M2 FI Project

During this course, students will put into practice the skills acquired in the "project management" course on a concrete case study, a project to be carried out in groups of 3 to 5 students on behalf of a professional organization (private or public companies, cooperatives, liberal professions, associations, public institutions (universities and research organizations in particular), local authorities, etc.).

The project runs over a period of four months, during which students work on it part-time, at a rate of half a day per week (Friday mornings).

The project should enable students to showcase their knowledge and skills outside the university setting by responding to the specific needs of a professional organization. This project prepares students to respond to a specific need and act as engineering and design service providers in anticipation of their upcoming professional commitments, i.e., their end-of-study internship and first job. The experience is enriching, valuable on a resume, and sometimes leads to an internship or even a job.

The proposed projects are diverse and varied: scientific and regulatory monitoring, state-of-the-art reviews, validation of methods and protocols, data collection and analysis, feasibility studies for creation and innovation, support during the preparation phase for responding to calls for tenders or calls for projects, diagnosis and recommendations, drafting of advisory or training documents, design and production of educational and/or instructional activities, design of communication documents, assistance with event organization, etc.

How it works: EU managers and each course manager research and propose topics that will be open to all students across all courses (mixed groups are possible if the topic and profiles are suitable). Students apply, and the EU manager selects the applications and proposes a group structure, which is quickly approved by the EU manager. Program managers propose one or more academic tutors for each proposed project.

Experience in project management and/or completion of the "project management" course.

This course unit focuses on putting the skills acquired in the "Project Management" course unit into practice. Projects are proposed at the start of the course unit. Students may propose their own projects, which must meet the course unit requirements in order to be approved by the course unit coordinators.

Mandatory, open to all GE students in M2 FI (except Giebiote) + Master's in Energy.

- Establish and adhere to a working framework

- use project management tools

- plan a project, organize its implementation within a proposed schedule (time and human resources management)

- Develop monitoring and success indicators

- Understand and meet the expectations of the sponsor/client according to identified criteria

- reporting

- working as part of a team (structuring the team's organization, delegating and assigning tasks, leading and motivating the team, organizing and implementing communication (internal, external))

- organize and lead meetings

- Evaluate and present the results of actions taken in relation to the objectives set for the team, and draw up a report.

- evaluate your work and that of your teammates

- anticipate foreseeable risks and decide on preventive and/or corrective actions