Lectures, case studies, exercises and group discussions will be used, together with MS Project.
- Understanding the process of Project Management
- Selecting and working on projects, understanding organizations and stakeholders
- The Project Management Process Groups
- Integration Management
- Scope Management
- Time Management
- Cost Management
- Quality Management
- Human Resource Management
- Communication Management
- Risk Management
- Procurement Management
- Project Closing
- Overview of MS Project
- Identify and assess what constitutes a project
- Describe the role of the project manager
- Describe project management and discuss key elements of the project management framework, including project stakeholders, the project management knowledge areas, common tools and techniques, project life cycle and project success
- Analyze the relationship between project and portfolio management and the contribution they make to enterprise success
- Assess and apply the five project management process groups to a project
- Describe the typical level of activity for each process group, and the interactions among them
- Demonstrate an understanding of the project management process groups and their relationship to the project management knowledge areas
- Evaluate and assess various measures of determining project success
- Perform basic tasks with the Microsoft Project software tool
- Plan and manage a small in-class project
Assignment(s)/Quizzes/Tests | 5% - 40% |
Term Project | 20% - 30% |
Participation | 5% - 10% |
Final Examination | 20% - 30% |
100% |
Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:
Textbook(s): Project Management: The Managerial Process, Latest Edition, by Clifford F. Gray and Erik W. Larson, McGraw-Hill Irwin (Required) OR other textbooks as approved by department.
Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) (optional)
Instructor compiled materials (if applicable)
Courses listed here must be completed prior to this course:
- No prerequisite courses
Courses listed here must be completed either prior to or simultaneously with this course:
- No corequisite courses
COBA 3200 - Project Management