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Agile project management has arrived in the general corporate practice; a large number of software projects in various industries are already being carried out in an agile manner and seen as an entry into the agile organization. In addition to the training of software developers in agile project management, the training of non-IT departments must take place to an increasing extent - irrespective of how they are integrated into the project. The goal of the "Be agile with COZMO" teaching concept at the Munich University of Applied Sciences is to impart skills in agile project management with the help of a robotics project based on the programmable COZMO robot for disciplines without IT knowledge.
In addition to the training of agile project management methods, the focus of the concept is on teaching basic knowledge in software development, programming and robotics. The participants are initially introduced to software development with the "Scratch" programming environment by a series of mini-projects (so-called assignments) in small groups using the COZMO robot. The focus is on testing the possibilities, but also the challenges. In addition, agile project management is introduced through games and theoretical units. At the same time, knowledge is deepened by means of an integrated case from the idea to its completion. A final project consolidates the insight into the mindset of agile project management and extends the knowledge in programming. The concept described here is successfully implemented at the Faculties of Business Administration and Tourism of the Munich University of Applied Sciences as part of the bachelor's degree programs and is part of the Learning Lab "Digital Technologies" of the Munich University of Applied Sciences.

Keywords: Digital Technologies, Agile Project Management, Programming, Scratch, Robotics;