Introduction

Those interested in the e-course module "Management Skills for Citizen Science Projects" get a general idea of project management, allowing to identify the necessary knowledge and skills for further development. The nature, components and aspects of project management have been viewed and adapted to the nuances of the Citizen Science.

The materials are arranged in thematic sections: project management in brief, key aspects of project management, resources and attracting finances, team building, timing, risk management. For further learning of the topic, source lists are added to each subtopic and a common list is available at the end of the module. Practical tasks and Quiz at the end of the module help to strengthen knowledge.

The information collected in the module can be useful to anyone interested in participating in Citizen Science and other projects, to find out how things are going and what affects project management and project progress towards the goal, as well as to better understand their potential role in the project, whether related to the project management team or the participant implementing core activities of the project.