Module BUSI4L910: Project Management (Taught)

Department: Management and Marketing

BUSI4L910: Project Management (Taught)

Tied To

• N1T717: Business Administration (Online) (for students entering from April 2017)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To provide students with the knowledge needed to manage projects in complex environments by introducing the tools and techniques used to scope, design, schedule, and monitor a project.
• To identify the role of the project manager and team, and that of the professional associations in standardising project delivery.
• To illustrate the practical application of project management knowledge at a critical level, using relevant examples and exercises.

Content

• Introduction to Project Management
• Project Selection and Organisational Strategy
• Project Definition
• Procurement
• Scheduling
• Role of the Project Manager and Project Team
• Project Monitoring and Close
• Risk management and communication plan
• The ethical project manager

Learning Outcomes

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
• Be able to evaluate the strategic importance of projects.
• Be able to define project management and to describe the major tasks, responsibilities of a project manager.
• Be able to describe the major tools and techniques of planning and executing a project.
• Be able to understand the critical success factors of projects.

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
• Be able to contribute, at a specialist level, to the formulation and management of project teams from start to finish.

• Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Learning outcomes are met through classroom-based workshops, supported by online resources. The workshops consist of a combination of taught input, groupwork, case studies and discussion. Online resources provide supplementary material for the workshops — typically consisting of directed reading and video content.
• The formative assessment includes classroom-based exercises involving individual and group analyses of specific business situations/problems relevant to the learning outcomes of the module. Feedback will be given as appropriate.
• The summative assessment is a project-based assignment requiring students to: develop a scope for a project of their choice; plan the project using relevant techniques; and reflect on both the project, and their learning experience. This innovative assessment design will provide comprehensive testing of the module learning outcomes.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Students will complete exercises involving individual and group analysis of specific issues associated with project management as preparation for the summative project.