The goal of this course is to explain state of art Project management literature, to identify Project Management knowledge areas, and to teach a project management software as well as giving theoretical and practical knowledge on the concepts.
Prerequisite(s)
There is no prerequisite for this course.
Corequisite(s)
There is no corequisite for this course.
Special Requisite(s)
It is better for the students if they are able to use any Microsoft programme.
Lecturing, case discussions, Laboratory work for MS Project software implementations
Principle Sources
PMBOK; Project Management Guide, PMI, 2004
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to Project Management, Project Management Processes and interfaces
Oral presentation
2. Week
Project Integration Management processes
Oral presentation
3. Week
Project Scope Management processes
Oral presentation, case study
4. Week
Laboratory; Introduction of MS Project software and scope management
Laboratory
5. Week
Project Time Management processes (CPM / PERT)
Oral presentation, problem solving
6. Week
Project Time Management processes (CCPM)
Oral presentation, problem solving
7. Week
Laboratory; scope and time management
Laboratory
8. Week
Laboratory; scope and time management
Laboratory
9. Week
Midterm exam
10. Week
Project Cost Management processes
Oral presentation, case study
11. Week
Project Cost Management processes (Earned Value Analysis)
Oral presentation, problem solving
12. Week
Project Risk Management processes
Oral presentation, case study, problem solving
13. Week
Laboratory; cost management
Laboratory
14. Week
Laboratory; all processes
Laboratory
15. Week
Project Quality Management processes
Oral presentation, case study
16. Week
Project Human Resources and Communications Management processes
Oral presentation
17. Week
Project Procurement Management processes
Oral presentation
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Apply and analyze the mathematics, science and social knowledges into quality and production problems to achieve constructive solutions.
PO-2
Demonstrate a basic levels of understanding in related sciences (such as business, econmics, quantitative sciences, etc.) that serve basis for quality and production management and will be able to make use and apply them to achieve creative constructions into the field of quality and production management .
PO-3
Demonstrate a basic level of understanding in quality and production functions (such as total quality management, productions, marketing, accounting, finance, etc.) and will be able to mobilize, organize, interpret, criticize and construct the theoratical arguments in intercultural and human relations.
PO-4
Will be able to design, create and evaluate a quality and production management process in any functional stage, that complies with identified objectives.
PO-5
Identify and evaluate the relations in the field of quality and production management; describe the problems and present analytical solutions through modelling and interpreting to make criticical judgement (critical thinking)
PO-6
Will be able to apply the earned theoratical and practical quality and production management knowledge and abilities into reserach, practices and fieldstudies; analyze, formulate and assamble them to make critical judgement(analytical skills).
PO-7
Earn and demonstrate effective quality and production management communicative skills(verbal-unverbal/formal-informal).
PO-8
Develop effective individual study and teamwork in quality and production management and related fields.
PO-9
Earn and develop professional ethical reasoning and responsibility, and analyze the business situations and act ethically in his business career.
PO-10
Demonstrate and develop effective professional verbal and unverbal communication in Turkish.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
1. Explain the basic concepts of Project Management Literature and the related knowledge areas
LO-2
2. Describe Project Management processes and their interfaces
LO-3
3. Identify and analyze Project Integration Management processes.
LO-4
4. Identify and analyze Project Scope Management processes.
LO-5
5. Identify and analyze Project Time Management processes.
LO-6
6. Identify and analyze Project Cost Management processes.
LO-7
7. Identify and analyze Project Risk Management processes.
LO-8
8. Identify and analyze Project Quality Management processes.
LO-9
9. Identify and analyze Project Human Resources Management processes.
LO-10
10. Identify and analyze Project Communications Management processes.
LO-11
11. Identify and analyze Project Procurement Management processes.
LO-12
12. Introduce MS Project software for planning and tracking procects and evaluating projectperformance
LO-13
12. Discuss various project implementations and consolidate the course outcomes
