Module overview
Students will be equipped with both knowledge and understanding of definition and characteristics of project, objectives, stakeholders and definitions of project success/failure, scope management, matrix organisations, the project life-cycle, project planning, managing time and networks, progress monitoring, change and risk management, decision making, and collaborative working. Case studies will be used to illustrate many of the challenges as well as solutions of relevance to project management.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use standard project-management techniques (e.g. Critical Path Method, Earned Value, etc);
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- apply project management ideas and techniques to projects.
- analyse the performance of real-life projects;
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the techniques most commonly used to manage projects.
- the nature of projects and the stages of the project life cycle;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- be an independent learner.
- communicate (in writing) effectively.
Syllabus
- Definition and characteristics of projects.
- Objectives and definitions of project success/failure.
- Stakeholder Management.
- Scope management.
- The project life-cycle.
- Project planning.
- Managing time and networks.
- Project governance and project control.
- Change management.
- Risk in projects.
- Project procurement.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, guest lectures, classes, laboratory work for MS Project.
Learning activities include an individual assignment, laboratory work and case studies.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tutorial | 10 |
| Lecture | 24 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 24 |
| Wider reading or practice | 30 |
| Completion of assessment task | 38 |
| Follow-up work | 24 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Gardiner, P.D (2005). Project Management: A Strategic Planning Approach. Palgrave Macmillan.
Maylor, H. (2010). Project Management. FT Prentice Hall.
Assessment
Formative
Formative assessment description
In-class activitiesSummative
Summative assessment description
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |
Referral
Referral assessment description
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |
Repeat
Repeat assessment description
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Portfolio | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External