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This course is a comprehensive overview of project management concepts, models and techniques. A mainstream course for Operations Management majors.
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.Lectures will complement with case studies, plant visit, guest lectures by practicing project managers and the use of MS Project.This course is essential for an Operations Management major and is an useful elective for MS/OR, AFIS, MGMT, Science and Engineering students.The total workload for this course is about 300 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.Understand the uses and limitations of 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.Use Microsoft Project for managing projects.
(1) MSCI220, MSCI221 and 22 points from Commerce; or (2) 88 points at 200 level from Commerce, Science or Engineering
MSCI304, MSCI322, AFIS313
Venkat Pulakanam
Sean Whitaker
Gray, Clifford F. , Larson, Erik W; Project management : the managerial process ; 4th ed; McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008.
Chatfield, Carl S. , Johnson, Timothy D; Microsoft Office Project 2003 ; Microsoft Press, 2004 (Useful Reference).
Project Management Institute; A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) ; 3rd ed; Project Management Institute, Inc, 2004 (Useful Reference).
Project Management Institute; A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) ; 4th ed; Project Management Institute, Inc, 2008 (Useful Reference).
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 need to pass the final exam, in order for you to pass the course.Dishonest 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.Departmental Academic Policies If you want a hard copy of this document, please ask the course co-ordinator. The Department assumes that you have read this document. You should also read the “Information related to courses and assessment” on page 35 of the Enrolment Handbook 2010 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $1,186.00
International fee $5,075.00
* 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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