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COURSE OUTLINE

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

GRADUATE STUDIES

Project Management

FALL SEMESTER, 2013

Faculty: Management Sciences Department

Credit hours: 3 (3-0)

Course level: Graduate (Management Sciences)

Campus/Location/Instruction Mode: Bahria University, Islamabad/On Campus/In Person

Course Instructor:

Contact:

Nauman Yousef

Nauman.yousef@gmail.com

Consultation hours: Monday to Friday (as proposed by the instructor)

Course: Core Course

Timing As per university time table

This document was last updated: 03 September, 2013 (Version 1.0)

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COURSE OVERVIEW

This course introduces students to the concepts currently being used in the field of Project

Management. Project Management is designed to build and expand the foundation of

knowledge needed by successful managers. The purpose of this course is to exposestudents to the real-life issues in project management, and equip them with necessary tools

to resolve these issues. Use of quantitative techniques is supplemented by softer skills of

leadership and human resource management.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

Define and explain project management and project leadership. Understand and apply the sequential steps of the project management framework. Understand the importance and function of project management and apply the

project process of initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing the

project.

Understand issues in each phase of project life cycleClass participation (including arriving on-time) is an integral part of the learning process.

Doing the readings prior to class is compulsory. Professional attitude and behavior is

expected in class during tutorials and all activities related to the course.

ASSESSMENT

Item Assessment Task Weighting Due Day and Time

1. Mid Term Examination 25% As Scheduled

2.Quizzes 15% Various Weeks in Class

3. Written Assignments 10%As instructed during the course

5. Project Presentations 10%Week 16

4. Final Examination 40%During Formal Examination

Period

Quiz Policy

Quizzes will be conducted at random during the course of studies. These will beunannounced quizzes. During a Quiz, same rules will be followed as those followed in an

examination. Quiz duration would be minimum of 5 minutes and maximum of 10 minutes.Students will not be provided with any extra time. When students are advised to stop

writing they are expected to do so. If not, the quiz will not be collected and graded which

will ultimately result in a lower grade.

Written Assignments

There will be both individual and group Assignments. The report for each assignmentshould not exceed the maximum length of 10 pages while using ARIAL/TIMES NEW

ROMAN font (size 12) and 1 line spacing excluding the front page and references. The

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marks would be allocated only to those students whose name(s) are present on the frontpage of the report therefore; the front page should include name(s) of all the group

members. Students are advised to refrain from plagiarism otherwise it will not only lead to

a zero score but may also lead to disciplinary action.

Note

Students must complete each component of the assessment to the satisfaction of the courseinstructor. All components of the above assessment are compulsory, and must be

completed in order to obtain a pass grade. Students are expected to perform satisfactorily in

each item.

Please refer to the Bahria University Student Handbooks discussion on plagiarism andacademic honesty. Using information from other sources and not citing the source is

plagiarism, a form of cheating. If you are working with other students, please remember

that failing to contribute adequately to the project but taking full credit for others efforts is

cheating and will be punished appropriately.

Recommended Course Book(s)

Project Management: The Managerial Process, 4/e, McGraw Hill, by Clifford F. Gray andErik W. Larson

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Project Management: Course ScheduleWeek Topic

01 Modern Project Management

02 Organization Strategy and Project Selection

03 Defining the Project

04 Estimating Project Times and Costs

05 Developing a Project Plan

06 Managing Risk

07 Scheduling Resources and Costs

08 MID TERM EXAMINATION

09 Reducing Project Duration

10 Leadership: Being an Effective Project Manager

11 Managing Project Teams

12 Outsourcing: Managing Interorganizational Relations

13 Progress and Performance Measurement and Evaluation

14 Project Audit and Closure

15 Project Presentations / viva

16 FINAL EXAMINATION

Note:This is a proposed schedule only, and may be varied at the discretion of the instructor to give a greater

or a lesser degree of emphasis to a particular topic.