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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 be complemented with case studies, plant visit, guest lectures by practicing project managers and the use of MS Project.
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
Sean Whitaker
Email: Sean Whitaker Com. 234
Your final score will be calculated after the raw marks for each assessment have been standardised. You should not regard 50% as a pass mark.
Gray, Clifford F. , Larson, Erik W; Project management : the managerial process ; 4th ed; McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008.
Course Readings:Additional course readings will be available to purchase from the Copy Centre, Library, Level 2. (These readings are required)Other useful references:A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. Newton Square, PA, Project Management Institute, 2009. Fourth EditionCarl Chatfield and Timothy Johnson, Microsoft Office Project 2003, Microsoft Press, 2004
Relationship to Other Courses:This course is essential for an Operations Management major and is a useful elective for MS/OR, AFIS, MGMT and Engineering students.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 372 of the Enrolment Handbook 2009 (also in UC Calendar under “General Course and Examination Regulations”).Coversheets - Group and Individual
Domestic fee $1,054.00
International fee $4,433.00
* 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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