|
 Academic Year:
| 2013/4 |
| Owning Department/School:
| School of Management |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW 30%, EX 70% |
| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take MN20017. In exceptional circumstances where students have relevant industrial experience, this requirement may be waived. |
| Description:
| Aims: 1. To recognise the economic importance of project management and the extensive scope of the subject area; 2. To create an understanding of the concepts employed in project management at strategic, systems and operational levels; 3. To aid in the development of a contingency model of project management by students; 4. To gain an appreciation of the knowledge and skills required for successful project management in organisations. Learning Outcomes: By the end of this unit, the student should be able to: * Demonstrate the economic importance of project management and the extensive scope of the subject area; * Evaluate the execution of a project by reference to established bodies of knowledge and best practice; * Critically reflect on the established bodies of knowledge and best practice; * Recognise the knowledge and skills required for successful project management in organisations. Skills: Intellectual Skills * the facility to apply subject-specific knowledge into a range of complex situations, taking into account the overall implications for the other areas of the business (T,F,A); * a critical awareness of current issues and frameworks in Project Management (T,A); the ability to acquire and analyse data, information and situations; to evaluate relevance and validity, and to synthesise it in the context of case studies of business projects (F,A);an understanding of appropriate research and methodological techniques that allow detailed investigation into case studies (T). Professional Practical Skills * evaluate the current practices of an organisation in managing projects and programmes (T); * recognise deficiencies in strategies, systems, behaviours and skills (T,F,A); * develop improved strategies, systems, behaviours and skills (T,F,A). Transferable/Key Skills * ability to conduct in-depth research into management and business issues (T,F,A). * ability to critically reflect on personal performance and impact on projects (F) Personal/Interpersonal * the facility to communicate including presenting and marketing themselves and their ideas; preparation and production of effective investigations during class workshops (F). Content: The context of project management, its structures (focusing on 4D & 7S models of the subject) and evolution are introduced. Key topics then include project life cycles, and alternatives; project planning and control techniques, including CPM and PERT; learning and innovation in projects; resource planning; team management and motivation; contracts and incentives; evaluation and returns; stakeholder management. The learning objectives are addressed through lectures and discussion of case material. |
| Programme availability: |
MN20275 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Mechanical Engineering
MN20275 is Optional on the following programmes:School of Management
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