Core
6
6 ECTS
Spring
None
EC100
TBD
2017
Project management concepts
Identifying and selecting projects
Developing project proposals
Defining scope, quality, responsibility and activity sequence
Developing the schedule
Resource utilization
Determining costs, budget and earned value
Managing risk
Closing the project
The project manager
The project team
Project communication and documentation
Project management and organizational structures
| Type | Number per Term | Duration | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lectures |
15 | 1.5 | 22.5 |
|
Workshops |
5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
|
Seminars |
5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| Tutorials | 5 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
|
Total Contact Hours |
45.0 | ||
|
Total Guided/Independent Learning Hours |
105.0 | ||
| Total Engagement Hours | 150.0 | ||
| Type | Number Required | Duration / Length | Weighting | Timing / Submission Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Final exam |
1 |
3 hours |
50% |
End of semester |
|
Mid-term exam |
1 |
2 hours |
20% |
Mid-semester |
|
Group project and presentation |
1 |
Written part: 2000 words
Presentation: 20 minutes |
Written part: 20%
Presentation: 10% |
End of week 13 |
Intended Learning Outcomes:
Demonstrate a core understanding of each stage of project life cycle and their dependency of each other
Understand the role of project manager and team members
Critically evaluate the challenges of project management
Ability to identify concepts and principles underlying theoretical frameworks in Economics, Business and Finance and to recognize their competing perspectives and notice possibility of new concepts within existing framework.
Design own projects
Teaching and Learning Strategy:
Lectures will be based on the key literature combined with supplementary resources. (ILO: 1-5)
Project assignment to integrate theoretical concepts with practical skills (ILO: 4-5)
Analysis of real life project management examples (ILO: 1-5)
In-class participation and group discussions in class will encourage active participation and exchange of knowledge and ideas. (ILO: 1-4)
Assessment Strategy:
Midterm exam (ILO: 1-3)
Final exam (in addition to testing the knowledge learned in class, the final exam will include a question related to the individual project designed by students. (ILO: 1-5)
Individual project will be focused on practical application of gained knowledge. (ILO:1,4-5)
Practical Skills:
Project management
Trade-off analysis
Risk management
Teaching and Learning Strategy:
Lectures and class discussions (PS 1-3)
Hands-on project development (PS: 1-3)
Discussion of real life project management examples (PS: 1-3)
Assessment Strategy:
Written Exams (PS: 1-3)
Project (PS: 1-3)
Transferable Skills:
A problem-centered and problem-solving approach
Ability to effectively present own and others’ point of view
Numeracy Skills
Communication Skills: Written and Oral
Research Skills
Data analyses skills
Ability to work independently
Classify data
Compare, inspect or record facts
Meet deadlines
Good time management
Organize/manage projects
IT Skills
Teaching and Learning Strategy:
Lectures and class discussions (TS 1-4, 8-9)
Individual project (TS: 1-13)
Assessment Strategy:
Written examinations (TS:1-2,4)
Individual project (TS: 1-13)
Set text
Clements, J.P. and Gido, J. (2014). Successful Project Management. 6th international edition. South-Western College Pub.
Supplementary Materials
Please note
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Date of Production : May 2017
Date approved by School Learning and Teaching Committee:
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