School of Management, Unit Catalogue 2007/08 |
MN20275 Project management |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 1 |
| Assessment: EX 100% |
| Requisites: |
| Before taking this unit you must take MN20017 |
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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 strategy deployment through projects and project strategy, from strategy to planning, overview and detail models of planning, project execution and control, and process development. The learning objectives are addressed through lectures, discussion of case material and through a project to be reviewed by the students, which will presented by a guest speaker. |