The following tentative course outline (all inclusive) is subject to "in class" changes as considered necessary by the Course Director. Required Textbook: Larson, Project Management, Custom Publication, 2015, McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN 9781259451591 This is a custom textbook created from E.W. Larson; and Gray, C.F. : Project Management: The Managerial Process, 6th Edition. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York, NY (2014) Date Lecture Topics Readings Assignments Jan 11 Ch 1,2 1 Introduction, Modern Project Management Organization Strategy and Project Selection Jan 18 Ch 3 2 Organization: Structure and Culture Jan 25 3 Defining the Project Ch 4 Feb 01 Estimating Project Times and Cost Ch 5,6 4 Quiz #1 Developing a Project Plan (Ch.1,2,3,4) Feb 08 Developing a Project Plan Ch 6 (Cont’d…) 5 Feb 15 6 Ch 7 Managing Risk Assignment 1 Due Feb 22 NO CLASS - Reading Week Feb 26 7 COMMON MIDTERM EXAM - Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Sunday (TIME: 10:30am 1:00pm, and LOCATION TBA) – Mar 01 Scheduling Resources and Costs 8 Ch 8 Mar 08 Reducing Project Duration 9 Ch 9 Mar 15 Progress and Performance 10 Ch 13 Measurement and Evaluation Mar 22 Project Closure 11 Ch 14,16 Assignment 2 Due Oversight Quiz #2 (Ch.7, 8,9,13) Mar 29 Review 12 13 COMMON COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM All the above chapters (Cumulative) (Apr 7 - 24) (Date, time & location to be announced on registrar/university website) MARKING SCHEME: 2 Quizzes and 2 Assignments 20% Midterm Exam 30% Final Exam 50% Total 100% Note: There will be no lecture, no quiz, no assignment/s due date and no exams on days when University announced “no classes”. If there is any contradiction in above schedule, please bring in my notice, it will be corrected. Classroom Conduct NO Use of Electronic Gadgets during lectures, all must be switched off You are not allowed to use any electronics gadget during lectures, like Laptop, Netbook, Ipad, Tablets, smart Phones, etc.
The following tentative course outline (all inclusive) is subject to "in class" changes as considered necessary by the Course Director. Required Textbook: Larson, Project Management, Custom Publication, 2015, McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN 9781259451591 This is a custom textbook created from E.W. Larson; and Gray, C.F. : Project Management: The Managerial Process, 6th Edition. McGraw-Hill/Irwin, New York, NY (2014) Lecture Date Topics Readings Assignments 1 Jan 11 Introduction, Modern Project Management Organization Strategy and Project Selection Ch 1,2 2 Jan 18 Organization: Structure and Culture Ch 3 3 Jan 25 Defining the Project Ch 4 4 Feb 01 Estimating Project Times and Cost Developing a Project Plan Ch 5,6 Quiz #1 (Ch.1,2,3,4) 5 Feb 08 Developing a Project Plan (Cont’d…) Ch 6 6 Feb 15 Managing Risk Ch 7 Assignment 1 Due Feb 22 NO CLASS - Reading Week 7 Feb 26 Sunday COMMON MIDTERM EXAM - Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (TIME: 10:30am – 1:00pm, and LOCATION TBA) 8 Mar 01 Scheduling Resources and Costs Ch 8 9 Mar 08 Reducing Project Duration Ch 9 10 Mar 15 Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation Ch 13 11 Mar 22 Project Closure Oversight Ch 14,16 Assignment 2 Due Quiz #2 (Ch.7, 8,9,13) 12 Mar 29 Review 13 COMMON COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM All the above chapters (Cumulative) (Apr 7 - 24) (Date, time & location to be announced on registrar/university website) MARKING SCHEME: 2 Quizzes and 2 Assignments 20% Midterm Exam 30% Final Exam 50% Total 100% Note: There will be no lecture, no quiz, no assignment/s due date and no exams on days when University announced “no classes”. If there is any contradiction in above schedule, please bring in my notice, it will be corrected. Classroom Conduct NO Use of Electronic Gadgets during lectures, all must be switched off You are not allowed to use any electronics gadget during lectures, like Laptop, Netbook, Ipad, Tablets, smart Phones, etc.
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