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PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Course
BUSN441 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Department
Business Administration - English - Undergraduate
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
6
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
Asst. Prof. Dr. Kağan DOĞRUYOL
Prerequisite
-
Keywords

Course Description

This course introduces the concept of managerial process in project management. It explores the process of lifecycle management of projects and the tools for decision making. The course will cover the important topics of project management process including cost and time estimation, project scheduling, managing risk, outsourcing, project closure and how to become an effective project manager. The technical and behavioral issues in project management with a broad range of industries to which project management principles can be applied will be also highlighted. By the end of this course the students will be able to understand how project management theories are practiced in business cases and will be able to apply theories in real life cases.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Item Type Weight (%)
Midterm Midterm 40
Final Final 60
Total 100

Course outcomes

No course outcomes have been defined yet.

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Introduction
Week 2 Modern Project Management
Week 3 Organization strategy and project selection
Week 4 Defining the project
Week 5 Project cost and time estimation
Week 6 Project cost and time estimation
Week 7 Project Scheduling
Week 8 Midterm Exams
Week 9 Midterm Exams
Week 10 Project Scheduling
Week 11 Managing Risk
Week 12 Managing Risk
Week 13 Being an effective project manager
Week 14 Outsourcing
Week 15 Project Closure

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Larson E. and Gray C. (2021). Project Management: The Managerial Process (8th ed.).

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 Developing knowledge on the fundamental principles of project management SOLO 5
  2. L02 Explaining the phases in project life cycle SOLO 5
  3. L03 Explaining the process of cost and time estimation SOLO 3
  4. L04 Developing skills in risk management and project scheduling SOLO 3
  5. L05 Planning project schedule SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

  1. P01 PO1: Engaged in insightful thinking leading to self-learning and lifelong learning.
  2. P02 PO2: Established a general knowledge of economics sufficient to work independently through specific learned techniques generated via individual efforts and study.
  3. P03 PO3: Reached the required knowledge and skills to understand social, economic and legal issues both within national, international and global contexts and apply theoretical knowledge of economics to practice.
  4. P04 PO4: Adopted the ability to critically evaluate, analyze and interpret information gathered through the use of related statistical software programs to suggest creative solutions for economic problems and make relevant economic decisions.
  5. P05 PO5: Been aware of gathering and analyzing data through the application of appropriate technological tools in an ethical and safe manner in order to generate economic decisions and policy suggestions.
  6. P06 PO6: Been equipped with conceptual and analytical skills essential for team-working and collaborations for economic decision making for a variety of economic concepts in national and global environment.
  7. P07 PO7: Endowed with both oral and written communication skills within the economic field to effectively study and work in an international environment
  8. P08 PO8: Been able to transfer theoretical knowledge to real life economic environment: to generate policies for microeconomic and macroeconomic problems faced by individuals, firms and governments at national, international and global context.
  9. P09 PO9: Developed an ability to apply economic analysis to everyday problems in real world through the development of ethical perspectives and social responsibilities at work and in personal life.

Po-Lo Matrix

LO P01 P02 P03 P04 P05 P06 P07 P08 P09 Average
L01 - - - - - - - - - -
L02 - - - - - - - - - -
L03 - - - - - - - - - -
L04 - - - - - - - - - -
L05 - - - - - - - - - -