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This course is an interdisciplinary course that gives a comprehensive overview of project management concepts, models and techniques. It also provides hands on tutorials on the project management software, MS Project.
The role of projects in organisation is receiving increasing attention. Projects are becoming the major tool for reaching the strategic goals of the organisation. Project management, with its focus on the accomplishment of unique outcomes with limited resources under critical time constraints, has developed to the point where it is a professional discipline having its own body of knowledge and skills. This course is designed to teach the basic principles of good project management and will provide students with the knowledge and skills to orchestrate projects to completion.This course helps you to prepare for Project Management professional certificate exams like CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management), PMP (Project Management Professional) or PRINCE2.Relationship to Other CoursesThis course is essential for an Operations and Supply Chain Management major and is an useful elective for ACIS, MGMT, Science and Engineering students.WorkloadThe workload for this course is about 150 hours in total.
Having studied this course you should be able to: Define what a project is, and identify the various roles and responsibilities of the project personnel. Describe and use different project selection models. Describe a formal project plan and explain its purpose, content and readership. Describe risk management process, techniques and its importance. Use various techniques for scheduling a project. Describe characteristics of effective project manager and how high performing teams are created. Describe, apply and criticise techniques for measuring project progress. Describe the importance of project audits and how they are conducted. Able to use Microsoft Project for managing projects.B.Com Learning Goals1. Graduates can demonstrate advanced knowledge of their selected subject major, informed by the broader context of commerce.The assignment, test and exam are opportunities to demonstrate advanced knowledge in project Management. Advanced knowledge will be assessed in the test and exam. 2. Graduates are able to use analytical thinking and problem-solving skills to address specific problems.The in-class case exercises, assignment, test and exam all require application of theories to new problems. Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills will be assessed in the assignment, test and exam.3. Graduates can understand issues from a range of ethical, global and multicultural perspectives.Not covered specifically in this course4. Graduates are able to communicate effectively both orally and in written form.Written communication is assessed in this course through the assignment.
Any 60 points at 200-level or above in Commerce, Science or Engineering
MSCI322, MSCI324, MSCI372, INFO313, ACIS313
MSCI372
No separate tutorials for this course.
Venkat Pulakanam
Late Assignments: Assignments submitted after the due date without an extension being granted by the Lecturer will have 10% of the mark deducted for every day or part day the assignment is late. Assignments will not be accepted for marking if the assignment is submitted any later than 5 days after the due date.GradingYour final score will be calculated after the raw marks for each assessment have been standardised. You should not regard 50% as a pass mark. You also need to pass the invigilated assessment (test and final exam combined) in order for you to pass the course.Holding of Students' WorkFor quality assurance purposes the School is required to hold on to a number of assessment pieces as examples of differing standards of work. If you have any objections to the school holding your assessment for this purpose then email the course coordinator to ensure your assignment is not used for this purpose.
Larson, Erik W. , Gray, Clifford F; Project management : the managerial process ; Sixth edition;
Larson, Erik W. , Gray, Clifford F., Gray, Clifford F; Project management : the managerial process ; 5th ed; McGraw-Hill Irwin, 2011.
Cleland, David I. , Ireland, Lewis R; Project management : strategic design and implementation ; 5th ed; McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Kerzner, Harold; Project management : a systems approach to planning, scheduling, and controlling ; 9th ed; J. Wiley, 2006.
Meredith, Jack R. , Mantel, Samuel J; Project management : a managerial approach ; 4th ed; Wiley, 2000.
This course uses Learn as a means of distributing lecture notes, assignments and previous examples of test and examinations.
MGMT-MSCI372372S1 Course Outline LEARN
Class RepresentativeA class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be found at UCSA. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.Departmental Academic Policies The Department assumes that you have read this document.You should also read the General Course and Examination RegulationsDishonest PracticeThe University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty. All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $759.00
International fee $3,125.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
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