase/examination completion [c03] Preparation for verification of learning outcomes
a set of activities aimed at performing an assigned task, to be executed out of class, as an obligatory phase/element of the verification of the learning outcomes assigned to the course
Undertaking, on one’s own initiative and individually, activities aimed at expanding the scope or depth of the teaching content, also beyond the walls of the University [e01] Activities complementary to the classes
a set of activities undertaken independently and on the student's own initiative, aimed at expanding the depth and scope of knowledge and skills, their revision and repetition, retention or verification, also activities carried outside the university, e.g., in a culture promoting or educational institution, a laboratory, in the open air, etc.; also self-education
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