Project Management

Code:

2GE14

Acronym:

PM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Management Studies

Instance: 2014/2015 - 2S (of 18-02-2015 to 17-06-2015)

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
ME	0	Syllabus - english track	1	-	7,5	56	202,5
MIM	71	Bologna Official Syllabus	1	-	7,5	56	202,5

Teaching language

English

Objectives

With this course, it is intended that the students:

- Understand the definition of a project.

- Know the three main goals of a project, as well as the possible shapes for its life cycle.

- Know the several stages of a project, as well as the main elements of those stages.

- Know in greater details the scheduling, resourse allocation and budgeting stages.

- Use project management and simulation software, thus realizing the usefulness of this type of software in managing a project.

Learning outcomes and competences

To understand the definition of a project, as well as its three main goals.

To understand the several stages of a project.

To be able to create a project plan for a somewhat complex project, particularly in what regards scheduling, resource allocation and budgeting.

To be able to use project management and simulation to handle somewhat complex projects.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Introduction to Projects and Project Management

2. Planning the Work Activities

3. Project Activity Scheduling

4. Allocating Resources to the Project

5. Project Costs and Budgets

6. Monitoring and Controlling the Project

7. Project Termination and Evalution

Mandatory literature

Jack R. Meredith, Samuel J. Mantel; Project Management: A Managerial Approach, John Wiley & Sons, 2011. ISBN: 978-0470533024
Samuel J. Mantel, Jack R. Meredith, Scott M. Schafer, Margaret M. Sutton; Project Management in Practice, John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN: 978-0470121641
Carl Chatfield, Timothy Johnson; Microsoft Office Project 2007 Step by Step, Microsoft Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0735623057

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical exposition along with practical examples. Project management software and simulation software are also used.

Software

SimulAr
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Project

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	30,00
Trabalho escrito	70,00
Total:	100,00

Calculation formula of final grade

In this course, evaluation via final exam only is not available, either in época normal, or in época de recurso. This is due to the course's characteristics and objectives. Indeed, project management and simulation software will often be used in the lectures, and operational knowledge of the software is one of the skills the students are intended to acquire in this course. Also, another major learning outcome consists in acquiring knowledge regarding a project and its various stages. Furthermore, team work is one of the most important factors required for the success of a project. Attaining and evaluating skills and knowledge at these various levels could hardly be adequately done if the evaluation consisted only in a final exam. Thus, and in order to be able to comply with the course's aims, skills and learning outcomes, it is essential that the evaluation includes assignments. As such, and in accordance with FEP.UP's evaluation regulations, the Pedagogical Committee has granted the request that an assessment type with final exam only is not available in this course. Thus, in order to be able to successfully complete this course, either in época normal or in época de recurso, the student is required to do, throughout the semester, a set of assignments.

 

Época Normal and Época de Recurso:

- a set of group assignments, to be done throughout the semester (70% weight in final score);

- final test (30% weight in final score).

 

If a student does not attend a test or does not turn in an assignment, a score of 0 will be given to that test or assignment.

 

Students will fail this course if they attain a score lower than 6 on the test or on the the average of the assignments, regardless of the overall weighted score.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with FEP.UP's evaluation regulations.

Classification improvement

In accordance with FEP.UP's evaluation regulations.

Observations

Due to the practical nature of the course, the regular use of computers and the limited capacity of the room where the lectures will take place, each class will be limited to a maximum number of 30 students.