Project Management

Learning Outcomes

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:

• communicate (in writing) effectively.
• be an independent learner.

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;

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);

• Project Management Outline
• Project Management Context
• Project Business Environment
• Project Scope Management
• Project Stakeholder Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Leadership
• Project Strategy
• Project Technology
• Project Conditions
• Project Dynamics
• Project Agility

Teaching and learning methods

• Lectures
• Use of on-line materials
• An individual assignment
• In-class case studies / problem solving activities
• Private study
• Guest Lectures

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Project Management Journal. Project Management Journal is the academic and research journal of the Project Management Institute and features state-of-the-art research, techniques, theories, and applications in project management. The Project Management Journal's mission is to shape thinking on the need for and impact of managing projects by publishing cutting-edge research that advances theory and evidence-based practice https://journals.sagepub.com/home/pmx

International Journal of Project Management. The International Journal of Project Management is the leading journal for the field of project management and organization studies. Its mission is to publish leading edge innovative research that significantly advances the field of project management and organizing https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-project-management

International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. The International Journal of Managing Projects in Business seeks to advance the theory, research and practice of all aspects of project management. JMPB publishes articles that highlight models and structures that advance the interests, dignity and wellbeing of all stakeholders, in a sustainable manner. The International Journal of Managing Projects in Business seeks to advance the theory, research and practice of all aspects of project management https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijmpb

Textbooks

Pinto, Jeffrey K.. (2019). Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage. Pearson Education.

Maylor, H. (2010). Project Management. FT Prentice Hall.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External