MGT 609A Project Management Fundamentals
Course Catalog Description
Introduction
Campus | Fall | Spring | Summer |
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On Campus | X | ||
Web Campus | X |
Instructors
Professor | Office | |
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Panos Repoussis | Panos.Repoussis@stevens.com | 201-216-3342 |
More Information
Course Description
A significant portion of the learning will occur through readings in our texts and assigned journal articles; class participation and discussions and use of case studies. Successful students will engage in the following activities:
- Active participation in the discussions is expected from all students.
- Read assigned material.
- Prepare written assignments and complete homework in accordance with the guidelines.
- Participate in one written mid-term exam, which is based on the readings and the lectures.
- Complete a final paper that involves the analysis of a real-life project using the frameworks, concepts, and tools presented in this course.
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, students will be able to:
1. Address the role of the project manager in an organization and ways of structuring organizations to manage projects.
2. Understand the range, scope and complexity of modern projects.
3. Develop a strategic system perspective on the management of projects.
4. Apply modern project management tools and techniques.
Additional learning objectives include the development of:
1. Written skills (Mgt898): each students will submit a project paper to the College of Arts and Letters which will be used to assess written skills in terms of logic, grammar, spelling and idea development.
2. Oral skills: the final presentations will be assessed by a professor from the College of Arts and Letters to assess presentation skills.
3. Team skills: The final project for the course will involve student teams.
4. Ethics (Mgt899): all students will complete a quiz after the completion of a module on Ethics.
Course Resources
Textbook
Project Management: A Managerial Approach, 9th Edition, by Jack R. Meredith, Samuel J. Mantel, Jr. and Scott M. Shafer ISBN 9781119071983 ©2015 (M&M).
Additional References
A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 5th Editionby the Project Management Institute (PMI) 2013. ISBN: 9781935589679.
Grading
Grading Policies
The final grade in the class will be determined in the following manner:
- 10% Participation
- 25% Mid-Term Exam
- 20%Homework Assignments
- 40% Final Project Plan
Lecture Outline
Topic | Reading | |
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Week 1 | Orientation - Introduction to Project Management | Meredith and Mantel (M&M), Ch. 1 PMBOK, Ch. 1, 2.4, 3 |
Week 2 | Project Selection / Measuring Project Success | M&M, Ch. 2 PMBOK Section 4.1 |
Week 3 | The Project Manager / Ethics | M&M, Ch. 3 PMBOK, Ch. 3 / PMI Code of Ethics |
Week 4 | Conflict and Negotiation | M&M, Ch. 4 Article: “Conflict in Project Teams” |
Week 5 | Project Organization | M&M, Ch. 5 PMBOK, Ch. 2, 13 |
Week 6 | Project Planning and Risk Management | M&M, Ch 6 PMBOK Ch. 4 , a5n,d 1 51 |
Week 7 | Mid-term exam | MGT 898 Written Assessment Assignment |
Week 8 | No Class – Spring break | |
Week 9 | Scheduling | M&M, Ch. 8 PMBOK, Ch. 6 |
Week 10 | Risk Management (cont.), Budgeting and Cost Estimation | M&M, Ch 7 PMBOK Ch. 7 |
Week 11 | Resource Allocation and Resource Leveling | M&M, Ch. 9 PMBOK Ch. 9 |
Week 12 | Project Monitoring | M&M, Ch. 10 PMBOK Ch. 10 |
Week 13 | Project Controlling | M&M, Ch. 11 PMBOK Ch. 8 |
Week 14 | Final Project Presentations |