BUSI4L910: Project Management (Taught)
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Type | Tied |
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Level | 4 |
Credits | 10 |
Availability | Not available in 2024/2025 |
Module Cap | None. |
Location | Durham |
Department | Management and Marketing |
Prerequisites
- None.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations of Modules
- Project Management (Online) BUSI 4L810
Aims
- To provide students with the knowledge needed to manage projects in complex environments by introducing the tools and techniques used to scope, design, schedule, and monitor a project.
- To identify the role of the project manager and team, and that of the professional associations in standardising project delivery.
- To illustrate the practical application of project management knowledge at a critical level, using relevant examples and exercises.
Content
- Introduction to Project Management
- Project Selection and Organisational Strategy
- Project Definition
- Procurement
- Scheduling
- Role of the Project Manager and Project Team
- Project Monitoring and Close
- Risk management and communication plan
- The ethical project manager
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
- Be able to evaluate the strategic importance of projects.
- Be able to define project management and to describe the major tasks, responsibilities of a project manager.
- Be able to describe the major tools and techniques of planning and executing a project.
- Be able to understand the critical success factors of projects.
Subject-specific Skills:
- Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
- Be able to contribute, at a specialist level, to the formulation and management of project teams from start to finish.
Key Skills:
- Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Learning outcomes are met through classroom-based workshops, supported by online resources. The workshops consist of a combination of taught input, groupwork, case studies and discussion. Online resources provide supplementary material for the workshops typically consisting of directed reading and video content.
- The formative assessment includes classroom-based exercises involving individual and group analyses of specific business situations/problems relevant to the learning outcomes of the module. Feedback will be given as appropriate.
- The summative assessment is a project-based assignment requiring students to: develop a scope for a project of their choice; plan the project using relevant techniques; and reflect on both the project, and their learning experience. This innovative assessment design will provide comprehensive testing of the module learning outcomes.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total | Monitored |
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Workshops (a combination of taught input, groupwork, case studies and discussion), timetabled in blocks | 6 | Over a 3-day teaching block | 4 hours | 24 | Yes |
Preparation, reading and other independent study | 76 | ||||
Total | 100 |
Summative Assessment
Component: Written Assignment | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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Element | Length / Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
Project | 3000 words max | 100 | same |
Formative Assessment
Students will complete exercises involving individual and group analysis of specific issues associated with project management as preparation for the summative project.
More information
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